Newsroom - May 2011
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Set for TV Broadcast on Adult Swim (17:04 ) Durarara!! to Run on U.S. Adult Swim Network in June (16:37 ) Recochoku Poll: Which Anime Character Do You Want to Marry (14:30 ) Gravitation EX Boys-Love Manga Returns After 2+ Years (12:00 ) MCM Expo Anime Licenses (09:37 ) Friday, May 27, 2011 [18] Yotsuba&!'s 10th Anniversary Exhibit Returns After Quake (23:57 ) Voice Actress Yu Kobayashi's Event Streamed Live (20:00 ) EigoManga's Invitation to View Official Animation Screening at FanimeCon 2011 (16:50 ) Amazon Lists Yakuza Cafe Boys-Love Manga (16:00 ) CoMix Wave & Makoto Shinkai Now on Facebook in English (14:30 ) DramaQueen Plans to Ship 2008 Boys-Love License Junk (14:17 ) MangaGamer Announces Three Companies Attending Anime Expo (13:11 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 15-21 (13:00 ) U.S. SyFy Channel Lists No More Anime After June 9 (12:30 ) Pixiv Holds Makoto Shinkai Illustration Contest (12:00 ) Ai Yori Aoshi's Fumizuki Launches Itadaki! Manga (10:45 ) Gundam Moped Inspired by Char's Zaku Robot Auctioned (08:15 ) May Issue of World's 1st Digital Manga Magazine "COMICLOUD" on Sale Soon (07:54 ) 4 Anime Selected for 2011 Young Animator Training Project (07:00 ) Manga Creators Volunteer in Japan's Quake Area (06:00 ) SFX Releases The Ultimate Guide to Anime (05:56 ) Kadokawa, Dwango Invest in Each Other to Expand Tie-Up (03:30 ) The "God" of J-rock, Yoshiki, Composes Theme Song for the "God" of Manga's, Osamu Tezuka, Upcoming 2011 Japanese Anime Feature Film (00:49 ) Thursday, May 26, 2011 [20] Zetman Charity Auction Ends at 1.4 Million Yen (23:57 ) Daily Cosplay - Vampire Knight's Yuki Cross (23:55 ) Animaritime Welcomes Vertical Inc.'s Ed Chavez (21:42 ) Video Games Live™ Celebrates Its 200th Show in Los Angeles During E3 (20:45 ) Ace Attorney Games' Live-Action Film Confirmed (20:45 ) Sony Working on 'Future Platform' After PlayStation 3 (18:30 ) Tokyopop's Neon Logo Signs Listed for Sale in L.A. (16:00 ) Deadline: Hughes Leaves Live-Action Akira Project (15:39 ) Vertical Adds GTO Prequel, Sequel Manga (15:20 ) 2011 Fan Expo Canada™ Gets ANIME-ted (15:11 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 16-22 (14:00 ) Daily Videos: New Busou Shinki, Gundam Game Promos (13:00 ) Mysterious Cities of Gold Returns (11:47 ) Towa no Quon, Saiyuki Gaiden Promos Streamed (11:45 ) Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari Manga Gets Live-Action Film (10:00 ) Kadokawa Prints Haruhi's Chinese Comic, 1st Fanbook (09:00 ) Satoshi Kon Book Adds Message by Black Swan's Aronofsky (08:00 ) Dragon Quest Treasure Chest Offered for 365,400 Yen (07:00 ) Otafest 2011 Supports Japan Red Cross (01:05 ) DramaQueen Celebrates Six Years of Manga with the Release of JUNK! by Shushushu Sakurai (00:40 ) Wednesday, May 25, 2011 [20] Naruto, Tokyo's Giants Baseball Team Join Forces (23:57 ) Librarians and FanimeCon 2011 Offer Free Panels to the Public (23:23 ) Korean City Hunter Show Licensed for U.S. Hulu Streaming (23:00 ) Tour Takes Volunteers to Quake Area in Japan (21:00 ) Jump X Magazine's Manga Creator Lineup Listed (20:00 ) Singapore's Sea☆A Performs Cardfight!! Vanguard Song (19:00 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16-22 (18:00 ) H.I.S. International Tours/Destination Japan Announce "Volunteer in Japan" (17:29 ) Former Prime Minister Asō Is Now an Anime 'Envoy' (17:00 ) Digital Manga Publishing Launches on to Google Books (15:43 ) Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens Vol. 1 Manga in Stores Today (15:11 ) Traviis Massengale Bests Field of Nearly 900 to Win Orlando's Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (14:37 ) Pleiades, Black Butler, Nintama Promos Streamed (12:00 ) Siren Visual Giving Sample DVD to Facebook Friends (11:37 ) London Expo Details (11:34 ) Songs From Evangelion, Other Anime Win JASRAC Awards (11:15 ) Square Enix Plans Major MMO Besides Final Fantasy XIV (10:30 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 16-22 (10:00 ) Music Group supercell Holds Auditions for Next Album (03:30 ) Nodame's Ninomiya to Launch Manga in New Jump X Mag (02:15 ) Tuesday, May 24, 2011 [20] Daily Briefs (22:30 ) Red Hot Chili Samurai's Katagiri Launches New Manga (21:30 ) Macross, Haruhi, Vampire Miyu Artists Draw Tezuka Homages (20:00 ) Aya Hirano Streams Live Special Program on Wednesday (19:00 ) Japan's Animation TV Ranking, May 9-15 (17:30 ) Daily Cosplay - Toradora's Taiga, Ryuuji, and Company (15:30 ) Sentai Filmworks Announces License of "Amagami SS" (14:10 ) Sentai Filmworks Announces License of “MM!” (14:09 ) La Corda D'Oro's Final Manga Volume to Ship in July (13:30 ) Daily Video: Key's New Rewrite Visual Novel Opening (12:30 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 22-28 (11:45 ) New Haruhi Novel Ships in Several Countries Tonight (10:30 ) Roland Kelts to Appear at Otakon 2011 (10:01 ) Manga Artist est em Starts Golondrina Bullfighting Manga (09:30 ) La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~ Box to Add Multiple Endings (08:30 ) MIKU-Fes.2011 Announces the Official Logo for the HATSUNE MIKU 3D Live Concert in U.S!! (07:39 ) Delayed Hellsing Ultimate VIII Adds Petit Anime Extra (07:30 ) Virtual World with Clannad, Shuffle, D.C. II to Close (06:45 ) Sadler's Wells Sets Osamu Tezuka To Dance In September (03:09 ) DLsite.com Announces the Launch of the New Online Digital Distribution Store (02:36 ) Monday, May 23, 2011 [19] Japanese Box Office, May 14-15 (23:57 ) Udon Noodles With Moe Fighting Girl Packaging Sold (23:50 ) Blue Exorcist Song by 2PM Sells 59,000 in 1st Week (23:40 ) IS - Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei Manga Gets Live-Action Show (21:15 ) Daily Briefs (20:30 ) Escala Poll: Manga Women in Their 20s Want as Live-Action (20:00 ) Anime Five Cities Announces Lauren Landa as Guest of Honor (18:45 ) Microsoft Launches Cloud Girl Manga for Windows Azure (15:00 ) AM2 Brings Sweet Treats to Attendees with Shan the Candy-Man (13:26 ) Sydney Convention SMASH! Reveals Guests (12:10 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 9-15 (12:00 ) SMASH! Announces Guests of Honour for 2011 (11:18 ) Weekly Wrapup 15/5 - 21/5 (10:58 ) Free Anime in AU update: 23/May - 29/May (10:53 ) Takashi Miike Directs DS Game-Based 'Court Drama' (10:00 ) California's FanimeCon Hosts Rune Soldier's Mamoru Yokota (09:00 ) New Kadokawa Manga Magazine to Run 5+ Anime Tie-Ins (05:00 ) California's FanimeCon to Host X Japan Band's Yoshiki (04:00 ) Shonen Jump's Inumarudashi- Manga Gets Flash Anime (02:50 ) Sunday, May 22, 2011 [6] Japanese Beatboxer Covers Touhou's "Bad Apple!!" (23:00 ) Tokyo Tower Lit Up as Lotus Flower for Buddha Film (22:30 ) Staff Opening: Manga Reviewer (18:22 ) Shikabane Hime DVD Released Monday (16:12 ) Gackt Sings 2 Vocaloid Songs for July CD Single (15:30 ) Nico Nico Plans Event Hall with Ceilling/Wall Screens (13:00 ) Saturday, May 21, 2011 [9] Anime Central 2011 (22:26 ) FanimeCon 2011 Announces Japanese Rock Icon Yoshiki as a Guest of Honor (21:12 ) Sentai Filmworks Adds Amagami SS, MM! TV Anime (20:35 ) Funimation Adds 2011 Fullmetal Alchemist Film, Is this a Zombie? (Updated) (19:43 ) FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Is This A Zombie? (19:19 ) FUNimation Entertainment to Release the Film Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (19:18 ) Daily Briefs (15:45 ) Detective Conan License Plates Issued in Japan (13:45 ) Sengoku Basara Anime Film's Web Trailer Streamed (11:45 ) Friday, May 20, 2011 [18] Pop Band 7!!'s Concert to Be Streamed Live May 26 (23:30 ) New DLE TV Flash Anime Chara Uta to Premiere in May (21:30 ) Biglobe Poll: Most Amazing Anime Movies (19:30 ) Angel Beats English Dub Comes to Anime Network OnDemand in June (18:24 ) Angel Beats (subtitled) Comes to Anime Network Online in June (18:23 ) AniMiniCon Soho 2011: The Wildly Successful New York Area Gathering for Fans of Anime, Manga, and Asian Culture Returns for a Second Year (18:21 ) Macross Frontier Items Auctioned for Quake Charity (17:30 ) Starz Media Parent Bids on Barnes & Noble Bookstores (15:00 ) Nana to Kaoru Gets 'Dōjinshi' with All-Star Lineup (14:00 ) "Live Caravan 2011" by 7!! & DAISUKE on Ustream for Live Streaming (13:33 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 8-14 (13:00 ) Yugi & Slifer Team Up on Konami Digital Entertainment's Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Card Sleeves (12:11 ) Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! Promo Video Streamed (12:00 ) California's AM2 to Host Designers Akihiko Yamashita, Miho Shimogasa (11:00 ) Daily Video: Hatsune Miku Project Diva Ver. 2.5 PSP Game (10:15 ) AM2 Announces Yamashita-san and Shimogasa-san as Official Guests of Honor (10:04 ) 2011 Fullmetal Alchemist Film's Full Trailer Streamed (06:01 ) Detective Conan Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series (05:18 ) Thursday, May 19, 2011 [22] Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 9-15 (Part 2) (23:57 ) Sega, Beijing Perfect World License Saint Seiya MMO Game (23:50 ) Japan's 1st Drive-Through Bookstore Closes This Month (23:45 ) Daily Cosplay - One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy (23:00 ) Anime Expo Welcomes Leading Video Game Developer Sohei Niikawa, President of Nippon Ichi Software, as Guest of Honor (22:23 ) Kamisama Dolls TV Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (21:15 ) Digital Manga Inc. Sells Titles on Kobo E-Book Platform (20:00 ) Jun Yuzuki to End Gakuen Prince Romantic Comedy Manga (19:30 ) Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsuisō Game Sells 33,000+ Units (17:00 ) Pokémon Game Championship In Birmingham, June 4 (15:36 ) Fullmetal Alchemist iOS/Browser RPG in the Works (13:00 ) Madman Announces Dance in the Vampire Bund, Other Titles (12:19 ) Australian New Releases 13/5 - 19/5 (12:10 ) 183,000-Yen L.A. Hatsune Miku Concert Tour Offered (12:00 ) Viz Media Presents Takehiko Inoue's Smile: Pray for Japan Illustrations for Disaster Relief (12:00 ) Funimation Entertainment And Good Game Productions Announce Fullmetal Battle (11:56 ) Industry Leaders Unite to Sponsor a Second Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway in New Orleans (11:24 ) SaiKano's Takahashi to Launch Yuki ni Tsubasa Manga (11:15 ) Kenji Kamiyama Makes Cyborg 009/Pepsi Nex 3D Ad (10:30 ) Rainbow's Kakizaki, Yuria 100%'s Hagio Start New Manga (10:00 ) (Updated) Voice-Actors Announced At MCM Expo (08:38 ) Ouran High School Host Club Gets Live-Action Show (01:48 ) Wednesday, May 18, 2011 [22] Manga/Anime/Games in Japanese Gov't Preservation Plan (23:57 ) Bandai Wins Gundam Knockoff Suit Vs. Chinese Company (23:30 ) ANNAU Convention Update 11/5 - 18/5 (23:09 ) U.S. Voltron Force Cartoon's Promo Streamed (22:00 ) Digital Manga Publishing Launches on to KOBO Books (21:05 ) Blood-C's Promo Streamed, Premiere Date Announced (21:00 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9-15 (20:20 ) 2 Madoka Magica Side Story Manga Land in Top 5 (17:50 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Ent. Launches Sound of the Sky (Sora no Woto) Series Site (17:07 ) Senri Oe & Morning Musuko at Japan Day on Sun May 22 (16:55 ) Daily Cosplay - Saint Seiya's Seiya in Sagittarius Armor (16:00 ) Reni's Maid Show in Boston on June 11 (15:34 ) Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (14:53 ) Arrietty Screening At Edinburgh Film Festival, June (14:13 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases: May 15-21 (14:00 ) Comic-Con Int'l to Host Domo-kun Creator Tsuneo Goda (12:00 ) Japanese/Korean Zoobles Airs in South Korea This Week (10:00 ) Daily Briefs (09:00 ) Koe de Oshigoto! Comedy Manga to Bundle Mini-Game (07:30 ) Blood Lad Vampire Comedy Manga's Anime Adaptation Listed (06:25 ) Crunchyroll Delivers Twenty-Three Brand New Episodes (05:21 ) Man Who Said Dragon Ball Saiyan Told Him to Kill Sentenced (02:15 ) Tuesday, May 17, 2011 [21] Tokyo Marriage Agency to Start Service for Otaku (23:57 ) Daily Video: Fan-Created 'Ghibli World' in Minecraft (23:30 ) 2nd Super Robot Wars OG Headed to PlayStation 3 (23:00 ) Toei Animates New Precure All-Stars 3D Theater Short (22:30 ) AniMinneapolis Announces Chris Cason (22:16 ) Animator Kousuke Sugimoto Streams 'Korekuraide Utau' (21:30 ) Website: Keanu Reeves Passes on Akira, Most of Staff Let Go (19:30 ) Anchor Bay Films Revs Up With Acquisition of Redline (19:18 ) Pirated Isshoni Training Android App Infected by Virus (18:00 ) Strike Witches BD Box Sells 5,000 to Top Weekly Chart (17:00 ) 4Kids Files to Prevent Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Licensing (15:03 ) Tokyo Governor: Quake-Affected ACE Event 'Deserved It' (14:00 ) Tokyo Governor: Quake-Affected ACE Event 'Deserved It' (14:00 ) Persona 4 the Animation's New Promotional Video Streamed (12:00 ) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Light Novels Get TV Anime (Update 2) (11:23 ) Book Retailer Schedules Hunter x Hunter Manga #28 (10:00 ) Extreme Anime Radio Launches Online Dance Contest (09:31 ) Art Director Mitsuki Nakamura Passes Away (09:19 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 9-15 (Part 1) (06:30 ) Anime At Brighton In June (05:50 ) MangaGamer Announces Kara no Shoujo (01:01 ) Monday, May 16, 2011 [21] Viz Offers Smile Quake Charity Art by Vagabond's Inoue (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (23:45 ) Daily Cosplay: Tegami Bachi's Zazie (23:15 ) Japan's Animation TV Ranking, May 2-8 (23:00 ) Sket Dance Song by French Kiss Ranks #2 on Weekly Chart (18:00 ) Saint Seiya Anime's 1st Film Gets New Stage Musical (17:00 ) 1st Manga to Be Restricted by Revised Tokyo Law Listed (16:30 ) AM2 Unveils Main Events Schedule (15:28 ) California's FanimeCon to Host Gainax Artist Suezen (15:18 ) FanimeCon 2011 Announces Animator Fumio Iida as a Guest of Honor (15:03 ) FanimeCon Announces Featured Charities for 2011 (15:02 ) Hinako Takanaga to End The Tyrant Falls in Love Manga (13:10 ) Matthew K. Miller, Voice of Tenchi Masaki, to Make Rare Appearance at Pittsburgh's Sangawa Project July 15-17 (11:29 ) Japanese Rock Band MUCC's Live Streaming of Budokan Live Available Through Paid Service (11:26 ) Cromartie Creator's Double-J Moe Manga Gets TV Anime (10:28 ) Rokudenashi Blues Boxing Manga Gets Live-Action Show (10:00 ) AM2 Thanks Passport Holders and Attending Hotel Guests with Special SCANDAL Meet & Greet (09:48 ) 'Dragon Quest-Style' Live-Action Show to Air in July (09:30 ) DC Anime Club Presents Anime Workshops (07:51 ) 1st 2 +Tic Nee-san School Comedy Shorts Now Streaming (05:00 ) Gonzo Collaborating with Chinese Firms on 3 Projects (02:30 ) Sunday, May 15, 2011 [6] Supercell/Miku Song in U.S. iTunes' World Top 10 (23:57 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 2-8 (18:00 ) Manhwa-Based Priest Opens at #4 with US$14.5 Million (15:00 ) NIS America Plans Bleach: Soul Resurrección PS3 Game (12:30 ) Weekly Wrapup 9/5 - 14/5 (11:24 ) Free Anime in AU update: 16/May - 22/May (11:18 ) Saturday, May 14, 2011 [9] Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 25-May 1 (23:57 ) Daily Cosplay: Madoka Magica's Madoka, Mami, Sayaka (20:00 ) Daily Briefs (16:30 ) Persona 4 Anime Promo Streamed, Over Fence Manga Previewed (12:15 ) Japan Underground In London May 28 (08:20 ) New Code Geass Manga Reimagines Lead as Convenience Store Clerk (08:00 ) Aid for Japan Event In London Tomorrow (07:50 ) Singer Azusa's Mini Event to Be Streamed Live May 18 (04:00 ) Hatsune Miku Mega 3D Live Concert Takes Place in L.A. (02:21 ) Friday, May 13, 2011 [20] Strike Witches Staffer's Dōjinshi Manga Now Fully Bilingual (23:57 ) Daily Video: Bandai's Booth at Shizuoka Hobby Show (23:45 ) Animaritime Holds Charity Auction for IWK (22:16 ) Manga Sutra - Futari H to Get Both Film & Net Projects (20:00 ) MapleStory Continues its Sixth Anniversary Celebration with Cake and Pie (17:27 ) AGC38 Idol Character Girl Group's Promo Video Streamed (16:30 ) Biglobe Poll: Which Anime Director Do You Follow (15:30 ) L'arc~en~Ciel Quake Relief Concerts Get Int'l Screenings (14:30 ) Reminder: Manhwa-Based Priest Film Opens Today (13:45 ) Japanese Theater Chain to Show Hōkago no Pleiades Video (13:15 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 1-7 (13:00 ) For the First Time in the World, from Tokyo to the World! L'Arc~en~Ciel's Live Streaming in Theaters! (12:19 ) AM2 Announces The Tokyopop Liquidation Sale (12:01 ) X Japan Band Founder Yoshiki Launches XM Radio Show (09:30 ) Hiroya Oku Draws Gantz Manga 1-Shot Spinoff (07:30 ) Manga At Bristol This Weekend (07:28 ) Beckii Cruel At London McM Expo (06:54 ) Monochrome Factor Manga to End in Japan in June (06:30 ) Ghibli Composer Hisaishi to Hold Quake Benefit Concerts (05:00 ) VIZ Media Licenses and Distributes New Hamtaro Video Game for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad (00:42 ) Thursday, May 12, 2011 [16] Japanese Box Office, May 7-8 (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (23:55 ) Hana-Kimi Manga Gets New Show with AKB48's Atsuko Maeda (23:00 ) Hatsune Miku to Make US Concert Debut at Anime Expo 2011 (22:30 ) Hatsune Miku Virtual Idol to Perform at Anime Expo (Update 2) (21:57 ) Japan's pixiv Art Site Starts English Encyclopedia (17:00 ) Viz Media Delivers Exciting Sports Action With The Prince Of Tennis Anime Series On Amazon Instant Video (16:54 ) Voice Actress Aya Hirano to Film at NYC Shop Tonight (15:45 ) FUNimation Fan Survey Leads to Additional Rights for “Princess Jellyfish” (15:24 ) Funimation Adds Princess Jellyfish/Kuragehime on DVD/BD (15:09 ) No Grand Prizes Given for 2nd Kyoto Animation Award (13:30 ) Poll: 68% Say No Post-Quake Self-Restraint on Anime (12:00 ) “Yoshiki Radio” to Debut on SiriusXM Japanese Superstar to Launch His First-Ever Radio Show (10:41 ) March comes in like a lion, Space Bros. Win Kodansha Manga Awards (09:15 ) Madoka Magica's Updated Kyubey Face Cushion Offered (07:30 ) Go! Comi's Former Site Relaunched Under False Pretenses (06:30 ) Wednesday, May 11, 2011 [28] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Daily Cosplay: Sengoku Basara's Date Masamune (23:00 ) 106 Manga Creators Run Messages of Support in Newspaper Ad (22:00 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases: May 8-14 (21:00 ) Prince of Tennis Anime Series Available on Amazon Instant Video on May 18 (19:48 ) TV Asahi, Sanrio Collaborate on New Mascot Character (19:30 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2-8 (18:30 ) One Piece Manga #62 Sells 2.37 Million (17:15 ) New Pokémon Travel Activity Kit From Viz Media Gives Kids Hours Of Fun This Summer (15:14 ) Anime Central to Host Hetalia's Shirohata, Nomura (14:30 ) Otakelaide and anime.au.11 On This Weekend (12:36 ) FUNimation Entertainment to distribute THE LEGEND IS BORN - IP MAN (12:35 ) Nekocon Announces Funimation as it's Industry Guest (12:20 ) Supercell/Miku Song, Flow's Anime CD Get U.S. Releases (12:00 ) Australian and New Zealand anime news wanted! (11:47 ) EigoMANGA Releases Danity Kane Graphic Novel (11:32 ) Yoshiki Foundation America Launches Celebrity Auction to Further Aid Japan (11:23 ) Shining World Art Book Comes to North America (11:07 ) AM2 Provides More Fun With Purikura Machines (10:30 ) Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Extreme Victory (10:14 ) YouTube Sensation Beckii Cruel Comes to London Comic Con; Guests on MCM Buzz (10:06 ) Osamu Dezaki's Black Jack Video Series Gets 11th Volume (09:30 ) Detroit Metal City's Wakasugi to Launch Kappei Manga (07:45 ) K-ON! release plans announced (07:08 ) Digital Frontier Animates 1st Tekken 3D CG Anime Film (03:30 ) Animate, Gamers Shops to Sell New Haruhi Book at Midnight (03:15 ) Japanese Pop Group Supercell Releases First Single "THE WORLD IS MINE feat. Hatsune Miku" In U.S. (02:46 ) Moomin Song Composer Seiichirō Uno Passes Away (01:00 ) Tuesday, May 10, 2011 [24] Daily Briefs (23:45 ) Darth Vader Samurai Dolls Offered for Boys' Festival (23:30 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 2-8 (22:45 ) California's Fanime Hosts Hiroyuki Yamaga, Halko Momoi (19:30 ) 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards Honor Moto Hagio (19:15 ) FLOW's new album “FLOW ANIME BEST” is now available digitally in the US! (18:16 ) FanimeCon Announces Return of Beloved Japanese Guests to FanimeCon 2011 (18:08 ) Daily Cosplay: Panty & Stocking's Panty and Stocking (15:00 ) Section23 Films Announces August Slate (12:40 ) Section23 Adds Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls TV Anime (Update 2) (12:39 ) Yankee-kun to Megane-chan School Manga Ends on May 18 (12:30 ) Madman Entertainment releases Black Butler on iTunes (12:08 ) Tezuka Productions Donates 870 Manga to Quake Area (12:00 ) VitaminX Addiction Anime's Promotional Movie Streamed (11:30 ) Good Smile Offers 12 Monthly Toys for Quake Charity (11:00 ) Former Toei President Shigeru Okada Passes Away (10:30 ) UDON to Launch “UDON Presents” Graphic Novel Line with RandomVeus Vol.1 (09:50 ) Goo Poll: Which Manga is Why You Buy Shonen Jump (09:45 ) Yu-Gi-Oh Film Screening Updates (08:41 ) Tom Wayland to appear at Otakon® 2011 (07:14 ) Tony Oliver to appear at Otakon® 2011 (07:13 ) Lisa Ortiz to appear at Otakon® 2011 (07:13 ) Fullmetal Alchemist Movie-Goers to Get Manga Vol. 11.5 (03:30 ) Anime Defense Announces ANIMAINE 2011 (01:03 ) Monday, May 9, 2011 [21] Daily Cosplay: Tsubasa Chronicle's Princess Sakura (23:30 ) Daily Briefs (22:30 ) Eagle One Media Teams with CAPCOM® on New Street Fighter™ Video Feature (22:16 ) Pixar's Cars 2 Uses J-Pop's Perfume Song Worldwide (20:30 ) Blade of the Immortal's Samura to End Halcyon Lunch (19:30 ) American Idol's Blake Lewis Dubs English Durarara (18:30 ) Capture Digital Dragon Ball Manga for 20% Off with New Viz Manga App Promotion (16:29 ) Kanon Wakeshima Attending Hyper Japan (15:41 ) Animate USA Adds Selfish Love Boys-Love Manga to Kindle (15:30 ) Supernatural the Anime's English Video Clip Streamed (13:30 ) Manifest call for volunteers (13:22 ) SMASH Opens New Competition, Seeking Bootleg Inspectors (13:22 ) Daily Video: Nendoroid Generation Game Teaser (12:00 ) AM2 Announces Film Festival Screening Titles and More (11:32 ) Fate/Zero, HoshiKaka, Lupin Promo Videos Streamed (11:15 ) Akira UK cinema screenings in July (11:04 ) Free Outdoor Anime in Canary Wharf (10:15 ) Manga-Creator Life Simulator App Posted on iPhone/iPad (10:15 ) Eva's Megumi Ogata to Use Twitter Only Until June (08:45 ) Kirin Motorcycle Racing Manga Gets Live-Action Film (07:45 ) Manga-Based Space Bros./Uchū Kyōdai to Film in Florida (06:45 ) Sunday, May 8, 2011 [7] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Animate USA - New Releases in Amazon Kindle Store (23:07 ) Japanese Box Office, April 30-May 1 (22:30 ) Ghibli's Laputa And Yamadas Come To Blu-Ray Monday (15:08 ) Kei & Gonzo's Copihan, Nichijou's 'Zzz' Promo Videos Streamed (12:30 ) News: Free Anime in AU update: 9/May - 15/May (12:14 ) K-On's Toyosaki, Di Gi Charat's Koge Donbo Teach History (10:00 ) Saturday, May 7, 2011 [7] Arina Tanemura Auctions Jeanne Art for Quake Charity (23:57 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, April 25-May 1 (23:46 ) 3 Teens Arrested for Shoplifting 1st 57 One Piece Volumes (23:15 ) Sunrise's Horizon, Takashi Yamazaki's Friends Promos Streamed (20:30 ) Daily Briefs (09:00 ) Upcoming UK Fan Meetups (06:53 ) Naoki Urasawa's Monster Is Unleashed on VizAnime.com (00:06 ) Friday, May 6, 2011 [15] Independent Animator Nobuhiro Aihara Passes Away (23:57 ) Yen Press to Take Part in Free Comic Book Day (23:55 ) ‘American Idol's’ Blake Lewis Joins Cast of Hit Anime Series, Durarara!! (19:56 ) Toronto Honors Usamaru Furuya This Weekend (17:54 ) Gothic Lolita Festival In Bethnal Green, May 14 (17:53 ) Hollywood Reporter: Keanu Reeves in Akira Film Talks (16:45 ) California's AM2 to Host Japanese Girl Band Scandal (16:30 ) Muybridge's Strings, Saiyuki, +Tic Neesan Promo Videos Streamed (15:30 ) It¹s ³Scandal-Icious²! AM2 Proudly Welcomes The Ladies Of Scandal As Official Musical Guests Of Honor (14:31 ) Moving Cosplay Cat Ears Demonstrated in Japan (13:30 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 24-30 (13:00 ) California's AM2 to Host Visual Kei Band Sadie (11:30 ) AM2 Proudly Welcomes Visual Kei Juggernauts, Sadie, As Official Musical Guests of Honor (10:57 ) Square Enix Posts Free Game x Comic iOS App Worldwide (10:00 ) Full Metal Panic Spinoff Novel Project Starts This Summer (03:25 ) Thursday, May 5, 2011 [25] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Toyota USA Plays Hatsune Miku+Corolla Commercials (22:45 ) Japanese Pop Trio Kalafina at Anime Expo 2011 (22:20 ) Kalafina Trio to Perform at Anime Expo in L.A. (22:19 ) Viz Media Announces New Licensing Agreements For Naruto In Key Latin American Markets (21:29 ) (Updated) Anime At Barbican Through June and July (20:35 ) C Anime Holds Web Audition for 1 Word in Dialogue (19:00 ) The Cowboy Bebop Florida Tour starts This Weekend (18:51 ) FanimeCon Welcomes hANGRY&ANGRY Illustrator GASHICON as a Guest of Honor (17:34 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases for May 2011 (15:30 ) Danny Choo To Feature Culture Japan on Crunchyroll (15:07 ) Powerless Shotaro Ishinomori Museum Entertains Children on National Holiday (14:33 ) (Updated) Ryuichi Sakamoto At Camden, May 12 (14:11 ) Funimation Confirms English Trigun Movie Cast (13:30 ) Books Kinokuniya Sydney holding Free Comic Book Day events (12:56 ) AM2 Announces the Animaid Host Club (12:37 ) Shueisha to Debut New Manga Magazine This Summer (12:30 ) FanimeCon Announces Voice Actor Tohru Furuya as Guest of Honor (11:15 ) DC Anime Club Presents 2011 Cosplay Parade (11:12 ) Biglobe Poll: Spring 2011 Anime I'll Watch Until the End (10:00 ) Fans' Night Out In Cheltenham, May 21 (09:04 ) Kaiji Sequel TV Anime Replaces Scene After Quake (08:00 ) California's Fanime to Host Voice Actor Tohru Furuya (02:45 ) Morita-san wa Mukuchi 4-Panel Manga Gets TV Anime (02:15 ) FanimeCon 2011 Announces Veteran Voice Actor Tohru Furuya as a Guest of Honor (00:58 ) Wednesday, May 4, 2011 [13] Daily Cosplay: Dragon Ball Z's Frieza and Bulma (20:45 ) Tezuka's Book of Human Insects Gets Live-Action Show (18:45 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1 (18:15 ) Viz Media Celebrates 25th Anniversary (16:37 ) Disney XD to Run Naruto: Shippuden the Movie on May 15 (16:00 ) AM2 Adds More Talent to the Summer Festival Stage (15:08 ) Nyanpire The Animation's Promotional Video Streamed (14:00 ) Amazon Pulls Some Yaoi/BL Manga from U.S. Kindle Store (12:00 ) Paperman Paper-Doll 1st-Person Shooter Game Gets Anime (11:30 ) Kannagi Director, Fans Aid Quake Victims in Model Town (10:30 ) Black Rock Shooter Gets Manga in Young Ace This June (09:00 ) Berryz Kobo makes America debut at Sakura-Con 2011 (05:32 ) Gonzo, Miku Designer Kei Make Copihan Anime for 2011 (02:17 ) Tuesday, May 3, 2011 [19] Kaiji Anime Figma Figure Coming From Max Factory (23:45 ) Daily Briefs (23:30 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 25-May 1 (Part 2) (22:45 ) Madoka Magica's Yūki Earns 583,000 Yen for Quake Charity (21:30 ) Aid For Japan In London, May 15 (17:58 ) Ash Dub Actress Attending Nom-Con (17:09 ) Trigun: Badlands Rumble Blasts Into North American Box Offices in Summer 2011! (16:46 ) Trigun Film Gets North American Theatrical Release (Update 2) (16:44 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 1-7 (16:30 ) Madoka Magica 1 Sells 53,000 as #1 TV Anime BD in 1st Week (15:45 ) Voice Actress Kana Asumi Goes on Hiatus Due to Health (15:30 ) Nan Desu Kan Raises $13,440 for Japan, Announces First Round of Guests (14:25 ) Madman's Vampire Knight fanart competition winners announced (12:38 ) Full Moon's Tanemura, 4 Others Start Manga in Margaret (11:30 ) MangaGamer Announces Release of Kotori Love ExP (11:26 ) Yuki Kajiura to Score October's Fate/Zero TV Anime (10:30 ) Paper: We Were There/Bokura ga Ita Manga to End in 2012 (09:30 ) Yoshinori Natsume Ends Togari Shiro Sequel Manga (08:30 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 25-May 1 (Part 1) (04:45 ) Monday, May 2, 2011 [16] Discotek Media Adds D.N.Angel TV Anime (23:56 ) Daily Briefs (23:00 ) Viz Media Launches Viz Manga App for the iPhone And iPod Touch (20:50 ) Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 18-24 (19:30 ) Chicago's Anime Central to Host X Japan's Yoshiki (17:30 ) AM2 Unveils the Main, Concert Hall (11:57 ) Announcing the VIZ Manga App for iPhone and iPod Touch (11:46 ) Spice and Wolf Light Novels to Get Epilogue in July (11:30 ) Anime guests to also attend Supanova Sydney and Perth (10:45 ) 74,394 Miku Nendoroid Quake Charity Figures Ordered (10:30 ) Canada's Largest and Premier Event Expands to Four Days and Takes its Place Among the "Big 3" Comic-Cons of the World (08:34 ) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Manga to Bundle Anime Episode 12.5 (08:30 ) Manga Sutra - Futari H Gets New Live-Action Adaptation (06:30 ) Hyouge Mono's Cro-Magnon Band to Break Up (02:40 ) Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream DVDs to Bundle Unaired Shorts (02:30 ) 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (01:56 ) Sunday, May 1, 2011 [9] Japanese Box Office, April 23-24 (23:57 ) Daily Briefs (22:00 ) Free Anime in AU update: 2/May - 8/May (14:40 ) Sentai Filmworks Adds Clamp's Kobato TV Anime (12:00 ) Nekogami Yaoyorozu Anime's 2nd Promo Video Streamed (11:30 ) AKB48 Spawns 3rd Sister Idol Group in Fukuoka: HKT48 (07:00 ) Inoue's 18-Meter-Tall Vagabond Mural Looms Over Tokyo (05:30 ) WOTA London Club Night On May 27 (03:59 ) Ghibli's Arrietty Has UK Premiere In Sheffield, May 29 (03:11 ) 2010 [4325] 2009 [4232] 2008 [3775] 2007 [3640] 2006 [2761] 2005 [2814] 2004 [1990] 2003 [1562] 2002 [1463] 2001 [1453] 2000 [722]
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