News - March 2009
2025 [6897] 2024 [6611] 2023 [6222] 2022 [6237] 2021 [6654] 2020 [6772] 2019 [7024] 2018 [8832] 2017 [8498] 2016 [7648] 2015 [7837] 2014 [6772] 2013 [4641] 2012 [3803] 2011 [3294] 2010 [2644] 2009 [2845] Tuesday, Mar 31, 2009 [14] New Company to Release Licensed Dōjin Games in U.S. (23:50 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 24-30 (22:59 ) Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Launch New Manga in April (14:38 ) Miyazaki Illustrates Westall's Fathom Five Novel for Japan (14:00 ) Mini-Skirt Space Pirates Novels Reportedly to Get Anime (13:02 ) Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Promo Video Posted (12:08 ) Shangri-La Science Fiction Anime's Commercial Streamed (11:42 ) Daily Briefs (11:21 ) Japan's Anime, Game Studios Celebrate April Fool's Day (Update 7) (11:20 ) Japan's Stitch! TV Series Gets 2nd Season Green-Lit (06:41 ) Gonzo's Parent Company to Sell Off Game Subsidiary (04:10 ) Actor Paul Bettany in Talks to Star in Priest Film (02:42 ) Kadokawa Sets Up Game Subsidiary with Former Tecmo Head (01:09 ) Macne Nana Virtual Singer Offered to Mac Users (00:15 ) Monday, Mar 30, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Hellsing Creator Hirano's New Manga Will Be Drifters (20:00 ) Rock Band FAKE? to Perform at New Jersey's AnimeNEXT (14:05 ) Sanrio/Sega's Jewelpet Preview Commercial Streamed (13:16 ) Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 (13:12 ) Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend NYC's PEN Fest This Spring (04:01 ) 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist Debut Gets Australian Simulcast (03:29 ) Twin Spica Manga to Get Live-Action TV Drama (00:55 ) Lucky Star Credit Card Hinted in Japan (00:17 ) Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 [9] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 16-22 (23:37 ) Venus in Love's Nakaji to Start Jun-ai Labyrinth Manga (14:52 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 9-15 (14:25 ) Blogger Reportedly to Be Paid for Posting about Natsu no Arashi (14:05 ) Weekend Wrapup 22/3 - 28/3 (09:16 ) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Film to Open in Japan in 2010 (05:01 ) Petit Cossette's Katsura to Launch Shinwa Punch, Bishōnen Meigen-Shū (04:34 ) Supanova Melbourne Madman Acquisitions + BluRay Announcement (04:00 ) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood western premiere, Madman streaming series online. (03:57 ) Saturday, Mar 28, 2009 [7] Akikan! OVA Green-Lit for Production (11:46 ) Super Hello Kitty Jewel Doll: 10.5 cm, 15 Million Yen (11:20 ) Matsuri Special, High School Debut Manga Spinoffs in May (05:54 ) Game-Based Sengoku Basara Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (04:33 ) Utada's This is the One Album Ranks #19 on U.S. iTunes (04:04 ) Daily Briefs (00:33 ) Hello Kitty Online MMORPG to Launch in North America (00:24 ) Friday, Mar 27, 2009 [11] Spice and Wolf II Act 0's Promo Video Streamed (23:35 ) Kamikaze to Post Amanatsu, The Last Piece on iTunes Japan (20:38 ) Pokémon Wins Nickelodeon Mag's Favorite Manga Award (16:28 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 15-21 (15:39 ) Darker than Black's An Café to Perform in California (14:52 ) My Chemical Romance Founder Co-Produces FFVII: ACC Song (06:22 ) Macross F Official Creator's Magazine Gets General Release (04:13 ) Naruto Shippūden's Main English Dubbing Cast Announced (03:37 ) Slayers Light Magic Manga Ends in Kerokero Ace Mag (03:07 ) Borders to Reveal New Strategy, Hastings & Books-A-Million Report Lower Profits (01:05 ) Virtual Child Porn Ban Bill Goes to UK House of Lords (00:04 ) Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 [11] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Live-Action Dragonball Clips Posted by MTV (19:46 ) Anime Insider Ends Publication After Eight Years (Update 2) (13:48 ) Naruto Shippūden Episode 101 Now Streaming for Free (12:10 ) 2nd Hayate the Combat Butler!! Season's Preview Streamed (11:54 ) CLAMP's Mangettes: Gate 7's Cover Posted on Amazon Japan (11:24 ) Kinnikumania 2009 'Real' Pro Wrestling Event Announced (05:09 ) Rumiko Takahashi & Mitsuru Adachi's Joint Manga Posted Online (03:17 ) USA Today Booklist, March 16-22: Fruits Basket Enters (03:01 ) Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru Wins 2nd Manga Taisho Award (01:33 ) Japanese Box Office, March 22-23 (00:26 ) Wednesday, Mar 25, 2009 [13] Japanese Comic Ranking, March 17-23 (18:13 ) Shuffle's Aoi Nishimata to Draw in Star Wars Book (15:55 ) Daily Briefs (15:14 ) Saki High School Mahjong Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (14:54 ) Ueki's Fukuchi Launches Takkoku!!! Ping Pong Manga Series (14:35 ) Ristorante Paradiso Slice-of-Life Anime's Promos Posted (06:28 ) Sora no Manimani Romantic Comedy's Promo Streamed (06:02 ) Studio Fantasia's New Work Green-Lit for Production (05:04 ) Artists m.o.v.e to Perform at Anime Central in Illinois (04:44 ) Bandai to Sell 2-Million-Yen Mazinger Z Robot Toy (Update 2) (03:28 ) New Strike Witches, Canaan, Koihime Musō Manga to Launch (03:14 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 17-23 (02:42 ) JapanFiles.com Releases 150+ Hello Project Albums (00:05 ) Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 [13] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 2-8 (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (20:22 ) Twilight Director Says She Has Not Heard of Anime Plans (17:50 ) Valkyria Chronicles TV Anime's TAF Promo Streamed (14:52 ) Sea Story Fantasy TV Anime's Promo Video Streamed (14:34 ) Imagi's New Computer-Animated Astro Boy Teaser Posted (Update 2) (13:56 ) Ghibli's Ponyo Dated for August 14 in U.S. Theaters (13:45 ) Supanova This Weekend! (11:37 ) Manifest Update: Minifest and T-Shirt Comp (11:36 ) Ponyo's Joe Hisaishi Wins at Asia Film Awards (05:45 ) Cencoroll Science-Fiction Anime Dated for 2009 Release (05:24 ) USA Today Booklist, March 9-15: 4 Naruto Books Rank (03:34 ) TAF Attracts 129,819 Visitors, Announces 2010 Dates (00:18 ) Monday, Mar 23, 2009 [10] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Viz Confirms Plans to Present New Dubbed Naruto (20:25 ) Romanov Higa's Turd on the Run Anime to Debut in Fall (20:02 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's Trailer Streamed (18:06 ) Kigurumikku V3 Anime Preview Posted (16:18 ) Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica crimson S Promo Streamed (14:52 ) Marvelous Entertainment Asks for 20 Employees to Retire (14:26 ) Linebarrels of Iron Side Story Episode Green-Lit (13:43 ) "Chainsaw Maid," Soul Eater to Compete at Annecy Fest (06:32 ) Sunrise: Keanu Reeves' Enthusiasm Clinched Cowboy Bebop Deal (04:56 ) Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 [5] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 23-March 1 (23:58 ) RahXephon's Izubuchi to Resume Rune Masquer Manga (22:56 ) Tokyo Tribes' Inoue to Launch Dan Da Barbarian Manga (21:17 ) Hikaru Utada to Appear in LA, NYC, Miami This Week (06:46 ) Minifest 2009 - Melbourne on soon! (05:40 ) Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 [5] ADV Films, Anime Network Add Anime to iTunes Store (18:12 ) Kadokawa to Launch Young Ace Magazine with Eva in July (Update 2) (10:24 ) Saiyuki Gaiden Adventure Manga Prequel to End in May (09:31 ) Jump Gets Its Own Saki-yomi Jum-Bang! TV Talk Show (08:50 ) The Asylum Session 3D Anime Film to Open This Summer (03:13 ) Friday, Mar 20, 2009 [6] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 16-22 (21:47 ) Funimation to Stream Gonzo's Current and Future Works (21:25 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 8-14 (21:20 ) Animax Asia to Run 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist in Same Week as Japan (Update 2) (03:35 ) Apocalypse Meow Manga to Get CG Anime Series from Anima (Update 2) (01:00 ) Coo's Hara to Direct Colorful Film with Sunrise Studio (00:28 ) Thursday, Mar 19, 2009 [9] Naruto Shippūden Episode 101 to Simulcast for Free (23:46 ) Hellsing Ultimate's Tokyo Anime Fair Promo Streamed (13:43 ) Anime Creator Frogman Posts Watchmen Screensaver (13:04 ) Eureka Seven Movie Trailer Officially Streamed (12:23 ) Crunchyroll Adds Shangri-La, 2 La Corda D'Oro Anime (12:13 ) 2009 Doraemon Film's 1st 14 Minutes Streamed (06:54 ) Maria-sama's Nagasawa to Remake Nichiyōbi wa Issho ni Manga (05:57 ) 158 Manga Creators Mark Shonen Sunday, Mag's 50th Year (04:09 ) 3rd Morning Int'l Manga Competition Results Posted (01:23 ) Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009 [16] Eden of the East Promo Streamed, Oasis to Sing Opening (21:43 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 10-16 (20:13 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 3-9 (18:21 ) Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai English Trailer Posted (11:52 ) Pénélope Kids' Anime Gets New Series This Summer (07:55 ) Toei Reveals Niji-Iro Hotaru Feature Anime Film (Update 3) (06:28 ) Masamune Shirow Working with Lucent on Squad Project (05:57 ) Toei Robot Girls Project to Launch this Year (05:00 ) Bakemonogatari Anime Promo Video Posted (04:28 ) Aoi Hana Yuri Anime's Promo Video Streamed (03:53 ) New Yamato Anime to Open in Japanese Theaters in 2009 (Update 2) (03:27 ) 4Kids Posts 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Episodes in Raw Japanese (03:14 ) Animation of Iljimae Korean Drama Planned for Japan (02:30 ) MX TV to Air Animation of Yves Saint-Laurent's La vilaine Lulu (01:44 ) Crunchyroll to Add Chi's, Mainichi Kāsan, Saki Anime (01:30 ) To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Manga's Anime Green-Lit (Update 2) (00:43 ) Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 [13] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 10-16 (23:57 ) Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Anime to Air in Japan in July (22:24 ) Heroic Age, Origin, Big Windup Now Streaming on Hulu (15:09 ) Crunchyroll to Simulcast Reborn! Anime Worldwide (13:47 ) Rumiko Takahashi's Latest Series to Launch on April 22 (12:45 ) Sasameki Koto Yuri Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (11:33 ) 4Kids' Quarterly & Annual Losses Mount, Shares Drop 30% (08:04 ) Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden's Return Pushed to Spring 2010 (06:51 ) Lucent Pictures, Studio 4°C to Launch L4C Anime Studio (05:56 ) Kampfer Light Novels Have Anime in the Works (05:01 ) Revamped RX-78-7 Gundam to Be in Gundam Senki PS3 Game (03:59 ) Japanese Box Office, March 14-15 (01:36 ) Monday, Mar 16, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 9-15 (23:39 ) Princess Lover! Adult Game Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (21:53 ) Twilight Director Hardwicke Hints at Anime Version (16:05 ) Dogs Video Anime's Promotional Movie Streamed (11:19 ) Inuwari-san TV Comedy Anime Created by College Student (11:00 ) Live-Action Dragonball Opens at #1 in 5 Asian Markets (04:52 ) Japanese Box Office, March 7-8 (03:14 ) Enka Ōdō Dai Shōgun Animation Project Revealed (01:08 ) Sunday, Mar 15, 2009 [8] Japanese Box Office, February 28-March 1 (23:58 ) Fanroad, Ace Assault, Big Comic 1 Mags End in Japan (23:57 ) Japanese Box Office, February 21-22 (21:06 ) Yen Press Announces Yotsuba&! Manga Release Dates (20:28 ) Japanese Box Office, February 14-15 (20:25 ) Weekend Wrapup 8/3 - 14/3 (15:00 ) Yukikaze Science-Fiction Novel Listed by Amazon.ca (03:49 ) Missing Reported Anime Con-Goer from Oklahoma Found (02:35 ) Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 [1] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky Anime Green-Lit (01:14 ) Friday, Mar 13, 2009 [9] Trailer Posted for Baton Animation by Azumi's Kitamura (23:57 ) Sky Crawlers' Oshii Plans 1 Anime, 2 Live-Action Films (19:35 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 1-7 (17:36 ) B.O.D.Y.'s Ao Mimori to Launch She is Mine Shōjo Manga (14:56 ) Fullmetal Alchemist's 4th New TV Commercial Streamed (14:10 ) Rita et Machin Picture Books Get Anime Adaptation (13:04 ) Second Gurren Lagann Film's Full Trailer Streamed (08:20 ) USA Today Booklist, March 2-8: Naruto, Bleach Rank (05:32 ) Leiji Matsumoto to Debut Koshika Manga on Wii in Japan (04:49 ) Thursday, Mar 12, 2009 [8] Daily Briefs (23:26 ) Director Wes Anderson Lists Eva Among Favorite DVDs (19:11 ) Obama Appears in Tonari no Tarō-kun Erotic Manga (16:29 ) Evangelion Underpants for Sale in Japan (08:02 ) Shin Mazinger Zero Manga to Launch in Japan in April (07:23 ) Rose of Versailles' Ikeda Receives France's Top Honor (06:01 ) Pop Singer Namie Amuro Stars in Animated Music Video (05:13 ) Masami Kurumada Hints at New Ring ni Kakero Work (03:40 ) Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Kogareru Yubisaki, Tokage Ōji Manga Listed for U.S. (23:48 ) Game-Based Sengoku Basara Anime's 2nd TV Ad Streamed (15:31 ) Eva: 1.0, Vexille Films to Play in D.C. on March 28 (13:14 ) Bandai Head: No Plans for 2009 Gundam TV Series (05:02 ) Houbunsha's Comic Yell Mag to End in 12th Issue in May (02:45 ) 18-Meter Gundam to Rise at Tokyo's Odaiba Island in July (00:57 ) Kekkaishi's Tanabe to Start Manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday (00:49 ) Tuesday, Mar 10, 2009 [14] NYC's Kinokuniya Books to Host Anime Day This Sunday (Update 2) (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 3-9 (23:23 ) Rumiko Takahashi, Mitsuru Adachi Collaborate on Manga (18:12 ) Gurren Lagann DVD Bundled with Yoko's Idol Debut CD (17:42 ) Aurora to Publish Ujin's Peach! Manga in North America (15:16 ) Taiwanese Murder Suspect Reportedly Blames Gunnm Manga (13:58 ) Exclusive Dragonball: Evolution World Premiere Pictures (09:03 ) Nyan Koi! Manga Reportedly to Get Anime Green-Lit (06:10 ) MSN, Yahoo Now Streaming from Dragonball World Premiere (Update 2) (04:50 ) Virtual Child Porn Ban Proposed in UK Parliament (03:24 ) Bandai to Sell Battle Spirits Trading Card Game in U.S. (02:18 ) Kadokawa to Stream Haruhi TV Anime on YouTube in April (01:50 ) Munto Anime to Get Theatrical Finale in Japan in April (01:33 ) Borders Bookseller Lays Off 742 or 3% of Workforce (00:11 ) Monday, Mar 9, 2009 [8] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Code Geass R2, Naruto Go on Hiatus on U.S. TV (Update 2) (23:15 ) Okayama Marks Young Animal Arashi Issue as 'Harmful' (21:28 ) Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser's Trailers Streamed (15:35 ) Nodame Cantabile Manga to Bundle Anime DVD in August (12:48 ) Sakura-Con to Host Actor Nozomu Sasaki, Lain's ABe (12:22 ) New Hollywood Company Acquiring Manga Remake Rights (06:48 ) Asobi ni Iku yo! Light Novels Have Anime in the Works (05:31 ) Sunday, Mar 8, 2009 [4] Slam Dunk's Inoue Wins Japanese Government Prize (23:45 ) Weekend Wrapup 1/3 - 7/3 (08:25 ) 17th Crayon Shin-chan Film's Teasers, Trailer Streamed (04:56 ) Jinki: Extend's New Manga to Launch in May (01:51 ) Saturday, Mar 7, 2009 [5] Professor Layton: The First Movie's 2 Teasers Streamed (20:08 ) Hello Kitty Character, X Japan Rock Band Join Forces (14:57 ) 3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Officially Announced (13:59 ) Doraemon Co-Creator's Complete Works to be Published (06:20 ) Someday's Dreamers' Yoshizuki Launches New Manga (04:09 ) Friday, Mar 6, 2009 [11] Viz to Publish Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point Essays (23:53 ) White Album TV Anime's Second Half to Air in Fall (13:55 ) Takako Shimura's Aoi Hana Yuri Manga Gets TV Anime (08:12 ) American Artist Assists on New Prince of Tennis Manga (07:27 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's UK Trailer Posted (07:08 ) Fullmetal Alchemist's 2009 Anime Cast Revealed (06:21 ) Lyrical Nanoha's 4th Series to Launch as Comic (04:48 ) Death Note's L Spinoff Film in U.S. Theaters in April (04:20 ) Netcomics Licenses Five New Boys-Love Manga Titles (01:52 ) Marvel.com Streams Toei's Live-Action Spider-Man Show (01:07 ) Mad Max Creator Describes Proposed 4th Film as 'Anime' (00:33 ) Thursday, Mar 5, 2009 [11] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Funimation Posts 1st Episodes of Anime Series on Gaia (23:54 ) Maki Minami's Special A Manga to End in Japan in March (21:27 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 22-28 (19:28 ) 3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Revealed (07:26 ) USA Today Booklist, February 23-March 1: 5 Manga Rank (06:43 ) Astro Boy/Ravex Anime Short's Promo Video Streamed (06:17 ) 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (05:33 ) Frontier Works Plans Bishōjo TV Anime for This Summer (04:31 ) Staff: Shin Mazinger is Not New Mazinger Z or Remake (03:53 ) Hayate the Combat Butler's 2nd Season Titled, Dated (01:52 ) Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 [12] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) ANN Streams More Anime Series from Funimation (22:30 ) Astro Boy Returns in 'Another' Anime After Manga's End (20:26 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, February 24-March 2 (19:58 ) Reference Book Publisher to Ship Rough Guide to Anime (18:20 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (17:58 ) Kyoto Animation's Munto TV Anime Adapted into Manga (12:56 ) Jiro Taniguchi's Hometown Plans Chichi no Koyomi Film (11:50 ) Manga-Based Gokusen TV Drama Gets Film Finale in July (04:30 ) Uncertain State of the Anime Industry Profiled (02:50 ) Nasu Director/Ghibli Animator Kitaro Kousaka Interviewed (00:45 ) Unaired Birdy the Mighty Decode Episode to Ship on DVD (00:27 ) Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 [11] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 24-March 2 (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 17-23 (20:51 ) Final List of Best Buy Stores with Anime Sales Posted (18:15 ) Two New Studio Ghibli Special DVD/BDs Offered in Japan (15:15 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 10-16 (13:57 ) Final Fantasy VII's Denzel Novel Confirmed to Get Anime (12:16 ) Mitsuru Adachi to Start Manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday (11:40 ) 2nd Denpa teki na Kanojo Anime DVD's Production Begins (11:24 ) Mori no Asagao Manga on Capital Punishment Gets Film (04:30 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Teaser Gets 450,000 Accesses (03:10 ) Monday, Mar 2, 2009 [8] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Tokyo's Chuo Train Line Made into Moe Boy Characters (23:57 ) Tail of the Moon's Ueda to Draw Chō Tokkyū Hiyokko (23:53 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 2-8 (23:11 ) LM.C, Camino Bands to Perform at A-Kon in Texas in May (15:19 ) Hawaii's Kawaii Kon to Host Appleseed's Shinji Aramaki (14:48 ) Toei Confirms Dragon Ball Kai is Edited to Follow Manga (08:16 ) New Shaman King Manga Finale Being Posted Online (07:47 ) Sunday, Mar 1, 2009 [3] Before Green Gables to Debut in Canadian Embassy in Japan (14:03 ) Naruto 33, 10 Other Manga in Bookscan's December Chart (08:44 ) Gangan Joker to Replace Gangan Powered, Wing Mags (01:47 ) 2008 [2629] 2007 [2461] 2006 [1911] 2005 [2140] 2004 [1415] 2003 [1376] 2002 [1456] 2001 [1449] 2000 [716]
Report a Problem
