News - June 2005
- Initial D Star Tour (04:20)
- University creates Manga Department (04:20)
- Namco & Bandai Closer Now To Merger (04:19)
- Gun X Sword Licensed? (04:13)
- Shelf Life - Sound of Bounce on Free Throw (02:20)
- More on Shadow Skill (14:52)
- New Gravitation Manga (14:05)
- New Viz Manga (11:08)
- Online Manga in English (11:02)
- Come See us at AX (10:23)
- CMX Confirmations (23:30)
- Tokyopop Contest (23:04)
- New CMX Licenses (22:05)
- Howl's Box Office Update (21:06)
- Grokster Held Liable for Copyright Violations on P2P Network (19:27)
- TCJ Does Shoujo (19:15)
- Protoculture Addicts eBooks (18:21)
- Japanese Box Office (13:06)
- Howl's Moving Castle Box Office Results (12:56)
- Fruits Baskets Stays on Top of Bookscan (12:36)
- Aphrodite IX Trailer (12:18)
- Princess Tutu Delay (12:12)
- Type Moon: Fate/Stay Night Anime (12:08)
- ADV Announces Second Season of Kaleidostar (11:49)
- Haré+Guu Music to Change (11:41)
- ADV to Release Shadow Skill TV? (11:35)
- Disgaea Anime (10:30)
- Kamikaze Girls Website (23:40)
- Anime!! at MoMA (11:23)
- Tsubasa Trailer (11:01)
- G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Art (00:29)
- Satsuki and Mei's Home to Stay in Aichi (16:51)
- Takuhai Online (16:28)
- Eureka Seven Game Site (16:18)
- Fullmetal Alchemist 3 Game Details (16:15)
- New Gun X Sword Trailer (16:01)
- Macross Boxed Sets from Harmony Gold (15:58)
- Manga on North American Cell Phones (15:51)
- Outlanders Delayed (15:12)
- The Edit List - Samurai Champloo Episode 06 (01:39)
- Release List Tips and Tricks (14:52)
- Del Rey New Manga (14:28)
- Ashita-Genki Website (14:05)
- Whisper of the Heart Used to Promote Japanese City (14:00)
- Viewtiful Joe on Kids'WB (13:36)
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Licensing (13:01)
- New Cowboy Bebop Game (12:26)
- Funimation Contest (12:26)
- Anime Play DVDs Distributed by Diamond (01:28)
- Live Action Touch Movie (01:10)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within on UMD (00:05)
- Fantasia Film Festival 2005 Announced (21:20)
- Jigoku Shoujo Website (19:58)
- WB's Speed Racer Mach 5 (19:53)
- Geneon Licenses The Law of Ueki (18:13)
- Otaku Article at Asahi (17:28)
- New Tokyopop manga listed on Amazon (17:11)
- Tokyopop Licenses Bumper King (16:48)
- New York Licensing Show Viz News (16:42)
- Shelf Life - Bravo for Brevity (00:51)
- Earn $50 at Anime Expo (18:56)
- Galaxy Express 999 goes live-action (17:29)
- Adult Swim ratings stay strong (17:29)
- Bandai scores Naruto video game license (17:28)
- Blackjack on 3G Cellphones (13:58)
- Howl's Moving Castle Box Office Take (13:58)
- Business Week on Anime (12:45)
- Geneon October & November Releases (12:25)
- Anime Select on Howl (10:50)
- Anime Next 2005 Reports (01:33)
- Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire and Ninja Scroll on UMD (14:38)
- Sailor Moon Manga Rights Expired (14:24)
- By The Sword Manga Edited (13:52)
- Speed Racer ready to roll? (13:23)
- Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Movie (13:23)
- Japanese Entertainment on Satellite Radio (12:46)
- Ms. Answerman: It's Filler Time! (12:45)
- FUNimation announces Speed Grapher (16:30)
- Peach Pit at Anime Expo (22:45)
- Geneon Animasian Invasian Contest (22:26)
- Puffy AmiYumi East Coast Tour (20:58)
- James Cameron to Delay Battle Angel? (20:23)
- DC Anime Art Show (20:08)
- Attack Haus in New York (20:01)
- Gunslinger Worldwide Yu-Gi-Oh! Online competitions (19:49)
- MTV's Top Anime (19:40)
- week on Miyazaki (19:36)
- 2005 Lupin Special (19:21)
- Negima CD Does not Reach #1 (19:07)
- Dark Horse October Releases (18:59)
- Evangelion Movie Set (18:43)
- Manga Continues to Dominate Bookscan (18:38)
- Sound Decision - Kumiko Kato (00:42)
- The Edit List - Samurai Champloo Episode 05 and The Edit List - Paranoia Agent Episodes 02 - 03 (00:42)
- Protoculture Addicts #84 Ships (15:17)
- Japanese Box Office (14:36)
- Hot Gimmick Ends (14:16)
- China Could Ban Foreign Animation (14:12)
- Poll: When / How do you Buy your (preferred) Anime DVDs (14:07)
- Controversial Picture Book Returns to Japan (13:51)
- Miyazaki Profiled in NY Times (13:40)
- Azumanga Daioh ThinPak Correction (12:23)
- The Edit List - Samurai Champloo Episode 04 (00:17)
- Three New Blood Manga (00:15)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Game for GBA (00:11)
- Azumanga Daioh Collection (17:38)
- Howl Opening Weekend Numbers (17:05)
- Maids over Akihabara (16:33)
- Shelf Life - Back to the Future... of Anime (16:17)
- Battle Royale Reviewed in Playboy (13:52)
- Bandai to Release One Piece TCG (13:36)
- School Rumble Game Trailer (11:49)
- Gun X Sword Commercial (11:41)
- Slam Dunk Manga "Coming Soon" (11:28)
- Highlander Anime Teaser (12:48)
- Geneon Drops Canadian MSRPs (16:31)
- Be Beautiful Canadian Distribution (16:19)
- Tylor Site Update (16:15)
- CPM Drops Patlabor Price (15:36)
- Ebert not impressed by Howl (15:20)
- Mindgame Premiere in NYC (15:08)
- Ms. Answerman: Corporal Punishment (18:46)
- Air Master on Canadian TV (18:20)
- Eureka 7 Tops Showtime List (22:20)
- Mai Maid (22:14)
- One Piece: English TV Version (12:58)
- Errata: DBZ Uncut not on Toonami (12:48)
- Eureka 7 Trailer (12:37)
- New York Comic-Con (12:19)
- Synch-Point on I'm Gonna be an Angel Release (11:59)
- Sun-Sentinel on Graphic Novels, Manga and Anime (11:45)
- DBZ uncut on Cartoon Network (00:27)
- ADV September Releases (00:13)
- Toei to Release One Piece (00:02)
- AX Announces Guests (23:51)
- Bee Train Working on Spider Riders (23:23)
- Tokyopop Still Has Spiral (18:06)
- Tokyopop Confirms Blu Label (17:59)
- Washington Post on Akihabara Otaku Culture (14:17)
- Howl Clips on Yahoo Movies (11:01)
- Saiyuki Gaiden Returns (10:41)
- Trainman Tops Japanese Box Office (10:34)
- Anchor Bay to distribute Manga Entertainment in Canada (10:10)
- Funimation September Releases (09:59)
- Viz November Releases (09:52)
- Sound Decision - Singles: Mika Nakashima, Hitomi, Berryz Koubou (02:10)
- Banner of the Stars III Release Set (20:15)
- Now from Infinity Studios (12:20)
- New Megazone 23 Anime (12:02)
- More Exposure for Anime Music Wanted (20:49)
- Shelf Life - Scrapped Princess, Divergence Eve, Daphne, more! (19:29)
- Funimation Licenses Basilisk (00:35)
- Golgo 13 DVD (13:27)
- Viz November Releases (13:23)
- Geneon Boxed Sets (13:14)
- Anime Weekend Atlanta Guests (13:04)
- Zeta Movie Breaks Records (12:57)
- Otakon Giving Away Free Tickets to Howl's Moving Castle Advance Screening (12:51)
- Howl's Moving Castle Clip (12:45)
- Viz to Publish Novels (12:41)
- Geneon Anime Festival to Include KOTOKO's North American Debut (12:29)
- LA Times on Howl's Moving Castle (12:29)
- Ghost in the Shell PSP Games (13:14)
- Bishoujo Figure Convention (13:03)
- Psycho le Cemu Lead Singer Arrested (12:47)
- Anime Fringe June Issue (12:24)
- Black Lagoon Anime (12:21)
- Kimagure Orange Road Box Set Sold Out (12:15)
- Kimagure Orange Road Trade-in Ends (12:11)
- Tenchi 3 Website (11:53)
- Astro Boy Follow-Up (10:13)
- Astro Boy Correction (00:09)
- Ms. Answerman: Fruit Cocktail (23:07)
- Nutech Blue Eyes Clarification (17:49)
- Frederik Schodt Interview (17:21)
- Nutech Digital Lawsuit (17:07)
- Gundam: True Odyssey Update (17:03)
- All Nippon Airways Stewardess Figures (16:57)
- Part of Air Movie Free Online (16:45)
- Media Blasters Acquires Zatoichi (16:40)
- Appleseed Sales (15:45)
- Tenjho Tenge 2 Edits Listed (15:41)
- Anchor Bay to Release Astro Boy (15:23)
- Conan and Kiki Married (15:14)
- Yaoi Paddle "Upgrade" (14:39)
- ADV August Releases (13:36)
- Steamboy Releases (12:19)
- Bandai Character Sales Figures (02:12)
- Zeta Movie Ranks 3rd (01:50)
- Japanese Top Tax Payers (01:45)
- Ichigo Mashimaro PS2 Game (01:00)
- Aria Anime (00:55)
- Hinado Girl to End (00:46)
- Harlequin Manga from Dark Horse (00:42)
- Battle Bedaman Off Jetix (00:25)
- WB Drops Weekday Kids (23:54)
- New Ken Akamatsu OAV (20:32)
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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...