Press Releases - May 2010
- Magajin, a Gateway to Manga and Anime Style Illustration Is Live ()
- Max 2010 Announces the Kai-Ki Hyaku Monogatari (100 Tales) Official Contest ()
- Anime Crossroads Announces First Round of Guests ()
- Digital Download of Higurashi When They Cry Kai: Minagoroshi to be Available at Mangagamer.com ()
- Japan Cuts - Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema - July 1-16, 2010 ()
- Reni in NHK Documentary ()
- Ultimo Volume 1 Signing with Stan Lee in Pasadena CA on Saturday May 29 ()
- Crunchyroll Announces Simulcast Acquisition of Spellbound Magical Princess (Lilpri) ()
- Welcome Home, Goshujin-Sama! The Animaid Café Comes to Max 2010 for Two Shows Only ()
- FUNimation Entertainment Announces Alliance with NTV ()
- Multitalented Todd Haberkorn to Appear at Otakon® 2010 ()
- Actor/ADR Director Patrick Seitz to Appear at Otakon® 2010 ()
- Voice Actress and Producer Clarine Harp to Appear at Otakon® 2010 ()
- Stereopony to Release Album A Hydrangea Blooms Plus 3 Hit Singles ()
- Animated Documentary Compilation Available from A Million Movies a Minute ()
- TAKII 9 Releases Its "Hardcore Handbook" & More in Time for Its 9th Seasonal Celebration Memorial Day Weekend ()
- Second Annual Shinsedai Cinema Festival Brings Top Japanese Independent Films to Toronto from July 22 to 25 ()
- Viz Media Licenses Kekkaishi Anime Series to Adult Swim ()
- Navarre Corporation Evaluating Strategic Alternatives for FUNimation Entertainment ()
- Borders Group Reports First Quarter 2010 Results ()
- Cosplay Cruise Open to More Attendees, Event Photographer Announced ()
- Anime Expo® 2010 Announces Japanese Voice Actresses, Yui Horie and Eri Kitamura as Official Guests of Honor ()
- Tribute Show For the Late Jun 'Nujabes' Seba Held in San Jose During Memorial Day Weekend ()
- Nekocon 2010 Road Show Stops at Animazement ()
- Mono Announce 2010 North American Tour ()
- Win an Autographed Version of Otacool2 and Exclusive Poster ()
- Hell Girl: Two Mirrors On Sale Today ()
- African American Anime Fans Now Have New Home ()
- J-Pop's Number 1 Idol from Hello! Project to Appear at World Premiere Screening of Kai-Ki: Tales of Terror from Tokyo ()
- QC Anime-zing! Announces At-Con Registration Discounts ()
- Boom Boom Satellites to Live Stream Their Special Performance Tomorrow ()
- Dragon Ball®: Origins 2 for Nintendo Ds™ Has Gone Gold and Downloadable Demo Available on May 31 ()
- Chatmonchy's B-Sides Album Expression Due Tomorrow, May 25 ()
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Delivers 24 Karat Value in New Gold Series 3 ()
- DC Anime Club's Gundam Day ()
- Barbican Film Japanimation July 2010 ()
- Tainted Reality's Free J-Rock Event Night in Philadelphia, June 11th ()
- FanimeCon Announces Performer Karen Dyer as Guest of Honor at FanimeCon 2010 ()
- Simply Divine! Ah My Goddess! Episode #1 For Free On Xbox ()
- TAKII 9 ~Yume Ga Kanau~ Formally Announces Its "TLO Video Lounge" Screenings & "Vid Game Tourney" Battle Line-Up ()
- Telling Tales, Sweatdrop Studios Anthology ()
- FanimeCon 2010 Selects the American Red Cross and APA Family Support Services as Featured Charities ()
- Right Stuf's Anime Today Orders Up Some Neko Ramen with Tokyopop Editor Cindy Suzuki ()
- Appetite Meets Adventure in Action-Packed New Shonen Jump Series Toriko ()
- Anime Expo® 2010 Announces Internet Sensation, Danny Choo, as a Special Guest ()
- Crunchyroll Announces Simulcast of Soccer Action Anime Giant Killing ()
- Section23 Films Announces August Slate ()
- Cosplay Olympics at London Film and Comic Con ()
- Anime Expo® 2010 Announces Japanese Musical Artists, Megumi Nakajima and May'n, as Official Guests of Honor ()
- Voice Actress Amy Howard Wilson to Appear at Otakon® 2010 ()
- Hinako Takanaga Appearing at Yaoi-Con 2010 ()
- The One Piece Podcast Celebrates Hundredth Episode with J. Michael Tatum and Brina Palencia ()
- Latest Figures Pre-Order Started at CoolJapanStore ()
- Tokyopop and Odin's Eye Team Up to Produce The Dreaming Film ()
- Apocalyptic Prophecy and Frenetic Action Reach a Stunning Climax in the Final Chapter of 20th Century Boys Film Trilogy ()
- Hot Topic Features LM.C on "Buzz" + Special Video Message ()
- Kenji Kamiyama Announced as Second Guest of Honor for AnimeNEXT's 2010 Convention ()
- Anime Expo® 2010 Announces World Premiere Screening of Black Lagoon Roberta's Blood Trail ()
- Anime Expo® 2010 Announces Manga Artist, Rei Hiroe, as an Official Guest of Honor ()
- Critical Mass Video Announces Sept. 7, 2010 Release of Anime 18's Blood Shadow DVD ()
- Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Announces License For & Release of El-Hazard: The Wanderers DVD Collection ()
- To Infinite Extremes & Beyond: The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational (TAKII) 9 ~Yume Ga Kanau (Dreams Come True)~ Is Announced & Fast Approaches ()
- The Hub Heads into Advertiser Upfront with Wave of New Program Announcements ()
- Bandai America Incorporated Continues Its “Powerful” Legacy as the Master Toy Licensee of Power Rangers ()
- Morning Musume - Music Guests of Honor of Japan Expo 11th Impact ()
- J-Music Stars Performing at the J.E. Live House ()
- Defend the Digital World! Digimon Battle Launches ()
- Viz Media Streaming New Anime Series Cross Game Online at VizAnime.com ()
- 91.8 The Fan's Weekly Schedule - May 17th, 2010 ()
- Sleeping Bride – A Classic Manga from the Creator of Astro Boy Brought to Life by the Director of Ring and Dark Water ()
- Reni Performs at Kogani2010 in Virginia ()
- MTAC Odyssey Maintains Solid Attendance During Flooding, Announces Music Theme for Easter Weekend 2011 ()
- Funimation Announces Cast of Casshern Sins and Corpse Princess ()
- Atlanime 8th Anniversary Party ()
- Funimation Entertainment Offers "Fullmetal Free Ride” to Comic-Con International® 2010 ()
- News from Anime Central -- FUNimation Acquisitions ()
- Funimation Announces English Dub Cast of Eden of the East ()
- Pop Japan Travel's Manga Juku Tour to Attend Lessons at a Manga University ()
- A-kon 21 Video Game Costume Contest ()
- Cosplay in America Book Release Party at Royal/T ()
- FLOW Blasts into San Jose for FanimeCon 2010 ()
- 91.8 The Fan's Live Convention Coverage - May 14th, 2010 ()
- Anime Central to Present World Premiere of "Yoshiki History through X Japan" ()
- Newcomers to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Can Get Everything Needed to Play in Starter Deck - Duelist Toolbox ()
- Calling All Otaku: Announcing America's Greatest Otaku and the Tokyopop Tour ()
- 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. Announces That the New York Stock Exchange Has Commenced Delisting Procedures with Regard to the 4Kids Stock ()
- The Origins of Anime at the Barbican ()
- Live Monster Watch and Chat Event on Manga 5/13 at 7pm EST ()
- Kouji Wada at Dengeki Live in Mexico ()
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn) at PlayStation® Store and "The Store" ()
- Media Blasters Offers Free DVD-Quality Streaming to Consumers ()
- Animate USA Releases More Yaoi Titles on Kindle ()
- Konami's Metal Gear Solid®: Peace Walker Is the Latest of the World's Most Prized Icons to Be Featured in the Beloved Uniqlo UT T-Shirt Program ()
- Global MapleStory Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary Today ()
- Namco Bandai Games Announces Two Adrenaline Pumping Dragon Ball® Z Titles ()
- Samurai Harem - Asu No Yoichi Complete Collection On Sale Today ()
- Get Your Inner Freak Out at the Phoenix Comicon's Masquerade Ball ()
- A Love of Books and Reading Inspires a Girl to Stand against Censorship in New Manga Series Library Wars: Love and War ()
- The Art of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Exhibition ()
- Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Commemorative Day ()
- 91.8 The Fan's Weekly Schedule - May 10th, 2010 ()
- 4Kids Entertainment Reports 2010 First Quarter Results ()
- Celebrate “The Summer Of Haruhi Suzumiya” at Viz Cinema May 21st; Cristina Vee to Perform; Giveaways from Bandai, Yen Press, and Crunchyroll ()
- Reni Mimura in PJ Mini Pop on May 23rd ()
- Aniplex of America Hold Gurren Lagann Cosplay Contest ()
- Smith Micro Software Releases "Anime Studio 6: The Official Guide" ()
- Vampire Knight Animated Series Premieres Online at VizAnime.com ()
- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Selects Guadalajara, Mexico as the Host City of Its Prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship Qualifier 2010 for Central Latin America June 19-20 ()
- Sentai Filmworks Announces Acquisition of Guin Saga ()
- Viz Media Announces the North American Premiere of New Manga Series I'll Give It My All…Tomorrow ()
- Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment Announce The Irresponsible Captain Tylor L.E. Lithograph: “Irresponsible Rendezvous” ()
- Lima, Peru to Host Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship Qualifier 2010 for South America ()
- Anime Expo 2010 Announces Japanese Musical Artist MELL as an Official Guest of Honor ()
- Crunchyroll and Bandai Channel Partner on Gundam Wing Interactive Social Application ()
- Obsessions Are the Subject of Celebration at Viz Cinema Film Screenings and Events throughout May ()
- Sentai Filmworks Launches New Site ()
- NOVA Comics and DC Anime Club Presents: Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament ()
- Crunchyroll Offers All-Access Membership for $0.99 ()
- Nicktoons Launches U.S. Series Premiere of Highly Anticipated Anime Series Dragon Ball Z Kai Monday, May 24 at 8:00 PM ()
- Makoto Aida: Cynic in the Playground Profiles One of Japan's Most Controversial Artists in New Viz Pictures DVD ()
- You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle Collection 2 On Sale Today ()
- Dark Horse Announces the Promotion of Micha Hershman to Vice President of Marketing ()
- Nendoroid Petit Bakemonogatari Figure Part.3 Set of 3 to be Released in August ()
- Momo-i Night Fest 2010 ()
- 91.8 The Fan's Weekly Schedule - May 3rd, 2010 ()
- Crunchyroll Sees Unprecedented Growth in Q1 2010 ()
- PJ "Mini" Pop Comes to NYC ()
- May Special on "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide to Japan" ()
- Noriyuki Iwadare: Video Game Guest of Honor of Japan Expo 11th Impact ()
- Japan Expo 11th Impact Brings Out in the Open Its Manga Guest of Honor: Tsukasa Hôjô ()
- Hiro Mashima, Guest of Japan Expo 11th Impact ()
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anime
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anime
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anime
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anime
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anime
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