Newsroom - July 2011
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(18:35 ) Viz Media's Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys Wins 2011 Eisner Award (18:34 ) Nexon introduces Ice Knight Battle Mode to MapleStory (18:34 ) Toei Funded Live-Action U.S. Pilot of Starzinger/Spaceketeers Anime (17:00 ) Final Fantasy Composer Uematsu Gets His Own iPhone App (15:15 ) Producer: Namco Bandai Makes Game of Tiger & Bunny Anime (12:15 ) Free Anime in AU update: 1/Aug - 7/Aug (11:50 ) If Harry Potter Was An Anime (05:16 ) Saturday, Jul 30, 2011 [12] Hatsune Miku Sings 7th Dragon 2020 PSP RPG's Theme (23:57 ) Hakusensha Launches Hanamaru Manga Boys-Love Anthology (23:30 ) Bandai Entertainment Adds Nichijou, Gosick Anime (22:45 ) Japanese Box Office, July 23-24 (19:00 ) North American Stream List: July 25-30 (18:00 ) Yotsuba&!'s Danbo Cardboard Robot Gets Photo Book (17:00 ) Hatsune Miku Virtua On Robot Design Gets Action Figure (15:45 ) ICv2: North American Manga Sales Fell 15% in 2010 (14:30 ) Astarotte's Toy! EX Video Anime's Promo Streamed (12:45 ) Manga UK Updates (06:26 ) Free Outdoor Anime in Canary Wharf Next Week (05:41 ) Tekken Blood Vengeance Coming to U.K. Cinemas, DVD and BR. (05:16 ) Friday, Jul 29, 2011 [18] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Gegege's Mizuki Designs Yōkai Totem Pole for Hometown (23:30 ) The King of Fighters XIII Game Trailer Streamed (21:30 ) App Turns iPhone Into Childhood Friend, Little Sister (20:30 ) Funimation Entertainment Acquires Heaven's Lost Property Movie (19:23 ) Funimation Adds Heaven's Lost Property/SoraOto Movie (19:18 ) Aniplex USA to Dub Madoka Magica Into English (15:38 ) Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crackle to Stream Star Driver (15:31 ) Aniplex USA to Release Oreimo on DVD in October (15:26 ) Chatmonchy Drummer Kumiko Takahashi to Leave Band (14:30 ) Negima, Hayate the Combat Butler Films' Trailer Posted (13:30 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 17-23 (13:00 ) Otakon 2011 (12:59 ) Atelier Meruru PS3 RPG's Age Rating Changed to 12+ (11:30 ) Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima Documentary Trailer Streamed (10:30 ) Ben-To School Comedy TV Anime's 1st Promo Streamed (09:30 ) Tokyo Int'l Anime Fair to Return March 22-25, 2012 (09:00 ) Guide to Arrietty Screenings in U.K. and Ireland (06:08 ) Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 [19] Daily Briefs (23:00 ) Natsume's Book of Friends Promotes Hot Spring, Fireworks Fest (21:30 ) Japan's Animation TV Ranking, July 11-17 (20:30 ) Daily Video: Software Does 3D Motion Capture on Figures (19:30 ) Japan's HoriPro Scouts Voice Actresses/Singers in L.A. (18:30 ) Black Rock Shooter The Game's Battle Videos Streamed (17:30 ) Evangelion Portal App for Android Phones Launched (16:00 ) Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk. 2 Game Videos Posted (15:00 ) Yeti's Meltdown-Themed Root Double Game Resurfaces (14:00 ) Manga-Based Himizu to Compete at Venice Film Fest (13:15 ) Arrietty Anime Film's New U.K. Dub Clip Streamed (12:00 ) Gokicha/Cockroach Girls Manga Serialized in Magazine (11:30 ) Voice Actress Yuko Miyamura Gives Birth to Baby Boy (11:00 ) Atelier Meruru Game Held Back in Japan Due to Rating (10:30 ) Manga Author Hiro Mashima Comes To NY Anime Festival (09:28 ) NY Anime Fest to Host Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima (09:10 ) Hybrid Child Boys-Love Manga Has Anime in the Works (03:48 ) Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi Gets 2nd TV Anime Season Green-Lit (03:46 ) Science-Fiction Novelist Sakyo Komatsu Passes Away (03:00 ) Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 [30] Daily Briefs (23:45 ) Chu-Bra's Yumi Nakata to Launch New Manga in August (22:45 ) Otakon 2011 Charity Auction (21:52 ) Artists Leaving Pixiv Over Dispute With Modern Art Group (21:45 ) The Addition of an Optional Volunteer in Japan combined with Tokyo Maximum Tour 2011 (21:41 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 18-24 (19:20 ) Zone Band to Play Charity Concert at AnoHana Locale (19:00 ) California's Royal/t Shows Chocolate Underground Tonight (17:45 ) Otakon Welcomes Back Violinist Hiroaki Yura Along With Mari Yoshida (17:00 ) Otakon Hosts Eminence's Hiroaki Yura, Vocalist Mari Yoshida (17:00 ) "Gundam UC” Volume 4 (Blu-ray Disc) to be Released Worldwide in December (16:20 ) Saboten Con to host a steampunk themed ball and other programming events (16:14 ) Matenrou Opera To Perform At Anime USA 2011 In First US Appearance (16:10 ) Guest Updates for Anime Festival Orlando 12 (16:07 ) Konami Digital Entertainment Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Two Unprecedented Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Tins (16:02 ) SMASH! 2011 (16:00 ) Anime News Network at Otakon (15:59 ) Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces the Gakuen Alice DVD Set for November 1, 2011 (15:48 ) Princess Mononoke Is No Longer a Buena Vista Title (15:45 ) Special New People Film Screening of "Twice Bombed Twice Survived" Remembers the Atomic Bombins of Hiroshima & Nagasaki (15:38 ) Angel Beats! Complete Collection DVD and Blu-Ray Editions on Sale Today! (15:32 ) Otakon 2011 to Premiere TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance in 2D (15:27 ) Ultra Seven Mask Used in TV Show's Filming Stolen (12:45 ) Totoro Marks 500th Week in Top 300 DVD Chart (12:00 ) Ghost in the Shell's Racing Jacket Offered in Japan (11:30 ) Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok Manga to Resume Online (10:30 ) God Eater Burst Adds Madoka Magica, Index Costumes (09:00 ) Smuggler Manga's Live-Action Film Trailer Streamed (08:00 ) London's Gosh Comics Moving to New Premises (03:24 ) Crunchyroll Features a Slew of Brand New Anime This Week (00:45 ) Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011 [17] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) 'Dragon Quest-Style' Live-Action Show's Promo Streamed (23:00 ) Niconico Streams Meetup Between 2ch, 4chan Founders (22:00 ) Hanasaku Iroha Actresses Lend Voices to Train Line (21:00 ) Tiger & Bunny Gets Manga Series (20:00 ) Noriko Kasuya's Watashi wa Shadow Manga Gets Live-Action Show (19:00 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, July 18-24 (17:00 ) Hetalia English Conversation Guidebook Offered (17:00 ) Kenji Kamiyama's Full Xi Avant Anime Streamed (13:00 ) Free Anime in AU update: 25/July - 31/July (12:39 ) Voice Actress Fuyuka Oura Reveals Marriage (12:30 ) Makoto Shinkai Interviewed on NHK's English Show (12:00 ) Persona 4 the Animation's New Extended Promo Streamed (11:30 ) Final Fantasy Event Done as Apparent Macross F Parody (11:00 ) Baby, Please Kill Me! 4-Panel Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (06:30 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: July 18-24 (05:00 ) Daily Video: Vocaloid Musical - 'Alice in Musicland' (01:15 ) Monday, Jul 25, 2011 [18] Japanese Box Office, July 16-17 (23:57 ) 2ch Forum's Saimoe Tournament Preliminary 1: Groups 1–8 (23:20 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 11-17 (22:30 ) Macross F, Tekken Tech Demo Videos to Be Shown at Siggraph (21:15 ) Update on Regal L.A. Live "Tekken: Blood Vengeance Event" Door Open at 5:30pm for Pre-Movie Events! (20:25 ) Glass Mask Poster Celebrity Revealed as Dave Spector (20:15 ) Emi Takei to Play Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin's Kaoru (19:15 ) Eva:2.0 Returns to Theaters on Same Night It Airs on TV (18:15 ) Nana Mizuki is 1st Voice Actress to Sing at Tokyo Dome (17:15 ) Wedding Self-Help Book for Boys-Love Fans Offered (16:15 ) Love Live! Animated Music Video for Idol Unit μ's 3rd Single Posted (13:45 ) Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle's 2nd Promo Video Streamed (13:15 ) GTO's Fujisawa, Iketeru Futari's Sano to Launch Manga (12:45 ) Tekken Film, Game's Promo Video Streamed (12:15 ) Live-Action Underworld Films Get 'Anime' Shorts (11:45 ) Viz Adds Devil and Her Love Song, Earl and the Fairy (11:15 ) Anime Director/Designer Toyoo Ashida Passes Away (08:40 ) Otakon for Japan Relief (08:00 ) Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 [9] North American Stream List: July 16-24 (23:30 ) Daily Briefs (22:30 ) Animaritime 2011 A Sunny Success With Over 1200 Attendees (22:06 ) Kare Kano's Masami Tsuda to End Chotto Edo Made Manga (14:45 ) Yoshinobu Sena, Anipicture, Asahi's Install Anime Pilot Streamed (13:00 ) Madman to release Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 in 2012 (12:56 ) Hunter x Hunter TV Anime Series Confirmed for This Fall (12:26 ) U.S. Nicktoons to Air Monsuno, Jakks Pacific to Sell Toys (12:10 ) Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Novel Gets TV Anime (04:00 ) Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 [12] Manga Censorship Panel to Be Held at Comic-Con Int'l (22:45 ) Iron Man, Wolverine Anime Premiere in U.S. Tonight (19:40 ) MythBusters' Adam Savage Cosplays as Spirited Away's No-Face (18:10 ) Comic-Con Int'l Gives Domo's Tsuneo Goda Inkpot Award (16:50 ) Sound of the Sky, New Yu-Gi-Oh Film Released Monday (16:40 ) The Idolm@ster 2 PS3 Game Port's 1st Promo Streamed (16:30 ) Hyper Japan Message to Attendees (15:24 ) Thundercats' Comic-Con International Footage Streamed (15:20 ) (Updated) London Anime Con July 30 and 31. (14:30 ) Ghibli Versus Pixar in British Press (13:36 ) Udon to Print Sengoku Basara, Valkyria, Soejima Books (04:00 ) Urasawa's 20th Century Boys Manga Wins Eisner Award (02:26 ) Friday, Jul 22, 2011 [20] Oreimo's Kirino Pitches Mazda Car in Newspaper Ad (23:57 ) Yen Press Adds Durarara, Kore wa Zombie desu ka, Olimpos (21:49 ) Akagi, Jewelpet Tinkle Hugging Pillow Covers Offered in Japan (20:30 ) NY Comic Con to Host Naruto Voice's Junko Takeuchi (19:15 ) Shonen Jump's 1st St&rs Manga Chapter Posted Online (18:15 ) Towa no Quon #2's 1st 8 Minutes Streamed (17:15 ) Anime Network to Simulcast 3 New Series in Late July! (16:41 ) Sentai Filmworks Announces License of Heaven's Memo Pad (16:30 ) Sentai Filmworks Adds Heaven's Memo Pad Anime (16:18 ) Capcom, Sanrio Plan Hello Kitty/Street Fighter Crossover (15:38 ) Powerhouse Global Companies Capcom and Sanrio Announce Partnership to Create Hello Kitty x Street Fighter Co-Branded Merchandise (15:11 ) Sentai Filmworks Adds Ro-Kyu-Bu! Anime (14:32 ) Japanese Sushi Chef Carves Vegetable Pokémon (14:00 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 10-16 (13:00 ) Sentai Filmworks Announces License of Ro-Kyu-Bu Fast Break (11:37 ) Daily Briefs (11:00 ) Square Enix Manga Store to Offer Free Volume of Fullmetal Alchemist and Other Popular Digital Comics (09:06 ) 2 More Hetalia World Series Extra Episodes Streaming (08:50 ) Viz Media Launches VizManga.com (08:42 ) Four New Series Starting Next Week From Anime on Demand (08:06 ) Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 [31] Anime Makes Up 57% of Blu-Ray Sales in Japan in 1st Half of 2011 (22:45 ) Relativity Options Live-Action Voltron Film Rights (22:15 ) Otakon in Collaboration with Aniplex to Offer Exclusive Madoka Magica Poster for Japan Relief (21:37 ) Otakon Offers Madoka Magica Poster for Quake Charity (21:30 ) New Anime Media Platform in UK (20:34 ) Young Jump's Aoharu #0.5 Issue Gets ClariS Theme Song (20:15 ) Capcom to Hold Game "Fight Club Tour" Around UK (19:39 ) Yui Horie Stars in Moe Weather App (19:15 ) Funimation Puts Dragon Ball Z on Blu-ray Disc This Fall (18:36 ) Funimation Entertainment Announces Dragon Ball Z Series on Blu-Ray (18:30 ) San Diego Comic-Con 2011 (17:29 ) Sentai Filmworks Announces License of Croisee in a Foreign Labyrinth ~ The Animation (17:14 ) Hansel Aguero is Poised to Duel the World as He Wins the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American World Championship Qualifier (17:07 ) Sentai Filmworks Licenses Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth ~ The Animation (17:01 ) iPhone app “Pirates in Love” will be released July 2011 (17:00 ) Joymax Launches Teaser Site for Digimon Masters Online (16:51 ) Japan Safe For Monster Fan Tourists (16:45 ) Project-H Launches in August! (16:40 ) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira's 'Magical Girl' Promo Posted (16:30 ) Kylee to make a US debut performance at Otakon 2011 (16:29 ) GONG : Anime's First Channel Lands on BLINKBOX (16:19 ) Monthly Hero's Manga Mag to Launch with Ultraman (14:42 ) AVCon This Weekend (13:51 ) ANN Subscriptions (13:29 ) Supernatural Anime Promotional Videos Streamed (12:07 ) Japanese Manga Portal Website JManga.com - To Launch August 17, 2011 in North America (11:50 ) Indomania and Samuel L Jackson Team for First Live-Action "Afro Samurai" Film (10:58 ) Indomina to Produce Live-Action Afro Samurai Film (10:50 ) Inu × Boku SS Manga Gets TV Anime (10:10 ) Update: Otakon Screening of Hoshi o Ou Kodomo Will Be Subtitled (09:51 ) Mayu Shinjo's Ai Ore! Manga Gets Live-Action Film (01:45 ) Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011 [20] Gundam: New Gihren's Ambition's Ad, Footage Streamed (22:00 ) Crunchyroll To Stream The Idolm@ster Anime (20:40 ) One Piece Ship Has Minor Collision with Pier (20:30 ) Anime-ZAP! Moves To Peoria Civic Center in 2012 (19:48 ) New People Launches a Kickstarter Funding Project for the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival (19:42 ) Silver Spoon by FMA's Arakawa Sells 90,000 in 3 Days (18:45 ) New Japanese Film and Anime Company To Be Established (17:45 ) (Updated) Manga Entertainment To Release Samurai Girls, Including BR Edition (16:52 ) Nendoroid Petit Madoka Magica Figures Revealed in Color (16:30 ) Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 to Ship in November (15:15 ) Crunchyroll Adds Morita-san wa Mukuchi Anime (13:10 ) Hot Topic Lists New Sailor Moon T-Shirt in U.S. (13:00 ) Usagi Drop BDs/DVDs to Add Mini-Story Extras (11:50 ) Section23 Films Announces October Slate, Glass Maiden Complete Collection Available on October 4th (11:36 ) Mamakoe Poll: Kids' Favorite Ghibli Works (11:00 ) Otakon to Premiere Makoto Shinkai's Hoshi o Ou Kodomo (09:40 ) Tofu Kozō Anime Film's Blu-ray to Add Alternate Ending (08:15 ) 1st Gundam Plastic Model Builders World Cup to Be Held (07:15 ) One Piece to Pitch AXE Body Spray, Soap in Japan (02:00 ) Final Fantasy Type-0's Newest Trailer Streamed (00:30 ) Tuesday, Jul 19, 2011 [20] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Ghibli Using Fewer Pro Voice Actors for Lead Roles (21:30 ) Saboten Con Announces Writer and Actor Rob Blatt and Japanese Rock Group Kazha (19:48 ) Insurance Explained with Moe Characters (19:15 ) Hayao Miyazaki, Goro Miyazaki Appear in TV Documentary (18:00 ) Urusei Yatsura Lum-chan Cosmetics to Be Sold in Japan (17:00 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases: July 17-23 (15:30 ) Gajo Sakamoto's 1934 Tank Tankuro Manga Previewed in English (14:30 ) Konami Digital Entertainment Heats Up San Diego Comic-Con with Personalized Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Token Cards (12:40 ) Kimi ni Todoke, Enma-kun's English Trailers Streamed (11:30 ) Oricon Poll: Live-Action Manga Adaptations That Worked (10:30 ) Azumi Actor Yoshio Harada Passes Away at 71 (09:30 ) Previews of 2001 Nights Available Online (08:40 ) Ghibli's Kokuriko-Zaka Kara Film Opens Below Pokémon (08:30 ) Jojo's Spinoff Runs in Women's Fashion Mag (07:30 ) Manga Entertainment Comments on Xam'd and Freedom Blu-Rays (06:59 ) 2011 Tokushima Awa Odori Poster Sold for Quake Charity (06:30 ) Arrietty "Children's Club" Screenings This Saturday. (05:47 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, July 11-17 (05:30 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: July 11-17 (04:20 ) Monday, Jul 18, 2011 [19] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Evangelion Exhibition Opens in Miyagi Prefecture (23:00 ) Voltron: The Game Trailer Streamed (22:30 ) Capcom Drops Mega Man Legends 3/Rockman Dash 3 Project (22:00 ) Yu-Gi-Oh! GX's Kageyama Starts Strike Zone! Manga (21:00 ) Gackt/Gackpoid CD Is Gackt's 39th Top-10 Single (20:00 ) One Piece Football, Sr'es Rainbow Shirts Sold in Japan (19:00 ) Borders Group to Submit Hilco and Gordon Brothers Proposal to Court for Approval (18:46 ) Borders Bookstore Chain to Shut Down (17:48 ) Kimi ni Todoke Side Story Put in Quake Charity Books (17:15 ) Tekken 3D Anime's L.A. Premiere to Host Special Guests (14:45 ) Visual Communications Unleashes “Pow! Whiz! Bam!” Its First Animation Mini-Film Festival, August 6. (14:44 ) Come Join Us as We Celebrate the World's Debut of Tekken: Blood Vengeance (14:13 ) Manga Creator Junko Mizuno to Attend Comic-Con Int'l (13:45 ) ANA Unveils Pokémon Peace Jet to Cheer on Japan (12:45 ) Weekly Wrapup - 10/July - 16/July (11:42 ) Free Anime in AU update: 18/July - 25/July (11:42 ) Takashi Miike's Nintama/Ninja Kids Manner Ad Streamed (11:30 ) Ghibli's Kokuriko-Zaka Kara Inspires Guided Tours (10:30 ) Sunday, Jul 17, 2011 [10] Biglobe Poll: Most Disappointing New July Anime (23:30 ) Biglobe Poll: Favorite July Anime So Far (23:00 ) Digimon World: Re:Digitize PSP Game to Ship in 2012 (22:30 ) Battle Spirits Heroes Anime to Premiere This Fall (22:15 ) Former X Japan/Loudness Bassist Taiji Sawada Passes Away (22:00 ) Studio 4°C's Attraction Wins Cannes Cyber Lions Silver (21:00 ) Hekiru Hikawa: Pani Poni Manga to End in September (13:30 ) Chinese Show's Similarities With Hikarian Anime Identified (12:30 ) Sengoku Basara Samurai Eyeglasses Sold in Japan (11:30 ) Xam'd Volume 1 on DVD/Blu-Ray Monday (05:33 ) Saturday, Jul 16, 2011 [9] Japan's Animation TV Ranking, July 4-10 (23:57 ) 2ch Forum's Anime Saimoe Tournament 2011 Begins (23:00 ) Yu-Gi-Oh's Kazuki Takahashi Launches Advent Heroes Game (20:00 ) Onigamiden Director's Cut BD Adds 19 Minutes in Japan (18:30 ) Pixiv Art Site, Takashi Murakami's Studio Open Gallery (17:30 ) Go Nagai to Launch Dante vs. Getter Robo G Manga (16:30 ) Armored Core V Mecha Game's Closed Beta to Be Streamed (15:30 ) Asahi Paper: Animators' Work Conditions Not Improving (11:00 ) Madman Announces New Acquisitions at SMASH 2011 (04:15 ) Friday, Jul 15, 2011 [18] Life-Size Gundam Rises in Cup Noodles Commercial (23:57 ) North American Stream List: July 9–15 (22:45 ) Gundam: New Gihren's Ambition Promo Streamed (21:45 ) Manga Award Revoked Due to Mardock Scramble Plagiarism (20:45 ) 2 Arrested in Japan for Selling 500 Modified Wiis (19:45 ) 2012 Doraemon Film Revealed with Trailer (17:00 ) Tekken/Cowboy Bebop Writer Dai Sato Attends Comic-Con (15:30 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 3-July 9 (15:00 ) GameSamba Forges Strategic Alliance with American Anime Powerhouse FUNimation Entertainment (13:06 ) Suite Precure Film in Fall with New Precure Character (12:30 ) Saboten Con announces Johnny Yong Bosh, Rueben Langdon, Sam Riegel, and Troy Baker (11:30 ) 2011 Fullmetal Alchemist Film's Special Footage Streamed (11:15 ) Zero no Tsukaima's Yamaguchi Confirms He Has Cancer (09:50 ) Maya Miyazaki's Holy Knight Gets Video Anime (08:45 ) Redline Scheduled for DVD/BR Release November 14 (08:33 ) Live-Action Ace Attorney Film's Courtroom Previewed (08:30 ) Seitokai Yakuindomo Manga Gets 2 More Anime DVDs (07:19 ) Your and My Secret Manga to End on August 12 (01:00 ) Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 [19] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Austin Film Fest to Show Boys on the Run, Yakuza Weapon (23:45 ) Berserk's Miura Draws Gackt/Gackpoid CD Cover (22:45 ) One Piece Dessert Dish Shaped Like Thousand Sunny Ship (22:00 ) 1st Berserk Film's Teaser Trailer Streamed (21:30 ) Manga Jiman 2011 Contest Now Open (20:47 ) Gundam/Macross Designers Draw Quake Charity Shirts (20:30 ) Tamayura Anime Dishes to Be Served by Yokosuka Shops (19:00 ) Otakon 2011 to Host Executive Producer Masayuki Ozaki (19:00 ) Variety: Jaume Collett-Serra to Direct Live-Action Akira Film (16:59 ) Scott Pilgrim's Creator Talks With His Manga Mentors (16:45 ) Mawaru Penguindrum Cushion Offered in Japan in October (15:00 ) Live-Action Kimi ni Todoke to Be Screened in Dallas (13:30 ) Biglobe Poll: Who Should Perform at Animelo Summer Concerts (12:30 ) Spirit of Hope Charity Comic Signing (12:04 ) Japanese Box Office, July 9-10 (11:30 ) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira Preview Manga Launched (10:30 ) Darker Than Black's Iwahara to Start Dimension W Manga (09:30 ) Black Rock Shooter PSP's Store Promo, World Intro Posted (08:30 ) Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 [27] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Doraemon's 1st Airport 'Theme Park' Opens Friday (23:00 ) Peter S. Beagle to Return to Otakon 2011 (22:35 ) Sanrio to Buy New Mascot, Rely Less on Hello Kitty (22:00 ) Nobuo Uematsu to Make Special Appearance on Friday July 29th at Otakon 2011 (21:49 ) Otakon to Host Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu (21:30 ) Otakon to Host Madoka Magica's U.S. Premiere, Producer (21:00 ) Masao Maruyama to Return to Otakon 2011 (20:36 ) 200 Invited to The Idolm@ster Actresses' Secret Party (20:30 ) Otakon to Host Madhouse Founder Masao Maruyama (20:00 ) Chris Weston on Redrawing Akira Bike for Live-Action (19:30 ) K-ON! invades Otakon 2011 (19:00 ) Otakon 2011 to Host Editor Toshihiro Fukuoka (19:00 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, July 4-10 (18:30 ) Atsuhiro Iwakami to Premiere Puella Magi Madoka Magica at Otakon (18:00 ) Hunter X Hunter Tops Weekly Chart After 1-Year Hiatus (17:30 ) Helen McCarthy to Present Tezuka Seminar at Hyper Japan (17:01 ) L.A.'s Japanese American Museum to Show Early Anime (14:30 ) Allegory and Speed Racer Enterprises Partner to Release New Series of Comics and Products Based on the Iconic Brand (13:29 ) Zetman's Katsura Draws Tiger & Bunny 1-Shot Manga (13:00 ) Precure's 1st Permanent Official Shop to Open Friday (10:40 ) High Score 4-Panel Shōjo Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (09:10 ) Hellsing Ultimate VIII's Promotional Video Streamed (08:30 ) Takashi Murakami Says His Art is Overpriced (07:33 ) Kairi Shimotsuki's Brave10 S Manga Gets TV Anime (06:22 ) Negima Film to Tell 'Ver. B' Finale, Bundle Manga #0 (02:30 ) Twitch Site: Mandate Wants Josh Brolin as Oldboy Lead (01:00 ) Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011 [21] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Otakon Hosts Angel ScandyS Premiere, Director, Concert (23:00 ) Discotek Adds Lupin III's 1st Anime Season on DVD (21:45 ) Magic Kaito 'Hijacks' Detective Conan Show for 4 Weeks (21:30 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases: July 10-16 (21:00 ) Nora and the Time Studio's Opening by Atlus Streamed (19:00 ) To-Love-Ru Quake Charity Sketch Gets 1.2 Million Yen Bid (17:30 ) Trigun Film, Ice to Be Screened in L.A. in August (15:00 ) Daily Cosplay - Gurren Lagann's Yoko Ritona (14:00 ) New People Announces Theatrical Comic-Con Screening of Sci-fi Thriller Gantz II: Perfect Answer (12:47 ) Gantz Films Shown During Comic-Con Int'l in San Diego (12:30 ) Kimi ni Todoke BD-Box to Add New Anime Bonus Extra (12:00 ) eigoMANGA Heads to San Diego Comic-Con 2011 (11:45 ) Konami Previews Steel Chronicle Arcade Game (11:00 ) SMASH! on in Sydney this Weekend (10:41 ) 2nd Aa Megami-sama Original Anime DVD's Promo Streamed (10:00 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, July 4-10 (07:00 ) B'z L.A. Concert to Be Streamed on Ustream (06:00 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: July 4-10 (04:45 ) Berserk's Golden Age Arc to Be Made Into 3 Anime Films (04:00 ) A Brand New Season, a Bold New Line Up for Crunchyroll (03:05 ) Monday, Jul 11, 2011 [22] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Rie Kugimiya, Rina Satou, 3 Others Voice Moe Jelly (23:00 ) Otakon 2011 to Host Funimation Premiere of Hetalia World Series (22:03 ) Otakon Hosts Hetalia Director Shirohata, Actor Sasanuma (22:00 ) Ryukishi07's Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Gets Game (21:00 ) Gundam UC/Xam'd Singer Kylee to Perform at Otakon (21:00 ) Kylee to Perform at Otakon 2011 (21:00 ) Great Eastern Lists U.S. Sailor Moon Merchandise (20:00 ) Anohana Fans' Wish Plaques Disappear from Shrine (18:49 ) Maiden Japan, Section 23 Add Ray Anime (16:00 ) Miku is Flash Mag's 1st Virtual Cover Girl in 25 Years (15:30 ) Director Spike Lee Signs Onto Oldboy Film Remake (15:07 ) K-On's Toyosaki Confirmed as Anime Weather Girl's Voice (14:15 ) Übel Blatt Manga Returns After 2 Years in Side Story (13:30 ) Town Plans to Erect Life-Size Zaku Robot From Gundam (13:00 ) Sukeban Deka Director Hideo Tanaka Passes Away (11:15 ) MangaGamer Announces its Affiliates Program (10:55 ) Male Literary Figures Turned Into Manga Characters (10:15 ) DC Anime Club Presents Mario Kart Tournament (09:35 ) Wanimagazine to Replace Gelatin Bishōjo Mag With Hime (09:00 ) Spirit of Hope Comic Charity Anthology Launch Party July 23 (05:53 ) Maiden Japan Announces License of Ray (04:00 ) Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 [7] Japan's Animation TV Ranking, June 27-July 3 (23:57 ) Interest: Hatsune Miku Appears in Hokkaido Public Service Ad (23:30 ) Japanese Box Office, July 2-3 (22:30 ) Hulu Streams Full Moon o Sagashite Beyond U.S. DVD Release (21:40 ) Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Wins at Japan Sci-Fi Con (13:00 ) Free Anime in AU update: 11/July - 18/July (10:55 ) Birdy the Mighty Decode Released Monday (07:33 ) Saturday, Jul 9, 2011 [5] North American Stream List: July 4–8 (22:30 ) Glass Mask Contest: Guess the Celebrity on the Poster (22:00 ) Macross Frontier Concert in PlayStation Home July 23 (21:30 ) Persona 4 the Animation's New Promotional Video Streamed (11:30 ) Fafner Gets New Sequel Green-Lit (07:50 ) Friday, Jul 8, 2011 [23] Viz Media Announces Activities and Convention Exclusives for 2011 Comic-Con International (22:38 ) Ultimate Miku World Single Debuts at Top Results on iTunes (22:28 ) 130,000+ Watch The Idolm@ster Pajama Party (22:00 ) Otakon to Host 2011 FMA Film Director Kazuya Murata (Updated) (21:00 ) Otakon 2011 to Host World Premiere of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Along With Director Kazuya Murata (21:00 ) Crunchyroll Streams No. 6, Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise (20:32 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases: July 3-9 (19:00 ) Tales of Xillia, Legend of Heroes Game Promos Streamed (19:00 ) VitaminX Addiction's Opening Animation Streamed (18:00 ) Konami Digital Entertainment Summons Duelists to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American World Championship Qualifier (17:02 ) Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise Will Shine on Crunchyroll (17:01 ) Young Artists to Live in Tezuka's Old Neighborbood (17:00 ) New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 26-July 2 (16:00 ) Manga UK Adds Welcome to the Space Show with English Dub (15:00 ) Evangelion's Tokyo Store, Eva-Color Priuses Unveiled (14:00 ) Guilty Crown Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed (13:00 ) Hatsune Miku Figma Figure for Quake Charity Offered (12:30 ) Koko ga Uwasa no El Palacio Manga Gets Live-Action Show (11:00 ) Zero no Tsukaima Author Noboru Yamaguchi Plans Surgery (10:15 ) Universal Studios Erects Monuments to 2 One Piece Heroes (09:00 ) Live-Action Manga Sutra - Futari H Adds 3 Bonus Episodes (08:00 ) Fullmetal Alchemist's Al Helmet Made Into Piggy Bank (07:00 ) (Updated) Manga Entertainment Comments on Fanservice (06:18 ) Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 [20] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Daily Video: Toyota Posts New Hatsune Miku Ad (23:00 ) Japan's Animation TV Ranking, June 20-26 (22:30 ) Moetopia Game/Character Announcement Streamed Live (22:00 ) Contest Held to Design Hatsune Miku U.S. Version (21:00 ) Tona-Gura! Romantic Comedy Manga Ends in Japan (20:00 ) New People Adds a Bigger Dose of Japanese Pop Culture to the Summer As It Expands the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival (19:31 ) Man Pleads Guilty to Coercing Girl He Met at Anime Con (17:40 ) Convicted Rapist Pleads Guilty to Coercing a Minor to Engage in Sex (17:30 ) Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki Anime Promo Streamed (16:30 ) Crunchyroll Streams Dark Rabbit Has 7 Lives, Dantalian (15:32 ) Moyoco Anno Draws 1st Story Manga Since 2008 Hiatus (14:30 ) Free Haruhi's AniPoke iOS App Offered in U.S., Japan (13:30 ) Sony, Daiwa Turn Home Electronics Into Moe Characters (13:15 ) 2 Stations Remove R-15 From Schedules Before Premiere (11:00 ) Black Rock Shooter PSP's White Rock Shooter Promo Posted (10:00 ) Newspaper: NTV Not Airing Ponyo Due to Quake (09:00 ) K-On! Fans Spend 13 Million+ Yen on Mugi's Birthday (08:15 ) Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Light Novels Get More Anime (07:00 ) Clamp Festival 2011 Tokyo Stadium Event Planned in Fall (01:45 ) Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 [25] Daily Briefs (23:57 ) Sneak Preview of Martial Arts Film Bunraku (Feat. Gackt) at Otakon 2011 (23:05 ) Montreal's Fantasia to Show Takashi Miike's Ninja Kids (22:30 ) Montreal's Otakuthon to Host Voice Actress Halko Momoi (21:30 ) Kochikame Comedy Manga to Appear in 13 Magazines (20:30 ) Japanese Comic Ranking, June 27-July 3 (19:20 ) Hana-Kimi's Shun Oguri Plays 'Shun Amaguri' in Doraemon (18:30 ) Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Sends Casting Call for Extras (17:30 ) Crunchyroll Streams Nekogami Yaoyorozu, Usagi Drop, R-15 (15:32 ) Sengoku Basara Anime Film's Web Promo Streamed (15:30 ) MapleStory's Chaos Update Begins: Age of Heroes Update Now Live (14:49 ) The Idolm@ster Voice Actresses to Stream Pajama Party (14:30 ) 2 New Boys-Love Titles Listed From Digital Manga (13:45 ) Haruhi Author, Illustrator Send Messages on Star Festival (13:15 ) Cards for New Battle Sprits Anime Lead Listed for Fall (11:30 ) North American Stream List: June 25–July 4 (10:30 ) New Job Classes Added to Manga-Inspired Online Game, Elsword (09:50 ) Final Fantasy Gets Rhythm Game for Nintendo 3DS (09:30 ) Kaiji's Fukumoto to Resume Tobaku Haōden Zero Manga (08:30 ) Twitch Site: Director Spike Lee in Oldboy Film Talks (07:30 ) Akira Screenings in Cambridge Today and July 15 (06:39 ) Evangelion Angel Made Into Cream Roll Cake (06:30 ) Fans Vote on What to Put in Kamisama Dolls Video Extras (05:30 ) Anifest Promoted by "Secret" London Screening on August 14 (05:26 ) Shuffle's Aoi Nishimata Draws Disney Princess Line (04:30 ) Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 [19] Apple VP Phil Schiller Has Marine Boy Twitter Avatar (23:30 ) Takamasa Sakurai to Appear at Otakon 2011 (23:06 ) Nekogami Yaoyorozu Anime's 4th Promo Video Streamed (22:30 ) Musical Duo ClariS to Make Cameo in Oreimo Novel (21:30 ) Daily Briefs (20:30 ) Lucky Star Town to Host 2nd Otaku Matchmaking Event (19:45 ) Cobs Poll: Which Manga Shouldn't Be a Live-Action Film (18:30 ) Voice Actors Yuuki Kaji, Wataru Hatano Star in Film (17:30 ) Mayo Chiki! Romantic Comedy Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (15:30 ) California Gallery to Host Junko Mizuno Art Exhibition in August (14:30 ) Anime Midstream Announces Matchless Raijin-Oh Volume 3 Release (14:09 ) Ghibli's Miyazaki, Eva's Anno Visit Quake Area, Draw Sketches (13:30 ) Sukeban Deka Manga Creator Shinji Wada Passes Away (12:30 ) Queen's Blade Visual Books to Bundle Original Anime DVDs (11:30 ) Shueisha to Launch, Relaunch 3 Manga Mags in 2011-2012 (10:00 ) Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 27-July 3 (09:00 ) Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: June 27-July 3 (07:45 ) Embassy of Japan Confirms New Manga Contest (04:37 ) Otakuthon 2011 Announces Halko Momoi as Japanese Guest of Honour (02:14 ) Monday, Jul 4, 2011 [12] Makoto Kobayashi Reveals Space Battleship Yamato Remake (23:00 ) Japanese Box Office, June 25-26 (22:30 ) Anime Expo: 47,000+ Unique Attendees Came This Year (21:35 ) Ayumi Hamasaki Album to Include Tales of Xillia Costume (21:00 ) Bakuman Gets Manga Creation Game for Nintendo DS (20:00 ) Memorial Fund, Service for Voice Actress Cassandra Hodges (19:00 ) AX: Alternate Manga anthology Nominated for Harvey Award (14:45 ) K-ON! Anime Film's 2nd Teaser Trailer Streamed (11:15 ) AM2 Sets a Record in 1st Year Convention Attendance and Celebrates the End of Its 2011 Event with the All Girl J-Rock Band Scandal (11:11 ) Weekly Wrapup: 26/Jun - 2/Jul (10:13 ) Hiiro no Kakera Otome Game Gets Anime (10:00 ) MangaGamer Announces Acquisition of Dengeki Stryker (03:39 ) Sunday, Jul 3, 2011 [13] Yoshitoshi ABe Posts Art Process Video with Painter12 (23:30 ) Madoka Magica's Homura Gets Hugging Pillow Cover (22:30 ) Fafner Film Event to Be Streamed on Ustream (21:30 ) New Hatsune Miku Toyota Commercial Streamed (21:00 ) Excel Saga Manga Approaches Its Finale After 15 Years (20:30 ) AM2 2011 (19:39 ) Sentai Filmworks Adds Ro-Kyu-Bu, Loups-Garous, ef (18:14 ) Director Seiji Mizushima Acknowledges New Fall TV Show (15:00 ) Free Anime in AU update: 4/July - 10/July (12:25 ) AM2 Scores Another Amazing Day with Amazing Performances and Events for Avid Convention Goers (07:56 ) Usagi Drop on Anime on Demand This Week (07:10 ) Haruhi Season 2 and Musashi Released on Monday (06:45 ) JAST USA 'Looking' Into Licensing Starry Sky Project (03:15 ) Saturday, Jul 2, 2011 [15] Toei Robot Girls Pilot Film Streamed (23:30 ) Bandai Ent. Adds Sacred Seven, Gundam 00I, Lucky Star Boo Boo Kagaboo (20:51 ) Moon Phase's Arima to Launch Kami-Watashi Manga Series (19:10 ) Digital Manga Guild Program to Launch With 23 Titles (17:25 ) Anime Expo's Central Hallway Closed Due to Unknown 'Object' (15:11 ) Aksys Adds Fate/Extra RPG, Hakuōki Game (14:43 ) Crunchyroll Streams Natsume 3, Yuruyuri, Kamisama Dolls (14:02 ) Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment Announce Original Dirty Pair OVAs & Movie, Dirty Pair Flash; Martian Successor Nadesico TV, Movie & Gekiganger III; and Gasaraki Ti (12:45 ) Ghibli's Kokuriko-Zaka Kara Film Trailer Streamed (11:00 ) No. 6 Anime's 4th Trailer Streamed (06:30 ) Sanrio's 'Wish Me Mell' Anime Short Posted on YouTube (05:30 ) Nekogami Yaoyorozu BD/DVD Adds OVA, Flash Anime (05:00 ) Kakko-Kawaii Sengen! Comedy Gets Sequel Anime Series (04:30 ) AM2 Launches and Sets the Bar in Convention Entertainment (02:16 ) K-On! Characters Teach Theater Etiquette in Short (01:10 ) Friday, Jul 1, 2011 [31] Funimation Adds Deadman Wonderland, Steins;Gate, More (23:04 ) FUNimation to Release Risque Romantic Comedy B Gata H Kei (21:31 ) Nekocon Announces the Return of NYC DJ duo - DJ Hip*Starr and VJ ValuJet! 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