News Weekend Wrapup - Week in Anime [11/3 - 17/3]
posted on 2007-03-17 19:00 EDT by Jon Hayward
It may be a difference of opinion, but we have good news and bad news this week. A new Kyo-Kara-Maoh OVA series is in production; also in production, on the other hand is a new Club-To-Death Angel Dokuro-chan series.
Which news is good and which is bad? Why not let us know on the forums? And now on with the rest of the highlights.
- Eleven manga authors sue illegal website for making their works avaliable for download.
- AVcon announces this year's date and theme, and it's time to break out the Black Heaven DVDs!
- Yellow Tanabe wins the Shogakukan Manga Award with "Kekkaishi".
- Manifest launches some new competitions.
- Viz announces new manga licenses in Shojo Beat
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