News - May 2009
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Box Office, May 9-10 (23:57)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Not Streaming from Funimation.com (Update 2) (02:48)
- Funimation Cancels One Piece Simulcast (Update 2) (17:43)
- Key's Angel Beats! Anime Promo Videos Streamed (14:12)
- GTO: Shonan 14 Days Marks Return of Great Teacher Onizuka (10:32)
- M and N, Heart no Kuni no Alice Listed by Amazon.ca (10:13)
- One Piece's Newest Episode Leaked Before Japan's Debut (04:21)
- Anime Network Taken Off Comcast, Put on DirecTV (Update 2) (19:00)
- Gokusen the Movie's Trailer Streamed Online (16:52)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 17-23 (14:47)
- Mamoru Oshii Says He Wants to Make New Film in Poland (13:43)
- Saiyuki Reload to End in Japan, New Manga to Follow (09:43)
- J Industry Figures Downplay Report of 'Rape Game' Ban (09:10)
- Germany Restricts Yamane's Finder Manga as "Harmful" (00:57)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Tezuka's Swallowing the Earth & AX Samples Posted (23:57)
- Iron Vendetta Robot Anime Episode Begins Production (21:41)
- Yumeta, Hal Film Maker to Merge to Form TYO Animations (20:15)
- Voice Actor Toshiyuki Morikawa to Attend Anime Expo (17:17)
- Last Week's New Haruhi Episode Now Streaming on YouTube (15:02)
- 1-Week Update on Handley Case over 'Obscene' Manga (13:29)
- On-Demand Printer Refuses to Print Yaoi Press Book (04:25)
- Kochikame, Shōjo Manga Get Live-Action TV Dramas (02:57)
- Key's Angel Beats! Project Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (23:49)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 18-24 (23:57)
- Aniplex Launches Kannagi "Nagi-sama Fanclub" in English (update 2) (14:57)
- Daily Briefs (15:28)
- Kindaichi's Fumiya Sato Runs for Japanese Legislature (06:07)
- 7-Eleven to Offer Domo Slurpees in U.S. in October (05:38)
- Eva's Misato Hosts Realtime News Show on PS3s in Japan (05:03)
- Sumomomo's Ohtaka Launches Magi in Shōnen Sunday Mag (04:04)
- Not so Daily Link of the Day: Monster OP in Lego (14:57)
- Guin Saga Author Kaoru Kurimoto Passes Away at 56 (23:34)
- Daily Briefs (22:57)
- Utada is 1st Japanese on U.S.'s Top 100 CDs Since 1986 (22:55)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 18-24 (22:37)
- Gurren Lagann's Director, Designer Go to Anime Expo (15:57)
- Some Viz, Dark Horse Manga Titles Increase in Price (14:40)
- Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Posts 2nd Trailer (13:31)
- Battle Spirits TV Anime's Second Season Green-Lit (04:57)
- Live-Action Blood the Last Vampire's 1st 5 Minutes Posted (01:54)
- Toei Animation Studio Shuffles Top Executives (01:22)
- Otomen Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action TV Drama in August (Update 2) (00:22)
- Anime Network Posts Full Metal Panic, Ghost Stories Online (23:21)
- Shion no Oh's Ando Draws Bushidō Sixteen Kendō Manga (20:47)
- Two Flowers of the Dragon Fantasy Manga Ends in Japan (22:33)
- Gainax Works on Abenobashi Special, Free-Diving Work (07:12)
- Lyricist Ryoji Sonoda Gets Suspended Term for Drugs (04:36)
- Daily Briefs (17:48)
- Labor Group: Animators in Their 20s Earn US$11,600 a Year (13:46)
- Evangelion: 1.0's English Dub Cast Announced (18:13)
- Funimation Acquires Spice and Wolf Fantasy Anime (03:07)
- Spice and Wolf Anime Announces Holo Hand Puppet in Japan (20:00)
- Nitroplus, Shadow Skill's Okada Launch New Manga (18:11)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 10-16 (11:38)
- Futabasha Loses Appeal on Chinese Shin-chan Trademark (06:05)
- Japan Teaches about Jury Duty with School Romance Anime (05:09)
- Sunshine Creation Dōjinshi Con Returns after Info Leak (03:58)
- Morning Musume Music Video Contest Held at Anime Expo (02:15)
- Viz Adds Bokurano & I'll Give It My All...Tomorrow Manga (01:38)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Lain's Yoshitoshi ABe Confirms New Work is Despera (18:44)
- Zipang Resumes on May 28 after Kawaguchi's Accident (14:04)
- Viz Posts English Version of Ikki Mag Online (13:04)
- YouTube, Crunchyroll Stream Kurokami TV Anime (05:15)
- New Haruhi Suzumiya Anime Episode Airs (Update 4) (11:50)
- Morning 2 Mag Posted Online for Free on Shipping Date (03:32)
- Funimation Polls on Japan's New Anime Shows (02:34)
- Sony's English Sky Crawlers Trailer Streamed on ANN (04:01)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Wiz Sells Off Production Reed Anime Studio (23:57)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's New Clips Posted (22:05)
- Christopher Handley Pleads Guilty to Possession Charges (Update 2) (18:44)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (18:32)
- ABe Develops Desperant Anime with Lain Staffers (13:35)
- School Rumble Z Manga Ends in Japan (12:56)
- Gangan Joker's 1st Issue Posted Online for Free (06:14)
- Koike, Madhouse's Redline Pulled from Annecy Fest Slate (04:32)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All Stars Coming to U.S. (23:57)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 11-17 (23:51)
- Avarus Mag Picks Up Moyamu Fujino, Mari-Neko's Titles (20:41)
- Jun Planning USA Says It Is Still in Operation (16:42)
- Viz Confirms Shojo Beat Manga Magazine's End in June (14:56)
- Evangelion: 1.11 BD & DVD Commercial Streamed in Japan (Update 2) (11:24)
- Hayao Miyazaki to Make California Appearance in July (09:36)
- Shojo Beat Magazine No Longer Accepting Subscriptions (08:29)
- Anime Network Adds Online Subscription Tier for Videos (05:46)
- Ryō Kurashina's Teiō Manga Gets TV Drama (22:00)
- Miyazaki's Ponyo Film at L.A. Film Fest on June 28 (17:04)
- Fullmetal Alchemist/Gundam 00's Seiji Mizushima at AX (15:37)
- Me and the Devil Blues Manga Wins Glyph Comic Award (06:28)
- Kekkaishi Adventure Manga's 'Prototype' Posted Online (06:10)
- Takashi Miike to Film Buichi Terasawa's Takeru Manga (05:30)
- December's Yamato Film Detailed by Director Nishizaki (04:26)
- TV Drama Special of Tezuka's MW to Air Before Film (00:24)
- Evangelion Films' 'Nerv Only' Phone to Be Sold in Japan (22:39)
- Fox in Talks for Live-Action Japanese Paradise Kiss Film (16:22)
- 2009 Haruhi TV Run's 8th Episode Listed as New Episode (Update 2) (14:47)
- Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Trailers Streamed (04:32)
- Afro Samurai Sequel Sold in PS Store & Air Master Streamed Online (23:57)
- Japanese Box Office, May 2-3 (19:36)
- Seikon no Qwaser Manga Has TV Anime in the Works (Update 2) (06:10)
- Viz Editor Reviews Portfolios at Georgia College (01:11)
- USA Today Booklist, May 4-10: No Japanese Manga (23:58)
- Hikaru Utada to Sing Theme of Evangelion: 2.0 Film (23:57)
- Suehiro Maruo Adapts Edogawa Rampo Story into Manga (23:36)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 3-9 (14:33)
- Fresh Precure! Magical Girl Anime Film to Open in Fall (12:30)
- 2nd Haruhi Novel Slated for October in North America (08:30)
- 4 Japanese Guests Cancel Animazement Trip due to Swine Flu Concerns (07:58)
- Daily Briefs (07:13)
- Fruits Basket Events at Macy's in New York & Virginia (07:11)
- Utsurun Desu. 4-Panel Gag Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (19:18)
- Viz's Shonen Jump to Run Latest One Piece Chapters (Update 2) (17:41)
- Gundam 00 Writer Yōsuke Kuroda to Attend Anime Expo (16:41)
- 2012 Bubblegum Crisis Film Planned with Caucasian/Asian Cast (14:52)
- One Piece Pirate Anime to Start Simulcast on May 30 (Update 3) (13:36)
- Arad Senki Fantasy Game/Anime Gets Manga Version (10:47)
- Young Gangan to Reveal Project with Mizushima, Gainax (09:34)
- American Legal History on Anime, Manga Analyzed (00:49)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete's English Trailer Posted (21:56)
- Dragon Age Mag Add 5 New Manga, Inherits 2 More (19:02)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 4-10 (18:14)
- Solanin's Asano to Launch Umibe no Onna no Ko Manga (07:05)
- DNP, Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha Acquire 29% of Bookoff (06:24)
- Butterfly, Flowers' Yoshihara to Start Venus ni Arazu (00:28)
- Anime Expo's Parent Organization Seeks New CEO (15:39)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 4-10 (22:05)
- Maiden Rose Boys-Love Anime's 2nd Promo Movie Streamed (19:39)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 27-May 3 (16:39)
- Producer Tetsuya Komuro Given Suspended Sentence (13:39)
- 33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (13:23)
- Jun Planning Files for Bankruptcy in Japan (07:09)
- Daily Briefs (06:06)
- Hikaru Utada Postpones U.S. Album Promotion Tour (06:05)
- The Legend Drama to Get Korean/Japanese Animated Remake (05:57)
- Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st Promo Video Streamed (02:58)
- Fruits Basket Event Slated for Macy's NYC Store (01:21)
- Vampire Knight's Kanon Wakeshima to Sing at Otakon (21:00)
- 4Kids Reports Narrower 1st Quarter Losses (16:59)
- Trigun Creator Nightow & Director Nishimura at AX 2009 (15:39)
- Imagi CEO Douglas Glen Resigns (14:56)
- Funimation Anime on Demand Now on Comcast Nationwide (14:22)
- One Piece Creator Oda to Oversee Production of 10th Film (03:54)
- Anpanman Theme Composer Takashi Miki Passes Away (02:39)
- Jojo's Araki Illustrates Base Ball Bear's 'Breeeeze Girl' (23:59)
- JapanFiles.com Offers Albums from Nitroplus Studio (23:43)
- Planned Anime Museum Panned as 'National Manga Café' (22:37)
- Daily Briefs (11:07)
- Hikaru Utada to Appear in U.S. Music Stores This Week (11:06)
- Michiko, Pyu to Jaguar's Yoko Maki Has 1st Child (10:52)
- Report: Moribito to Return to Adult Swim TV in Summer (14:02)
- Yatterman Anime Movie Green-Lit for August 22 (13:18)
- Legend of Kamui Ninja Film's Full Trailer Streamed (04:31)
- 38th Japan Cartoonist Awards Announced (23:57)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's 2nd U.S. Trailer Streamed (20:15)
- ADV, Funimation Add New Anime Titles Online (18:01)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 26-May 2 (13:12)
- Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance Trailer Streamed (12:17)
- Daily Briefs (03:02)
- Sakura Wars V Game to Ship in North America This Fall (03:01)
- Dentsu to Export Mameshiba Characters to U.S. This Year (02:30)
- Tokyopop, Image to Co-Publish Graham's King City (01:57)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Viz Pictures to Open San Francisco Complex in August (23:58)
- Range Murata Posts Dōjinshi for iPhones Worldwide (19:27)
- ADV Posts Eva TV & Appleseed Film on Xbox, Kiba on iTunes (17:22)
- No Sakura Anime Video Release Listed in Japan, U.S. (14:19)
- 2nd La Corda D'Oro ~secondo passo~ Special's Ad Posted (11:13)
- USA Today Booklist, April 27–May 3: No Japanese Manga (03:32)
- Isshoni Training Anime Planned, Written, Funded by 1 Man (03:00)
- Feminist Manga Creator Murasaki Yamada Passes Away (01:24)
- Zipang's Kawaguchi Takes Break to Heal Broken Arm (23:40)
- Japanese CD Single Ranking, April 27-May 3 (21:00)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 27-May 3 (18:27)
- Final Kara no Kyoukai Film Slated for August in Japan (11:27)
- Video Girl Ai's Katsura Draws Jules Verne Novel Cover (11:07)
- Amanatsu's Two-Minute Music Video Anime Streamed (04:44)
- Daily Briefs (03:55)
- No Plan for FFXIII Blu-ray Disc Demo Except in Japan (03:53)
- Anime News Network Adds Anime from Funimation (00:03)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, April 27-May 3 (22:24)
- Amazon.ca Lists Akira, Ghost in the Shell from Kodansha (20:44)
- ADV Adds Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then, Here and There (19:28)
- Exile Song & Dance Unit's Examurai Anime Spawns Manga (13:33)
- Crunchyroll, Mushi Hold Subtitle Translation Contest (12:09)
- Takashi Murakami to Illustrate AKB48's Next Single (05:18)
- SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Will Not Be Charged after Arrest (01:24)
- Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato Discusses Manga-Making (01:03)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Industry Group Head Says Anime is a Bubble that Burst (Update 2) (23:57)
- Japan to Create Fund to Boost Anime & More Overseas (15:38)
- Kite Director, Saber Marionette Designer on Dante's Inferno (08:55)
- Kadokawa Posts Basquash! Anime Episodes on YouTube (02:19)
- Funimation Licenses Vandread Integral, Turbulence OVAs (01:54)
- Nasu Theme Singer Kiyoshirou Imawano Passes Away (01:11)
- Anime Exhibit Opens at Beverly Hills Home of Oscars (00:33)
- Hitohira School Comedy Manga to End This Month (22:59)
- Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action (21:51)
- Japanese Box Office, April 25-26 (14:22)
- Kowarekake no Orgol's 7-Minute Promo Video Streamed (03:29)
- Sunrise Animates Tokyo Panic Cruise Ride Attraction (12:20)
- Viz Marks Free Comic Book Day with Shonen Jump Sampler (01:47)
- Gundam 00 2nd Season to Debut on Sci Fi Channel in June (00:49)
- TAF 2010 Mascot Design Competition Begins (20:11)
- LM.C Cancels A-Kon Appearance over Swine Flu Concerns (19:14)
- Manga Editor/Translator Ed Chavez Moves to Vertical (18:44)
- College Lecturer Pretending to Be Eva: 2.0's Honda Resigns (16:51)
- Daily Briefs (12:37)
- Yaoi Press Holds Auction to Cover Flood-Damaged Books (12:35)
- An Nakahara Ends Kirarin Revolution Manga in Japan (11:25)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 19-25 (10:15)
- Megumi Nakajima to Voice Next Vocaloid Virtual Idol (10:04)
- AIKa Zero OVA Series Confirmed to Launch on August 25 (Update 3) (04:23)
- Sony Acquires Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's U.S. Rights (Update 3) (03:50)
- Time of Eve's Full 1st Season in Japanese Theaters (00:49)
- Warner Brothers Acquire Live-Action Death Note Rights (Update 2) (00:14)
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Charlotte Blu-Ray 1
anime
Renowned visual novel writer Jun Maeda returns to anime for his first series since Angel Beats! Nick Creamer investigates the opening beats of Charlotte.
― Jun Maeda is one of the more high-profile creators in anime circles, though he didn't initially build his reputation in anime at all. Maeda is instead largely famous for his visual novels - he was a central player in building KEY's reputation, whe...
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.
― Drew asks: This past week I saw the article on ANN about a company called Anime Midstream releasing anime B'tX. I was excited because I liked that anime and it never was completely released here before, but it got me wondering who was this co...
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!
― The biannual Comiket (Comic Market) is the largest anime and manga related event in Japan. Every August and December, thousands of hobbyists flock to the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center in Odaiba, Tokyo for the three-day festival, where they can sell and pur...
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...