News - September 2009
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- 'Ponyo's' Harbor Protected from Reclamation by Ruling (23:51)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (18:03)
- Inuyasha: The Final Act's English-Subbed Trailer Posted (16:56)
- Crunchyroll Adds Natsu no Arashi 2 TV Anime Sequel (14:58)
- Saiyuki added to Madman's Screening Room+, Code Geass R2 coming soon. (19:14)
- Tokyo Underground expanding further underground! (19:13)
- Seitokai no Ichizon TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Streamed (10:54)
- Inuyasha: The Final Act's Preview Movie Posted (10:15)
- Angel Beats!, Randys Promo Videos Streamed (10:08)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 21-27 (23:46)
- Ulfuls Band's Tortoise Matsumoto Makes TV Anime Shorts (19:52)
- Japanese Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 14-20 (18:29)
- Crunchyroll Adds Asura Cryin' 2 TV Anime Sequel (15:01)
- Kikuko Inoue Voices Macne Nana Virtual Singer's 'Sister' (14:03)
- Tetsujin 28/Gigantor Statue's Full 18-m Height Unveiled (13:07)
- 8th-Grade Sydney Boy Reported for Making 'Death Note' (12:29)
- Crayon Shin-chan Anime's Continuation Moves Forward (07:11)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Box Office, August 29-30 (23:57)
- Kannagi's Yamamoto to Direct 1st Live-Action Film (23:31)
- Crunchyroll Gets Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee TV Anime (Update 2) (15:08)
- Crunchyroll Adds Naked Wolves Sumo TV Comedy Anime (14:49)
- 2 More of Osamu Dazai's Short Stories Animated for TV (14:19)
- God Eater Game's Anime Footage Produced by ufotable (12:49)
- Kadokawa Pictures USA Licensing Unit Shuts Down (11:50)
- Sora no Otoshimono Anime's Chiba TV Commercial Streamed (11:02)
- Utsurun Desu. 4-Panel Manga Adapted into Live-Action (19:07)
- Charity Auctions by U.S. Anime Firms, Cast Ending Soon (18:41)
- Viz to Launch Inuyasha: The Final Act Simulcast on Saturday (12:54)
- Viz Gets Gente, Library Wars, Grand Guignol Orchestra, Nice to Meet You, Kamisama (Update 2) (12:48)
- Viz Adds Book of Heroes, Loups-Garous, Slum Online, Next Continent (Update 2) (12:34)
- Del Rey Gets Here I Am, Rave Master, Arisa Manga (Update 2) (11:13)
- Imagi Appoints Ting Chuk Kwan as New Acting CEO (04:31)
- Anime Expo Parent Ends Ties with BAM! Marketing (Update 2) (02:19)
- Tokyopop Adds Songs & Laughter, Ratman, Seikon no Qwaser (01:34)
- Spice and Wolf Novel's Original Cover Ships with Yen+ (00:09)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Vertical Adds Peepo Choo, Twin Spica, Needle, Chi's Sweet Home (Update 2) (17:28)
- Tokyopop Gets .hack//Link Game-Based Manga (Update 2) (16:44)
- Tokyopop to Print Priest: Purgatory in 2010 (16:35)
- Funimation Adds X TV/OAV, 5 Initial D Anime Stages (15:13)
- Naruto Shippūden's 1st Film, Sarasoi in San Francisco (14:39)
- Usavich Producer to Debut Yans! Gans! CG TV Anime (13:34)
- Seitokai no Ichizon TV Anime's Promo Video Posted (12:03)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 13-19 (11:05)
- Kämpfer TV Anime Promo Video Streamed (10:13)
- Ninomiya's Nodame Cantabile Manga to End on October 10 (Update 2) (22:36)
- Sugar Sugar Rune's Anno Back at Work After 18 Months (13:46)
- Nana Mizuki Voices Japanese Windows 7 Premium Character (12:27)
- Japan's Sony PSP Manga Distribution Service Detailed (10:43)
- Gundam Big Expo Gets 280-Minute DVD Set on December 22 (08:59)
- Tokimeki Memorial 4 Game to Add Original Anime BD/DVD (Update 2) (07:55)
- CG Anime Tie-in to .hack//Link PSP Game Announced (02:46)
- Prime Minister Hatoyama's Past 'Otaku' Views Summarized (02:32)
- Hetalia - Axis Powers Film Green-Lit for 2010 (21:41)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14-20 (18:11)
- Japanese Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 7-13 (16:12)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 14-20 (15:32)
- Yaoi Press Founder Arrested for Alleged Drug Sales (12:01)
- Voltron Producers Launch New Suit vs. U.S. Rights Holder (03:45)
- Horror Master Kazuo Umezu to Teach Manga-Drawing on TV (01:16)
- Kūchū Buranko TV Series to Be Anime/Live-Action Hybrid (00:23)
- Peach Girl's Sae Voice Actress Megumi Nasu Marries (23:06)
- Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup (22:49)
- Keanu Reeves: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop is in Rewriting (23:28)
- Conan O'Brien to Dub Anime on NBC's The Tonight Show (Update 2) (21:21)
- Rose of Versailles Creator Ikeda Wins 'Good Ager Award' (19:17)
- Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku to Animate 2 More Literary Works (18:32)
- Crackle Posts Rurouni Kenshin's English Samurai X Dub (16:11)
- KimiKiss' Shinonome to Start Amagami Game Manga Series (11:24)
- Exclusive Early Review: Cencoroll (03:07)
- Media Blasters' 2 New Boys-Love Titles Listed in U.S. (02:35)
- 11-Meter Sculpture of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix Unveiled (00:23)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- HearJapan Adds 433 Live Recordings of Anime-Related Songs (23:57)
- Live-Action Bubblegum Crisis Hires via Reality TV Show (23:37)
- Toei, William Winckler Prod., Rioloco Dub 23+ Features (19:18)
- Hayao Miyazaki Wins British Fantasy Award (12:49)
- SaiKano's Takahashi Resumes Kimi no Kakera After 2 Years (07:34)
- Miyazaki's Ponyo Adds US$176,000 to $14.6 Million Total (02:39)
- Sengoku Basara Limited Edition Bentō Meals Sold (18:56)
- Last Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 TV Anime Announced (12:28)
- Crayon Shin-Chan to Continue in Mag Until November (11:51)
- Body Identified as Crayon Shin-chan's Yoshito Usui (Update 3) (10:21)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, September 7-13 (21:31)
- Body Found with Clothes Resembling Shin-chan Creator's (Update 3) (03:25)
- Firm Uses Gundam Model-Making to Test Job Applicants (01:26)
- Kannagi's Takenashi Sends Sketch to Director Yamamoto (00:14)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Joe Hisaishi to Compose Song for Kōhaku Song Contest (23:51)
- Kaguya Mag Launched for Otome-kei, Team Danshi Stories (23:34)
- Fumihiko Sori's To Sci-Fi CG Anime Trailer Streamed (20:04)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th Anniversary Teaser, Ballad Promo Posted (13:56)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 6-13 (13:06)
- Christopher Plummer Joins Priest Film Thriller (12:42)
- Astro Boy, Kobato, Sacred Blacksmith Promos Posted (10:58)
- Broken Blade Anime's 3 Teaser Trailers Streamed (03:45)
- Saiyuki Ibun Manga Series Launched by Kazuya Minekura (20:42)
- Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata Film to Be Live-Action (20:16)
- Detective Conan's Akira Kamiya to Leave Kogoro Mouri Role (Update 2) (19:58)
- Crunchyroll Adds Sketchbook ~full color'S~ Anime (13:34)
- Kemono Chat Flash Video Anime Episode Streamed (09:07)
- Kewpie Doll Gets First Anime This December on TV (Update 2) (08:19)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th Anniversary Anime to Be Film in 2010 (03:53)
- Daily Briefs (02:05)
- CLAMP to End Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE on October 7 (02:02)
- Shin-chan Creator's Phone Last Detected near Mountains (02:04)
- Halo Legends Preview on Spike TV Tomorrow Night (19:08)
- Mai Mai Miracle Film's 90-Second Trailer Streamed (18:38)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, September 7-13 (18:21)
- Shueisha Apologizes for Sket Dance's Helium-Inhaling Scene (13:25)
- Sola, True Tears Anime Songs Now on Sale in U.S. iTunes (09:51)
- Sasameki Koto Yuri Anime Kissing Game Offered on iPhone (08:43)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 7-13 (07:49)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Hakusensha to Launch Rakuen Anthology in October (23:57)
- Miyazaki Designs Park at Burnt-Down 'Totoro's Home' (21:03)
- Crayon Shin-chan Manga Creator Usui Missing Since Friday (Update 2) (13:32)
- Aya Hirano to Sing Dragon Ball Kai Character Song (10:16)
- Yasuhiro Imagawa Cancels Trip to Anime Weekend Atlanta (09:22)
- Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa Drops Sequel Due to Cataract (08:56)
- Foster's Home Wins Emmy over Afro Samurai: Resurrection (00:27)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- 11-Meter Statue of Tezuka's Phoenix, 3-Meter Astro Boy to be Unveiled (23:57)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 31-September 6 (22:59)
- King of Thorn Film to Hold World Premiere in Spain (16:09)
- Rurouni Kenshin Story Printed for 1st Time in English (15:17)
- Shuho Sato Earns Y100,000 on 1st Day of Paid Web Manga Service (11:43)
- Siren Visual releases Otaku TV (10:50)
- Reel Anime 2009 now to appear in 2010 (10:50)
- Inuyasha: The Final Act to Debut in Asia on October 10 (10:09)
- Maoh: Juvenile Remix Creators Launch Waltz Manga (20:53)
- Miyazaki's Ponyo Slides to #21 with US$656,000 (16:05)
- CLAMP Ends Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE on September 30 (05:46)
- Life's Suenobu to Launch Limit Manga on October 13 (04:28)
- Daily Briefs (23:39)
- Yuria 100% Manga's Video Adaptation to be Live-Action (23:37)
- Japanese Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 31-September 6 (20:22)
- Crunchyroll Adds Koihime†Musō Anime Today at 5 p.m. PDT (18:17)
- Oscar Nominee Yamamura to Preview Next Work This Month (17:32)
- Happy Science's Rebirth of Buddha Promos Streamed (01:28)
- Bokurano's Kitoh to Launch Nanikamo Chigattemasu ka? (17:05)
- Charger Girl Ju-den Chan Complete Edition in the Works (12:16)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 30-September 5 (11:26)
- Hello Project's Tsunku Makes Voice-Acting Debut (08:41)
- 4 Japanese Literary Masterpieces Get Aoi Bungaku Anime (Update 2) (05:44)
- Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata Light Novels to Get Film (02:39)
- Toronto Film Fest to Show Air Doll, Kamui Next Week (21:44)
- Disney XD to Add Naruto Shippūden in U.S. (18:01)
- NY Comic Con, NY Anime Fest to Share Same Weekend in 2010 (14:01)
- Directors Dispute Reports of 'Poor' Animator Salaries (13:33)
- Spice & Wolf, Cossette's Creators Launch New Manga (09:29)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- London Film Fest to Show Air Doll, Astro Boy, Kamui (23:57)
- Yukio Okada's Motel Manga Gets Seaside Motel Film (21:25)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, August 31-September 6 (18:25)
- Ikeda & Kikuta's Yokai Navi Runa Manga Listed by Amazon (16:51)
- Japan's Video, Anime Sales Drop Further in 2009's 1st Half (15:57)
- Omamori Himari Gets New 4-Panel Manga Spinoff (12:01)
- Kotatsu Neko Anime to Start in October (Update 2) (00:29)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 31-September 6 (23:38)
- Chi's Sweet Home Manga Listed by Amazon.ca (Update 2) (21:02)
- Daily Briefs (16:37)
- Animate.tv Streamed Uncensored Princess Lover Episode (16:32)
- Kannagi's Eri Takenashi to Rest for At Least 1 Year (13:55)
- Glass Mask Manga's Miuchi Acknowledges End is Near (12:56)
- Anime Expo's Parent Organization Names New CEO (11:01)
- Hachune Miku Figure to Ride Rocket from Nevada This Month (07:43)
- Metropolis Helmer Rintaro Announces New Fantasy Anime (06:18)
- Ladies versus Butlers! Light Novels Get Anime (03:28)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 24-30 (20:52)
- Man Arrested for Stalking Voice Actress Haruna Ikezawa (15:53)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 17-23 (13:01)
- 18-m Tetsujin 28/Gigantor Statue's Head Attached (12:14)
- Daily Briefs (21:12)
- Prince of Tennis Gets New Fan Disk with Picture Drama (21:11)
- Japanese Box Office, August 22-23 (20:53)
- Miyazaki's Ponyo Falls to #16 with $1.2 Million (18:55)
- Manga Version of Hitler's Mein Kampf Sells 45,000 (12:22)
- Death Note's Obata Designs Anime for 'Literary' Classic (14:34)
- Kite, Mezzo's Umetsu Plans His Next Original Project (13:33)
- Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku's Ohwada Launches New Manga (11:01)
- Nodame Cantabile's Life-Action Film Trailers Streamed (10:12)
- Negima Anime Feature Confirmed for 2011 (Update 2) (02:27)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Crunchyroll Adds Beast Player Erin Fantasy Anime Today (13:58)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 23-29 (12:40)
- CW4Kids Replaces Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's with 1st Yu-Gi-Oh! Show (11:26)
- 1 Sora no Otoshimono Episode 'Too Dangerous' for TV (10:27)
- WALL-E, Eden of the East, Haruhi-chan Win Anime Kobe Awards (05:14)
- Dance In The Vampire Bund TV Anime's Promo Streamed (04:55)
- Do As Infinity to Play Inuyasha: The Final Act's Opening (Update 2) (01:29)
- Sony Hints at Ultraviolet: Code 044's U.S. Release Soon (23:57)
- PowerPuff Girls Z's Komiyuno Revives Hime-chan's Ribbon (09:08)
- Russia's Cheburashka Character Gets Japanese TV Anime (Update 2) (08:27)
- Google.co.jp's Homepage Celebrates Doraemon's Birthday (08:13)
- Japanese Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 24-30 (06:28)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, August 24-30 (05:30)
- Actress/Singer Noriko Sakai Charged, Dismissed from Agency (04:10)
- Blood 2002's Benkyo Tamaoki Launches New Comedy Manga (14:09)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 10-16 (23:48)
- Tokyopop Licenses .hack//4koma Gag Comedy Manga (22:45)
- Manga Creator Kano Miyamoto to Attend Yaoi-Con (18:32)
- Sentai Filmworks Adds Blue Drop, Polyphonica, Special A (12:47)
- Negima, Duel Masters, Penguin no Mondai, Mai Mai Promos (11:46)
- Chinese TV Animation Accused of Copying 5cm per Second (08:30)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 24-30 (01:42)
- Tetsu Adachi's Baka-Kyoudai Manga Gets TV Anime (23:45)
- Man Arrested for Threatening Voice Actress Mai Kadowaki (23:20)
- Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu, Kaiji Trailers Posted (15:44)
- ADV Films Shuts Down, Parent Transfers Assets to Other Companies (Update 4) (13:44)
- Utagame Mascot's 10 Anime Shorts Begin Streaming (12:22)
- An Café Visual-Kei Band to Suspend Activities in 2010 (10:49)
- Yamato, Japanese Atom, Battle Spirits 2 Promos Posted (10:12)
- Life-Size Gundam's Closing Ceremony Dropped Due to Typhoon (01:09)
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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!
― Welcome back once again to This Week in Games! News is a little slight this week because of a substantial stack of new releases, but we've still got a pair of surprises includi...
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!
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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.
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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!
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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...