News - February 2009
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- 1st Two 20th Century Boys Films to Run in Philadelphia (05:28)
- Bandai Entertainment Licenses Lucky Star OVA (20:29)
- New English Dub for 5cm per Second to be Streamed on Shinkai Day (16:45)
- Anime Boston Hosts Musicians Kalafina, Yuki Kajiura (15:40)
- Seven Seas Manga Affected by Diamond's New Order Minimums (12:44)
- Guin Saga Epic Fantasy Anime Trailer Video Streamed (12:25)
- TV Tokyo to Establish New Anime Department (05:34)
- USA Today Booklist, February 16-22: Naruto Still Strong (04:39)
- Konami Gets Injunction Against Upper Deck on Yu-Gi-Oh (04:23)
- Shogakukan to Launch Monthly Shonen Sunday Mag in Japan (02:12)
- Kigurumikku V3 Best Episode Collection DVD Announced (16:52)
- Survey: Anime Music on iTunes (16:08)
- Kiddy Grade Spinoff Kiddy Girl-and Announced (Update 3) (16:05)
- 5th Garden of Sinners' U.S. Premiere at Anime Boston (15:27)
- Yaoi Generation Adds Tender Affairs, Perfect World (13:11)
- Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's 3rd Anime Promo Streamed (12:30)
- Umi Monogatari TV Anime Green-Lit for Summer (11:57)
- Blue Dragon's 1st Episode Also Posted on Xbox Live for Free (09:39)
- Japanese University Plans to Open Anime/Manga Museum (09:14)
- Daily Briefs (01:21)
- Imagi's Astro Boy Officially Back on Track for October (18:07)
- Square Enix Wins $600,000 from Unlicensed Sword Sellers (17:17)
- Walkin' Butterfly's Tamaki to Start Manga in CUTiE Mag (16:47)
- Charady no Joke na Mainichi Anime's Website Online (09:47)
- Strike Witches' 2nd Season Reportedly to Be Announced (08:27)
- Japanese Hagaren Box Buyers Get 1st Peek at New Anime (04:02)
- Daily Briefs (21:41)
- Blue Dragon's 1st Episode Posted on iTunes for Free (19:42)
- Crunchyroll to Stream 3 Makoto Shinkai Works on 2/28 (18:45)
- Report: Tatsunoko, Marvel Aim for Joint TV Anime in 3 Years (17:59)
- Eva Clock, Picture Stamp iPhone Apps Posted Online (12:31)
- Update: Best Buy List Was Preminary (12:13)
- New Edition of Azumanga Daioh to Mark 10th Anniversary (11:15)
- Hari Tokeino's Me & My Brothers Manga to End in Japan (10:56)
- Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! TV Anime to Debut in March (10:38)
- Daily Briefs (23:41)
- Ghibli Producer: Hayao Miyazaki is Planning Next Work (23:19)
- Fullmetal Alchemist's 3rd New TV Commercial Streamed (20:56)
- Sōten Kōro Manga about Chinese History Gets TV Anime (Update 2) (19:33)
- Japan's Kodansha Reports Its Largest Annual Loss Ever (18:22)
- Viz Media Restructures with Some Employee Layoffs (17:39)
- Shin Koihime Musō Game Anime Green-Lit (17:06)
- New Series Said to Be Revealed in Gundam Ace Manga Mag (16:40)
- Ponyo, DMC Won Japan Academy Awards on Friday (00:11)
- Kunio Katō's 'La Maison en Petits Cubes' Wins Oscar (Update 2) (21:43)
- Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen TV Remake Set for 2009 (20:18)
- Macross Frontier Film Tentatively Planned for Fall (17:43)
- Yamato Toymaker Reveals 1/2000 SDF-1 Macross Toy (Updated) (23:23)
- Rumiko Takahashi to Publish 1-Shot 'Unmei no Tori' Manga (17:34)
- Canada's YTV to Premiere Pretty Cure on March 6 (17:19)
- Sora no Manimani Manga Reportedly to Get TV Anime (08:35)
- Diamond Cancels Some March Anime/Manga Related Orders (22:12)
- Viz Media Disables Embeded Videos from Hulu, Joost (20:20)
- Chun-Li Film Double-Billed with Sakura Anime in Japan (19:19)
- Funimation Licenses RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne (15:03)
- Daily Briefs (13:31)
- Canadian Man Guilty of Possessing Pornographic Anime (13:11)
- Best Buy to Change DVD Strategy (13:06)
- Precure All Stars Film's Teaser, Full Trailer Streamed (Updated) (11:45)
- Kunio Katō's Oscar-Nominated Anime Now in U.S. iTunes (10:26)
- Daily Briefs (23:39)
- USA Today Booklist, February 9-15: Naruto Ranks (22:11)
- GetBackers' Writer, Artist Are Planning Next Work (19:00)
- Scores of Free Streaming Anime Added to ANN (18:51)
- Anno's Evangelion 2.0 Film Slated for June 27 in Japan (Update 2) (16:45)
- Tokyo's Wonder Festival to Continue in New Venue (11:44)
- Funimation Adds El Cazador De La Bruja (11:19)
- Ponyo Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (10:32)
- Gintama Anime to Continue for Fourth Year (Updated) (10:03)
- Daily Briefs (22:19)
- GDH to Absorb Its Gonzo Subsidiary, Adopt Gonzo's Name (21:20)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10-16 (18:34)
- Justin Chatwin: Dragonball Film Sequel Already Written (14:35)
- Funimations Adds My Bride Is A Mermaid! Comedy Anime (14:01)
- Funimation Hints at Possible License Announcement Today (12:57)
- Appliya to Bring Evangelion to the Iphone (10:43)
- New Tokyopop Manga Titles Listed by Amazon.ca (09:26)
- Canada's St. Onge to Sing Valkyria Anime's Theme Song (06:57)
- Lone Wolf & Cub Collectible Figures Due in Late Summer (20:21)
- Urusawa's Pluto Possibly Headed to Hollywood (19:56)
- Daily Briefs (19:23)
- Godhand Teru Medical Manga to Get Live-Action TV Drama (18:45)
- Animax-Asia To Simulcast Tears to Tiara (Updated) (13:30)
- Sakura-Con to Host Voice Actor Kappei Yamaguchi (12:59)
- Not so Daily Link of the Day: Anime Voice Actress Encourages Otaku as they Diet (11:16)
- K-ON!! Anime Promo Video Streamed (10:21)
- Edo-Tokyo Museum to Mark Osamu Tezuka's 80th Birthday (08:32)
- Daily Briefs (23:35)
- Udon to Publish Silent Möbius: Complete Edition (14:05)
- Dragonball Evolution Toys Shown at Toy Fair (11:25)
- Oishinbo Cuisine Manga to Resume in Japan Next Week (Updated) (10:57)
- Game-Based Sengoku Basara Anime's New TV Ad Streamed (10:12)
- Reed Reveals New Minky Momo Magical Girl Project (09:53)
- Sanrio's Sugar Bunnies Fleur Anime Series Revealed (09:20)
- 15-m Tetsujin 28/Gigantor Statue Still Set for Summer (02:45)
- Japanese Box Office, February 8-9 (23:31)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, January 26-February 1 (22:50)
- 20th Century Boys' Fictional Ujiko-Ujio Draws Spinoff (15:49)
- Katsura Hoshino to Resume D.Gray-man Manga on March 9 (10:02)
- Funimation Acquires Bamboo Blade, Druaga, Dragonaut (16:00)
- 'Totoro's Home' Destroyed by Suspected Arson Fire (04:13)
- Haruhi-chan, Churuya-san Streamed with English Subs (04:04)
- Diamond to No Longer Restock 1,018 Viz Items (02:15)
- Kunio Katō's Oscar-Nominated Anime Now in U.S. Theaters (Updated) (01:39)
- Daily Briefs (20:40)
- Latest Pokémon Movie Runs on U.S. Cartoon Network (20:08)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Teaser Streamed (17:15)
- VP/Shonen Jump EIC Weidenbaum Leaves Viz (Updated) (15:57)
- Sony to Release Devparade's Naruto Ending Theme Online (13:51)
- Dark Horse to Publish Thumbelina by Moetan Artist POP (13:26)
- 'Nice Boat' Video Posted Instead of Haruhi-chan Debut (Updated) (08:30)
- Ghibli Confirms It Animated Yui Aragaki's Music Video (07:16)
- Detroit Metal City Cameos in Street Fighter Online (Updated) (23:57)
- Gonzo to Restructure, Reduce Staff Count from 130 to 30 (Update 3) (20:21)
- Right Stuf Licenses Maria Watches Over Us Season 4 (16:00)
- New Blu, Digital Manga Titles Listed by Amazon.ca (Updated) (15:29)
- Greg Ayres Releases Statement after Mild Heart Attack (14:37)
- Morning Musume Girl Group to Perform at Anime Expo (14:01)
- USA Today Booklist: February 2-8: Naruto Blitz Begins (12:56)
- Reorganization of Bandai Visual Announced (07:18)
- Absolute Boyfriend Drama Returns in Spring TV Special (05:00)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 3-9 (Updated) (19:38)
- Dentsu Plans Animated TV Series for Chub City Toys (16:20)
- Funimation Posts More Ouran, Romeo X Juliet Episodes (Updated) (14:58)
- Japanese Box Office, January 31-February 1 (14:31)
- Sunrise's Sora Kake Girl Anime Gets 2 Manga Spinoffs (Updated) (13:30)
- Miyazaki to Create 2-Part Serial in Model Graphix Mag (11:55)
- Negima's 2nd Original Anime DVD Series Reportedly Announced (Updated) (03:53)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 3-9 (22:02)
- A Penguin's Troubles Kids' Film Green-Lit for Fall (Updated) (17:01)
- AX Alternative Manga Book Editor Lists Artist Lineup (16:10)
- Nodame's Ninomiya to Return to Kiss Magazine in March (Updated) (14:47)
- Halko Momoi to Return to Honolulu Festival in March (14:18)
- New xxxHOLiC, Tsubasa DVD Trailers Posted (12:49)
- New Fullmetal Alchemist TV Commercial Streamed (11:25)
- New Digital Manga Boys-Love Works Listed by Amazon.ca (04:56)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, January 19-25 (23:57)
- Live-Action Tokyo Zombie Film to Ship on U.S. DVD (21:45)
- Trigun's Nightow to End Kekkai Sensen Manga (19:14)
- Bandai Ent. Licensed Kōzō Ōmori's Gundam 00 Manga (13:28)
- Tales of Vesperia RPG to Get Theatrical Film This Year (11:06)
- Kimi ni Todoke Shōjo Manga to be Adapted into Anime (Update 2) (10:49)
- Gegege no Kitarō Anime to Reportedly End This Spring (04:26)
- Voice Animage Mag to Return in Japan after 7 Years (01:09)
- Akira Toriyama Comments on Live-Action Dragonball Film (20:20)
- Viz Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Boys over Flowers Epilogue (14:16)
- Viz to Detail Monster Anime, L: Change the World's Plans (13:47)
- Viz to Publish Rumiko Takahashi's New Manga in 2009 (12:12)
- CMX Confirms King of Debris, Lapis Lazuli Crown, Broken Blade (Updated) (23:24)
- Voice Actor Greg Ayres Hospitalized with Chest Pains (Updated) (23:04)
- Yen Press Adds Spice and Wolf, Yotsuba&!, Crescent Moon Story (Update 2) (13:54)
- Bandai Entertainment Streams Code Geass on YouTube (13:26)
- Bandai Entertainment Adds 'All' Gundam 00 Manga (Update 2) (13:17)
- Del Rey Adds Night Head, Four-Eyed Prince, Only 1 Wish (Updated) (12:48)
- Eagle Talon Flash Anime Pitches New Michael Arias Film (05:42)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Anime of Kami Imai's Needless Manga Reportedly Leaked (23:34)
- Japanese Company Invests in Manga Publisher Vertical (19:10)
- Tokyopop to Adapt NHK's Domo Mascot in Print (14:53)
- Fullmetal Alchemist's Original Ed, Al to Reprise Roles (Updated) (11:50)
- Production I.G. to Add Eden of the East Film in 2009 (11:38)
- Dragon Ball Z to Rerun on Japanese TV in HD in April (11:14)
- Funimation's Parent Announces Third Quarter Results (04:24)
- Staff for 'Renewed' Airing of Haruhi Suzumiya Announced (01:09)
- Daily Briefs (23:38)
- Tatsumi's A Drifting Life Manga Preview Posted Online (20:43)
- Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Reportedly Headed to Ikkicon (Update 2) (19:40)
- ICv2 Estimates U.S. Manga Sales Were Down 17% in 2008 (Update 2) (16:14)
- Toradora! Anime's Original Novels to End on March 10 (13:05)
- Chii's Sweet Home's 2nd TV Season Announced for April (06:05)
- Bones' Sword of the Stranger Film Opens in U.S. Today (05:52)
- Second Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu TV Anime Green-Lit (04:18)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Maborosi's Kore-eda Directs Film of Kūki Ningyō Manga (23:47)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 27-February 2 (18:51)
- USA Today Booklist, January 19-February 1: No Manga (Updated) (13:44)
- Banri Hidaka to End V.B. Rose Romance Manga in February (Updated) (13:07)
- Kadokawa Shoten Reportedly Says April Haruhi is Rerun (07:54)
- Paprika's Original Novel to Ship in U.K. in April (Update 2) (07:19)
- Rumiko Takahashi to Launch Latest Work This Spring (01:52)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 27-February 2 (Updated) (23:57)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, January 12-18 (23:05)
- Haruhi Suzumiya TV Anime Reportedly to Relaunch in April (Update 2) (14:25)
- Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro Condoms Sold in Japan (13:11)
- Ghiblies 2's Yoshiyuki Momose Directs Music Video (11:43)
- Yurumates Comedy Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (05:07)
- Dragonball's Toriyama Sketches Ayumi Hamasaki as Goku (Updated) (04:36)
- Daily Briefs (23:48)
- Joost Begins Streaming Koi Koi Seven Anime (19:35)
- Dōjin Chain Reports Rising Sales Despite Recession (14:55)
- Detective Conan, Yatterman's Timeslot Moves Announced (12:20)
- Spice and Wolf II's Act 0 to Ship on DVD in April (Updated) (11:09)
- Fall in Love Like a Comic's Yagami to Start Ore-sama Kingdom Manga (10:30)
- Bandai Visual Launches Free Magazine Website in Japan (03:59)
- Stranger Wins Recognition at Italy's Future Film Fest (Updated) (01:52)
- Mizuki's Opération Mort Wins Angoulême's Heritage Award (01:18)
- Taiwan Head to Get Signatures from Glass Mask, Mazinger Z's Creators (23:59)
- Japanese Box Office, January 24-25 (23:15)
- Ani Kaeru Manga Gets Drama Special on Valentine's Day (22:29)
- White Album, Shugo Chara Singles Debut at #2, #4 (14:00)