News - September 2007
- World Cosplay Summit 2008 adds Australian Leg (17:38)
- Tokyo International Film Festival Unveils Anime Lineup (17:13)
- Dentsu to Post Y5 Billion Loss on Geneon's Downsizing (13:25)
- Gonzo Halts Romeo×Juliet Fansub with FUNimation's Help (14:35)
- Arakawa's Hero Tales Television Commercial Posted (13:05)
- Singapore's Odex Subs Haruhi with Similar Text to Fansub (13:01)
- Funimation's New One Piece Dub Starts Saturday (10:59)
- Italian Police Confiscate 80,000 Pirated Anime DVDs (09:34)
- Ru Igurashi's 10th Annual Anime Fan Questionnaire (09:29)
- H.I.S. Holds Tours of Studio 4°C, Ghibli Museum, More (09:25)
- Ghibli's Takahata, Paprika, Geass Win Anime Kobe Awards (16:30)
- Haruhi PSP Adventure Game's Promotional Movie Posted (14:42)
- USA Today Booklist, September 17-23: Naruto Hangs On (12:41)
- 1st of New Evangelion Remakes Seen Over 1 Million Times (12:23)
- Bamboo Blade, Prism Ark, Sketchbook Videos Posted (12:01)
- Bandai Visual USA Makes Website 'Interim Retail Center' (19:00)
- Warner Bros., Weinstein to Release AstroBoy, Gatchaman (10:07)
- Animania Sydney Update: This Weekend! (11:16)
- Geneon Satisfaction Survey (21:25)
- Spirited Away's Canadian Network Premiere on Sunday (14:17)
- Gaia Online Streams 2 Full Episodes of Kiddy Grade (13:44)
- Last School Days Episode's 1st Run to be on Satellite (12:16)
- Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday (11:25)
- Tokyopop Hiring for Executive, Editorial, Support Jobs (04:16)
- Image Launches Color Comic from Petit Eva Creator (04:28)
- Morning's Elec-King Cartoon Strip Gets Anime (20:41)
- Film Magazine Interviews Speed Racer's Emile Hirsch (20:46)
- Blade of Phantom Master Anime Trailer Posted Online (18:59)
- Japanese Box Office, September 15–16, 22-23: Eva Drops (18:28)
- Naruto Movie Debuted at #25 on Nielsen's VideoScan 100 (18:02)
- Prime Minister Fukuda to Govern without Manga Fan Asō (14:43)
- Beta Test Announced for Gundam Tactics Online (16:21)
- Preempted School Days Episode to Show at Tokyo Event (13:23)
- Kite Liberator, Pumpkin Scissors Trailers Posted (12:04)
- Crayon Shin-chan Theme Park to Open in His 'Hometown' (11:25)
- Tokyopop's Diaz-Przybyl, DC Comics' Nee Promoted (10:31)
- Japan Plans to Toughen Copyright Law on Downloads (10:04)
- Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away at 44 (22:03)
- Fukuda Wins Party Leadership Election over Manga Fan Asō (16:19)
- Survey: Server Names (14:45)
- Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar Live-Action Movie Casting Announced (16:41)
- 2nd Axe-Slashing Incident Does Not Preempt Higurashi (14:32)
- Anime Bento Fest Screens Lupin III, Karas This Week (13:27)
- 'A Country Doctor' Wins Ottawa Animation Fest's Prize (10:48)
- Viz Pictures Licenses 1st Film from Funky Forest Trio (09:48)
- Ghibli Museum Library to Add Russian Snow Queen (08:57)
- Rose of Versailles Author to Pen Manga Adaptation of Korean Drama (13:09)
- Variety Asia Talks with Viz Pictures Executives (18:49)
- ADV, Bandai Visual Set Release Dates (18:34)
- AnimeCons.com Launches Worldwide Convention Map (18:33)
- Media Blasters Announces Collection Details (18:35)
- Oshii's Female Tachigui Sequel's Trailer Posted Online (11:27)
- ADV's Acquisition of 2nd Kanon Series Confirmed at AWA (00:06)
- UK's Hooray for Fish! Picture Book Made into Anime (18:22)
- Live-Action Negima's Television Commercial Posted (17:12)
- Live-Action Negima's Television Commercial Posted (17:35)
- Rock Bands LiN CLOVER, Thee Out Mods to Perform at PMX (13:08)
- Cinderalla's Mizuno to Appear in California October 6 (12:35)
- Batman, Lost's Dini to Work on Gatchaman Film Script (11:14)
- Dentsu, ADV Films Confirm Withdrawal of Geneon Deal (10:10)
- KBS Kyoto Station Also Preempts Higurashi Kai (08:06)
- Japanese Popular Culture's CoFesta Opens in Tokyo (03:06)
- Media Blasters Acquires Tweeny Witches (22:24)
- Death Note Confirmed to Air on Adult Swim October 20 (18:44)
- ADV Films, Geneon USA's Distribution Deal Cancelled (19:00)
- Higurashi Kai Preempted "Due to Various Circumstances" (Update 2) (13:03)
- USA Today Booklist: September 10-16: Naruto Drops (11:58)
- Mononoke Adapter Neil Gaiman Visits Studio Ghibli (11:36)
- World Bank Turns 1 World into Anime-Style Short (12:14)
- Borders to Promote Sony's E-Book Reader Device (11:18)
- Astro Boy Essays Author, Tokyopop Editor, Japanime Head Interviewed (10:55)
- Anime Weekend Atlanta to Premiere New One Piece Dub (15:26)
- ZARD Memorial Concert Held at Nippon Budōkan (17:05)
- New Jersey's Yurisai to Host U.S. Premiere of Simoun (15:10)
- Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations OVA's DVD Trailer Posted (14:35)
- Minneapolis College Holds Annual Manga/Anime Workshop (13:58)
- Last School Days Episode Preempted by Real-Life Crime (13:29)
- Manga Entertainment Expands Anime Download Offerings (14:20)
- CMX Adds 2 Yagami Manga, Confirms First 2 Flex Titles (02:35)
- Viz Pictures Licenses Live-Action Death Note Films (01:51)
- Free Magazine for Japanese Cosplay Events Launched (18:47)
- 1st Anime Major in Japanese Public University Planned (12:12)
- Japanese Man Arrested for Auctioning Illegal DVD Copies (11:50)
- Manga Pioneer Osamu Tezuka's Editor Passes Away at 84 (11:12)
- Witchblade Anime Episode 1 Streamed Online (12:22)
- Virginia's Akiba Fest Ball Hosts Salia, Psychic Lover (09:43)
- HoiHoi-san Television Anime Report Retracted (08:24)
- Lone Wolf and Cub Writer Starts Copyright Info Company (08:32)
- Kite Anime Sequel's Trailer Released (08:28)
- Paprika, Jin-Roh to Come to High-Def Disc (08:27)
- Thai Maid Cafe Shuts Down (15:27)
- HaruToki 3, Monochrome Factor Anime Formally Announced (13:42)
- Studio Gonzo Designs Robot for Live-Action Film (14:18)
- Spain's Sitges Film Festival Announces Selections (14:03)
- Kujira, Pico Promotional Videos Posted (07:54)
- Anime/Manga Stocks Drop as Asō's Rival Leads in Polls (07:54)
- This Week's Anime Bento Film Showings Hosted by Guests (07:54)
- Canada's Razer to Premiere Shin Chan on September 17 (05:04)
- LDP Candidate Tarō Asō Gives Speech in Akihabara (19:02)
- Radio Ghibli to Launch Next Month (17:36)
- Digital Manga Shows Off Heroes are Extinct (14:23)
- Digital Manga Confirms Robot Discontinuation (14:11)
- Manifest Madman Panel News (10:42)
- MangaNext Announces 3 More Guests (21:03)
- New .hack//G.U. Trilogy OVA Set for January 25 Release (19:58)
- Tokyopop Promotes Star Trek Manga With Signings (20:02)
- Shojo Beat Launches Charity Fashion Show Sweepstakes (20:06)
- Production I.G Talks with Chevalier Episode Director (20:02)
- Tezuka's Company to Digitize, Colorize All His Manga (13:28)
- HoiHoi-san, Sengoku Gakudō Nikki Manga Animated for TV (08:50)
- Entire Welcome to the NHK #1, Maoh Web Revamp Posted (07:23)
- Miyazaki Helps Stop Development of "Totoro's Forest" (06:42)
- Crashing Japan to re-launch next week (08:16)
- To Terra… Manga Artist to Appear in California, Oregon (18:41)
- Haruhi Game Showcased with Interactive 3D Web Haruhi (12:16)
- UK's AnimeCentral Channel Launches on Sky Digital (11:45)
- Manifest starts today! (16:00)
- Manga Artists Win 20-Million-Yen Suit versus Uploaders (10:43)
- UK's Propeller TV Expands Anime Network to Daily Block (09:15)
- Translator Schodt Speaks on The Four Immigrants Manga (08:46)
- Obscene Manga Artist Ordered to Pay 300,000-Yen Fine (08:18)
- Viz VP, Robotech Sequel Helmer, Rising Stars of Manga Interviewed (08:18)
- New Gundam Game to Feature Robot Mecha from 15 Titles (06:45)
- USA Today Booklist, September 3-9: Naruto Gains Again (04:16)
- Shinobi, Initial D Live-Action Films to Air on AZN TV (17:08)
- Bandai Namco Releases Tokyo Game Show Lineup (15:46)
- New ANN Staff Opening (12:48)
- Nasu OAV, Night Wizard, Initial D Album Videos Posted (12:16)
- Independent Publisher Plans New World Manga Anthology (11:30)
- Manga Fan Tarō Asō is a Frontrunner to Lead Japan (06:32)
- Unairable Kodomo no Jikan Episode's Promo Video Posted (02:50)
- DMP to Include Japanese Publishers' Logos on Manga (02:12)
- Quill Award Goes to Book on Comics, Manga Storytelling (02:06)
- 20th Century Boys Film Holds Auditions for Kanna Role (17:13)
- Madman announces September Acquisitions (20:00)
- Glass Mask Stage Show, Shōnen Onmyōji Musical Planned (12:54)
- Seven Seas Artists, Manga Guide Author, Tezuka Curator Interviewed (11:38)
- Gaia Online Community Presents First Animated Short (11:08)
- Votoms Pailsen Files Spinoff's 4th Promo Video Posted (09:23)
- Dentsu is Geneon's Sole Owner After Mitsubishi Divests (08:55)
- Ikigami, Kurosagi Film Adaptations Announced (02:08)
- Geneon USA Lays Off Sales, Marketing Staffers (16:50)
- Abandon the Old in Tokyo Manga Wins Harvey Award (07:24)
- 2 Adult Anime Labels Team Up to Fight Illegal Downloads (12:53)
- Anime News Network Job Openings - Reminder (11:37)
- Japan's Copyright Groups to Launch Portal Site in 2008 (11:44)
- 6th Animax Award-Winning Scripts Announced (09:38)
- Genshiken 2 Anime Television Series Promo Video Posted (08:54)
- Japanese Box Office, September 8–9: Eva Drops to #2 (07:09)
- Vancouver Japanese Consulate Presents Anime Screening (04:55)
- Literary Magazine Interviews Death Note Films' Director (05:16)
- To Terra… Creator to Attend Vancouver Manga Festival (05:34)
- Singapore's Odex Directors Speak as Protests Continue (05:35)
- Singapore's Odex Directors Speak as Protests Continue (14:01)
- Madman Naruto Ninja (16:00)
- Manifest Update - Four Days to Go (16:00)
- Human-Sized Eva Spear Auctioned for 13.7 Million Yen (13:09)
- Human-Sized Eva Spear Auctioned for 13.7 Million Yen (16:52)
- Samurai-Era Culture Festival with Anime Held in Kyoto (11:51)
- Prism Ark, The Garden of Sinners Movie Videos Posted (14:31)
- Entire Red Garden #1, Welcome to the NHK Video Posted (09:31)
- Stranger, Rental Magica, Megazone 23 Game Videos Posted (08:31)
- Japanese Comedians' Comic Yoshimoto Manga Mag to End (07:44)
- Jojo's Araki Draws Cover for U.S. Biological Journal Cell (06:35)
- San Diego Asian Film Fest Shows 5cm per Second, More (05:57)
- Gravitation Manga Author, Tokyopop Publisher Interviewed (04:27)
- Warner, Tobey Maguire Acquire Robotech Film Rights (03:00)
- Flash Anime To Promote Tourism in Osaka Released (17:37)
- Animania Update - New Workshops, Performance and Competition (16:00)
- Pizza Hut Launches Evangelion Movie Campaign in Japan (13:24)
- CMX, Minx's Owner DC Signs Random House to Distribute (12:33)
- Hokuto no Ken Creator Hara to Produce Children's Anime (11:10)
- ImaginAsian's TMS DVDs Expected Out the Door by Friday (10:10)
- Museum Exhibit on Ghibli Art Extended to October 1 (09:49)
- USA Today Booklist, August 27–September 2: Naruto Rises (08:01)
- Koji Yakusho to Represent CoFesta Entertainment Events (00:45)
- Akihabara Entertainment Conference Adds Manga Festival (00:53)
- British Cultural Organizations Hold Anime Events (05:37)
- Shōnen Champion's 24 no Hitomi Adapted for Live Action (13:27)
- Tezuka Anime Downloads Added to American iTunes Store (12:24)
- Jump Square Manga Mag's 2nd Promo Video Posted Online (14:17)
- Distant Star's Shinkai Creates Ad for Hometown's Paper (08:50)
- Vertical to Print Osamu Tezuka's Dororo Manga in 2008 (07:50)
- Negima! Live-Action Drama's Negi Played by 13-Year-Old Girl (07:00)
- Fox Acknowledges Dragon Ball Film, Stays Mum on Details (05:12)
- Toei, NEC Offers Online Anime Service in Japan (00:36)
- Gonzo to Preview Druaga Anime at Tokyo Game Show (23:19)
- DC Head, Morning Editor, AnimeOnline Staff Interviewed (21:46)
- Death Note Removed from Canada's YTV Schedule (21:12)
- Viz Confirms Death Note English Cast (21:04)
- Kamikaze Girls Author Booked for Cannabis Possession (11:31)
- Nippon2007 Convention Hands Out 38th Seiun Awards (09:16)
- Japanese Box Office: August 25-26, September 1-2 (08:57)
- Naruto returning to Free-To-Air (07:40)
- Manga Adaptation Wins Korean TV Drama Awards (19:59)
- Love Hotels Make Twice as Much as Anime (08:13)
- Gundam 00 Previewed before 15,000 in 28 Japanese Areas (14:53)
- 2nd Eva Film Remake to Add Redesigned EVAs, New Girl (13:29)
- Live-Action DBZ Set to Shoot in Montreal (13:10)
- Funimation Puts Afro Samurai on iTunes, Gives Away Custom iPods (13:07)
- Production I.G releases details of upcoming anime (09:55)
- Kadokawa Announces 2007 Light Novel Awards (23:49)
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This Week in Games - On the Verge
games
Dustin sings the praises of the grimy Metroid-alike Axiom Verge, Super Mario cosplays at the Olympics, a new game from Pokemon developers Game Freak, PLUS Attack on Titan for the PS4 and the rest of next week's new releases!
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Charlotte Blu-Ray 1
anime
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Answerman - What Is Anime Midstream?
anime
A scrappy little company called Anime Midstream picked up the series B'tx recently, so it's the perfect time for a refresher on just who Anime Midstream are.
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Comiket 90: Cosplay and More
events
Our Tokyo correspondent Ken shares both his experience attending the massive Comic Market 90 at Big Sight and a horde of new cosplay photos!
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Kuroko's Basketball GN 1
manga
Even though it gets off to a slow start, this compilation of Kuroko's Basketball's first two volumes lays a strong foundation for a story that will only get stronger as it grows.
― If you pick up one new shonen sports title this year, it should probably be Haikyu, but if you're in the mood for more than one, Kuroko's Basketball is definitely worth a look. That's not an entirely fair comparison, of co...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of Aug 12-18
just for fun
Mob Psycho 100 descends more than a few spaces while Danganonpa is on the ascent - find out how your favorite summer anime fare in our weekly user rankings!
― Our team of reviewers are following 30 anime series of the Summer 2016 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that the...
Fate/Grand Order Saber Artoria Pendragon Figure
merch
Saber Artoria Pendragon is as majestic as ever with her cloak, crown, and swords in this high quality figure from Medicom Toy, available immediately on Tokyo Otaku Mode.
― Saber Artoria Pendragon is as majestic as ever with her cloak, crown, and swords in this Real Action Heroes figure by Medicom Toy. And the best part is, you don't have to wait months for your pre-order to arrive. She is available f...
Vice & Luna - #11
just for fun
Maybell takes Luna on their first date - inside a roleplaying game!
― Editor's note: Vice & Luna is on hiatus next week so our team can take a little break, but we'll have a bonus comic and a fan art gallery so please look forward to it!
A Certain Magical Index II BD+DVD
anime
Despite a bevy of pitfalls, the wide range of subplots explored in the final season of the Index franchise will definitely give fans plenty to chew on while they wait for more. Theron Martin dives in.
― The Certain Magical Index franchise has four anime series and one movie to date, of which this was the third installment, airing in Fall of 2010. Although I consider it to be the weakest series in the...
Answerman - When Did US Anime Publishers Transition from VHS to DVD?
anime
Back when VHS fell to the mighty DVD, how did the US anime industry transition to a new format, and what did that mean for the industry as a whole?
― Jake asks: I have been wondering for a while now about when the anime industry transitioned from VHS to DVD's. I know that the DVD player was introduced on the market in the mid 90's but like a lot of people I did not get around to transitioning until ...
Shelf Life - Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
anime
Shelf Life finishes up its run of Gundam reviews with the divisive final part of the original Univeral Century timeline. Plus, all this week's new releases!
― I started playing the farming game Stardew Valley last week, and it's taught me that I should never, under any circumstances, be allowed to name a real animal. My character owns three chickens named "Drumstick," "Buffalo," and "McNugget," and ...
Corpse Party: Blood Covered GN 1
manga
Corpse Party's manga adaptation isn't quite as good as it could be due to some issues with both art and story, but it still seems like it has potential.
― Based on the updated version of the horror visual novel/adventure game, Corpse Party: Blood Covered feels like When They Cry's younger sibling. It's trying really hard to hit all the same horror highlights, with some lighter moments thrown in to ke...
The Mike Toole Show - Touched By a Galaxy Angel
anime
Mike sings the praises of Right Stuf's recently resurrected space comedy, Galaxy Angel - and ruminates on the genre as a whole.
― Last week at Otakon, I somehow ended up in the audience at the Right Stuf's panel. There were some technical challenges, but we won't get into that—my big takeaway from the event was company head Shawne Kleckner extolling the virtues of a genre he simply referred to as spa...