Press Releases - April 2013
- Exclusive Giveaways & Prizes Announced for Viz Media's One-Of-A-Kind Berserk Theatrical Screening Event (16:34)
- XSeed Games Releases All-new Trailer Showcasing the Ladies and Locations of Killer Is Dead (13:09)
- Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Now Available in North America (09:31)
- The One Piece Podcast Goes to Japan: Kickstarter (09:01)
- Real Contemporary Gekiga Collection Published in the US (09:30)
- World Premiere of anime film, The Garden of Words, and acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai draws huge lines at the Gold Coast Film Festival. (11:26)
- WarpPortal Announces Partners with Valve to Bring Ragnarok 2 to Steam (16:11)
- New Wave J-Rock band Budo Grape returns to UK for Doki Doki Japanese Festival (19:48)
- New Manga Editions of the Samurai Classics The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts and The 47 Ronin Released This Year by Shambhala Publications (00:01)
- New Wave J-Rock band Budo Grape returns to UK for Doki Doki Japanese Festival (19:19)
- Section23 Films Announces August Slate (00:01)
- Udon Entertainment Announces Persona 4: Arena Official Design Works (10:00)
- Arc System Works Launches New Website for North America (15:03)
- Keiji Iwakura Presents One Piece Pirate Warriors 2 Collector Edition's Figurine (15:02)
- Listen now to the Brazilian version for Pegasus Fantasy ver. Omega (15:01)
- SacAnime Summer 2013 Welcomes Sword Art Online Voice Actors Cherami Leigh and Bryce Papenbrook (02:41)
- April Issue of World's 1st Digital Manga Magazine Comicloud on Sale Soon (02:21)
- Anime Expo Welcomes Original Character Designer Noizi Ito as Guest for AX 2013 (00:03)
- We at MangaGamer are Proud to Announce that Tick Tack! is Now on Sale (00:02)
- Rainbow Tea House Anime Night (13:52)
- AniplexChannel.com is the New Channel for Fans to Access their Favorite Aniplex Shows in One Place (13:04)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses My Teen Romantic Comedy ~ SNAFU (12:38)
- Voice Actor/Director Richard Epcar Reprises Role as "Tron" for DJs at AMA 2013 (21:15)
- Let it Rip! Rising Star Games Announces All-New Beyblade Game for Nintendo 3DS™ (12:39)
- Pre-order opened: Eyeshield 21–Devil Bats HQS by Tsume (00:01)
- Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second Announces May 1st for Commercial Launch (15:44)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment To Distribute Robotech: Love Live Alive (14:36)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Garden of Words (13:02)
- Black Rock Shooter The Game is on PSN Today (00:01)
- Second Film Announced For Reel Anime 2013 Program. (08:41)
- Anime Expo Reveals 2013 Program Guide Cover Art (00:01)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Uta no Prince Sama 2 (18:12)
- Maiden Japan Announces License of New Dominion Tank Police (15:33)
- Aksys Games Announces Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi for the Nintendo 3DS™ (15:12)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Samurai Bride (14:01)
- Jorge Luis Campos Valverde Trumps Competitors at Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San José, Costa Rica (11:03)
- Arc System Works Announces Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Now Available for the PlayStation®Vita System (09:59)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Yuyushiki (18:33)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Severing Crime Edge (13:30)
- Hanabee Entertainment Licenses from Aniplex Inc. anohana ~ The Flower We Saw That Day. (00:15)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Uta no Prince Sama (17:09)
- Okinawa-based band 7!! will make their US debut performance at FanimeCon (15:52)
- Welcoming DJ & Producer, Ram Rider, as Guest of Honor for Anime Expo 2013 (15:20)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Flowers of Evil (12:40)
- USA Animate Online Shop Announces Limited Edition for Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies (04:56)
- Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second Open Beta has Begun (00:02)
- Prepare for the Final Duel with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Hidden Arsenal 7 Booster Set (00:01)
- Viz Media Partners with Sentai Filmworks to Premiere High School of the Dead on Neon Alley (15:08)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (15:00)
- Hanasaku Iroha ~ Blossoms for Tomorrow ~ Volume 2 Promises to Warm Your Heart this Summer (19:00)
- Anime Blast Chattanooga Adds Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine to Its Third-Year Lineup (09:42)
- Crunchyroll Begins Streaming Attack on Titan Anime (00:02)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces Dirty Pair: The Original TV Series, Part 2 (00:01)
- Japanese Musical Guest Yousei Teikoku and Fashion Designer IBI to Appear at Anime Boston 2013 (13:00)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Ent. Announces DVD Release of Princess Knight, Part 2 (16:03)
- Gaia Online Announces Frontier Skies Board Game (14:02)
- Ragnarok 2: Legend of the Second Prepares for Beta with an Exciting Line-Up of Events (13:20)
- Exclusive to First Printing: Shin Megami Tensei IV will be a Limited Edition Box Set (11:09)
- Let the Blossoming Begin! Hanasaku Iroha ~ Blossoms for Tomorrow ~ Is Out Today (00:01)
- Viz Media Launches an Exciting Spring Season of Hot New Anime Programming on Neon Alley (19:04)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Henneko - The Hentai Prince & The Stony Cat (15:02)
- Xseed Games Unleashes Pandora's Tower Exclusively on Wii (12:40)
- Reel Anime to Return in 2013 (10:31)
- eigoMANGA Launches Vanguard Princess on the OnLive Game Service (10:30)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Dummoner: Soul Hackers Now Available in North America on Nintendo 3DS (09:00)
- Destination Japan Announces the Tokyo Maximum Tour 2013 (00:01)
- The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan Pre-Vacation Season Sale (11:57)
- J-Rock Bands Dazzle Vision and Cantoy set Concert Record at Tekkoshocon 2013 (00:04)
- Anime-ZAP! Announces 2014 Location and First Guest Chuck Huber (00:03)
- Anime-zing! Announces Guest Greg Ayres And Final Con Schedule (00:02)
- Attack on Titan Episode One Available Now for FUNimation Elite Video Subscribers (00:01)
- Hanabee Entertainment Licenses Another (11:00)
- Paracon Guest List includes Voice Actor Richard Epcara and Power Ranger Jason Faunt (18:46)
- Viz Media Launches Tiger & Bunny Manga Series--Official Tie-in to Smash Hit Anime (00:02)
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S Premieres This Sunday (00:01)
- Free-to-Play Ridge Racer Driftopia Coming to PlayStation 3 and PC in 2013 (19:32)
- Namco Bandai Games Announce the Release Date, Pre-order Program and Collector's Edition of Tales of Xillia™ (12:22)
- Guts: The Battle for Doldrey/ 1:10 scale – *2013 Special Blue Version (03:49)
- Gravity Interactive, Inc. Launches Their Top Game, Ragnarok Online, as a Free iOS MMO (20:49)
- Nintendo-Inspired Pop Art Show (17:38)
- Konami Digital Entertainment to Hold Preeminent Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San Jose, Costa Rica April 20th – 21st (16:37)
- First Two Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movies are set for Physical Release this Summer (15:30)
- Details About Second Saint Seiya Omega Opening in Brazil (14:01)
- Top Anime Director Confirmed For London Comic Con (05:00)
- d-rights Finalizing the Master Toy License Deal of Brand New Animation B-Daman Crossfire with Hasbro (03:58)
- Japanese Government Establishes “Creative Industries Internationalization Committee” to Strengthen the Proliferation of Japanese Anime, Manga, Fashion and Culture Throughout the World (03:17)
- Anime USA Hosts a Game Café & Cosplay Fashion Show at the Sakura Matsuri (00:02)
- Red Data Girl Joins the FUNimation Spring Simulcast (00:02)
- Funimation Acquires Streaming Rights for Date A Live (00:01)
- Top Anime Director Confirmed For London Comic Con (22:26)
- Aksys Games Announces First-Run Limited Muramasa Rebirth Blessing of Amitabha Collector's Edition (17:20)
- Larger than life Director Shinichi Watanabe (aka Nabeshin) and Actor Yasuhrio Koshi to Appear at Anime Boston 2013 (13:00)
- Larger than life Director Shinichi Watanabe (aka Nabeshin) and Actor Yasuhrio Koshi to Appear at Anime Boston 2013 (13:00)
- Tekken Card Tournament™ Takes the Fight to the Streets (05:05)
- East Meets West in a Captivating New Art Book as Viz Media Releases Pepita: Takehiko Inoue Meets Gaudí (00:01)
- Animazement Announces 2013 Guest Lineup Additions (13:40)
- Anime USA Welcomes Voice Actor, Travis Willingham (16:05)
- Kitacon Invades Birmingham in March 2014 (16:04)
- Gantz Kurono Kei-1/5 Scale (16:03)
- Anime Conji Announces Artist & Animator, Rhode Montijo, as Guest of Honor (16:02)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Anime This Spring Season (16:01)
- Crunchyroll Adds Zettai Boei Leviatan Anime to Simulcast Lineup (00:05)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Muromi-san Anime (00:04)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Photo Kano (00:03)
- Black Rock Shooter The Game Hits PSN This Month (00:02)
- Funimation Entertainment Announces US Wolf Children Screenings (00:01)
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Ent. Announces DVD Release of Princess Knight, Part 1 (18:02)
- Domo Con Announces Vic Mignogna, LittleKuriboh (21:11)
- Angel Ascencio Celebrates Win at Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San Diego, California (13:53)
- Ai-Kon, Celebrating the Love of Anime (19:01)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Heads to America's Finest City – San Diego, California April 6th-7th (18:03)
- Japanese Director, Producer from Sword Art Online to appear at Anime Boston 2013 (13:30)
- Viz Media Brings Double Dose of Medieval Action with Berserk: The Golden Age Arc Double Feature Event on May 11th (18:02)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Majestic Prince (18:01)
- Culture Japan & Good Smile Company release Japanese Kanji Learning cards "Moekanji" (01:41)
- Crunchyroll Adds Flowers of Evil Anime to Spring Lineup (01:42)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast The Severing Crime Edge Anime for Spring 2013 (00:03)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Samurai Bride Anime (00:02)
- Viz Media Announces the North American Release of InuYasha the Movie: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray (00:01)
- Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 Premium Edition is Set to Release This Summer in North America (18:57)
- Etrian Odussey™ IV: Legends of the Titan Comes to European Nintendo 3DS™ Players this Summer (00:05)
- Award-Winning Filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda Coming to Australia (00:04)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Shining Hearts (00:03)
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug. 6, 2013 DVD Release of Holy Virgins (00:02)
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug. 6, 2013 DVD Release of Endless Serenade (00:01)
- The Gold Coast Film Festival announces WORLD PREMIERE of The Garden of Words (04:03)
- Ani-Jam is Proud to Announce Chris Patton as a Guest of Honor (18:02)
- MangaGamer Launches New Website and Releases SSSS (18:01)
- Viz Media Reaches New Milestone with Weekly Shonen Jump iPad Newsstand App Debut (00:05)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Uta no Prince Sama 2 Anime for Spring 2013 (00:04)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Majestic Prince Anime for Spring 2013 (00:03)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Valvrave the Liberator this Spring (00:02)
- CBLDF Releases Defending Manga: The Ryan Matheson Story (00:01)
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Shining Hearts (16:30)
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug. 6, 2013 DVD Release of Endless Serenade (16:03)
- Critical Mass Video Announces the Aug.6, 2013 DVD Release of Holy Virgins (16:06)
- FlyingDog's iTunes Catalog was Updated with the Hot Tunes (18:04)
- Ani-Jam is Proud to Announce Cynthia Martinez as a Guest of Honor (18:03)
- Viz Media Excites Fans with the Debut of Pokemon the Movie: Kyurem Vs. The Sword of Justice on DVD (16:08)
- XSeed Games Raises a Toast to the Executioners with All-new Trailer for Killer Is Dead (11:39)
- Tsume Goes Cartoonist (10:35)
- Yen Press Announces New Licensed Manga Series (10:05)
- Shin Megami Tensei Returns (03:05)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Aiura Anime for Spring 2013 (19:15)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Mushibugyo Anime This Spring (19:03)
- Orlando Gets Music Festival Ongaku Overdrive April 27th (19:02)
- Diamond to Distribute Japanese Action Figures and Toys Based on VIZ Media Properties in North America (14:07)
- DC Anime Club Presents Cosplay Parade 2013 (00:05)
- Anime-zing! in Iowa Announces Doctor Awkward (00:04)
- Bravoman® Returns in Brand-New Game for 25th Anniversary This Summer (00:03)
- Aniplex of America brings back the fan favorite TV Series Gurren Lagann on DVD and Blu-ray (00:02)
- Aniplex of America has acquired the New Animated Series Valvrave the Liberator (00:01)
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The Spring 2016 Anime Preview Guide
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