remind me tomorrow
remind me next week
never remind me

Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

News
North American Anime, Manga Releases: June 12-18

posted on 2011-06-15 16:30 EDT by Gia Manry

Phoenix Wright manga ships; unedited Dance in the Vampire Bund, dubbed Daimao on BD

Anime Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Dance in the Vampire Bund DVD/Blu-ray ComboAnime News Network	Funimation	US$64.98	June 14
Dance in the Vampire Bund DVD/Blu-ray Combo Limited EditionAnime News Network	Funimation	US$60.98	June 14
Demon King Daimao Complete Collection (Blu-ray)Anime News Network	Sentai Filmworks	US$59.98	June 14
Demon King Daimao Complete Collection (DVD)Anime News Network	Sentai Filmworks	US$59.98	June 14
Fruits Basket Complete Series Collector's Edition (DVD)Anime News Network	Funimation	US$59.98	June 14
Last Exile Complete Series Anime Classics (DVD)Anime News Network	Funimation	US$39.98	June 14

Manga Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Air Gear graphic novel (GN) 18Anime News Network	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	June 14
Arata: The Legend GN 6Anime News Network	Viz Media	US$9.99	June 14
Detroit Metal City GN 9Anime News Network	Viz Media	US$12.99	June 14
Kekkaishi GN 26Anime News Network	Viz Media	US$9.99	June 14
Negima!? Magister Negi Magi Omnibus GN 1Anime News Network	Kodansha Comics	US$19.99	June 14
Negima!? Magister Negi Magi Neo GN 7Anime News Network	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	June 14
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney GN 1Anime News Network	Kodansha Comics	US$10.99	June 14

Other Releases

Title	Publisher	Suggested Retail Price	Date
Record of Agarest Wars Zero PS3 Limited Edition videogameAnime News Network	Aksys Games	US$69.99	June 14
Record of Agarest Wars Zero PS3 videogameAnime News Network	Aksys Games	US$49.99	June 14
Record of Agarest Wars Zero Limited Edition Xbox 360 videogameAnime News Network	Aksys Games	US$69.95	June 14
Record of Agarest Wars Zero Xbox 360 videogameAnime News Network	Aksys Games	US$49.99	June 14

This article has a follow-up: North American Anime, Manga Releases: June 19-25 (Updated) (2011-06-20 20:30)
follow-up of North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 5-11

discuss this in the forum (2 posts) |

News homepage / archives

column

1 comment

The ANN Aftershow - Florida Book Ban Comes for Manga

Sep 13, 16:00

1 comment

anime

Lynzee and James look at the latest book ban case to come out of Florida: Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, and share their favorite queer manga. Plus, Yatagarasu and Dead Dead Demon catch-up time! ― Florida Book Ban Comes for Manga Lynzee and James look at the latest book ban case to come out of Florida: Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, and share their favorite queer manga. Plus, Yatagarasu and Dead Dead Demo...

review

6 comments

Terminator Zero Anime Series Streaming Review

Sep 13, 12:00

6 comments

anime

Terminator Zero rams a nuclear rocket up Skynet's shiny metal ass, explosively reinvigorating the franchise's flailing, half-dead cybernetic corpse. ― Once upon a time, it was safe to view anime versions of U.S. pop culture franchises as garbage at worst and disposable at best. Apart from the excellent Animatrix and a couple of lesser, clearly derivative anthology films (Batman: Gotham Knight and Hal...

column

5 comments

The Anime Backlog - Gunbuster

Sep 13, 11:00

5 comments

anime

We're checking out Gainax's 1988 hit for the very first time! Hideaki Anno made his big directorial debut and with it, history. ― Hi there, loyal readers! Convention season is finally over, so hopefully, I can get the Anime Backlog out a bit more consistently. I already have my next column after this one in the bag, allowing more leeway to dive into some longer series on my 100+ title spreadsheet. W...

column

15 comments

This Week in Games - The Many Mixed Fortunes of Sony

Sep 13, 10:00

15 comments

games

Sony nails it with a sure-fire platformer only to whiff it with the PS5 Pro announcement. Plus, the inspiration for Type-Moon's Arcueid Brunestud is discovered! ― Welcome back, folks! Because I don't keep myself busy enough, I've gotten some Discord buddies together and will be starting a Mage: The Ascension campaign with them soon! I have a lot of love for Mage; it's a messy system, but it was the f...

interview

1 comment

Recreating a Video Game Classic with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Naoki Hamaguchi, Yoshinori Kitase, & Teruki Endo

Sep 13, 09:00

1 comment

games

In ANN's exclusive interview, the team behind Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reveals the wildest fan theories, streamlining its technical aspects, and what they think of the mixed reactions to its conclusion. ― Taking on one of the most beloved entries in the Final Fantasy franchise was never going to be an easy task. Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII was originally released in January 1997 to high demand,...

review

Transformers One Animated Film Review

Sep 12, 12:00 anime

Top-notch animation and snappy character rapport almost save Transformers One's fractured narrative. ― Transformers has had a long and illustrious history with various movies and cartoons that have acted as advertisements for one of the most popular toy lines on the planet. I am a casual Transformers fan who grew up with the cartoon series in my kid years, the movies in my teenage years, and the comi...

your score

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024, Sep 2-8

Sep 11, 16:50 anime

The top 3 contenders take the week off, leaving Yatagarasu to snatch the first place. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on...

review

2 comments

The Concierge Anime Film Review

Sep 11, 12:00

2 comments

anime

This light-hearted look at working in the service industry is now playing in theaters in the U.S. Are the unusual animals worth the ticket price? ― In many ways, this film is more a series of vignettes surrounding Akino and her experiences at the department store rather than a single, cohesive story. While everything does somewhat connect in the film's final act, this movie is more concerned with exp...

feature

3 comments

Bringing Ghibli's Animated Worlds into Our Own: The Ghibli Park and Ghibli Exhibition

Sep 11, 09:00

3 comments

events

The Ghibli Park & Ghibli Exhibition opened in Tokyo to give fans a backstage look at the creation of Ghibli Park, the Ghibli Museum, and the works of Goro Miyazaki. ― Designed by Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki and the director of several Ghibli films, Ghibli Park is not your ordinary theme park. Rather than rides, the park has full-on recreations of important places in various Studio Ghibli ani...

review

1 comment

Riding Bean Anime OAV Blu-ray Review

Sep 10, 12:00

1 comment

anime

Riding Bean feels like a labor of love on all fronts, from its reflection of the enthusiasm of its creator to the polished production for this release. ― Kenichi Sonoda is a creator whose stamp is well-known on the projects he's involved with, and Riding Bean was his first major one. It saw him contributing to the anime OVA to an unprecedentedly involved degree. Sonoda wrote the script, did almost al...

column

29 comments

This Week in Anime - The Movie Game

Sep 10, 10:00

29 comments

anime

Chris and Steve dig into the venerable institution that is game-based movies and anime and the relationship between anime and video games. ― Chris and Steve dig into the venerable institution that is game-based movies and anime and the relationship between anime and video games. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.S...

news

32 comments

Sailor Jupiter Voice Actress Emi Shinohara Dies at 61

Sep 10, 05:51

32 comments

people

Shinohara voiced Sailor Moon's Sailor Jupiter, Naruto Shippūden's Kushina Uzumaki, Rayearth's Presea, more ― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actress Emi Shinohara died on Sunday. She was undergoing medical treatment for an unspecified illness, but the treatment did not prove effective. She was 61. Shinohara (real name Emiko Watanabe) was born on August 8, 1963 in Nagan...

news

2 comments

A History of the Romelia Light Novels Get Anime

Sep 9, 20:01

2 comments

anime

Web novel series began in 2019 ― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Mag Garden's Mag Comi platform announced on Tuesday that Ryō Ariyama's Romelia Senki: Maō o Taoshita Ato mo Jinrui Yabasō Dakara Guntai Soshiki Shita (A History of the Romelia: Even After Defeating the Demon King, Humanity Seemed to Be in Trouble so We Organized an Army) light novels will receive an anime adaptation. To celebrate t...

giveaway

7 comments

Ninja Scroll Signed Shikishi Giveaway! (Fixed)

Sep 8, 17:45

7 comments

merch

The classic 90s anime Ninja Scroll returns to theaters this week, and ANN has a shikishi board signed by the film's director, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, to give away! ― Attention ANN readers and fans of classic anime! We have a very special item to give to ONE lucky reader courtesy of our friends at Iconic Events Releasing. Read on to learn more! Iconic Events Releasing partners with Anime Expo for AX Cinem...

News North American Anime, Manga Releases: June 12-18

Anime Releases

Manga Releases

Other Releases

News
North American Anime, Manga Releases: June 12-18