Newsroom - April 2009
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Schodt Wins The Order of the Rising Sun Award (04:09 ) Studio 4ºC's Full First Squad Trailer Streamed (02:57 ) Japan's Weekly Playboy Mag Gets Manga Mag Spinoff (01:55 ) Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009 [21] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 21-28 (22:51 ) Ignition and Tecmo Present Nostalgia for Nintendo DS™ (22:39 ) Central Park Media Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (Update 2) (19:53 ) Drawn & Quarterly Adds The Box Man, Red Snow Manga (19:21 ) Anime Alabama Holds Inaugural Convention (17:43 ) Crunchyroll and Kadokawa Pictures USA Continues Kadokawa Tuesdays with Isola, Shikoku and The Horror Collections From J-Horror Anthology: Underworld, Dark Tales of Japan and Rampo Noir (17:39 ) Funimation Adds Heat Guy J from Esca's Kazuki Akane (16:48 ) Funimation Entertainment Acquires Heat Guy J from CREi (16:29 ) BlazBlue Joins Forces with Mana Energy Potion for GameCrazy's Collector's Edition (14:10 ) K-ON! Theme Songs Rank #2, #4 on Oricon Weekly Chart (12:01 ) Cartoon Network Enterprises and Del Rey Manga Announce Graphic Novels Based on the Animated Series The Secret Saturdays (11:10 ) Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH Announces the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game European and Latin American National Championships to be Held as Planned (11:09 ) Gonzo Confirmed to Animate 2nd Strike Witches Season (10:59 ) Fullmetal Alchemist OVA on 1st Brotherhood Disc (05:46 ) 3x3 Eyes' Takada to Launch Captain Alice Manga in May (05:20 ) Gash/Zatch Bell's Raiku to Launch Manga in September (04:53 ) Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa Draws Cover for Irish Novelist (03:28 ) Lyricist Ryoji Sonoda Arrested for Alleged Drug Use (02:52 ) Kawa no Hikari Ecological Novel Adapted into TV Anime (02:12 ) Weiß Survive Manga Gets TV Anime Shorts Green-Lit (01:22 ) Glass Mask Manga Goes on 4-Month Break (01:09 ) Monday, Apr 27, 2009 [14] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Viz Publishes Jiro Asada's The Stationmaster Anthology (22:12 ) Viz Media Invites Readers to Make a Stop with the Award-Winning Novel The Stationmaster (21:08 ) Maestro's Saso to Launch Sayonara Gunjō Manga (21:06 ) Viz Media Delivers Sci-Fi, Romance, Ninja, Dinosaurs and Heavy Metal in the Second Quarter of 2009 (15:08 ) Crunchyroll Launches More Licensed Episodes and Titles from Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Korean Dramas: My Beloved Sister, Night after Night, Thank You, What Planet Are You From? and Air City (15:01 ) Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Moves to Young Ace (12:52 ) Report: Gundam Unicorn Planned for Simultaneous World Release (07:00 ) Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Fantasy Manga to Relaunch in June (06:12 ) Naruto was #20 Show on Hulu, #1 on Joost in February (05:39 ) Kaiji Gambling Manga to Resume in Japan in June (04:41 ) Miyazaki in China; CLAMP, Ai Yazawa, AKB48 in France (03:55 ) JapanFiles Announces LM.C Full Digital Catalog Plus Two USA CD Releases (02:44 ) Go Nagai Wonderland Museum Opens for Mazinger Z Creator (00:48 ) Sunday, Apr 26, 2009 [4] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Box Office, April 18-19 (23:57 ) Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer (06:09 ) MIT Dance Theater Ensemble presents “Live Action Anime 2009: Madness at Mokuba” (06:07 ) Saturday, Apr 25, 2009 [5] Tentai Senshi Sunred's 2nd Anime Season Green-Lit (22:47 ) Man Arrested for Bomb Threat on Lucky Star 'Birthplace' (06:41 ) Kannagi's Unaired 14th Episode Preview Streamed (05:15 ) 1st 10 Minutes of L change the WorLd Film Streamed (04:29 ) Fender Guitar Maker's Blog Comments on K-ON! Anime (01:32 ) Friday, Apr 24, 2009 [19] New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 12-18 (22:01 ) An Important Note to Atlus Fans (19:26 ) Right Stuf's Anime Today Voice Acting Special (19:21 ) Honey Boys Spiral's Kazuka Minami to Attend Yaoi-Con (18:03 ) Celebrate Death Note Day in NYC Before “L” Comes to the Big Screen April 29th and 30th (15:24 ) Viz Media Brings Action Packed New Episodes of Smash-Hit Series Bleach to Adult Swim (15:16 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment & Kadokawa Pictures USA to Release Rental Magica (14:00 ) Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Teaser Streamed (13:39 ) Valkyrie Complex Game Gets Anime Adaptation Green-Lit (Update 2) (12:04 ) School's Back in Session! School Days To Stream on Crunchyroll (11:50 ) Japanese "Maid" Show in NYC, Performed by a Japanese Cosplay Singer Reni (11:09 ) School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Spring (Update 2) (07:29 ) Daily Briefs (07:16 ) Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa Wants to Present Manga to Obama (07:14 ) Ganbare! Memeko-chan Manga's Flash Anime Streamed (06:52 ) Nozomi Licenses Rental Magica TV Anime (Update 3) (06:22 ) Gonzo Sells 3D/VFX Digital Division to Q-Tec (Updated) (05:36 ) Takehiko Inoue: Vagabond Manga Will End in 1-2 Years (02:58 ) Astro Boy's 1980, 2003 TV Series Streamed on YouTube (01:42 ) Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 [14] Liar Game Manga Made into 2nd TV Drama Season, Film (21:36 ) Fujoshi, Chūni-byō Manuals Get Manga Remakes in June (19:55 ) Nobody Knows' Kore-eda Brings Air Doll to Cannes (15:41 ) 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix for Nintendo DS in Stores Now (15:23 ) USA Today Booklist, April 13-19 (14:17 ) Bungaku Shoujo Theatrical Film Anime Confirmed (13:06 ) Funimation Entertainment Announces Streaming of Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom ~ (11:27 ) Funimation Streams Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom Anime (Update 2) (11:27 ) SMAP Band's Kusanagi Arrested for Alleged Indecency (04:51 ) Female Visual Kei Band exist trace Releases New Album on JapanFiles.com (04:09 ) 18-Meter Lifesize Gundam's 'Making-of' Video Streamed (02:55 ) Evangelion: 2.0's Evangelion Unit-05 Design Confirmed (Update 2) (01:28 ) Daily Briefs (00:36 ) Viz to Publish Inuyasha Monthly with 'Unflipped' Page Layout (00:35 ) Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 [12] Viz Launches Web Release of Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne (21:29 ) Viz Media Launches Naruto Shippuden Promotional Campaign with Trans World Entertainment for Fye and Suncoast Stores Nationwide (20:18 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (18:33 ) Duel Masters/Penguin's Troubles Film Trailer Streamed (17:07 ) Kannagi's Takenashi Reports on Recovery, Planned Return (16:31 ) Alteil.com Spring Card Event and Point Card Giveaway (15:38 ) Crunchyroll Adds Live-Action MPD Psycho, More Tomie (14:58 ) Age Called Blue Boys-Love Manga Posted in English (13:20 ) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 Shows Off Its Package (09:02 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 13-19 (06:17 ) Gundam Unicorn Anime Officially Announced (05:31 ) Video News: Crunchyroll Anime Now on ANN (02:25 ) Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 [19] Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 14-20 (22:15 ) Azumanga Daioh Manga's 3 New Chapters to Debut in May (21:11 ) GeGeGe no Nyōbō Book by GeGeGe Author's Wife Gets Film (20:56 ) Crunchyroll and Kadokawa Pictures USA Announce Kadokawa Tuesdays with MPD 1-3, Tomie: Forbidden Fruit and Tomie: Rebirth (20:30 ) DokiDoki's Latest Promotional Giveaways for Living for Tomorrow and Brilliant Blue (19:14 ) The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention Takes Place This Sunday, April 26, 2009 (17:29 ) Viz Media Europe Launches New Official Business to Business Web Site at www.vizeurope.com (15:06 ) Louis Vuitton, Murakami Animate Superflat First Love (13:59 ) Super-Con in Downtown San Jose May 16 & 17 (12:46 ) Mōryō no Hako, Ken to Mahō to Gakuen Mono Video Anime Scheduled (12:41 ) Atlus Online Launches Portal; Invites Fans to Help Shape It (12:26 ) Gundam Unicorn Novels' Anime Adaptation Reportedly Confirmed (11:21 ) Hekiru Hikawa to End Pani Poni Manga, Plan 'Episode 0' (11:19 ) Tezuka's Buddha, Princess Knight Planned as Anime Films (10:30 ) New Say Hello to Black Jack Web Chapters to Be Priced at Y30 (04:28 ) Japan Film Festival - Los Angeles – 2009 Closing (03:34 ) Matsumoto's Koshika has Anime, iPhone Manga Planned (03:31 ) Production I.G. Animates Music Video for Oasis (02:53 ) Future US Publishes 2nd Future Anime Mag Issue (00:07 ) Monday, Apr 20, 2009 [16] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea's Spanish Trailer Posted (23:30 ) 'Matching Service' for Japanese Otaku Seeking Friends (21:37 ) L, change the WorLd - in Theaters - 2 Nights Only (20:25 ) One Piece, Early Days singer Ai Kawashima in NYC in May (17:07 ) Academy Award Winner "Departures" Premiere with Director and Actor (16:28 ) Dark Horse Unveils 2009 Comic-Con Exclusive, as Part of Upcoming Domo Blind Box Program (16:06 ) Crunchyroll Continues Licensed Streams of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Korean Dramas: Behind the White Tower, Dr. Gang, H.I.T., Jumong, One Fine Day and Que Sera Sera (15:07 ) Viz Media Partners with SBT to Bring Naruto Season 2 to Brazil (14:39 ) Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro Manga Ends in Japan on Monday (14:20 ) Nekocon Announces First Ever Open Staffing Drive (13:18 ) Morning Musume。's “3,2,1 – Breakin' Out!” Announced as Official Anime Expo® 2009 Theme Song (12:59 ) Report: Final Fantasy VII: ACC Sells 100K+ BDs on 1st Day (11:51 ) Call for Papers Opens for GCA Games Convention Asia Conference 2009 (10:38 ) Lone Wolf and Cub Anime Adaptation Still in Planning (06:39 ) V.B. Rose's Hidaka to Draw 1-Shot Berry Berry Manga (05:39 ) Sunday, Apr 19, 2009 [6] Dragonball Drops Out of Top 10 at U.S. Box Office (18:44 ) Japanese Box Office, April 11-12 (18:29 ) Brand-New Gaming Franchise, Gamer Doc, Makes Its Asian-Themed Festival/Convention Debut At TAKII 7, Plus Pre-Registration Ends (14:58 ) Let It Rock: TAKII 7 Unveils Its Official Charity Beneficiary & Guest/Performer Final Line-Up, Including 3 Premieres (14:56 ) Isshoni Training Exercise Anime to Ship on April 24 (13:42 ) 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (00:39 ) Saturday, Apr 18, 2009 [5] Anime Network Streams GetBackers, Pet Shop of Horrors (23:57 ) 1 Step Closer: TAKII 7 Releases Its Official "Hardcore Handbook," Announces Vid Game Tourneys, TLO Video Lounge Line-Up, & More (11:53 ) Higurashi's Ryukishi07, Peach-Pit Create PSP Software (11:50 ) Prime Minister Asō Goes Cherry Blossom Viewing with AKB48 (06:35 ) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei's 3rd TV Series Green-Lit (Update 2) (05:27 ) Friday, Apr 17, 2009 [10] Anime Expo® Goes Go! Go! Power Rangers (18:52 ) 10 Former Workers Sue ImaginAsian for Unpaid Wages (16:04 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 5-11 (13:29 ) HanTsuki Light Novels Get Live-Action Film Green-Lit (08:05 ) Daily Briefs (07:39 ) 4 Convicted in Pirate Bay File-Sharing Trial, Appeals Planned (07:38 ) Maaya Sakamoto to Play New Character in Eva: 2.0 Film (06:11 ) Court Rules for Konami over Yu-Gi-Oh! in Europe, Oceania, L. America (05:37 ) Sherlock Hound Anime Streamed in English on YouTube (02:33 ) Major Minor's Majestic March Wii Game Gets TV Anime (01:43 ) Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 [15] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) 3 New Academic Books on Otaku, Anime, Manga Published (23:57 ) Crunchyroll Adds Live-Action Tomie, Other Horror Films (23:48 ) Viz Media Licenses Five Top Animated Series to Funimation Channel for US Television Launch (20:42 ) Alteil.com Announces Alternate Art Seasonal Card Sale Friday April 17th and Saturday April 18th (19:28 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 6-12 (15:39 ) Crunchyroll and Kadokawa Pictures USA Bring Nights of Fright with Japanese Horror Anthologies and Tomie Trilogy to Online Fans (15:01 ) Japanese Man Builds 11-Meter, 15-Ton Beetle Robot (13:08 ) Hello Project's Tsunku, Blazblue Co-Creators at AX (12:36 ) The Dark Spire™ for Nintendo DS™ Rolls into North American Stores (12:14 ) Atlus Unleashes Portable Friendship-Destruction; Dokapon Journey™ for Nintendo DS™ Now Available at Select Retailers (11:53 ) Anime Street Pavilion - Attention Vendors (11:30 ) Morning Musume Creator and Producer Tsunku to Attend Anime Expo 2009 (07:29 ) Viz Indicates Online Plans for Honey and Clover, Nana (06:02 ) USA Today Booklist, April 6-12 (05:42 ) Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 [16] Hetalia Anime's Second Season Green-Lit (23:02 ) Japan's Weekly Shonen Sunday Magazine and Viz Media Transport Readers to the Rumic World With The Simultaneous East-West Debut Of Rumiko Takahashi's Newest Manga Series Rin-Ne (19:39 ) Rumiko Takahashi's Rinne to Run in Sync in U.S., Japan (18:57 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (18:33 ) New York Anime Festival 2009 Official Mascot Contest Online (16:38 ) Anime Expo® 2009 and Bang Zoom! Entertainment Team Up to Bring Back AX Idol Season 7 (15:12 ) Crunchyroll Adds Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (15:08 ) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion to Stream on Crunchyroll (15:05 ) Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Anime Promo Streamed (13:27 ) Zac Efron: Not 'Likely' to Be in Full Metal Panic! Project (12:12 ) Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. Prevails in Appeal Proceedings against Upper Deck International (11:21 ) Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato to Post Manga Online (05:48 ) Woman Arrested for 800 Stolen Original Yaruki Manman Drawings (05:24 ) Vampire Hunter D Manga Posted on Uclick's iPhone App (04:58 ) Filipino Bill Moves to Ban Japanese 'Hentai' Cartoons (04:14 ) Hatsune Miku Song "Sakura no Ame" Gets Live-Action Film (01:01 ) Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 [17] Daily Briefs (23:59 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 7-13 (23:26 ) Crunchyroll Adds 2005 Glass Mask Shōjo TV Anime (22:38 ) Hana-Kimi Manga One-Shot to Ship This Month (21:53 ) USA Today Booklist, March 23-29 & March 30-April 5 (18:11 ) Adult Source Media Launches New Website (17:54 ) Japanese Science Fiction Con Award Nominees Revealed (16:20 ) Supanova Melbourne 2009 (16:00 ) New Crunchyroll Anime Membership Affiliate Program Allows Partners to Earn Up to 10% (11:58 ) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. to Address Hobby Store Owners on Plans for Organized Play, New Rankings System & Demonstrate Innovative New Barcode Scanner for Tourney Stores at 2009 GAMA Trade Show (11:45 ) Anime Street Pavilion Takes Over San Francisco May 16th (11:30 ) Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari's 4th Promo Streamed (10:04 ) Hyde Will Be Back in US This Summer: Vamps US Tour 2009 (08:58 ) Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Resumes in Katana Web Mag (06:25 ) Obata to Resume We Were There Romance Manga in June (04:45 ) Uncensored LINDA Project Doujinshi Comic Downloads from JLIST.com (04:29 ) Classic Sci-Fi Horror Vampire Hunter D Newest Manga on Apple App Store from UCLICK (00:00 ) Monday, Apr 13, 2009 [15] Director John Woo Makes Anime Voice Debut in Sōten Kōro (23:58 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 30-April 5 (23:36 ) LeetStreet Boys Releases Self-Titled Debut Album (23:33 ) Viz to Stream Dubbed Naruto Episodes on Joost, Hulu (22:55 ) Dark Horse Officially Joins the Diamond FOC Program (19:43 ) Munto Anime Film's Ads Streamed for April 18 Opening (15:22 ) Some Boys-Love, Yuri Manga Removed from Amazon.com Searches (Update 4) (14:39 ) Anime Expo® Announces Musical Composer of Blazblue and Guilty Gear Producer to Attend Anime Expo® as an Official Guest of Honor (13:11 ) Viz Media Announces the Launch of Naruto English Dubbed Uncut Episodes on Joost and Hulu (12:21 ) Privateer Press Announces Voltron: Defender of the Universe Edition of Monsterpocalypse (12:11 ) Anime Expo® Announces Director, Lead Artist and Designer of Blazblue to Attend Anime Expo® as an Official Guest of Honor (10:43 ) Crayon Shin Chan: Bravo! Samurai Battle to Be Screened at the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan (10:19 ) Love*Com's Nakahara to Launch Berry Dynamite Manga Series (07:00 ) Weekly Tezuka Manga Posted on Yappa's iPhone App (05:55 ) Kyo no Gononi Manga Gets Original Anime DVD Green-Lit (01:08 ) Sunday, Apr 12, 2009 [6] Japanese Box Office, April 4-5 (23:57 ) Dragonball Evolution Opens at #8 with US$4.8 Million (Update 2) (14:01 ) Clannad After Story's Last DVD to Include Kyou Arc (13:21 ) Video Games Live Returns to Los Angeles During E3 (13:04 ) Fullmetal Alchemist Creator Posts Free 4-Panel Manga (08:23 ) Z Gundam Writer Endo to Launch Bakumatsu Medaka-Gumi Manga (07:12 ) Saturday, Apr 11, 2009 [5] Rumiko Takahashi's Next Work Revealed: Kyōkai no Rinne (18:02 ) Funimation to Stream Kiddy Grade, Mushi-Shi, Ouran on ANN (16:03 ) Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Light Novels to Be Animated (15:34 ) International Stars Hangry&Angry Release Their New Digital-Only Single Today on JapanFiles.com, Titled "SadisticDance" (11:50 ) Higepiyo Anime Inspires Manga in Ribon Mag (07:42 ) Friday, Apr 10, 2009 [12] Koichi Ohata Unable to Attend Sakura-Con This Weekend (22:05 ) Viz Pictures Teams with Trans World Entertainment to Promote the Live Action Feature Film — Death Note: L, change the WorLd (20:57 ) Right Stuf's Anime Today Talks Tylor & More with Translator Neil Nadelman (19:18 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 29-April 4 (17:41 ) Cencoroll Science-Fiction Anime's TAF Trailer Posted (15:47 ) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Announces the Return of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Shonen Jump Championships; Premiere Event is Scheduled for Anaheim's Convention Center April 25-26 (15:13 ) Taishō Yakyū Musume Anime's New Promo Video Streamed (15:07 ) Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Restart Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku (14:36 ) Daily Briefs (06:38 ) Appleseed, Captain Tylor OVA DVD Reissues Listed (06:36 ) Berserk Manga to Return from Latest Hiatus in Japan (05:39 ) Ponyo Film's French Trailer, 6 Video Clips Streamed (05:00 ) Thursday, Apr 9, 2009 [16] Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment Announce The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Series Remastered Trade-In/Upgrade Program (17:22 ) Viz Media Nominated in Multiple Categories for the 2009 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (16:17 ) Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Arrives on the PlayStation®2 system and PSP® (14:59 ) Gisho Getter Robo Darkness Manga to Launch in June (14:02 ) Funimation to Offer Linebarrels of Iron, Strike Witches (13:44 ) Prime Minister Asō: Anime, Manga Are Part of Japan's Recovery (13:10 ) Veoh Networks Inks Large Distribution Deal with Funimation Entertainment (12:59 ) Commando Throws Pipe at Atlus, Demands That They "Let Off Some Steam...Bot Chronicles™ Battle Tournament for PSP® (Playstation®Portable) System" (12:09 ) ToHeart2 adplus Promo Video Posted Online (12:02 ) Ōoku: The Inner Chamber Manga Gets Live-Action Film (11:40 ) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Debuts on Funimation (06:08 ) Sega Toys Aiming for Third Bakugan TV Anime Season (04:50 ) Woman Arrested for Threatening One Piece Creator Oda (02:21 ) Last Tsuri Baka Nisshi Film, Jin TV Drama in the Works (01:41 ) Madman Screening Room+ launches with FMA: Brotherhood (00:39 ) Ubunchu! Manga About Linux Variant Translated (00:29 ) Wednesday, Apr 8, 2009 [18] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Solanin Manga Made into Film with Nana's Aoi Miyazaki (23:48 ) San Japan Announces Two Music Guests for 2009 Convention (22:48 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (19:13 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Series Remastered DVD Collection for July 28, 2009 (17:34 ) Critical Mass Video Announces July 28 Release of Destined for Love: Confessions DVD (17:03 ) Critical Mass Video Announces July 28 Release of Anime 18's Crimson Climax: Island of Sin DVD (17:01 ) Critical Mass Video Announces July 28 Release of Anime 18's Angel Blade Returns DVD (16:59 ) Comic Arts & Anime Teen Expo (13:42 ) The Asylum Session 3D Anime's Trailer Streamed (13:10 ) Takehito Koyasu's Velvet Under World Gets Music Video Anime (12:45 ) Hammerin' Hero for PSP (PlayStation®Portable) System Pummels Its Way into North American Stores (12:44 ) Anime Fans Visit Rome through Crunchyroll and Fuji Television (11:34 ) New York Anime Festival 2009 Attendee, Press, and Professional Registration is Online (09:59 ) Gurren Lagann's Yoko Idol CD/Music Video Promo Posted (08:59 ) Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars HD Teaser Trailer Streamed (07:32 ) Kimagure Orange Road Manga to Return in One-Shot Story (06:40 ) Gainax Co-Founder Takami Akai Plans New Anime Project (05:23 ) Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 [17] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ristorante Paradiso on Wednesday (23:04 ) Anime Punch! Announces Mushi-Pro Secretary as Guest (23:03 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 31-April 6 (22:45 ) Blade of the Immortal Novel Listed on Amazon.ca (18:40 ) Manga Nominated for 2009 Eisner Awards (17:10 ) 8 Live-Action Dragonball Movie Clips Posted Online (16:06 ) Ristorante Paradiso Production Studio Video Streamed (15:12 ) Miracle Train Moe Boy Characters Get Anime Green-Lit (14:17 ) Anime Expo® 2009 Masquerade Registration Date Announced (14:14 ) Anime Voice Actor Speaks at UT Dallas April 14 (14:07 ) Another Naruto Shippuden Double-Header on Crunchyroll (09:41 ) Hiroyuki Yamaga, Halko Momoi Going to Fanime (07:19 ) Omamori Himari Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (04:58 ) Tales of Vesperia Film, New Jinki Manga Titled. Dated (03:49 ) Mandalay Pictures Licenses Full Metal Panic! Film Rights (Update 2) (02:10 ) Amazon, Borders, Baker & Taylor Face Challenges (00:51 ) Monday, Apr 6, 2009 [20] Daily Briefs (23:58 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 23-29 (23:57 ) Naruto Shippūden Episode 103 to Simulcast for Free (23:44 ) Viz Media Opens a Fun New Virtual Store on Leading Online 3D Social Networking Destination Site There.com (22:19 ) Gundam Licensor Sotsu Reports Lower 2Q Income, Profits (19:16 ) Funimation Channel Adds Viz Anime Starting in Late Spring (17:45 ) Veoh Networks Inks Distribution Deal with Funimation Entertainment (16:25 ) Viz Media Simulcasts Another Free Episode of Naruto Shippuden on Naruto.com (15:03 ) Swans, Falcons and Swallows! Crunchyroll Cosplays with Kigurumikku (14:49 ) A Mom's Life Comes to Crunchyroll with Award Winning Comic Strip Based Anime Kaasan – Mom's Life (Mainichi Kaasan) (14:49 ) 801-chan & Middle School Spinoff to Run in Magazine (14:04 ) New Graphic Novel Launch – Dusk (13:37 ) Hatsukoi Limited Anime's Promo Commercial Streamed (10:24 ) Popular Japanese Anime Films & Manga Series to Be Highlighted at HIFF Spring Showcase (10:07 ) Crunchyroll Discovers the Mystery of Natsu no Arashi (09:37 ) Saki-The Player (Saki) Arrives on Crunchyroll Today (09:37 ) Japanese Box Office, March 28-29 (06:08 ) Paper: DiCaprio Considers SMAP for Ninja Scroll Film (02:07 ) Bigger, More Impressive, More Intense: Polymanga Celebrates Its 5 Years (01:19 ) Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Animated Feature Film Project Unveiled (00:00 ) Sunday, Apr 5, 2009 [6] Detroit Metal City Singer Kaji Beat Up, Robbed in Sweden (18:52 ) New Hidamari Sketch Special Reportedly Announced (12:48 ) Supanova Brisbane Madman Acquisitions (09:48 ) Weekend Wrapup 29/3 - 4/4 (09:23 ) Crunchyroll to Simulcast Natsu no Arashi on April 5 (04:28 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 22-28 (03:37 ) Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 [4] 3rd Naruto Shippūden Film Slated for August 1 in Japan (17:25 ) Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato Discloses Expenses, Income (16:32 ) Kigurumikku V3 Anime Listed on Crunchyroll (07:32 ) Venus vs. Virus, Hitohira, King of Thorn Creators on New Manga (05:21 ) Friday, Apr 3, 2009 [17] Daily Briefs (19:29 ) Shangri-La Science Fiction Anime's Second Ad Streamed (18:09 ) Guin Saga Fantasy Anime's English-Dubbed Trailer Posted (17:53 ) New Ace Attorney Manga to Launch in Japan's Young Mag (17:27 ) Amazon.ca Lists Pandora Hearts, Crimson-Shell from Yen (16:33 ) Crunchyroll Simulcasts 2nd Hayate the Combat Butler Season (14:52 ) Funimation Adds Toei's Air Master, Captain Harlock (14:33 ) Tokyo Beat Down™ Beats Up North American Store Shelves (13:11 ) Crunchyroll Serves It Up with Hayate the Combat Butler 2nd Season (Hayate no Gotoku !!) (12:57 ) Crunchyroll Continues Licensed Streams of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Korean Dramas: I Really Really Like You, Jumong, La Dolce Vita, Mr. Big's Lawyer, New Heart and Spotlight (12:48 ) FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for North American Release (11:27 ) FUNimation Entertainment Announces New Digital Partnership with Toei Animation (11:05 ) DMP Adds Kikuchi's Yashakiden Novels, Taimashin Manga (08:15 ) New Tales of the Abyss Manga to Launch This Month (06:32 ) Kamikaze Douga's Amanatsu Anime Video Streamed (06:05 ) Gigazine & J-Cast: 2009 Haruhi Will Be 28 Episodes Long (04:14 ) Funimation to Offer 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist on April 9 (Update 4) (02:50 ) Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 [16] Newspaper: Bandai Namco to Offer Gundam in 10 Languages (22:44 ) Hideyuki Kikuchi-Two Great New Horror Titles Licensed by Digital Manga Publishing (19:55 ) Vampire Hunter D Vol. 3 Manga Special Pre-Order Contest from Digital Manga Publishing (19:55 ) Hanasakeru Seishōnen Shōjo Manga to Get 1-Shot Sequel (17:57 ) Saint-Laurent's Lulu to Be Animated by Japanese-American (17:27 ) Boys Be… Manga Gets New Manga on Mobile Comic Site (13:27 ) Former Gonzo Head Shouji Murahama Launches Lambda Film (12:53 ) Atlus Pushes Steal Princess™ into May, Soothes Wounds of Disappointment with Spoils (12:13 ) 2009 Haruhi TV Run Begins with 'Melancholy I' Episode (12:01 ) Daisho Con Annouces 2009 Guest Lineup (12:00 ) New York Asian Film Festival 2009 (11:01 ) Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival: May 2 and 3, 2009 (08:37 ) Daily Briefs (07:25 ) Sensual Phrase's Shinjo Illustrates Ayabie CD Cover (06:34 ) Dankai Curry Chū-Kara Flash Anime Gets TV Run in Japan (05:17 ) 2 Evangelion: 2.0 Film Teasers Streamed by Yahoo! Site (Update 2) (03:48 ) Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 [14] Japanese Comic Ranking, March 24-30 (18:29 ) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Announces Availability of Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Crimson Crisis Special Edition (17:44 ) Contest Held for Animated Cameos in Japan's Stitch! Show (16:58 ) Pirates Hijack Shipment of Limited Edition Raiho Plushies; Rare Collectibles Feared Lost at Sea (11:11 ) Anime Expo® Event Registration System Available Now (11:10 ) Yen Press to Reissue Azumanga in New English Edition (Update 2) (08:59 ) N. 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