Press Releases - July 2011
- MangaGamer Announces Release of We Love Master! ()
- Nexon introduces Ice Knight Battle Mode to MapleStory ()
- Viz Media's Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys Wins 2011 Eisner Award ()
- A New Update for Double Dragon iPhone! ()
- Gravity Interactive Inc. Will Release Their Top Game, Ragnarok Online, as a Single-Player RPG for the iPhone/iPad on August 5, 2011. ()
- MangaGamer Announces Conquering the Queen! ()
- MangaGamer Announces Harem Party! ()
- Otakon 2011 with Over 31,000 Attendees ()
- Funimation Entertainment Acquires Heaven's Lost Property Movie ()
- Manga Author Hiro Mashima Comes To NY Anime Festival ()
- Otakon Welcomes Back Violinist Hiroaki Yura Along With Mari Yoshida ()
- "Gundam UC” Volume 4 (Blu-ray Disc) to be Released Worldwide in December ()
- Saboten Con to host a steampunk themed ball and other programming events ()
- Matenrou Opera To Perform At Anime USA 2011 In First US Appearance ()
- Guest Updates for Anime Festival Orlando 12 ()
- Konami Digital Entertainment Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Two Unprecedented Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Tins ()
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces the Gakuen Alice DVD Set for November 1, 2011 ()
- Special New People Film Screening of "Twice Bombed Twice Survived" Remembers the Atomic Bombins of Hiroshima & Nagasaki ()
- Angel Beats! Complete Collection DVD and Blu-Ray Editions on Sale Today! ()
- Otakon 2011 to Premiere TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance in 2D ()
- Crunchyroll Features a Slew of Brand New Anime This Week ()
- Otakon 2011 Charity Auction ()
- The Addition of an Optional Volunteer in Japan combined with Tokyo Maximum Tour 2011 ()
- Otakon for Japan Relief ()
- Update on Regal L.A. Live "Tekken: Blood Vengeance Event" Door Open at 5:30pm for Pre-Movie Events! ()
- Animaritime 2011 A Sunny Success With Over 1200 Attendees ()
- Anime Network to Simulcast 3 New Series in Late July! ()
- Sentai Filmworks Announces License of Heaven's Memo Pad ()
- Powerhouse Global Companies Capcom and Sanrio Announce Partnership to Create Hello Kitty x Street Fighter Co-Branded Merchandise ()
- Sentai Filmworks Announces License of Ro-Kyu-Bu Fast Break ()
- Square Enix Manga Store to Offer Free Volume of Fullmetal Alchemist and Other Popular Digital Comics ()
- Viz Media Launches VizManga.com ()
- Otakon in Collaboration with Aniplex to Offer Exclusive Madoka Magica Poster for Japan Relief ()
- Funimation Entertainment Announces Dragon Ball Z Series on Blu-Ray ()
- Sentai Filmworks Announces License of Croisee in a Foreign Labyrinth ~ The Animation ()
- Hansel Aguero is Poised to Duel the World as He Wins the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American World Championship Qualifier ()
- iPhone app “Pirates in Love” will be released July 2011 ()
- Joymax Launches Teaser Site for Digimon Masters Online ()
- Japan Safe For Monster Fan Tourists ()
- Project-H Launches in August! ()
- Kylee to make a US debut performance at Otakon 2011 ()
- GONG : Anime's First Channel Lands on BLINKBOX ()
- Japanese Manga Portal Website JManga.com - To Launch August 17, 2011 in North America ()
- Indomania and Samuel L Jackson Team for First Live-Action "Afro Samurai" Film ()
- Anime-ZAP! Moves To Peoria Civic Center in 2012 ()
- New People Launches a Kickstarter Funding Project for the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival ()
- Section23 Films Announces October Slate, Glass Maiden Complete Collection Available on October 4th ()
- Saboten Con Announces Writer and Actor Rob Blatt and Japanese Rock Group Kazha ()
- Konami Digital Entertainment Heats Up San Diego Comic-Con with Personalized Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Token Cards ()
- Borders Group to Submit Hilco and Gordon Brothers Proposal to Court for Approval ()
- Visual Communications Unleashes “Pow! Whiz! Bam!” Its First Animation Mini-Film Festival, August 6. ()
- Come Join Us as We Celebrate the World's Debut of Tekken: Blood Vengeance ()
- GameSamba Forges Strategic Alliance with American Anime Powerhouse FUNimation Entertainment ()
- Saboten Con announces Johnny Yong Bosh, Rueben Langdon, Sam Riegel, and Troy Baker ()
- Otakon 2011 to Host Executive Producer Masayuki Ozaki ()
- Spirit of Hope Charity Comic Signing ()
- Peter S. Beagle to Return to Otakon 2011 ()
- Otakon 2011 to Host Editor Toshihiro Fukuoka ()
- Nobuo Uematsu to Make Special Appearance on Friday July 29th at Otakon 2011 ()
- Atsuhiro Iwakami to Premiere Puella Magi Madoka Magica at Otakon ()
- Masao Maruyama to Return to Otakon 2011 ()
- K-ON! invades Otakon 2011 ()
- Allegory and Speed Racer Enterprises Partner to Release New Series of Comics and Products Based on the Iconic Brand ()
- New People Announces Theatrical Comic-Con Screening of Sci-fi Thriller Gantz II: Perfect Answer ()
- eigoMANGA Heads to San Diego Comic-Con 2011 ()
- A Brand New Season, a Bold New Line Up for Crunchyroll ()
- Otakon 2011 to Host Funimation Premiere of Hetalia World Series ()
- Kylee to Perform at Otakon 2011 ()
- Maiden Japan Announces License of Ray ()
- DC Anime Club Presents Mario Kart Tournament ()
- MangaGamer Announces its Affiliates Program ()
- Viz Media Announces Activities and Convention Exclusives for 2011 Comic-Con International ()
- Ultimate Miku World Single Debuts at Top Results on iTunes ()
- Otakon 2011 to Host World Premiere of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Along With Director Kazuya Murata ()
- Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise Will Shine on Crunchyroll ()
- Konami Digital Entertainment Summons Duelists to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game North American World Championship Qualifier ()
- New People Adds a Bigger Dose of Japanese Pop Culture to the Summer As It Expands the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival ()
- Convicted Rapist Pleads Guilty to Coercing a Minor to Engage in Sex ()
- Takamasa Sakurai to Appear at Otakon 2011 ()
- Sneak Preview of Martial Arts Film Bunraku (Feat. Gackt) at Otakon 2011 ()
- MapleStory's Chaos Update Begins: Age of Heroes Update Now Live ()
- New Job Classes Added to Manga-Inspired Online Game, Elsword ()
- Anime Midstream Announces Matchless Raijin-Oh Volume 3 Release ()
- Otakuthon 2011 Announces Halko Momoi as Japanese Guest of Honour ()
- MangaGamer Announces Acquisition of Dengeki Stryker ()
- AM2 Sets a Record in 1st Year Convention Attendance and Celebrates the End of Its 2011 Event with the All Girl J-Rock Band Scandal ()
- AM2 Scores Another Amazing Day with Amazing Performances and Events for Avid Convention Goers ()
- Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment Announce Original Dirty Pair OVAs & Movie, Dirty Pair Flash; Martian Successor Nadesico TV, Movie & Gekiganger III; and Gasaraki Ti ()
- AM2 Launches and Sets the Bar in Convention Entertainment ()
- FUNimation to Release Risque Romantic Comedy B Gata H Kei ()
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Steins;Gate ()
- FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Additional Rights for [C] ()
- FUNimation Entertainment Secures Baka and Test 2 and OVA's ()
- FUNimation Entertainment to Launch Cat Planet Cuties ()
- FUNimation Entertainment Brings Deadman Wonderland to DVD in North America ()
- Nekocon Announces the Return of NYC DJ duo - DJ Hip*Starr and VJ ValuJet! ()
- Masumi Kano from Baby, The Stars Shine Bright and Mitsuba from Alice and the Pirates Will be Hosting a Fashion Show at Otakon 2011 ()
- VIZ Media Announces the Simulcast Premiere of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital on VIZAnime.com AND HULU on July 3 ()
- Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment Announce Original Dirty Pair OVAs & Movie, Dirty Pair Flash; Martian Successor Nadesico TV, Movie & Gekiganger III; and Gasaraki TV ()
- Summertime Manga Reading Heats Up with New Digital Releases for the VIZ Manga App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Launcing the First Half of July ()
- MNET To Air U.S. Premiere of "Culture Japan" with Japanese Pop Culture/Anime Authority Danny Choo on Tuesday July 5 ()
- Tainted Reality Presents Blood at Anime USA 2001 ()
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