News - January 2008
- Japanese Box Office: Top 10 Anime Movies of 2007 - Update (23:57)
- Capcom: Devil May Cry 4 Box Will Still Have Anime DVD (18:38)
- Rookies Baseball Manga Adapted into Live-Action Drama (18:11)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 23–29 (13:43)
- Persona 3 Game-Based 4-Panel Manga Serialized Online (11:26)
- Noodle Fighter Miki, Train Man Artists Start New Manga (05:15)
- Hunter X Hunter Manga Reportedly Restarting in March (04:25)
- USA Today Booklist, January 21–27: Naruto 27 is Back (23:55)
- ADV Films Removes Titles from Website - Update 2 (17:09)
- Randall Duk Kim to Play Dragonball's Grandpa Gohan (16:40)
- ADV Films Removes Titles from Website - Update (14:45)
- Lego to Create Speed Racer Toys (23:37)
- New Survey: Reactions to Geneon (13:00)
- Bandai Visual USA Gets Shigofumi, True Tears Anime (12:18)
- Ai Kora Manga to End in Shonen Sunday on February 6 (03:57)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28 (00:30)
- 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (03:25)
- Uchi no 3 Shimai Manga Blog Gets TV Anime This April (16:40)
- Ikuze! Gen-san Anime, PSP Game Announced (16:04)
- Code Geass R2 Promo Movie Posted Online (14:11)
- School Days OVA Promo Video, Commercial Streamed (13:24)
- Singapore's Pacnet Ordered to Name Anime Downloaders (06:14)
- Eyeshield 21's Murata to Do 1-Shot Window Washer Manga (05:15)
- Viz's Live-Action Funky Forest DVD Ships in March (05:13)
- President of Otakorp Resigns (23:57)
- Japanese Box Office, January 26–27 (23:57)
- Adult Swim to Run 52 More Episodes of Bleach (19:30)
- All Nippon Air Line Manga Offered with Two Covers (20:14)
- Charter Cable Carrier Adds Anime Network SVOD Serivce (17:11)
- Kaori Yuki Creates Camelot Garden One-Shot Manga (13:09)
- 5th Precure Film Greenlit, Versailles Still in Planning (12:32)
- Blue Drop, Wild Life, Sola Manga End in Japan (05:47)
- Cyborg 009's Shotaro Ishinomori Sets Guinness Record (11:35)
- ADV Films Removes Titles from Website (18:30)
- USA Today Booklist, January 14–20 (05:52)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 16–22 (05:44)
- Gonzo Animates Dream Theater's "Forsaken" Music Video (14:29)
- Comcast Plans AZN Television Channel's Shutdown (15:17)
- IFC to Premiere Hell Girl on On-Demand Channel in July (14:47)
- 2nd Macross Frontier Manga, Exhibit to Launch in Japan (05:38)
- Funimation Uploads Entire Black Blood Brothers Anime (19:21)
- Frogman's Eagle Talon Film to Screen in New York (14:23)
- Appleseed Director Aramaki to Attend D.C. Screening (13:42)
- Eureka 7's NIRGILIS to Play at Houston's Anime Matsuri (12:47)
- Ashita no Joe Boxing Film Comes to North American DVD (12:21)
- Inukami, Honoka, Baccano 1931 Manga to End in Japan (04:53)
- D.N.Angel Manga to Return to Asuka Mag in February (00:18)
- New Director Announced for Imagi's CG Astro Boy Film (16:27)
- Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works (23:37)
- W-Juliet's Emura Launches Kyō mo Ashita mo Manga (17:35)
- Subtitled Girl Who Leapt through Time Trailer Streamed (16:35)
- Del Rey Posts Preview of Hell Girl Manga (15:46)
- Animate Buys into Broccoli, Creates AniBro Partnership (13:29)
- Tokyopop Germany Puts All DVD Releases on "Pause" (11:40)
- 3 Japanese Men Arrested, Charged with Uploading Anime (05:35)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 (03:52)
- Chi's Sweet Home Cat Manga Gets TV Anime This Spring (20:29)
- 5cm per Second Wins at Italy's Future Film Festival (19:40)
- Funimation Streams Tsubasa/xxxHOLiC Movies' Trailer (16:27)
- Gintama's Sorachi, 19's Kitagawa Draw 1-Shot Manga (15:40)
- X Japan Reunion Concerts Confirmed for March in Japan (14:51)
- Unaired Moetan Episode 13's Promo Video Streamed (11:44)
- Montreal's McGill University Hosts Shōjo Conference (12:35)
- English Business Website Reports on Manga Trends (12:08)
- 12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (05:40)
- Ghibli, Bandai Entertainment Films Play in California (01:43)
- Japanese Box Office, January 19–20 (00:11)
- The Law of Ueki's Fukuchi Draws Takkoku One-Shot Manga (22:32)
- Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa, To Terra's Takemiya Interviewed (20:57)
- Kodansha Plans 300,000 Copies for New Shōnen Rival Mag (16:57)
- ADV Films UK Switches from US-Run Office to UK Partner (13:55)
- Viz to Pitch Monster, Hunter X Hunter at TV Conference (14:30)
- Otomo's Live-Action Mushishi Heads to UK on DVD (04:50)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 31–January 13 (01:10)
- Manga Nominated for Awards at Angouleme Festival (04:25)
- Californian Newspapers Profile Founders of Viz, Tokyopop (03:54)
- New Live-Action Blood the Last Vampire Photos Leaked (20:05)
- Washington's Japanese Embassy to Screen Lovely Complex (19:38)
- Evangelion 1.0 Film Gets DVD in Japan in April (14:41)
- ICv2 Interviews Funimation Founder Gen Fukunaga (13:36)
- To Love-Ru TV Anime's Promo Video Posted Online (12:55)
- Broccoli Adds Honoka, DrMaster Adds Magic Lover's Tower (12:36)
- Indonesian Child Dies After Reportedly Imitating Anime (11:45)
- Sumire 16!!, Mitsurugi Haruka Manga Get TV Drama Shows (00:34)
- A.D. Vision's PiQ Mag to Cover More than Anime, Manga (23:32)
- Amaranth Anime Ball 2008 AGM (14:00)
- Madman announces winners of "Design a Transformer" competition. (14:00)
- Advent Children: Limited Edition listed on EzyDVD (14:00)
- Black Lagoon 2nd Barrage Premieres on G4TechTV Canada (02:44)
- Amazon Unbox Service Offering Some Free Anime Episodes (02:06)
- Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season Confirmed for TV (15:20)
- Ali Project to Play at Sakura-Con, Versailles at A-Kon (14:51)
- Speed Racer, Gatchaman Writer Jinzo Toriumi Passes Away (14:19)
- ADV Suspends Anime ADVocates Club Program Indefinitely (13:30)
- GTO's Tohru Fujisawa to Start Unhappy! Manga Series (05:52)
- USA Today Booklist, January 7–13 (05:19)
- Emma, Chibi Vampire, Idolmaster Manga Ending in Japan (18:46)
- Shigofumi #3 Altered after Recent Events in Japan (17:30)
- 3 Genius Party Directors to Attend U.S. Premiere (16:24)
- Medicom Cable Carrier Adds Anime Network SVOD Serivce (13:39)
- Totoro Statue Erected at Bus Stop in Southern Japan (13:07)
- Twin Angel's Theme Song Promo Video Streamed (12:11)
- Fushigi Yugi's Watase Draws Pandora Cube 1-Shot Manga (06:16)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 2–15 (05:32)
- Right Stuf Posts Emma Anime Trailer Online (18:38)
- New Live-Action Dragon Ball Set Photos Leaked (13:54)
- Japan's Cultural Agency Updates Anime Film Subsidies (13:21)
- Manga Named to Librarians' Great Graphic Novels List (14:41)
- Shonen Ace Posts Cloverfield Movie Tie-In Manga Online (04:55)
- 2 Seasons of NHK's Ani-Kuri 15 Shorts Posted Online (09:00)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 8–14 (02:32)
- Berlin Gallery to Host Yoshitaka Amano Art Show (01:39)
- Japanese Box Office, January 12–13 (18:46)
- ANN Ads on YouTube (16:24)
- Togari's Yoshinori Natsume to Draw Batman: Death Mask (16:19)
- Gainax Co-Founder's Sinking of Japan Comes to UK DVD (19:32)
- Bandai Visual USA Gets Haruka TV Anime Series (15:17)
- Cobra the Space Pirate Returns in Video, TV Projects (15:10)
- Bandai Visual USA Gets Haruka TV Anime Series (Update 2) (12:17)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 26–January 1 (04:03)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 24–30 (00:27)
- Kamikaze Girls' Kyoko Fukada Joins Yatterman Cast (03:07)
- Japanese Animated Batman Video Gets Novelization, Date (23:46)
- Viz's Brave Story Wins Best Translated Novel Award (15:20)
- Yaoi Magazine's Debut Issue to Ship This Month (13:47)
- Japan's NHK to Air 2 of 3 Wild Life Drama Episodes (12:10)
- Darker than Black's Antic Cafe to Perform in California (04:31)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 1–7 (03:44)
- Doujin Work's Hiroyuki to Start Mangaka-san Manga (02:07)
- Book Looks at Historical, Cultural Angles of Anime (12:22)
- Broccoli Books Adds Details on Recent Manga Licenses (00:14)
- Love*Com's Aya Nakahara to Launch Nanacorobin Manga (23:35)
- Int'l Shōjo Manga Exhibit Imported Back into Japan (14:11)
- Iris Print Discusses State of Its Boys-Love Titles (05:29)
- Kite Sequel to Ship Nearly Simultaneously in Japan, U.S. (05:59)
- Hiroyuki to End Doujin Work Manga in Japan in February (00:28)
- Appleseed: Ex Machina Gets European Premiere (23:57)
- HALCALI to Appear at Anime Central, Nabeshin at A-Kon (05:56)
- Oshii to Take Guest Post at Tokyo Keizai University (00:49)
- Madman Entertainment March new acquisitions (17:21)
- English Devil May Cry Anime Trailer Streamed (16:55)
- Wild Life TV Drama Cancelled After Giraffes' Deaths (14:55)
- Time Warner Invests in Gaia Online Virtual Community (15:12)
- Science Website Calculates Price of Building Gundam (18:06)
- MediaWorks Revamps Website with Japanese Manga Previews (13:07)
- USA Today Booklist, December 31–January 6 (12:15)
- Itazura na Kiss Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime in April (02:43)
- Del Rey to Publish Kujibiki Unbalance Manga in English (19:07)
- New Crystal Blaze Anime to Premiere in Japan in April (15:52)
- Yotsuba&! Competing for Bloggers' Literary Award (16:14)
- A.D. Vision to replace Newtype USA with PiQ in March (13:53)
- Viz Posts Senior Editor Job Listing for Shojo Beat Mag (12:38)
- ToHeart2Ad Promo Video Posted Online (12:07)
- Radio Macross Show Begins Broadcasting, Web Streaming (05:33)
- New Code Geass Series Details Revealed (04:47)
- Newtype USA to Cease Publication (18:32)
- Bandai Entertainments Confirms Recall on 4 DVDs (16:21)
- Japanese Box Office, January 5–6 (15:30)
- Japan's .Anime Sells Gundam 00 Set with Uniform Jacket (14:36)
- Noramimi Anime's 2-Minute Trailer Movie Streamed (13:01)
- 16 Minutes of Ryofuko-chan Episode #2 Posted Online (12:37)
- Cat Soup, Mind Game's Yuasa to Direct Kaiba Anime (06:46)
- Japanese Otaku Awards' 2007 Winners Announced (06:25)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 16) (21:56)
- Seven Seas Adds Inukami! Manga, Kuro Majo-san Novels (18:20)
- Genshiken Otaku Manga Creator Kio Shimoku Interviewed (22:05)
- Terminator Anthology in Development for 2009 Release (15:11)
- Verizon Offers Tokyopop Video Channel on V Cast Phones (14:17)
- Some Issues Reported with 4 January 8 Bandai Ent. DVDs - Update (11:38)
- ComicRankings.com Ranks Comics by Averaging Reviews (03:33)
- 4Kids Brings Dinosaur King to European Markets (14:41)
- Detroit's Auto Show to Feature Speed Racer Car (03:52)
- Dark Horse Founder, Eisner Award Judge Interviewed (19:46)
- Aria the Origination TV Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (17:29)
- Anime Singers Rie Fu, HALCALI Attempt Overseas Debuts (15:03)
- Viz Responds to Questions about MÄR, Hikaru no Go DVDs (14:12)
- Vicky the Viking Anime Adapted into Live-Action Film (12:52)
- Read or Die Team to Create The Uchū Show Movie in 2008 (11:24)
- Japan's Middle/High School Anime Contest Winners Posted (06:04)
- Gegege no Kitaro Live-Action Sequel to Open in Summer (06:08)
- Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels (06:05)
- Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued (13:15)
- Zettai Karen Children Manga Gets Spring TV Anime (04:04)
- Some Issues Reported with 4 January 8 Bandai Ent. DVDs (02:09)
- AKB48, Dizon, Shokotan Help Raise New Year's Ratings (23:55)
- Hellsing Ultimate 4 Unavailable for Starz Edge Next Month (17:23)
- Otaku Flock to Akiba, Lucky Star Shrine for New Year's (15:12)
- Future DVD Volumes of MÄR Anime Reportedly Delisted (12:13)
- Nijū-Mensō no Musume Anime Teaser Trailer Streamed (11:24)
- Beyond the Beyond Manga Ends in Japan at End of January (05:26)
- New Survey: What News is Most Important? (09:00)
- Violinist of Hameln Manga to Restart Serialization (20:38)
- Twilight of the Dark Master Creator Starts New Manga (19:07)
- Kirarin Revolution TV Anime's Third Year Greenlit (17:29)
- ADV Films Streams Moonlight Mile Anime Trailer (16:51)
- Yomiuri Newspaper Discusses History's First Manga (16:29)
- America's Sci Fi Channel Adds Anime on Tuesdays (14:18)
- Japanese Box Office, December 29-30 (13:05)
- Taiwanese Politician Campaigns on Mazinger Z Float (12:21)
- USA Today Booklist, December 24–30 (06:22)
- Tokyopop Hiring in Editorial, Marketing, Management (19:56)
- Sony Pictures Sets Date for Blood+ DVD Release (19:48)
- Spirited Away Voted #3 Foreign Film in British Poll (15:45)
- Haruhi Hawks Japanese PS2 Game on the Streets (15:11)
- Two Takashi Miike Retrospectives to Run in Los Angeles (13:46)
- Japan's Foreign Ministry to Expand Outreach Program (13:06)
- Nijū-Mensō no Musume Crime Manga Gets TV Anime (04:02)
- Tokyopop to Publish More Warcraft, Starcraft (02:51)
- Happy New Year from Ann.au (05:23)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 16) (06:03)
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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...