Anime News

Monday March 3rd, 2008


AnimeWho Announces Ashita no Joe OVA Release
AnimeWho, a new mainstream American anime distribution label from adult anime distributor JapanAnime, has announced plans to release the 2003 "Joe vs. Joe" (Futari no Joe) OVA series on domestic DVD. The six episode boxing anime, based on the classic 1970 Ashita no Joe television series, will be released on two bilingual domestic DVDs retailing at $24.99 each. Volume 1 will go on sale April 29th.


Gurren Lagann Movie Announced
Advance details on this month's Tokyo International Anime Fair reveal that the April issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Magazine, which goes on sale in Japan on the 10th, will formally announce development of a Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann motion picture.


Hakushaku to Yosei Anime Announced
Shueisha's Cobalt Books imprint has formally announced that Mizue Tani's series of "Hakushaku to Yosei" (The Count and The Fairy) historical fantasy novels will be adapted into an anime television series.The novels follow the travels of 17 year old Lydia Carlton and young Count Edgar J.C. Ashenheart through Victorian England.


Trailer for Shina Dark Promotional DVD Online
Japanese publisher MediaWorks now hosts a webpage promoting the upcoming release of a Shina Dark anime promtional DVD. A Shina Dark music video collection DVD will be included as a limited edition premium with copies of the third volume of Bunjuro Nakayama and Yukari Higa's Shina Dark manga series, scheduled to go on sale on March 21st. The MediaWorks page hosts a streaming 90 second trailer promoting the limited edition music video DVD.An anime television series adaptation of the Shina Dark fantasy comedy manga series is now in production.


Suzuki Toshio Interview Online
Fan site Ghibli World has published a summarized transcript of a Japanese interview with Studio Ghibli producer Suzuki Toshio regarding Hayao Miyazaki's work on his upcoming film Ponyo on a Cliff.


Cartoon Network To Air Blue Dragon
Viz Media has announced that the 2007 Blue Dragon anime television series, inspired by the Xbox 360 RPG, will air on the Cartoon Network this spring.


Tuesday March 4th, 2008


Stan Lee to Co-Create New Manga
Shueisha's Jump Square Magazine has formally announced that living legend American comic book creator Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man and the X-Men, will collaborate with Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei on the development of an original manga short story to launch the Jump SQ.II (Jump Square Second) magazine. The first issue of Jump SQ.II will go on sale in Japan on April 18th.


Wednesday March 5th, 2008



Appleseed TV Series Announced
The homepage for this month's Tokyo International Anime Fair has revealed that a press event scheduled for March 30 at the convention will host the formal public announcement of development of Appleseed Genesis, a 3D CG anime television series to be directed by respected CG animator Romanov Higa (Catblue Dynamite, Urda). The Appleseed TV series will be Romanov Higa's second CG anime adaptation of manga by Masamune Shirow following the 2006 OVA Tank Police Dominion Tank S.W.A.T. 01.


Titania Anime Announced
Hiroaki Adachi, the manager of Wright Staff, the company that manages the business affairs of author Yoshiki Tanaka, has revealed that Tanaka's three volume series of Titania science fiction novels will be adapted into anime. Yoshiki Tanaka is the author of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Sohryuden, Heroic Legend of Arslan, and Ryoko's Case File novel series, all of which have been adapted into anime.



Udon Opens Street Fighter Art Contest
Udon Comics has launched a "Street Fighter Tribute" art contest to collect original fan art to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Capcom's beloved fighting game franchise. Winning submissions will be published in Udon's upcoming original "Street Fighter Tribute" art collection book, scheduled for release on July 23. Visit the Udon Blog for full submission details.



First American Death Note Movie Trailer Released
Fangoria Magazine now hosts the first trailer for the official American release of the first live action Death Note motion picture. The trailer includes English dubbed dialogue, but the film will be released in America in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. Both Death Note live action movies are presently in limited American theatrical release. An American DVD release is planned for later this year.


Thursday March 6th, 2008



IFC to Air Speed Grapher
The Speed Grapher anime television series will begin airing on the Independent Film Channel on March 7 at 11 PM Eastern.


Live Action Adaptation of Tokyo Ghost Trip Announced
An official Japanese website has opened to announce the April premier of a live action television adaptation of Hashiba Maki's supernatural manga series Tokyo Ghost Trip. The manga story revolves around two cousins, one of whom can summon spirits, and one that doesn't believe in the supernatural, who must rely on their religious/supernatural background to earn a living.


Disney to Work With Japanese Anime Studios
The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to work with Japanese anime studios to develop new animated programming for Japanese television broadcast. Disney will collaborate with Madhouse on the production of a new, original anime series titled "Stitch!", based on the Lilo and Stitch franchise.Disney is also developing "Fireball," a 3D CG sci-fi gag comedy short film, for Japanese release.The Disney-Toei produced project "Robodies," initially announced in 2006 as a television series, has reportedly developed into a short film that will air on Japan's Disney Channel this summer.


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