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Appleseed Sales

posted on 2005-06-02 15:45 EDT by Christopher Macdonald

Geneon has sent out a press release stating that Appleseed has sold in the area of 85,000 copies in its first two weeks, surpassing Geneon's expectations for the title.

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REDLINE, Lupin the IIIrd: The Immortal Bloodline Director Takeshi Koike

Nov 21, 09:00 anime

Acclaimed director professes his love for Chainsaw Man, closing the door on Lupin. ― Takeshi Koike is best known in the West for directing 2009's high-octane sci-fi car-racing action epic REDLINE. Since then, he's mostly worked within the long-running Lupin III franchise, first as character designer and animation director for 2012's acclaimed TV anime Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, be...

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'Now That We Draw' Manga Gets TV Anime

Nov 21, 08:31 manga

Ayumu Murase, Sayumi Suzushiro star in anime from ROLL2 studio ― A website opened on Friday to announce a television anime of Kyū Takahata and Yūji Kaba's Now That We Draw (Kakunaru Ue wa) manga. Ayumu Murase and Sayumi Suzushiro will star as Yūki Uehara and Niina Miyamoto, respectively. Shunsuke Ishikawa (BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-) is directing the anime at ROLL2, and Deko Akao is supervisi...

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This Week in Anime - Bring Out the Big (Girls with) Guns

Nov 20, 13:30

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Was Jean-Luc Godard right when he said all you need to make a movie is a girl with a gun? Coop and Steve discuss ― Was Jean-Luc Godard right when he said all you need to make a movie is a girl with a gun? Coop and Steve discuss. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. ...

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The Red Spectacles Film Review

Nov 20, 12:00

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Mamoru Oshii’s first live action film, opening at NYC’s Metrograph theater on November 21, takes place in the same universe with Jin-Roh but couldn’t be more different. ― The Red Spectacles flopped in its original 1987 Japanese release, but the merchandisable design of the Kerberos armor somehow led to the creation of a whole franchise. The best-known film in said franchise is the animated installmen...

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Nominate Your Favorites for the Second Annual ANN Readers' Choice Awards!

Nov 20, 12:00 anime

We're running our second Readers' Choice Awards as a community event, so be sure to nominate your favorites in a variety of categories!

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Drops of God Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Nov 19, 18:53

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Takuya Satō, Kazuya Kamenashi, Maaya Uchida star in series ― Pony Canyon announced on Thursday that Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga will receive a television anime adaptation in 2026. The series stars (left to right in image above): Takuya Satō as Issei Tomine Kazuya Kamenashi as Shizuku Kanzaki Maaya Uchida as Miyabi Shinohara Banjo Ginga also plays Yutaka Kan...

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Painting The Worlds Of Studio Ghibli Book Review

Nov 19, 12:00

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This is a book for people who love Studio Ghibli's movies, and who also love huge books as physical artifacts in their own right. ― This is a book for people who love Studio Ghibli's movies, and who also love huge books as physical artifacts in their own right. There is, of course, no shortage of Ghibli art books already. You can find individual ones in English for all of the Ghibli films directed by...

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Angel's Egg Anime Film Review

Nov 19, 12:00

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Surreal and beautiful, Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg anime film remains an enigmatic entry in both creators' careers. ― Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg remains an enigmatic entry in both creators' careers. Years out from his iconic directorial turn with Ghost in the Shell, Oshii wrote the film's story with Amano before the artist touched Final Fantasy. Just a hair's br...

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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Special Game Preview

Nov 19, 10:00

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Overall I am fairly optimistic about this remake. It does seem a bit redundant to remake this game for a second time, but this seems like a great opportunity to update a beloved game in an established franchise for more modern audiences. ― Dragon Quest is one of the most established and recognizable RPG franchises in the world. Not only are there over a dozen games, but a few of those games have eve...

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Kodansha House Returned to New York with Ghost in the Shell, BLUE LOCK, More Manga

Nov 19, 09:00 events manga

Visitors could experience the iconic building-leap scene from the Ghost in the Shell movie in first-person perspective. ― Kodansha returned once again to New York City to present a fun, casual experience for manga fans. Despite renting out a different building from last year, Kodansha House still brings the same chill, laid-back vibes with a few noticeable additions. Admission was still free, and de...

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Shueisha, Kodansha, Shogakukan, Kadokawa Win Copyright Suit Against Cloudflare

Nov 19, 06:31

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Cloudflare ordered to pay about 500 million yen/US$3 million in damages ― The Tokyo District Court has ruled on Wednesday that American internet infrastructure company Cloudflare is liable for damages in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Japanese publishers Shueisha, Kodansha, Shogakukan, and Kadokawa in 2022.The ruling recognized about 3.6 billion yen (about US$24 million) in damages to the ...

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'Majutsu o Kiwanete Tabi ni Deta Tensei Elf, Moteamashita Jumyō de Ikeru Densetsu to Naru' Novels Get TV Anime

Nov 19, 05:07

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Monshō Sakakibara's story about reincarnated elf launched in 2021; kanco launched manga adaptation in 2023 ― A special website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Monshō Sakakibara's Majutsu o Kiwamete Tabi ni Deta Tensei Elf, Moteamashita Jumyō de Ikeru Densetsu to Naru (A Reincarnated Elf, Who Mastered Magic and Embarked on a Journey, Becomes a Living Legend With Exce...

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This Week in Anime - OOPs, There it Goes

Nov 18, 13:00

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Forget new series that never get legal streams, what about all of the old series that are impossible to find? Chris and Lucas discuss some really buried treasure. ― Forget new series that never get legal streams, what about all of the old series that are impossible to find? Chris and Lucas discuss some really buried treasure. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this c...

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Radio Storm Volumes 1-2 K-Comic Review

Nov 18, 12:00 korean

It’s hard to truly fight zombies, after all, when you aren’t sure that the people in charge are any less bloodthirsty. ― How do you know you're living through an apocalypse? Zombies are a pretty good clue, as well as pervasive humanitarian crises and endless war. But one major indicator is rarely explicitly discussed, possibly because it feels too alarmingly real: the constant use of misinformation o...

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Edge of Time Anime Film Review

Nov 17, 12:00

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While Edge of Time fails as a cohesive anthology film, that doesn't mean the short films within aren't without promise—well, some of them anyway. ― Edge of Time's greatest flaw becomes more obvious with each minute that passes while watching it. Despite the film's claims to the contrary, this is not a cohesive anthology. Rather, the connections between the four short films are superficial at best—and...

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Pursuing a Unified Vision at FLAT STUDIO: Director loundraw and Producer Ryu Ishii

Nov 17, 11:00 industry

Founding a new studio is never easy - loundraw , an illustrator and the founder of FLAT STUDIO , and FLAT STUDIO producer Ryū Ishii sat down with ANN to share how they managed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ― Founding a new studio is never easy—even without all of the logistics involved, there's pressure to prove that a new venture is worthwhile, that it can produce quality work, and that...

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