Press Releases - February 2012
- L'Arc~en~Ciel To Give Away Concert Tickets to Members of Otakon (05:30)
- eigoMANGA Presents Its First Game At The 2012 Game Developers Conference (05:30)
- Seven Seas Licenses Haganai and Mayo Chiki! (11:51)
- Travis Willingham Ignites Fan Fervor at Tekkoshocon (02:29)
- SMT: Devil Survivor 2, Award-winning New RPG/SPRG Hybrid For Nintendo DS, In Stores Now Across North America (02:29)
- JManga.com Extends Access Worldwide (13:04)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Stars Vic Mignogna and Aaron Dismuke Coming to MCM Birmingham Comic Con (07:46)
- PlayStation®Vita Sales Reach Over 1.2 Million Units Worldwide Boosted by Launch in North and Latin America, Europe and PAL Territories (00:00)
- IDO Reveals Virulent Japanese Game Has Crossed Pacific, Urges Calm (19:50)
- Marquis Henderson Captures Champion Title At First North American Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series of 2012 (01:48)
- Konami Digital Entertainment Presents Award Winning Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Products At Game Manufacturers Association Trade Show (01:48)
- Ai-Kon 2012 Announces First Round of Guests (11:48)
- Kawaii Kon's Last Guest Announcement For The 2012 Show (01:05)
- Alcon 2012 (Anime & Gaming Event) (01:05)
- Viz Productions & Warner Brothers To Develop Bleach Live Action Movie After Banner Year (05:53)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Kurenai" (14:38)
- Namco Bandai Games Re-Invents Coin-Op Classic Xevious as High-Powered Webcomic (15:30)
- Namco Bandai Games Establishes ShiftyLook to Re-Imagine Classic Video Game Character (15:30)
- Alcon September 6 to 9 at De Montfort University Leicester (12:45)
- Viz Media Announces New Digital Releases for VIZManga.com and the Viz App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (02:16)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Boogiepop Phantom Complete TV Series (02:16)
- Baltimore Science Fiction Society Hosts Free Monthly Public Anime, Manga, and Gaming Social At BSFS Headquarters (02:16)
- AM2 Wants You, Online Application For Staff Is Now Open (03:17)
- Pop Culture Icon Lineup Announced by 2012 Fan Expo Vancouver (02:19)
- Neal Adams & Carmine Infantino Announced As Guests of Honor For Florida Supercon 2012 (03:17)
- Todd Haberkorn, Mega Ran Join Tekkoshocon X Roster In Pittsburgh (02:20)
- TV Asahi and Shin-Ei Animation Collaborates With Reliance Mediaworks (02:20)
- Meet The 3 “Gals” of Visual-Kei, God's Scarlett (02:20)
- Kick-Start March Break with Toronto Comicon (02:20)
- All-Con To Feature Japan's 24-Hour Endurance 1,000 Anime Song Medley (12:50)
- Tokyo International Anime Fair 2012 To Be Held (12:50)
- Anime Stars Descend on Gold Coast Film Festival! (10:53)
- Stay Warm with the Greatest Anime Movies in NEO Magazine 95 on sale 23 February 2012! (10:03)
- AniMinneapolis 2012 Announces Vic Mignogna (08:14)
- MangaGamer to Attend Japan Expo Sud (08:10)
- 32nd Annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalists Announced (00:00)
- Summon The Fighter Within: Atlus to Bring Persona 4 Area, HD Fighting Game Developed in Collaboration with Arc System Works, to North America this Summer for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Systems (16:58)
- AM2 Announces 1st Official Guest of Honor for Highly Anticipated 2012 Convention (10:32)
- Animate USA – New Releases in Amazon Kindle Store (08:24)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses K-ON! Season 2 (14:59)
- Anime Fans Give Back to Japan: 24 Hour Fundraiser for Japan Begins March 10 (09:14)
- MangaGamer Announces Release Dates and New Titles at Katsucon (08:15)
- It's Launch Day - For Both Alcon 2012 (September 6 to 9) and London Anime Con 5 (June 30 to July 1) (12:30)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Rights to Sengoku BASARA – Samurai Kings: The Movie (18:17)
- FUNimation Entertainment Captures Amnesic Aliens with Level E (18:17)
- MyM Magazine to Launch at Midlands Comic Con (20:03)
- Anime Blast Chatanooga Returns Nov. 9-11, 2012 (08:06)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Fate/Stay night: Unlimited Blade Works" (13:18)
- Tekkoshocon to Celebrate Fandom Through the Decades with Robotech, Uncle Yo (09:33)
- AM2 Announces US Premiere of the Manga Based Live Action Film Ace Attorney (12:13)
- Panels & Workshops Registration Opened For CPAC 2012 (10:53)
- MangaGamer Announces Price Cut for Valentine's Day (10:53)
- Texeira, Calero and Witterstaetter Are MegaCon Bound (10:53)
- Danny Choo's Culture Japan Season 2 Jumps On Crunchyroll (10:53)
- Press Passes Now Available For CPAC 2012 (10:53)
- No Need to Feel Blue, The Power of the Azure Is Here (10:53)
- This Valentine's Day, Swords Will Clash and Romance Will Blossom (10:53)
- Section 23 Films Announces May Slate (10:53)
- Maki Nomiya (ex-Pizzicato Five) To Release Self-cover Album To Celebrate Her 30th Anniversary, Produced By Japan's Top Producers (10:53)
- “Hatsune Mike Live Party 2012” on March 8th “Hatsune Mike" Concert Final 39's Giving Day” on March 9th To be Streamed Live on Nico Nico Douga (05:32)
- AM2 Announces The 2012 T-Shirt Design Contest (05:34)
- Digital Manga Guild's New Website Goes Live (05:33)
- Yen Press Launches Worldwide Serialization For Soul Eater NOT! In February Issue of Yen Plus (05:33)
- Art of War Releasing Gantz Statue--Katou: Battle for Justice (05:32)
- We Heart Japan Goes to San Francisco! (04:59)
- Best Battlers to Win Signed Copies of ‘The Last Story’ at Midlands Comic Con (07:28)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Gintama-The Movie” (05:23)
- Best Battlers to Win Signed Copies of The Last Story at Midlands Comic Con (09:34)
- A High School Girl Marches To Her Own Beat In A Devil And Her Love Song, New From VIZ Media (07:28)
- Oscar Zavala Outduels Region's At Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Main Event (07:28)
- AM2 Announces Online Applications For Panels and Workshops Now Open (07:28)
- AM2 Announces The Fan's Official Passport Benefits for 2012 (14:20)
- STEREOPONY Returning To The US For A Performance at Sakura-con In Seattle (14:20)
- MangaNEXT 2012 Welcomes Makoto Tateno and Tomo Maeda (14:21)
- Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. & Namco Bandai Team Up in the Americas on Action-packed Animated TV Series -- LBX (00:24)
- Konami Digital Entertainment Shows Its Winning Hand Of IYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Products At American International Toy Fair (07:27)
- Japanese Iconic Rock Band, L'Arc~En~Ciel, To Release Twelfth Studio Album, "BUTTERFLY" In The U.S. On February 8, 2012 Via iTunes (12:57)
- First North American Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series of 2012 Arrives in Atlanta, Georgia February 18-19th (12:56)
- Viz Europe Acquires Children Who Chase Lost Voices (09:48)
- Video Games in Japan: Past, Present and Future - Two Forthcoming Lecture Events at the Japan Foundation on February 21st/22nd (07:25)
- VIZ Media Expands Digital Manga Titles Available For Barnes and Noble's Nook Tablet™ And Nook Color (00:06)
- Japanese Live Game Sensation "The Real Escape Game" Comes To The Bay Area For Special Sessions At New People (00:06)
- Upcoming Nintendo DS Strategy RPG SMT: Devil Survivor 2 Out February 28 (00:07)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Planzet" (14:32)
- LM.C Band Comes to Chicago for the First Time (08:40)
- Tora-Con 2012 Announces Second Round of Guests (08:17)
- SoundWitch Band to Perform at Tekkoshocon 2012 (08:12)
- Hyper Japan Cosplay Judges Announced! (12:58)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "The Book of Bantorra" (15:43)
- The Occult Academy Opens Its Doors To North America This May (15:18)
- TOTALFAT to Release New Opening Theme Song to Naruto Shonen-hen On 2/14 (13:55)
- The Past, Present, and Future Are Heading On A Collision Course In Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game's Dragons Collide Structure Deck (13:55)
- Tune in Tokyo Presents HARAJUKU HOLIDAY: Lolita Fashion Showcase at Royal/T with Special Guests May J. and Joe Inoue (13:31)
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Rights to Pretear (12:55)
- YUI To Draw 20,000 Audiences in Nippon Budokan Shows & Launched Official Merchandise Online Store For Overseas Fans (19:38)
- Broken Blade Airing on On Demand This February With Chance to Win Limited-Edition Autographed Poster (19:39)
- AM2 Announces More Fun For Attendees With Its Matsuri Summer Fest 2012 (19:39)
- Viz Media's Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Digital Manga Magazine Launches (08:51)
- Anime Milwaukee Convention Announces 2012 Details (08:44)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Wins Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) Seal of Approval (08:42)
- London Anime Con Hosts Otaku Fashion Show (08:10)
- Aniplex to Host Puella Magi Madoka Magica Special Meet and Greet Event at Anime Jungle in Los Angeles (19:39)
- Baltimore Comic-Con Brings Ron Marz to Maryland and Northern Virginia (19:40)
- Niconico and Aniplex of America Presents "Puella Magi Madoka Magica English Screening Premiere" A FREE simultaneous Streaming Live Event (19:37)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game RA Yellow Mega-Pack Explodes With Duelists' Favorites From Legendary Collection 2: The Duel Academy Years (19:38)
- Namco Arcade Makes Its Way To iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad (19:38)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Get Backers" (19:38)
- Animeland Wasabi Is Excited To Announce Its First Round of Guests, Including Julie Rei Goldstein, Jan Scott-Frazier, and Steve “Warky” Nunez (19:38)
- Global Yaoi Manga Publisher SuBLime Kicks Off 2012 With Tantalizing Digital Offerings (19:38)
- Otaku Fashion Show at London Anime Con, February 11 (05:37)
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