Newsroom - January 2009
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(19:44 ) Critical Mass Video Announces April 28 Release of Sinners Paradise: Genesis (17:55 ) Right Stuf & Kadokawa Pictures USA Announce THE THIRD Complete DVD Collection (17:28 ) Mikako-san Manga Gets Simultaneous Print/Web Release (16:11 ) Pacific Media Expo 2009, November 6-8 at the LAX Hilton (14:52 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Gets U.K. Date (14:11 ) Meet the Cast - Tokyo Beat Down - Part 1 (11:02 ) Court: Umezu's House Can Stay Candy-Cane-Striped (07:31 ) Toei to Animate Mari & Gali for NHK-E Channel in March (07:10 ) TV Tokyo's Iwata Discusses Anime's 'Road to Survival' (06:26 ) The Manga Cookbook is YALSA "Quick Pick" for 2009 (05:36 ) Bridge Funding Arrives for Imagi's Astro Boy Film (02:02 ) Haikasoru Plans 1 More Book from Brave Story's Miyabe (01:41 ) Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009 [18] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Azumi's Kitamura to Direct Baton Animation in US/Japan (21:57 ) Video to 'Transform' Arashi Boy Band into Tatsunoko Anime Heroes (20:36 ) Viz Media Announces Animated DVD Releases for April 2009 (20:14 ) Anime Matsuri Presents DJ HeavyGrinder AMV Contest (19:29 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 20-26 (18:58 ) 07-Ghost Anime Promo Video, Theme Songs Posted Online (16:39 ) High School Debut, Chocolate Underground Artists on New Manga (16:00 ) Every Launch Copy of Legacy of Ys™: Books I & II for Nintendo DS™ to be a Premium Boxed Release with Soundtrack Included, Atlus Announces (15:47 ) Tears to Tiara RPG, Anime Made into Manga in February (15:10 ) Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai (13:02 ) eigoMANGA Spring Releases (12:36 ) Exciting New Drawing Book for Kids (12:10 ) Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Promo Video Streamed (11:45 ) Higepiyo 4-Panel Manga from Ebichu Creator Gets Anime (11:20 ) JapanFiles brings the SKA with Hoi Festa and All Japan Goith (03:50 ) H.I.S. Offers Tokyo Manga Program with 5-Day Manga Class (02:32 ) Options Suggested After Diamond's Order Benchmark Jump (00:56 ) Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009 [18] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 20-26 (22:08 ) Midweek Con Reminder: Wai-Con (17:53 ) Viz Starts Haikasoru Novel Imprint for Sci-Fi, Fantasy (17:40 ) Viz Media Launches New Imprint for Science Fiction Novels: Haikasoru (16:00 ) Aya Nakahara to Launch Lovely Complex D Manga Spinoff (15:36 ) Atlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon for PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System (14:47 ) Aksys Games Announces Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (14:36 ) Levine's Moribito Wins Best Translated Novel Award (14:30 ) Digital Manga Publishing Licenses Itazura Na Kiss (13:39 ) Digital Manga Publishing Acquires Classic Shojo title: Itazura Na Kiss (12:33 ) Geass' Taniguchi, FF Games' Amano on New Jungle Emperor (11:11 ) Basquash Robot Sports Anime Gets Manga in Shonen Ace (10:26 ) Upper Deck Responds to Counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh Card Suit (09:58 ) New York Comic Con Announces Enormous Growth of Videogame Exhibitors at 2009 Show (08:40 ) Eagle One Media Launches On-Line Comic Book Digital Download Store (08:10 ) JoJo's Manga Part 3 Republished in Revised Edition (03:58 ) Appliya Pushes into iPhone Anime & Manga Market with Funding from Softbank (00:00 ) Monday, Jan 26, 2009 [10] American Library Association Announces Literary Award Winners (23:59 ) Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Poplar's Pianissimo Bimonthly Women's Manga Mag Ends (23:04 ) Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga to Run in Comic Birz Mag (20:34 ) Tezuka's Jungle Emperor to Return in Summer TV Special (19:35 ) Imagi Confirms Temporary Production Halt on Astro Boy (17:43 ) Beauty is the Beast's Matsumoto Starts Bōzu Love Manga (15:35 ) Konami Claims Upper Deck Counterfeited Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards (12:42 ) Convention Update - Wai-Con and AiCon (09:52 ) 5 Manga to Continue after Magazine Z's End (02:35 ) Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 [5] New Boys-Love Manga Listed from Aurora, Media Blasters (23:57 ) Anime Firms Say They Were Forced to Take Low Tenders (21:55 ) Bleach's, Major's Opening Singles Debut at #2, #10 (19:34 ) Afro Samurai: Resurrection Movie Debuts Sunday Night (07:57 ) Japanese Box Office, January 17-18 (07:44 ) Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 [4] Gatchaman, Nils Director Hisayuki Toriumi Passes Away (22:04 ) Slam Dunk 10 Days After Epilogue's Reprint Confirmed (13:16 ) Lupin III vs. Detective Conan TV Special in the Works (02:01 ) Konami to Release 1st Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Cards Directly (01:43 ) Friday, Jan 23, 2009 [17] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Yatterman Trailer, 2nd Kamui Gaiden Teaser Streamed (22:52 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, January 5-11 (22:09 ) Viz Media Satisfies Hungry Manga Fans with the Release of Oishinbo (21:12 ) Crunchyroll Still Hosts Some Fan-Subtitled Anime (20:47 ) Afro Samurai Picks Up His Sword Again in an Original Movie Event on Spike TV (15:59 ) Magnet Presents Big Man Japan (15:35 ) Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend Toronto Comic Fest in May (14:02 ) USA Today Booklist: January 12-18: Naruto Hangs On (12:33 ) Ichigo Mashimaro Encore Video Anime's Promo Streamed (12:18 ) Sora no Otoshimono Manga Has Anime in Development (05:06 ) Haruhi-chan, Churuya-san Anime to Debut on February 13 (05:00 ) Animation on Display (AOD) Announces Guest List (03:21 ) Japanese boy-band rockers Dirty Old Men to play SXSW 2009 (00:59 ) Madman Titles Receive 2009 Oscar® Nominations (00:36 ) Diamond Responds about Purchase Order Benchmark Change (Update 2) (00:30 ) The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (00:00 ) Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 [12] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Jojo's Araki Creates Manga for France's Louvre Museum (22:21 ) Pacific Asia Museum Proudly Presents The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo-e to Anime (19:45 ) Red Ant Enterprises enters into receivership (19:25 ) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Set to Launch First 5D's Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game™ Duelist Pack – Yusei (16:48 ) Ponyo, Miyazaki, Hisaishi Pick Up Asian Film Award Nods (16:33 ) Art Print Raises Funds for Iowan Accused of Obscene Manga (15:32 ) Katō's 'La Maison en Petits Cubes' Nominated for Oscar (11:15 ) Wanimagazine to Launch Gelatin Bishōjo Comic Mag (09:43 ) Weekly Osamu Tezuka TV Show to Remake 19 Classic Manga (05:09 ) Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's 2nd Anime Promo Streamed (00:35 ) Production I.G Finishes New 7-Minute Kill Bill Sequence (00:00 ) Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 [17] Animax's LaMB Ups the Fashion Quotient with Vivienne Tam (23:33 ) Anime USA Registration (23:11 ) Anime Matsuri Announces Miyavi Live in Concert for 2009 (22:31 ) Bandai Entertainment to Restructure with Staff Layoffs (21:42 ) Imagi International Holdings Limited Begins Trading on the International OTCQX (19:55 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 13-19 (18:47 ) ICv2 Announces Graphic Novel Industry Summit at ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference at New York Comic Con (18:44 ) Producer: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Will Not Be Origin Story (16:02 ) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Announces Plans for Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Crimson Crisis Retailer Sneak Peek (15:45 ) GetBackers Manga Returns in One-Shot Side Story (15:25 ) Bang Zoom! Entertainment Teams with Starz Media's Manga Entertainment to Develop "Manga Minutes" (15:15 ) Meet Vic Mignogna - Voice of Fullmetal Alchemists's Edward Elric - in Person (15:13 ) Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Win at 63rd Mainichi Film Awards (14:29 ) Street Fighter IV Game's Animated Story Trailer Posted (12:30 ) Taishō Yakyū Musume Anime's Promo Video Streamed (12:04 ) Elementhunters Sci-Fi Adventure Anime to Debut in July (Update 2) (06:20 ) Nodame's Ninomiya Says She Has Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (02:27 ) Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 [12] Code Geass, Maaya Sakamoto Albums Debut at #1, #3 (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 13-19 (21:54 ) Doraemon's Fujiko F. Fujio to Be Honored with Museum (18:01 ) Class of Heroes™ to Assemble on PSP® (Playstation®Portable) System; Prospective Students Encouraged to Buy Textbooks and Swords Early (15:08 ) Anime Supercon's Broward Anime Festival Announces Four New Guests, Including: Billy West As Guest Of Honor & Yaya Han As Cosplay Guest Of Honor (15:04 ) Takashi Miike and Sho Sakurai to Premiere Yatterman in Person at NY Comic Con (14:39 ) 54th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (14:33 ) New DVD Company to Release 8 of the Earliest Anime (12:54 ) EigoMANGA Studios Creates Graphic Novel Based on American Novel, God Drug (11:34 ) Basquash Robot Sports Anime Promo Movie Page Launched (10:52 ) MPD-Psycho, 2 Other Manga to Continue after Mag's End (05:04 ) April Sunshine Creation Dōjinshi Con Cancelled after Leak (01:40 ) Monday, Jan 19, 2009 [12] Daily Briefs (23:52 ) Bakugan Nominated for Toy Franchise, Boy Toy of the Year (23:50 ) Kansen Rettō Film, Hyakko Game's Singles Rank #3, #4 (23:09 ) U.S. Sci Fi Channel to Run Rave Master Fantasy Anime (19:58 ) Harlequin to Launch New Romance Manga Mag in Japan (15:32 ) The Sacred Blacksmith Light Novels Get Anime Green-Lit (12:44 ) GDH Opens Gonzo Channel within Chunghwa Telecom MOD (11:18 ) Video Games Live™ to Debut Music from Halo 3: ODST in Seattle (09:37 ) Franny & Melanie Anime to Run on Japanese TV in February (06:58 ) Kadokawa to End Publication of Comic Charge Mag (05:48 ) Karuho Shiina Puts Kimi ni Todoke on Hold to Have Baby (04:24 ) Tora-Con 2009 Announces New Guests, Todd Haberkorn and John Swasey (00:04 ) Sunday, Jan 18, 2009 [7] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 29-January 4 (23:57 ) JapanFiles Partners with Disk Union for Osaka Hard Rock Group Rampant (22:45 ) 10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards (22:39 ) Miike, Sakurai to Host Yatterman World Premiere at NYC (Update 2) (21:37 ) Japanese Box Office, January 10-11 (13:05 ) Quick Reminder - Code Geass on Free-to-air tomorrow! (05:00 ) Tokyo Anime Fair Opens Business Registration for 2009 (00:07 ) Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 [7] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) USA Today Booklist, January 5-11: Naruto Drops (23:55 ) Dōjinshi Con Applicants' Personal Info Leaked Online (15:04 ) Peach-Pit to Restart 3 Manga after Hospitalization (12:25 ) My Melody TV Anime Franchise to Reportedly End (06:46 ) Kanamemo Four-Panel Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (05:46 ) Anime Matsuri Announces 2009 Guests (03:30 ) Friday, Jan 16, 2009 [13] Asian Rock Band The Slants Receive Multiple Nominations for Portland Music Awards (22:38 ) Adult Swim Removes Moribito from Weekend Schedule (22:13 ) Right Stuf's Anime Today Talks Anime Movies & More with Writer & Anime Expert Helen McCarthy (21:05 ) Exciting New Shojo Manga from Viz Media to Kick Off 2009 (19:25 ) Diamond Raises Wholesale Benchmark Minimum for Publishers (Update 2) (17:29 ) 23-Year Veteran SION (NieA_7) Debuts on JapanFiles.com (15:42 ) Ketchup Mania, Yuu Asakawa & Showtaro Morikubo Break Up (15:21 ) Yukemuri Sniper Suspense Manga Gets TV Drama Green-Lit (14:29 ) Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (10:39 ) Seitokai no Ichizon Light Novels' TV Anime Green-Lit (10:09 ) Daily Briefs (09:28 ) Yu-Gi-Oh Dispute Between Konami, Upper Deck Continues (09:27 ) Japanican to Clean Up the Streets of Akihabara (09:11 ) Thursday, Jan 15, 2009 [13] Japan's Kids Station Cancels Its Hetalia Anime Run (22:06 ) U.S. Dragonball Film Site Launches with Updated Trailer (21:36 ) Stranger, 20th Century Boys at Italy's Future Film Fest (18:57 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces New Street Date of March 24, 2009 for the Maria Watches Over Us – Season 3 DVD Collection (17:59 ) Kodomo no Jikan Second Term Anime's Commercial Posted (17:21 ) Atlus Pockets Steal Princess™, Unique Nintendo DS™ Puzzle Platformer, for North American Release (16:57 ) Sakuran Boy DT TV Flash Anime's 1st Episode Streamed (14:23 ) JapanFiles.com Partners with Spice Records for Orange Range and sodopp (13:15 ) Watch the Latest Episodes of Naruto Shippuden on Joost Today (11:14 ) Wanimagazine to Launch Gelatin Bishōjo Comic Mag (10:14 ) Last Week's Naruto Shippūden Now Streaming for Free (09:04 ) Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Proposal Officially Announced (07:51 ) Naruto Shippuden Available Immediately for Free Viewing on Crunchyroll (03:10 ) Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 [12] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Pioneer Stops Making Laserdisc Players After 27 Years (23:57 ) New Anime Convention in Maryland Officially Called CHS Otaku Fest 2009 (23:21 ) Bandai Entertainment Joins Forces with Technicolor for DVD Replication (22:09 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, January 6-12 (21:48 ) Video Tour of Tokyo's Ghibli Museum Streamed (16:32 ) JapanFiles.com Releases Sweet Vacation (14:56 ) Funimation's Parent Navarre Confirms Staff Reductions (13:37 ) Report: Funimation Gets Fullmetal Alchemist Premium (13:11 ) Sanrio, Sega's Jewelpet Plush Toy/Website Get TV Anime (12:18 ) Arts Alliance America and Fabulous Films Join Forces to Release a Library of Great Classic Family Programming: Mysterious Cities of Gold (11:26 ) 20th Century Boys, Eva:1.0 at Santa Barbara Film Fest (07:45 ) Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 [13] Japanese Otaku Awards' 2008 Winners Announced (23:58 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 6-12 (23:57 ) VIZ Media Announces Unprecedented Multimedia Campaign to Provide Near Simultaneous U.S.-Japan Release of New Naruto Shippuden Animated Episodes (22:45 ) Saitama Launches Trilingual Site for Anime Tourists (21:09 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Launches Series Site for Aria The Natural at aria.rightstuf.com (18:09 ) VIZ Media Announces Unprecedented Multimedia Campaign to Provide Near Simultaneous U.S.-Japan Release of New Naruto Shippuden Animated Episodes (16:18 ) Toei, Frogman Launch Keihin Kazoku Flash Anime (12:40 ) Kupū~!! Mamegoma! Anime Promo Movie Streamed (11:32 ) eigoMANGA and Visionary Comics Studio Publish "The Frog Princess" Graphic Novel (11:30 ) Korean Protests Call for Hetalia Anime's Cancellation (Update 2) (06:41 ) Kadokawa Tests kadoTV Video Service with Subtitles (05:41 ) Animation and Gaming Ohio Announces Their Final Guest (05:06 ) Japanese am/pm Convenience Store Tests Manga Rentals (00:45 ) Monday, Jan 12, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) 500-kg Robot for Oshii's Tetsujin 28 Stage Play Rises (23:57 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 22-28 (23:51 ) Comics Publisher Studio 407 Plans to Expand into Manga (17:19 ) Half-Season Princess Resurrection, Clannad Sets Slated (17:09 ) Bandai Entertainment Denies 5 cm per Second License (15:31 ) Bespa Kumamero to perform at Anime Boston 2009 (12:58 ) Gainax Animates New Shuriken Girls Promo Video for CES (10:06 ) Japanese Leader Invokes Sailor Moon During Korean Visit (09:36 ) Sunday, Jan 11, 2009 [4] Yoichi Fujita to Stop Directing Gintama This Spring (18:08 ) Japanese Box Office, January 3-4 (15:41 ) New Fullmetal Alchemist Anime's Staff Confirmed (09:51 ) Novel about U.S. Manga Editor in Tokyo Slated for April (00:02 ) Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 [5] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Crunchyroll Site Simulcasts PiPoPa, Skip Beat! Anime (17:45 ) Actor Teizou Muta Passes Away (15:23 ) USA Today Booklist, December 29-January 4: Naruto Rises (13:02 ) DLSite Offers Blade Engine - Visual Novel Construction Kit for Free (00:00 ) Friday, Jan 9, 2009 [13] Daily Briefs (23:49 ) Crunchyroll Site Simulcasts Shugo Chara!! Doki— Anime (20:00 ) Pop Japan Travel Announces Its First Ever "Cosplay Across Japan Tour" (18:50 ) Kano Sisters Short Anime Streaming for Free on ANN (15:57 ) Anime Fans Worldwide to Celebrate Global Shinkai Day 2009 (14:35 ) Pandora Hearts Anime's Comiket Promo Video Streamed (14:06 ) Organic Hobby USA: Little Busters! “Natume Lin” 8” PVC Figure (13:56 ) Crunchyroll Announces More Toei Animation Titles (12:34 ) Good! Afternoon Mag to Post 1st Issue Online for Free (09:51 ) Imagi Launches Tetsujin 28 Site with CG Test Teaser (07:43 ) Cross Game Baseball Manga Reportedly to Get TV Anime (06:48 ) Hatsukoi Limited Anime's Advance Promo Movie Posted (06:06 ) Denpa teki na Kanojo Anime Promo Video Streamed (05:48 ) Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 [11] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Hetalia - Axis Powers Pasta Sauces Offered in Japan (23:57 ) Kyoto Animation's Munto Television Ad Streamed (16:42 ) Geneon Posts Anime Songs in iTunes in 22 Countries (Update 2) (14:39 ) Diamond to Distribute Yaoi Generation's Manga (13:51 ) Astro Boy Footage to Be Screened at New York Comic Con (13:19 ) Second Gurren Lagann Film's Teaser Trailer Streamed (12:33 ) Kurokami The Animation to Premiere Tonight on IATV (12:28 ) Multinational, Same-Day Debuts of Shippuden, Gintama, Kurokami (08:32 ) Naruto Shippuden and Gintama Arrives on Crunchyroll Today (06:28 ) Bishie Con to Be Held in St. Louis in November 2009 (00:00 ) Wednesday, Jan 7, 2009 [13] Daily Briefs (23:35 ) Oshii's Musashi Film Tickets Sold with Sword Guards (22:54 ) Voice Actor Osamu Ichikawa Passes Away (22:17 ) Madman Entertainment launches National Cosplay Competition (19:16 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, December 23-January 5 (18:18 ) Funimation Restructures with Layoffs in Several Departments (Update 2) (14:12 ) Viz Media Announces a New Line of Fun J-Pop Inspired Graphics, Apparel and More Available at Zazzle (13:54 ) Hollywood's Lone Wolf and Cub No Longer in Development (13:06 ) Final New Year's Tally for Lucky Star Shrine: 420,000 (10:40 ) Box Set with Viz's I''s, I''s Pure Listed on Retail Site (Update 2) (09:34 ) Full Steam Ahead: Crunchyroll and Gonzo Rolls On Strong (04:24 ) Calling Australia's Next Top Cosplayer (01:07 ) Nominations Begin for 1st Graphic Novel Hugo Award (00:31 ) Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009 [11] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) March Comes in Like a Lion's Cover by Berserk's Miura (23:57 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 23-January 5 (22:01 ) Sword of the Stranger Website, My Space, and Facebook Now Live (18:19 ) Megurine Luka Announced as Next Vocaloid 2 Character (17:46 ) Crunchyroll Offers Top Korean TV Dramas from Leading North American Distributor YA Entertainment (12:14 ) Kodomo no Jikan Second Term Anime's Promo Streamed (10:45 ) Information on a Bilingual (Japanese-English) Digital Media Summer Program (10:25 ) Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime Commercial Posted (10:02 ) Zoku Natsume Yūjin-chō Promo Movie Streamed (09:12 ) Tokyopop Germany Discusses End of Its Kodansha Licenses (08:46 ) Monday, Jan 5, 2009 [11] Korean Live-Action Hana yori Dango Gets 14.3% Rating (23:57 ) 2.1-Meter-Tall Pine-Cone Totoro Unveiled in Japan (23:43 ) 80% of Seiyū Take Part-Time Jobs to Make Ends Meet (23:14 ) Hugo Nomination Period Begins (23:12 ) Exile Song & Dance Unit's New Anime to Air This Week (Update 3) (17:41 ) Crunchyroll Presents Best Motoring International by GTChannel (15:29 ) Ghibli Museum's Foundation Offering Research Grants (14:44 ) Houbunsha to Launch Tsubomi Yuri Manga Anthology (12:57 ) 2008's Top Domestic Movies at Japanese Box Office (07:25 ) New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 10) (06:09 ) ICv2 Posts U.S. Fall '08 Sales Charts, '09 Projections (05:26 ) Sunday, Jan 4, 2009 [4] Daily Briefs (20:47 ) Japanese Box Office, December 27-28 (20:24 ) Bandai Remakes Complete Dragon Ball 1988-1990 Card Set (16:36 ) 2008's Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (10:21 ) Saturday, Jan 3, 2009 [8] SMAP's Kusanagi to Star in Yume o Kanaeru Zō TV Anime (23:57 ) Florida Supercon Adds Seven New Guests to June 5-7, 2009 Show (15:26 ) Fruits Basket Helmer Daichi's Secret January TV Program (14:59 ) Daily Briefs (13:16 ) Miyazaki's Ponyo to Open in North America This Summer (13:16 ) Kadokawa Gets Over 10 Million Yen Monthly from YouTube (12:14 ) Auditors Concerned for IMAGI's Funds for Films after Astro Boy (11:25 ) 2ch Forum Head Transfers Ownership to Singaporean Firm (00:42 ) Friday, Jan 2, 2009 [9] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Evangelion EVA-00 Snowboard, Rei Snowboard Uniform (23:46 ) 2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (22:15 ) Estimated 300,000 Visit Lucky Star Shrine on New Year's (16:31 ) USA Today Booklist, December 22-28: Naruto Returns (14:03 ) Kotonakare Hero Gingerman Flash Anime to Air in Japan (13:30 ) Naruto.com, Crunchyroll, Hulu Begin Shippūden Streams (08:45 ) Naruto Shippuden Arrives on Crunchyroll (06:00 ) Report: Kodansha Lets Tokyopop Germany's Licenses Expire (04:57 ) Thursday, Jan 1, 2009 [7] Anime/Manga Songs on New Year's Kōhaku Uta Gassen (23:57 ) Kimi ni Todoke's Manga Reportedly Gets Drama in April (14:33 ) Gegege no Kitarō's Shigeru Mizuki Wins Asahi Prize (12:31 ) Crunchyroll to Post Natsume Yūjin-Chō Anime on Monday (11:18 ) Jacon 2009 Announces Dates, Guests and Its Location for the Tenth - and Final - Year for Orlando, Florida's Japanese Animation Convention (10:58 ) Natsume Yujincho to Materialize on Crunchyroll (06:43 ) New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 11) (00:00 ) 2008 [3775] 2007 [3640] 2006 [2761] 2005 [2814] 2004 [1990] 2003 [1562] 2002 [1463] 2001 [1453] 2000 [722]
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