News - January 2010
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 11-17 (13:52)
- Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Writer Discusses Film (15:35)
- Ashiaraiyashiki no Jūnin-tachi. Manga to Bundle Anime (00:14)
- Sora no Otoshimono Flying Panties Event Planned (15:22)
- Eden of the East, Working!! Promo Videos Streamed (14:09)
- Ikkitousen XX/Shin Koihime†Musō Collaboration Launched (12:48)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- K-On's 2nd Season, B Gata H Kei Anime Dated for April (23:58)
- Winter Sonata Anime's Ending Scene to Be Live-Action (17:25)
- Negima! ~Mō Hitotsu no Sekai~ Extra Green-Lit for Fall (16:54)
- Crunchyroll Adds Phantom Thief Reinya Anime (15:43)
- Shueisha Tops 270-Billion-Yen Manga Market in 2009 (16:06)
- Japanese Firms Reveal Bishōjo Anime Plans for Coming Year (13:31)
- Murata Not Involved in Revived Mardock Scramble Anime (12:08)
- With the Light Manga Creator Keiko Tobe Passes Away (05:06)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 17-23 (08:00)
- Daily Briefs (23:56)
- Japanese Box Office, January 23-24 (03:03)
- NY Int'l Children's Film Fest Hosts 3 Anime's U.S. Premieres (22:13)
- Nodame Cantabile: Finale DVD to Have Unaired Episode (11:42)
- Gintama Anime Movie's 3 TV Ads Streamed (10:27)
- Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Manga Has TV Anime in the Works (05:47)
- Tomohiro Katō Apologizes in Court for Akiba Killings (06:29)
- Gundam Unicorn's World Premiere in Hong Kong on 2/6 (03:55)
- Haruhi Film Theme, Beckii Cruel Promo Videos Streamed (03:05)
- Diamond Comic Distributors Revise Minimum Order Policy (11:22)
- Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō Shōjo Anime Gets 2nd Year (20:45)
- Upper Deck Settles Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Counterfeiting Case (19:50)
- Male Arrested in Japan for Uploading via Perfect Dark (Update 2) (19:07)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (16:57)
- Imagi Animation Studio Closes Los Angeles Office (14:25)
- Super Street Fighter IV, Quiz Magic Academy Promos Posted (10:44)
- Daily Briefs (03:00)
- Media Blasters Hints at Live-Action Bible Black Trailer (00:14)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 18-24 (21:47)
- Anime Network, Funimation Launch YouTube Video Rentals (06:00)
- Zoids' Ueyama Draws Doraemon/Loveplus Crossover Manga (Update 2) (18:20)
- K-ON's Final BD Sells 31,000 to Top Weekly Chart (17:37)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, January 4-10 (16:33)
- Tsukihime Manga Finale, Volleyboys Manga Put on Hold (15:56)
- Live-Action Manga-Based Saru Lock's 5 Minutes Posted (12:44)
- Super Street Fighter IV Anime, Live-Action Dead Rising Announced (Update 2) (10:37)
- Daily Briefs (02:53)
- 2nd Haruhi Anime Season's DVDs Mentioned in New Video (23:55)
- Funimation Streams Uncensored Sekirei, Other Anime (06:00)
- Handley's Sentencing for 'Obscene' Manga Delayed (15:37)
- Votoms: Gen-ei Hen Video Anime's Promo Videos Streamed (13:45)
- SD Gundam Sangokuden April TV Anime Listed by Retailer (11:58)
- Bisei-Tokei Voice Actress Clock Phone App Launched (03:49)
- Watase Ends Sakura-Gari, Restarts Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu (02:37)
- One Piece Anime Theme Park Attraction to Open in March (00:52)
- Japanese Box Office, January 16-17 (22:31)
- Hajime Segawa Ends Ga-Rei Manga, Launches Tokyo ESP (15:18)
- New Evangelion Manga, 2 Other Titles to Launch in Asuka (14:48)
- Hayao Miyazaki Animates New Short for Ghibli Museum (13:32)
- Lucky Star's Impact on Shrine's Town: 1 Billion+ Yen (07:48)
- Hawaii's Kawaii Kon Hosts Director Aramaki, Actor Kishio (14:53)
- Japan Posts Hatsune Miku Video for Phone Recycling (11:51)
- Howl's Moving Castle Actress Jean Simmons Passes Away (04:03)
- Chi-Sui Maru TV Anime Shorts to Debut on February 6 (17:34)
- Manhwa-Based Priest Film Has 2D Animated Prologue (15:06)
- Bungaku Shoujo, Haiyoru! Nyaru-Ani Promos Streamed (13:30)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 10-16 (11:01)
- Japanese TV Show to Film Haruhi Fans in L.A. Next Monday (10:04)
- Slayers Revolution's 1st 4 Dubbed Episodes Streamed (09:33)
- Maid-sama! & Fist of the North Star Musō Promos Posted (09:06)
- Overall BD/DVD Sales, Anime Sales Rise in Japan in 2009 (01:20)
- Daily Briefs (23:45)
- Shizuoka City: Gundam Statue to Bring in 40 Billion Yen (20:27)
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 4-10 (17:02)
- Haruhi Film, Soul Eater, Sands of Destruction Promos Posted (14:29)
- Sentai Adds Gintama, Hidamari Sketch x 365 Anime (Update 2) (12:37)
- 55th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (10:36)
- Hana Kappa-kun Kids' Newspaper Manga Gets TV Anime (04:53)
- Chi's Sweet Home Manga's 7th Volume to Bundle Anime (01:13)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Summer Wars, 'Elemi' Win at 64th Mainichi Film Awards (23:57)
- Japanese Magazine An-An Profiles Moe for Women (00:22)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 11-17 (12:05)
- U.S. Librarians Honor Children of the Sea, Ōoku, Pluto (21:26)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (16:56)
- Fanworks Makes Anime Inspired by Prehistoric Japan (14:53)
- Yen to Print 350K of Twilight Graphic Novel in March (Update 2) (13:33)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 27-January 3 (08:39)
- Crunchyroll Quietly Launches iPhone Streaming App (07:27)
- Daily Briefs (21:46)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 11-17 (21:29)
- Battle Royale/Kill Bill's Kuriyama Sings for Gundam UC (21:42)
- Adult Swim Confirms New Anime to Launch on February 14 (18:23)
- Possibility of New Minky Momo TV Series Alluded (17:59)
- Shaman King/Ultimo's Takei to Restart Jumbor Manga (12:02)
- 2009 Japanese Anime/Game Magazine Circulation Numbers (03:07)
- Gunjō Yuri Manga to Resume in Ikki Mag in February (01:45)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Gonzo Rosso Online Game Company Renamed as Rosso Index (23:52)
- Funimation Streams Pani Poni Dash!, X, Other Anime (11:16)
- Nana Mizuki is 1st Seiyū with #1 Single in Weekly Charts (15:22)
- 2009 Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Numbers (13:43)
- Kekkaishi Anime Streams with Subs on Hulu (12:08)
- Sgt. Frog, Kuroshitsuji, Bloody Monday Videos Streamed (08:59)
- Yuruyuri Yuri Manga Hints at TV Anime (Update 2) (08:30)
- Reborn, Ladies versus Butlers! DVDs to Add Anime Extras (06:56)
- Dragon Ball Actor Daisuke Gouri Passes Away (03:04)
- 10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards (00:14)
- Insect Detective Yoshida Yoshimi Trailer Streamed (22:32)
- Insect Detective Yoshida Yoshimi Trailer Streamed (11:29)
- Anime Culture Mentioned on 4 U.S. TV Shows This Week (22:57)
- Wai-Con is on this weekend! (11:27)
- Zhu Zhu Pets' TV Animation, Manga Planned by Sega Japan (14:55)
- Sci-Fi Author/Anime Staffer Takumi Shibano Passes Away (14:16)
- Descendants of Darkness Manga Returns After 8 Years (01:52)
- Retailer to Stop Imports of Funimation BD/DVDs into Japan (14:29)
- Official One Piece 3D Breasts Mouse Pads for Sale (13:50)
- Working!! TV Anime's Popura Character Trailer Streamed (12:36)
- Japanese Box Office, January 9-10 (12:24)
- Anime Network Launches iPhone Streaming Application (23:43)
- Konohana's Kazumi Told to Edit Manga's Erotic Content (23:57)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Kanokon TV Anime Listed by Media Blasters (Update 3) (18:31)
- Eden of the East's Behind-the-Scenes Video Posted (12:47)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 3-9 (09:21)
- Rie Kugimiya's Fans Wait 25+ Days Outdoors in Taiwan (08:30)
- Gegege no Kitarō Voice Actor Isamu Tanonaka Passes Away (06:46)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Ichigo 100%'s Kawashita Ends Anedoki— Manga This Month (18:05)
- English Gundam UC on Amazon, Other Gundam to Get Streams (17:19)
- Sega's Lilpri Card Arcade Game Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (12:36)
- 'Fumiko's Confession' Wins YouTube Video Award in Japan (10:59)
- Read or Die Team's Welcome to the Space Show at Berlin (10:31)
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 28-January 3 (03:26)
- Osamu Tezuka's Ayako Manga Listed by Amazon (23:12)
- Diamond Lists 2009's Top Market Shares, Graphic Novels (12:05)
- Shuho Sato: Publisher Lost Several Billion Yen Last Year (18:22)
- Game-Based Dante's Inferno Animated Video Clips Posted (17:00)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 10 (16:31)
- Baka to Test to Shōkanjū BD/DVDs to Add Bonus Anime (13:13)
- Druaga MMORPG's New Opening Anime by Gonzo Posted (09:06)
- Big Windup, Senkō no Night Raid Videos Streamed (08:47)
- Your and My Secret's Morinaga to Start Kirara no Hoshi (07:41)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 28-January 10 (22:19)
- Stone Bridge Press Founder Reacquires Company (23:03)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Boys Over Flowers' Kamio to Launch Tora to Ōkami Manga (18:39)
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 14-20 (16:28)
- Gon Manga's Korean CG TV Animation Pushed Back to 2011 (07:24)
- Court: Upper Deck Liable for Counterfeit Yu Gi Oh! Cards (01:41)
- Daily Briefs (23:50)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 21-27 (23:13)
- Multiple Anime Expo Staffers Resign in Board Dispute (19:05)
- 4Kids CEO Takes Pay Cut, Execs' Pay Tied to Ownership (14:57)
- Loveplus, 1/1 Gundam, Shaft Win Japan Otaku Awards (15:46)
- Nico Nico Douga Launches DVD Commenting Service (13:34)
- Adult Swim Loses Blood+ & Death Note, Hints at 3 New Anime (04:03)
- Japanese Box Office, January 2-3 (23:57)
- X Japan Films 4 Music Videos in Heart of Hollywood (16:20)
- Tales of Symphonia, Hanamaru Kindergarten Videos Posted (14:59)
- Tezuka, Brazilian's Joint Work Realized 20 Years Later (Update 2) (10:50)
- Fafner: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth Anime Green-Lit (12:39)
- Soil Manga by Bambi and her Pink Gun's Kaneko Gets TV Drama (08:53)
- New Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works Trailer Posted (22:45)
- Funimation: No More Big Windup! Anime to Be Licensed (01:41)
- Mardock Scramble Anime Film Website Launched (20:43)
- Funimation Gets Hetalia, The Sacred Blacksmith Anime (15:01)
- 'New Code Geass Project's Latest Footage' on April BD/DVD (10:34)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 27-January 2 (09:55)
- Gonzo Staff Reassembled for Druaga MMORPG's New Opening (08:14)
- Kami no Shizuku Manga Wins French Wine Mag's Top Award (07:33)
- Yuria 100 Shiki Manga to End in Japan This Month (03:48)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Aniplex's So-Ra-No-Wo-To Anime (11:59)
- Jakks, Dentsu Develop Japanese-Animated Monsuno for TV (16:12)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Hanamaru Kindergarten Anime (15:01)
- Funimation Adds Hero Tales, Master of Martial Hearts (15:03)
- Halo Legends, Nintama Musical's Videos Streamed (11:41)
- White Fox Addresses Katanagatari Anime Materials' Leak (07:41)
- Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu Light Novel Gets Anime (07:10)
- Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel Gets Web Anime, Comic in 2010 (07:03)
- Beck Rock Manga's Live-Action Film Footage Streamed (00:10)
- Daily Briefs (16:35)
- Barks: Gundam 00 Film to Open in Fall of 2010 (16:33)
- Funimation Adds Gainax, I.G's FLCL Anime on Blu-ray/DVD (15:01)
- Geass Producer: Stage, Musical Versions Considered (14:17)
- Crunchyroll Confirms Simulcast of Durarara!! TV Anime (Update 2) (13:24)
- Working TV Anime's Promo Video Streamed (11:36)
- Kizumonogatari, Nisemonogatari BD/DVD Listed by Amazon (10:16)
- Hoshi no Furumachi Manga Made into Live-Action Film (06:46)
- Kimi ni Todoke Manga Gets Live-Action Film Green-Lit (06:20)
- AKB48 Idol Group Gets Spinoff Offers in 6 Countries (01:29)
- Last Full Metal Panic Light Novel Volume Being Written (19:28)
- Tokyopop's BLU Boys-Love Imprint Raises Prices (00:06)
- Daily Briefs (18:42)
- Nana Mizuki, Fumie Mizusawa Star in Heartcatch Precure (18:34)
- Sega Sammy Launches CG Animation Studio in Japan (16:43)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Omamori Himari Comedy Anime (Update 2) (15:24)
- Funimation Gets Live-Action Kamui, RoboGeisha Films (15:03)
- Shukufuku no Campanella TV Anime's Promo Streamed (12:01)
- Hatsune Miku's 1st Video Clip Collections to Ship in Japan (11:28)
- Manga to Release Summer Wars, Kamui in United Kingdom (10:38)
- Kami no Shizuku Manga's Korean Drama Plans Delayed (02:05)
- Record 450,000 Visit Lucky Star Shrine on New Year's (01:06)
- Inoue Confirms End of Vagabond Manga by Year's End (23:43)
- Disney Gains Rights to Stan Lee's Pow! Entertainment (18:41)
- Katanagatari Production Materials Posted Before Debut (21:35)
- Yu Yabuuchi to Restart Naisho no Tsubomi Sex Ed Manga (20:11)
- The Great 2010 Twitter Give-Away (15:09)
- Crunchyroll Confirms Streams of Chu-Bra!! Comedy Anime (13:00)
- Funimation Adds Shaw Brothers' Live-Action Films (15:00)
- 1st Episodes of 27 Nippon Animation Titles Streamed (11:40)
- 2009's Top Anime Movies at Japanese Box Office (03:16)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 8) (23:57)
- Gaku Mountain-Climbing Manga to Get Live-Action Film (23:02)
- True Tears BD Box with New Epilogue Confirmed (12:05)
- Animax Channel, Imagica's Cooking Channel to Join Forces (01:10)
- 2009's Top Movies at Japanese Box Office (23:57)
- Top 10 Anime Business News of 2009 by animeanime.jp (11:40)
- Daily Briefs (06:30)
- Trailer for Shun Oguri's Directorial Debut Streamed (06:18)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 20-26 (11:50)
- 2nd Isshoni Anime to Be Isshoni Sleeping with Hinako (11:24)
- In Memoriam (23:00)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 8) (00:00)
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Music shapes and defines the life of Kosei Arima in this acclaimed drama, out on bluray now from Aniplex of America. Theron Martin dives in.
― This release from Aniplex of America covers the first 11 episodes of the adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa's award-winning manga, which constitutes the first of the series' two seasons. Ostensibly it is a series about classical music, and indeed, that is featured r...
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Anime Spotlight - Bungo Stray Dogs
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Armed Detective Agency, a group of prolific Japanese writers with supernatural powers, solve disputes that army and police couldn't step into.
― Bungo Stray Dogs Visit the Official Site › Story Characters Trailer Cast & Staff Gallery On air starting April 6th 2016 Key Staff Director: Takuya Igarashi (Ouran High School Host Club, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, Soul Eater) Series Composition: Yoji Enokido ...