Newsroom - June 2009
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Film Gets Title, Release Date (23:25 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 22-28 (22:48 ) Japanese Visual-Kei Artist Kanon Wakeshima Announce In-Store Performances in CA (22:04 ) Futabasha Confirms Support for U.S. Old Boy Film Plans (18:32 ) “Old Boy” Legal Dispute Should Not Affect Hollywood Version, Says Japanese Publisher Futabasha (17:09 ) 4°C's First Squad Wins Award at Moscow Int'l Fim Fest (16:32 ) Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment New License Announcement at Anime Expo 2009 & comingsoon.rightstuf.com (16:06 ) Joost to Provide White Label Online Video Platforms (12:30 ) Produced by Mana (ex-Malice Miezer), "Cello Vocalist" Kanon Wakeshima's US Debut Album is Out Today (12:03 ) Anime Expo® 2009 Announces At-Con Ticketing Procedures for All Main Events (12:00 ) Appleseed on Sale Today (11:50 ) Red Colored Elegy, Solanin, Witchblade Get Harvey Nods (11:28 ) Youka Nitta to Print Last Embracing Love Book in Fall (10:39 ) 2009 Harvey Awards Nominees Announced (07:10 ) Barbican Film - Japanimation: Ghosts in the Shell 2.0 - 21 July (06:45 ) Ys Online – Open Beta is Here (05:38 ) Animators Split on Proposed National Media Arts Center (04:46 ) Toei Robot Girls Site Launches with 4-Panel Manga (02:08 ) Cosplay x Maid Café in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles Between July 2nd – 5th During Anime Expo (01:16 ) Yui x Mino, Japanese Representatives of World Cosplay Summit 2008, at Anime Jungle Booth in AX 2009 (01:16 ) Tower of Druaga competition continues! (00:38 ) Supanova Perth this weekend! (00:37 ) SMASH calls out for volunteers (00:36 ) Madman Entertainment announces new acquisitions (00:35 ) Monday, Jun 29, 2009 [20] Director Ishiguro, Designer Matsubara to attend Otakon (21:05 ) Director/Producer Noboru Ishiguro to Make First Visit to Otakon© (21:00 ) Animator Hidenori Matsubara to Appear at Otakon© (21:00 ) Producer Yukio Kikukawa to Appear at Otakon© (21:00 ) Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment at Anime Expo 2009 (17:09 ) Studio Ghibli Finishes Drawings for New Museum Short (15:17 ) Tsubasa Actress Yui Makino to Appear at NY Anime Fest (14:36 ) THQ*ICE to Showcase ‘Dragonica™ Online’ at Anime Expo® 2009 (14:06 ) Funimation Entertainment Highlights and Events at Anime Expo 2009 (13:26 ) Atlus Paneling, Exhibiting at Upcoming Anime Expo 2009 (12:52 ) Crunchyroll Streams More Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Martial Arts Theater Collection Titles (12:47 ) Evangelion:2.0 Opens at #1 with 512 Million Yen (12:45 ) Voice Actress Yui Makino to Appear at NY Anime Festival (12:00 ) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season Debuts on U.S. TV (11:15 ) The Steel City (Pittsburgh) Braces for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.'s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game United States 2009 National Championship July 10-12 (11:06 ) Japanese Box Office, June 20-21 (08:53 ) Haruhi Suzumiya Anime Officially Posted in English on YouTube (08:18 ) Tokyo Stock Exchange to Delist Gonzo on July 30 (07:57 ) New Kanokon Anime Reportedly in Planning Stages (Update 2) (00:42 ) Natsu no Arashi! Anime Gets 2nd Season Green-Lit (00:35 ) Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 [4] Sensual Phrase's Mayu Shinjo to Launch Manga in August (15:40 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, June 1-7 (14:54 ) New Macross Manga Launches in Japan's Macross Ace Mag (13:32 ) Weekend Wrapup 21/6 - 27/6 (12:31 ) Saturday, Jun 27, 2009 [10] Japanese Box Office, June 13-14 (23:57 ) L.A. Times: Miyazaki at San Diego's Comic-Con Int'l (23:23 ) Bleach Movie screenings today! (18:00 ) AVCon opens pre-registration and sets target for attendance. (18:00 ) 3rd Evangelion Remake Film to be Titled Q quickening (16:35 ) Siren Visual announces new Vandread release. (14:54 ) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.'s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Heads to One of South America's Largest Cities, Santiago, for the Latin American Continental Championship on June 28 (13:53 ) New Gundam Manga Launching in Japan's Gundam Ace Mag (12:44 ) London Film & Comic Con (08:47 ) Webcaster HardcoreJ to Change to J1FM and Will Still Play Jpop (00:17 ) Friday, Jun 26, 2009 [14] Fairy Tail Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit for Fall (23:41 ) Eden of the East, Spice & Wolf II's Promos Streamed (21:10 ) Google Chrome Web Browser Gets Its Own Japanese Manga (18:43 ) Michael Jackson (1958-2009) & the Zillion Anime Connections (17:26 ) Daily Briefs (17:26 ) Nana's Ai Yazawa Puts Manga on Hold Due to Illness (15:18 ) Hyde Best Album 2009.7.7 Drop (14:49 ) New Viz Media Science Fiction Imprint Haikasoru Releases Debut Titles All You Need is Kill and The Lord of the Sands of Time (14:22 ) Gamersgate and Indie Game Publisher Rockin' Android Team Up to Digitally Distribute Indie Titles (13:21 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 14-20 (13:00 ) Macross Frontier's Second Theatrical Film Confirmed (10:15 ) U.S. Anime Sales Drop Only 2% in Q1 2009 vs. Q1 2008 (09:42 ) Pacific Media Expo 2009 Update: Reg Open, $99 Room Nights, Obon Festival June 27-28 (04:44 ) Spielberg Still Has Oldboy Plans Despite Korean Suit (03:31 ) Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 [15] Miku Sakamoto to End Ai no Moto ni Tsudoe Manga (23:57 ) 2 New Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Clips Posted (23:34 ) Come join Crispin Freeman and The Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy at Anime Expo 2009 (22:54 ) EXP Con: North Florida's Video Game and Japanese Animation Convention (20:15 ) Supanova Sydney starts today! (19:51 ) Castle Point Anime Convention Releases 2010 Con Date (18:41 ) Group Discusses Lucky Star Uniforms to Boost Local Tourism (18:18 ) Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor™ for Nintendo DS™ Now Available in Stores across North America (17:46 ) Funimation Portal Streams New Fullmetal Alchemist Again (16:42 ) Anime Festival Orlando 10 Completes RPG Trilogy (10:42 ) Ichigo 100%'s Mizuki Kawashita to Launch Anedoki— Manga (09:09 ) Kamen Rider Double to Premiere in Japan in September (08:25 ) Bokurano Manga Ends in Japan's Ikki Magazine (07:47 ) Japanese Companies React to 'Rape Game' Ban's Fallout (07:32 ) Manga Chat Service to Debut at Anime Expo in Los Angeles (07:10 ) Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 [16] Live-Action Shin Oishinbo Gets Third Episode This Year (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Asura Cryin' 2 TV Series Green-Lit for Fall (21:44 ) K-On! Gets Non-4-Panel Flashback Manga Special (20:02 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 15-21 (18:31 ) Gaia Online Introduces zOMG!fest with Celebrity Gaming Composer Jeremy Soule (15:07 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 8-14 (14:43 ) Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine to Launch in September (13:08 ) Nexon America Launches Dungeon Fighter Online Beta Application Program (11:07 ) Diamond Cancels Some July Manga/Anime Related Orders (10:21 ) Macross Frontier Movie Scheduled for November 21 (09:16 ) 18-m Tetsujin 28/Gigantor Statue's Construction Video Streamed (08:31 ) 11eyes Game Gets TV Anime, Manga Adaptation Green-Lit (07:39 ) HearJapan Releases Inventive Remixes of Anime Classics (05:51 ) Proposed Robotech Film Reportedly Gets Another New Writer (03:39 ) Viz Media Continues to Entice Appetites with the Latest Edition of Oishinbo (00:19 ) Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 [20] Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Writer Peter Craig Interviewed (22:08 ) Daily Briefs (22:02 ) Mamoru Oshii Interviewed on Musashi Anime Film (22:01 ) Supanova Sydney starts this Friday! (22:00 ) Northern Michigan Anime Convention Returns for Its Second Year with Special Guest Vic Mignogna (20:21 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Kimba: The White Lion DVD Mini Set 1 for October 6, 2009 (19:08 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Astro Boy DVD Mini Sets 1 & 2 for October 6, 2009 (18:51 ) One and Only "Cello Vocalist", Kanon Wakeshima Will Be Releasing Her US Debut Album in Prior to Her Otakon Appearance (17:38 ) Madhouse to Create Animated Short for Otakon® (16:22 ) Madhouse Studio Co-Founder Maruyama Returns to Otakon (16:20 ) Madhouse Director Masao Maruyama to Return as Guest to Otakon© (15:48 ) Bakuretsu Con Announces First Round of Guests (15:39 ) Hatsune Miku Virtual Singer's New CD in Weekly Top 10 (13:23 ) Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Raging Battle Special Edition Packs a Powerful Punch with One Super Rare Variant Card per Box (12:12 ) Aoi Hana's TV Ad, Promo, Production Video Streamed (11:56 ) CLAMP's xxxHOLiC Original Anime DVD Sequel Green-Lit (11:22 ) The 3rd Game in the Ah..Moemory iPhone Game Series, Animemory =Japanese Schoolgirls=, Has Been Released (04:32 ) Ponyo's U.S. Trailer Now Streaming by Apple (02:59 ) Ontama! Manga Reportedly Gets Net Anime Adaptation (Update 2) (02:34 ) A Call for Cosplay Enthusiasts and Anime Lovers (00:54 ) Monday, Jun 22, 2009 [16] Sayonara, Mr. Fatty: A Geek's Diet Memoir: OtaKing Reveals the Secret to Controlling Your Inner Geek (23:57 ) Enter The Dragon … The Legend Continues! Crunchyroll Streams Even More Star-Studded Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Martial Arts Theater Collection Titles (22:41 ) Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 25-31 (21:17 ) Japanese Box Office, June 6-7 (20:56 ) Critical Mass Video Announces September 29 Release of Anime 18's Xtra Credit DVD (19:37 ) Critical Mass Video Announces September 29 Release of Anime 18's Blood Royale DVD (18:56 ) Critical Mass Video Announces September 29 Release of Hypnolove: Love Trance DVD (18:56 ) Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's New Clips Posted (18:27 ) Funimation Entertainment to Premiere English Dub of Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone at Anime Expo 2009 (16:57 ) Live-action Ashita no Joe Helmer Yasuharu Hasebe Dies (15:27 ) Viz Media Releases Daisuke Igarashi's Surreal Aquatic Manga Children of the Sea (15:03 ) Anime Network Expands into Online HD Videos (14:55 ) Alteil.com Announces New EX-4 Card Packs Available Now until August 13 (12:35 ) The Sacred Blacksmith Anime's Promo Video Streamed (12:29 ) Anime Network Online: Over 300 Hours of Anime Available via the Internet (10:16 ) New Manga from Hanaukyo, Chaosic Rune, D.C. Creators (10:08 ) Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 [8] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 18-24 (23:57 ) Shiawase Kissa 3-chōme Shōjo Manga Nears Its End (23:50 ) Enchanted Sky: a Night of Japanese Harmony (21:54 ) Anime Expo® Launches AXBackstage 2009 (21:30 ) Japanese Box Office, May 30-31 (16:00 ) University's Open Campus Site Includes K-On! Cameos (14:50 ) Supanova Sydney on next weekend! (12:41 ) Weekend Wrapup 14/6 - 20/6 (12:40 ) Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 [6] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 11-17 (23:57 ) Tainted Reality Presents Suicide Ali in Concert at Nekocon 2009 (15:27 ) Baton Animation by Azumi's Kitamura Posts New Trailer (11:17 ) S.A.'s Maki Minami Launches Seiyū ka—! Shōjo Manga (11:03 ) Yumi Nakata's Chu-Bra!! Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (10:02 ) Hangry & Angry's Hitomi Yoshizawa Attends Anime Expo (02:35 ) Friday, Jun 19, 2009 [13] Appleseed, Ubunchu, Walking' Butterfly Posted on iPhone (22:23 ) Right Stuf's Anime Today Discusses Manga, Sayonara, Mr. Fatty! & More with Vertical Marketing Director Ed Chavez (19:10 ) New Rock Princess Becca Will Be Performing at Otakon (17:42 ) Viz Pictures Licenses Super Action Mystery Film K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces and Presents It at New York Asian Film Festival 2009 (17:33 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 7-13 (17:01 ) New Moribito Episodes Start on Adult Swim on August 22 (13:43 ) Sci Fi Channel to Broadcast Gundam 00 Season 2 Starting June 29th (12:41 ) Yoshiyuki Tomino: Guest of Honor at NYAF (12:00 ) Gundam's Yoshiyuki Tomino to Appear at NY Anime Fest (12:00 ) Ultimate Knight Windom XP – Popular Indie Game from Japan Coming to the West (10:20 ) Toyama Animators Produce Shorts to Promote Tourism (02:33 ) Rinkya Impacts Manga with the Golden Leopard (00:48 ) Tonari no 801-chan Anime Short Green-Lit (Update 3) (00:36 ) Thursday, Jun 18, 2009 [14] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Author/Translator Fred Schodt to Return to Otakon© (23:30 ) Voice Actress Kikuko Inoue to Appear at Otakon (23:24 ) Otakon© to Stage Giant Robot Invasion (23:00 ) Voice Actor Kikuko Inoue to Appear at Otakon© (22:33 ) Viz Media Announces New DVD Releases for August 2009 (19:04 ) Astro Boy, Blood, Spice and Wolf II Promos Streamed (15:36 ) Eden of the East Gets Two Theatrical Films Green-Lit (13:12 ) Musashi on NHK World (11:58 ) U.S. Appeals Court Declines to Hear Dwight Whorley's Case (11:06 ) Top-Selling Animation/Manga DVDs in Japan, 1st Half of 2009 (04:20 ) Otakuthon 2009 Announces Sketching Fundraiser for the Starlight Foundation (01:30 ) Final Fantasy VII: ACC Was #2 U.S. BD in First Week (00:44 ) Black Lagoon, Hayate's Mell to Sing at Otakon (00:14 ) Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 [19] Daily Briefs (23:36 ) Clamp Manga Quartet Designs Costume for Tekken 6 Game (23:35 ) Robot Trifecta: Astro Boy, Voltron, and Gigantor Screening (6/26) (22:09 ) Vocalist Mell To Perform at Otakon© (21:00 ) Queen's Blade's 2nd Season Green-Lit (Update 2) (19:53 ) Anime Weekend Atlanta Announces First Guest and Event List for 2009 (18:31 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (17:37 ) Moi Dix Mois to Rock Anime Expo® 2009 as Official Guest of Honor (14:53 ) Viz Media's Shonen Jump Magazine July Issue Now Available Featuring Stan Lee and Shaman King Manga Creator Hiroyuki Takei's Groundbreaking Collaborative Project – Ultimo (14:21 ) Prove You're Gundam at Anime Expo® 2009 with Bandai and American Cosplay Paradise (13:44 ) Sengoku Basara's 2nd Anime Season to Premiere in 2010 (13:33 ) Atlus Launches Official Website for Shin Megami Tensei®: Persona® for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) System (13:04 ) 2nd Bakemonogatari Promo, Summers Wars TV Ad Posted (12:01 ) Old Boy Publisher Sues Korean Studio Over U.S. Film Rights (11:41 ) Tales of Vesperia, Canaan, Aika Zero Promos Streamed (08:21 ) Hyde & K.A.Z.'s Vamps Band to Appear at Otakon (07:39 ) Eyeshield 21 Football Manga Ends in Japan After 7 Years (06:37 ) Clamp Posts Music Video for Miku Hatsune Song (01:51 ) Japan Strengthens Copyright Laws for Downloading (01:12 ) Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 [12] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) The World I Create, Stolen Hearts Manga Listed by Amazon.ca (23:10 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 8-14 (22:37 ) Manga Artist Misako Rocks! To Appear at Otakon© (21:00 ) Vamps Add Convention Stop for Otakon© Members (20:49 ) The Vampire Series That Claimed Six #1 New York Times Bestseller Slots in Just over a Single Year is Going Manga (18:37 ) Summer Wars Trailer Streamed from TokiKake Director (11:47 ) Utena Director Ikuhara Works on New Anime's Opening (08:13 ) Tomoko Ninomiya's Appendicitis Puts Nodame on Hold (07:12 ) Gokusen Manga to Return in 2 Installments Next Month (06:46 ) Junko Mizuno to Appear at Toronto Exhibit on Thursday (06:09 ) Funimation Writer Spencer Prokop Passes Away at 51 (05:54 ) Monday, Jun 15, 2009 [21] Voice Actor Travis Willingham to Appear at Otakon® (20:18 ) Class of Heroes Graduates, Now Available in Select Retailers across North America; Parents Proud (20:00 ) Fantasia 09: Yatterman, Love Exposure and Thirst (17:40 ) Anime Expo® 2009 Announces SPJA Industry Conference Panels (16:49 ) Hayao Miyazaki to Appear in S. California on July 28 (16:44 ) Sword of the Stranger” Coming to Blu-ray and DVD This Week; June 16th Street Date (16:15 ) Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2009 (15:03 ) Avex Star Search 2009 (14:46 ) Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (14:37 ) Protoculture Addicts To Release 80 Anime You Must Watch! (14:20 ) Vertical Releases The Cat in the Coffin (13:58 ) Crunchyroll Streams More Star Studded Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Martial Arts Theater Collection Titles (13:11 ) Bones' Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Promo Short Streamed (13:10 ) Umineko no Naku Koro ni Anime's Promo Video Streamed (12:36 ) Hello Kitty Theme Park Proposed in China for 2013 (06:06 ) Last Gasp Adds Strange Tale of Panorama Island Manga (04:54 ) Sky Crawlers to be Screened at the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C. (04:47 ) Stereopony Girl Band's Members to Be Animated in Movie (04:11 ) Sea Story Fantasy TV Anime's Opening Sequence Streamed (03:39 ) Kimi ni Todoke Manga to Resume in Japan in September (01:34 ) Summer of Anime Heats Up at Academy (00:00 ) Sunday, Jun 14, 2009 [6] San Japan Announces Third Round of Guests for 2009 Convention (23:56 ) Japanese Box Office, May 23-24 (23:54 ) Ghibli's Ocean Waves DVD Dated for August 17 in U.K. (15:21 ) Life-Size Gundam Statue's Special Effects on Video (12:33 ) Tatakau Shisho Series Novels Reportedly Get Anime (10:55 ) Kuroshitsuji Anime's Second Season Green-Lit (10:31 ) Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 [7] Funimation Brings Its Web Video Player Back Online (21:17 ) Anime Expo2009 Announces Convention Program Schedules (17:36 ) 18-Meter Life-Size Gundam's Videos, Night Shots Posted (17:17 ) BokuKimi, Kaiji's Live-Action Film Teasers Streamed (16:09 ) Metrocon Posts Statement After Founder's Arrest (14:02 ) Kannagi/Lucky Star Director Yutaka Yamamoto at Otakon (12:40 ) Director/Animator Yamamoto to Appear at Otakon (08:36 ) Friday, Jun 12, 2009 [18] Eva:1.0 Film on 70+ N. American Screens This Summer (20:29 ) Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is Finally Coming to North America (19:25 ) Sequel to Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger Being Planned (18:07 ) NYICFF: Final Weekend: Rare Miyazaki 35mm Theatrical Screenings (12:51 ) Afro Samurai Creator Takashi Okazaki at Anime Expo (12:50 ) Del Rey Adds Samurai Deeper Kyo, Wild @ Heart Manga (12:34 ) Anime Expo 2009 Announces Afro Samurai Manga-Ka as Official Guest of Honor (12:17 ) Comments from Kalafina, New Releases, and "Kuroshitsuji" Event (12:01 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 31-June 6 (11:32 ) Del Rey Manga Announces the Acquisition of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Wild @ Heart (11:32 ) GraphicNovelReporter.com Selects the Hottest Graphic Novels of Summer 2009: Fifty Titles for Kids, Tweens, Teens, and Adults (11:25 ) 5th Sgt. Frog Super Movie Confirmed in Japan for 2010 (10:51 ) Daily Briefs (10:29 ) Eva Phone Supplies Increased by 7,500 to Meet Demand (10:28 ) Survey: K-ON's Mio, Reborn's Hibari are #1 Bride, Groom (09:42 ) King of Thorn Manga Gets Film Adaptation in 2010 (06:53 ) Juné Manga to Print Boys-Love Works on Pre-Order Demand (06:32 ) Media Blasters Acquires Blade of the Immortal Anime (06:00 ) Thursday, Jun 11, 2009 [13] Voice Actor Crispin Freeman to Appear at Otakon (22:00 ) June Manga Pre-Order/Demand for Publication Web-A-Thons (21:38 ) Adult Source Media Presents Naughty College School Girls (18:34 ) Monster's Kojima, Madhouse Reveal Tibetan Dog Anime Film (18:29 ) Vampire Hunter D Manga on Kindle, P.S. Triple on iPhone (17:44 ) Alteil.Com: Reinforcement Packs Now on Sale, Free Potions (15:50 ) Animex Awards Deadline (15:25 ) Atlus Spoils the Stuffing Out of SMT: Persona (PSP) (15:23 ) Kawamori, Arias, Pierrot CEO, Kelts to Speak in NY School (15:15 ) Video Games Live Explodes into a Preloaded Branded MP3 Player in Partnership with Vivo (11:08 ) Oshii's Musashi to Play at Korean, Swiss Film Fests (09:40 ) Doujin Work's Hiroyuki to Oversee New Comic Gear Mag (09:10 ) Docomo's European Subsidiary to Distribute Manga to Mobile Phones (00:00 ) Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009 [10] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Inubaka Pet Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Fall (19:02 ) Anime Expo 2009 Announces AX After Dark and 24 Hour Shuttle Schedules (18:59 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (18:29 ) Spice & Wolf II, FMA Premium, Air Doll Promos Posted (14:00 ) Ai Kawashima's Symphony in August Film to Open in August (Update 2) (11:51 ) Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, June 1-7 (11:20 ) Nodame Cantabile Backstage Manga Miniseries Planned (09:59 ) Matsuricon.org - 6/10/2009 (09:49 ) Basquash Director Shin Itagaki Reportedly Replaced (09:03 ) Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 [16] Kanon Wakeshima to Release US Version of Debut Album – Shinsoku Dolce (21:19 ) Terminator to Make Cameo in Doraemon Anime (20:40 ) Live-Action Blood Film to Play at Wizard World Philadelphia (20:25 ) Viz Media Channel Launches on Sony PlayStation Network (19:32 ) Tokyopop Reschedules More Aria, Tactics Manga Volumes (18:30 ) Colossalcon Announces Return to Kalahari (17:55 ) Suzuka's Kouji Seo Designs 'High School Girl Kimchi' (17:19 ) MechaCon Returns to Lafayette, La. on July 24-26, 2009 (16:03 ) Crunchyroll Continues Kadokawa Tuesdays with the Launch of New Titles-Never Give Up, Sleepless Town, Inugami and St. John's Wort (15:06 ) Rev It Up with Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.'s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Starter Deck (13:34 ) Crunchyroll Implements Akamai to Enhance Dynamic Digital Experience of Content to Its Customers (12:51 ) Digital Manga Publishing Sells Directly to Retailers (12:16 ) Avant Garde Japanese Street Fashion Labels Open Boutiques at New People in San Francisco This Summer (11:39 ) 18-Meter 'Life-size' Gundam Statue Nears Completion (10:47 ) Smith Micro Software Releases Anime Studio Debut 6 – The Easiest Way to Create Animations (10:02 ) Rayearth & Pokémon's Naomi Tamura to Sing at Otakon (03:41 ) Monday, Jun 8, 2009 [10] Shokotan Goes to Hong Kong, Halko Goes to UK in Summer (21:24 ) Nana Mizuki is 1st Seiyū with #1 Album in Weekly Charts (20:39 ) Central Park Media's Licenses Offered by Liquidator (18:22 ) Crunchyroll Continues Streaming Tai Seng Entertainment Dramas and Adds the Martial Arts Theater Collection (15:04 ) Japanese Task Force Calls Anime Museum 'Unnecessary' (14:25 ) Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament Website (13:27 ) Ys Online - 2nd Closed Beta is Having a Successful Launch (12:36 ) The Summit of the Gods vol. 1 (of 5) by Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi (09:47 ) Reborn Staff Creates Video for Aya Ueto's 'Smile for…' (03:49 ) Twilight Actor Cam Gigandet to Co-Star in Priest Film (01:21 ) Sunday, Jun 7, 2009 [6] Japanese Anime TV Ranking, May 4-10 (23:57 ) Weekend Wrapup 31/5 - 6/6 (22:46 ) Junko Mizuno Confirmed for Marvel's Strange Tales Max (14:09 ) Japanese Box Office, May 16-17 (13:23 ) Yumeiro Pâtissière Baking Manga Gets TV Anime in October (12:02 ) Terminator 4 Director McG: I Love Sailor Moon, Akihabara (11:48 ) Saturday, Jun 6, 2009 [5] Ai No Kusabi Offered on Amazon Kindle E-Book Devices (23:57 ) Kawaii Kon Announces 2010 Dates and Location (16:19 ) Beyblade: Metal Fusion to Debut in U.S. in Fall 2010 (08:33 ) Sekai no Mago Manga Creator Sabe Passes Away at 41 (07:27 ) NY Int'l Children's Film Fest to Play Ponyo Excerpts (06:38 ) Friday, Jun 5, 2009 [11] Right Stuf's Anime Today Talks Gakuen Alice (& Fruits Basket!) with Tokyopop Manga Editor Lillian Diaz-Przybyl (19:38 ) S. California Digital TV Station Adds Haruhi Suzumiya (18:36 ) Anime Expo 2009 Teams Up with UTB Hollywood (17:00 ) Lain's Head Writer, Director Join ABe on Despera (15:30 ) Knights in the Nightmare™ for Nintendo DS™ Inhabits Retailers across North America (15:23 ) Sea Story Fantasy TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Streamed (13:16 ) Akikan! Hot Spring OVA Episode's Promo Video Streamed (13:01 ) 20,000 Evangelion Mobile Phones Sell Out in 5 Hours (12:07 ) NYCIFF Kiki's Delivery Service/Castle in the Sky: Ponyo "First Look" Excerpts (12:06 ) Rica Takashima at NYC's MOCCA Festival This Weekend (11:26 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 24-30 (10:46 ) Thursday, Jun 4, 2009 [10] Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu Manga Gets Drama Series (23:57 ) 3rd Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film Trailer Posted (23:43 ) Ponyo to Open on 800 U.S. Screens, Blood on at Least 11 (20:10 ) Uniqlo Pac-Man Challenge (17:43 ) 1st Gurren Lagann Film's Subbed U.S. Premiere at AX (16:07 ) Viz Media Offers a Selection of Intriguing New Manga Series for Release Throughout the Third Quarter of 2009 (15:44 ) Gainax and Aniplex Presents the US Premiere of Gurren Lagann the Movie –Childhood's End- at Anime Expo® 2009 (15:33 ) Pokemon's 3D Shorts Return to Theaters with New Ending (13:58 ) Martial Arts Actor David Carradine Passes Away at 72 (12:54 ) Antique's N. 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