Press Releases - April 2013
- Exclusive Giveaways & Prizes Announced for Viz Media's One-Of-A-Kind Berserk Theatrical Screening Event ()
- XSeed Games Releases All-new Trailer Showcasing the Ladies and Locations of Killer Is Dead ()
- Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Now Available in North America ()
- The One Piece Podcast Goes to Japan: Kickstarter ()
- Real Contemporary Gekiga Collection Published in the US ()
- World Premiere of anime film, The Garden of Words, and acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai draws huge lines at the Gold Coast Film Festival. ()
- WarpPortal Announces Partners with Valve to Bring Ragnarok 2 to Steam ()
- New Wave J-Rock band Budo Grape returns to UK for Doki Doki Japanese Festival ()
- New Manga Editions of the Samurai Classics The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts and The 47 Ronin Released This Year by Shambhala Publications ()
- New Wave J-Rock band Budo Grape returns to UK for Doki Doki Japanese Festival ()
- Udon Entertainment Announces Persona 4: Arena Official Design Works ()
- Arc System Works Launches New Website for North America ()
- Keiji Iwakura Presents One Piece Pirate Warriors 2 Collector Edition's Figurine ()
- Listen now to the Brazilian version for Pegasus Fantasy ver. Omega ()
- SacAnime Summer 2013 Welcomes Sword Art Online Voice Actors Cherami Leigh and Bryce Papenbrook ()
- April Issue of World's 1st Digital Manga Magazine Comicloud on Sale Soon ()
- Anime Expo Welcomes Original Character Designer Noizi Ito as Guest for AX 2013 ()
- We at MangaGamer are Proud to Announce that Tick Tack! is Now on Sale ()
- Section23 Films Announces August Slate ()
- AniplexChannel.com is the New Channel for Fans to Access their Favorite Aniplex Shows in One Place ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses My Teen Romantic Comedy ~ SNAFU ()
- Voice Actor/Director Richard Epcar Reprises Role as "Tron" for DJs at AMA 2013 ()
- Let it Rip! Rising Star Games Announces All-New Beyblade Game for Nintendo 3DS™ ()
- Pre-order opened: Eyeshield 21–Devil Bats HQS by Tsume ()
- Rainbow Tea House Anime Night ()
- Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second Announces May 1st for Commercial Launch ()
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment To Distribute Robotech: Love Live Alive ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Garden of Words ()
- Black Rock Shooter The Game is on PSN Today ()
- Second Film Announced For Reel Anime 2013 Program. ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Uta no Prince Sama 2 ()
- Maiden Japan Announces License of New Dominion Tank Police ()
- Anime Expo Reveals 2013 Program Guide Cover Art ()
- Aksys Games Announces Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi for the Nintendo 3DS™ ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Samurai Bride ()
- Jorge Luis Campos Valverde Trumps Competitors at Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San José, Costa Rica ()
- Arc System Works Announces Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Now Available for the PlayStation®Vita System ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Yuyushiki ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Severing Crime Edge ()
- Hanabee Entertainment Licenses from Aniplex Inc. anohana ~ The Flower We Saw That Day. ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Uta no Prince Sama ()
- Okinawa-based band 7!! will make their US debut performance at FanimeCon ()
- Welcoming DJ & Producer, Ram Rider, as Guest of Honor for Anime Expo 2013 ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Flowers of Evil ()
- USA Animate Online Shop Announces Limited Edition for Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies ()
- Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second Open Beta has Begun ()
- Prepare for the Final Duel with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Hidden Arsenal 7 Booster Set ()
- Japanese Musical Guest Yousei Teikoku and Fashion Designer IBI to Appear at Anime Boston 2013 ()
- Viz Media Partners with Sentai Filmworks to Premiere High School of the Dead on Neon Alley ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Devil Survivor 2: The Animation ()
- Hanasaku Iroha ~ Blossoms for Tomorrow ~ Volume 2 Promises to Warm Your Heart this Summer ()
- Anime Blast Chattanooga Adds Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine to Its Third-Year Lineup ()
- Crunchyroll Begins Streaming Attack on Titan Anime ()
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Dirty Pair: The Original TV Series, Part 2 ()
- Let the Blossoming Begin! Hanasaku Iroha ~ Blossoms for Tomorrow ~ Is Out Today ()
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Ent. Announces DVD Release of Princess Knight, Part 2 ()
- Gaia Online Announces Frontier Skies Board Game ()
- Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second Prepares for Beta with an Exciting Line-Up of Events ()
- Exclusive to First Printing: Shin Megami Tensei IV will be a Limited Edition Box Set ()
- Viz Media Launches an Exciting Spring Season of Hot New Anime Programming on Neon Alley ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Henneko - The Hentai Prince & The Stony Cat ()
- Xseed Games Unleashes Pandora's Tower Exclusively on Wii ()
- Reel Anime to Return in 2013 ()
- eigoMANGA Launches Vanguard Princess on the OnLive Game Service ()
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Dummoner: Soul Hackers Now Available in North America on Nintendo 3DS ()
- Destination Japan Announces the Tokyo Maximum Tour 2013 ()
- Paracon Guest List includes Voice Actor Richard Epcara and Power Ranger Jason Faunt ()
- The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan Pre-Vacation Season Sale ()
- J-Rock Bands Dazzle Vision and Cantoy set Concert Record at Tekkoshocon 2013 ()
- Anime-ZAP! Announces 2014 Location and First Guest Chuck Huber ()
- Anime-zing! Announces Guest Greg Ayres And Final Con Schedule ()
- Attack on Titan Episode One Available Now for FUNimation Elite Video Subscribers ()
- Hanabee Entertainment Licenses Another ()
- Viz Media Launches Tiger & Bunny Manga Series--Official Tie-in to Smash Hit Anime ()
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S Premieres This Sunday ()
- Free-to-Play Ridge Racer Driftopia Coming to PlayStation 3 and PC in 2013 ()
- Namco Bandai Games Announce the Release Date, Pre-order Program and Collector's Edition of Tales of Xillia™ ()
- Guts: The Battle for Doldrey/ 1:10 scale – *2013 Special Blue Version ()
- Top Anime Director Confirmed For London Comic Con ()
- Gravity Interactive, Inc. Launches Their Top Game, Ragnarok Online, as a Free iOS MMO ()
- Nintendo-Inspired Pop Art Show ()
- Konami Digital Entertainment to Hold Preeminent Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San Jose, Costa Rica April 20th – 21st ()
- First Two Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies are set for Physical Release this Summer ()
- Details About Second Saint Seiya Omega Opening in Brazil ()
- Top Anime Director Confirmed For London Comic Con ()
- d-rights Finalizing the Master Toy License Deal of Brand New Animation B-Daman Crossfire with Hasbro ()
- Japanese Government Establishes “Creative Industries Internationalization Committee” to Strengthen the Proliferation of Japanese Anime, Manga, Fashion and Culture Throughout the World ()
- Anime USA Hosts a Game Café & Cosplay Fashion Show at the Sakura Matsuri ()
- Red Data Girl Joins the FUNimation Spring Simulcast ()
- Funimation Acquires Streaming Rights for Date A Live ()
- Aksys Games Announces First-Run Limited Muramasa Rebirth Blessing of Amitabha Collector's Edition ()
- Larger than life Director Shinichi Watanabe (aka Nabeshin) and Actor Yasuhrio Koshi to Appear at Anime Boston 2013 ()
- Larger than life Director Shinichi Watanabe (aka Nabeshin) and Actor Yasuhrio Koshi to Appear at Anime Boston 2013 ()
- Tekken Card Tournament™ Takes the Fight to the Streets ()
- East Meets West in a Captivating New Art Book as Viz Media Releases Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudí ()
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Ent. Announces DVD Release of Princess Knight, Part 1 ()
- Domo Con Announces Vic Mignogna, LittleKuriboh ()
- Angel Ascencio Celebrates Win at Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San Diego, California ()
- Ai-Kon, Celebrating the Love of Anime ()
- Animazement Announces 2013 Guest Lineup Additions ()
- Anime USA Welcomes Voice Actor, Travis Willingham ()
- Kitacon Invades Birmingham in March 2014 ()
- Gantz Kurono Kei-1/5 Scale ()
- Anime Conji Announces Artist & Animator, Rhode Montijo, as Guest of Honor ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Anime This Spring Season ()
- Crunchyroll Adds Zettai Boei Leviatan Anime to Simulcast Lineup ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Muromi-san Anime ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Photo Kano ()
- Black Rock Shooter The Game Hits PSN This Month ()
- Funimation Entertainment Announces US Wolf Children Screenings ()
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Heads to America's Finest City – San Diego, California April 6th-7th ()
- Japanese Director, Producer from Sword Art Online to appear at Anime Boston 2013 ()
- Viz Media Brings Double Dose of Medieval Action with Berserk: The Golden Age Arc Double Feature Event on May 11th ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Majestic Prince ()
- Culture Japan & Good Smile Company release Japanese Kanji Learning cards "Moekanji" ()
- Crunchyroll Adds Flowers of Evil Anime to Spring Lineup ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast The Severing Crime Edge Anime for Spring 2013 ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Samurai Bride Anime ()
- Viz Media Announces the North American Release of InuYasha the Movie: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray ()
- Award-Winning Filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda Coming to Australia ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Shining Hearts ()
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug. 6, 2013 DVD Release of Holy Virgins ()
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug. 6, 2013 DVD Release of Endless Serenade ()
- The Gold Coast Film Festival announces WORLD PREMIERE of The Garden of Words ()
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 Premium Edition is Set to Release This Summer in North America ()
- Etrian Odussey™ IV: Legends of the Titan Comes to European Nintendo 3DS™ Players this Summer ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Shining Hearts ()
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug. 6, 2013 DVD Release of Endless Serenade ()
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug.6, 2013 DVD Release of Holy Virgins ()
- FlyingDog's iTunes Catalog was Updated with the Hot Tunes ()
- Ani-Jam is Proud to Announce Cynthia Martinez as a Guest of Honor ()
- Ani-Jam is Proud to Announce Chris Patton as a Guest of Honor ()
- MangaGamer Launches New Website and Releases SSSS ()
- Viz Media Reaches New Milestone with Weekly Shonen Jump iPad Newsstand App Debut ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Uta no Prince Sama 2 Anime for Spring 2013 ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Majestic Prince Anime for Spring 2013 ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Valvrave the Liberator this Spring ()
- CBLDF Releases Defending Manga: The Ryan Matheson Story ()
- Viz Media Excites Fans with the Debut of Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem Vs. The Sword of Justice on DVD ()
- XSeed Games Raises a Toast to the Executioners with All-new Trailer for Killer Is Dead ()
- Tsume Goes Cartoonist ()
- Yen Press Announces New Licensed Manga Series ()
- Shin Megami Tensei Returns ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Aiura Anime for Spring 2013 ()
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Mushibugyo Anime This Spring ()
- Orlando Gets Music Festival Ongaku Overdrive April 27th ()
- Diamond to Distribute Japanese Action Figures and Toys Based on VIZ Media Properties in North America ()
- DC Anime Club Presents Cosplay Parade 2013 ()
- Anime-zing! in Iowa Announces Doctor Awkward ()
- Bravoman® Returns in Brand-New Game for 25th Anniversary This Summer ()
- Aniplex of America brings back the fan favorite TV Series Gurren Lagann on DVD and Blu-ray ()
- Aniplex of America has acquired the New Animated Series Valvrave the Liberator ()
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