Anime News

Monday February 25th, 2008

New Sky Crawlers Trailer Released
The official homepage for director Mamoru Oshii's upcoming anime film The Sky Crawlers now hosts a new, second teaser trailer. The motion picture is scheduled to open in Japan on August 2nd.

Wagaya no Oinarisama Trailer Online
The Japanese Newtype Magazine homepage now hosts a streaming Flash trailer for the "Wagaya no Revolution" promotional DVD that advertises the upcoming Wagaya no Oinarisama anime television series. The promotional video will be accessible until the 29th. The television series is scheduled to premier in April.

Tuesday February 26th, 2008

Bandai Visual USA to Release Sola
Bandai Visual USA has revealed plans for an American release of the thirteen episode 2007 television series Sola. The first DVD volume will hit American shelves on June 10th.

New School Rumble Anime Announced
Kodansha's official Japanese School Rumble website has announced that the upcoming Japanese School Rumble manga volumes 21 & 22 will be released in limited edition versions including bonus DVDs. Each DVD will contain one new School Rumble Third Year OVA.

Blood+ to Receive Increased Exposure
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed plans to promote the upcoming domestic DVD release of the Blood+ anime television series by including the anime series' first episode as a bonus feature on the DVD release of hit live action vampire movie 30 Days of Night, and on the DVD edition of the live action horror film Loch Ness Terror, due out on DVD on April 15th. The Blood+ anime series will debut on American DVD on March 4th.

Wednesday February 27th, 2008

Trigun Movie Planned for 2009
According to the Japanese Moon Phase message board, the advertising "obi" on the freshly released Japanese Trigun Maximum volume 14 manga includes a confirmation that "Trigun the Movie," an original story motion picture promising "Vash vs Wolfwood!?" will hit Japanese theaters next year. The movie will be animated by Madhouse, directed by Trigun television series director Satoshi Nishimura, and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, the screenwriter of the Gilgamesh and Guyver TV series.

Infinity Studios Switching to Ebooks
Domestic manga and manhwa publisher Infinity Studios has announced plans to begin releasing all future titles in commercial ebook format beginning March 1st. Select unfinished catalog titles will be revived for continued release in ebook format. "A few titles" will also be released in printed "hard copy" book format.

Thursday February 28th, 2008

Mnemosyne Episode 2 Trailer Online
The "Outline" section of the Mnemosyne anime series homepage now hosts a 3:19 streaming trailer for the six episode series' second episode, which is scheduled to air on March 2nd. Please note that the trailer contains graphic, adult oriented imagery.

New Slayers Anime Announced
The April issue of Japan's Dragon Magazine has formally announced development of a new Slayers anime television series. The primary animators of studio J.C. Staff that developed the first three Slayers anime television series will work on the new, original story, but whether any of the characters from the previous Slayers anime will appear in the new series has not been revealed yet. The new anime is planned for two seasons (roughly 52 episodes) beginning in May.

Antique Bakery Anime to Premier in July
A 12 episode anime adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga's romantic comedy manga series Antique Bakery (Seiyou Kotto Yougashiten) will air as part of Fuji Television's ongoing "Noitamina" series of late night anime series beginning this July. The bestselling manga about a quaint bakery run by four young men was originally published from 1999 to 2002 and was adapted into a live action television series in 2001. The manga series is distributed in English by Digital Manga.

New Anime Series Websites Opened
Official Japanese websites for the upcoming Golgo 13, Himitsu ~Top Secret~, Zettai Karin Children television series have opened. And the official xxxHOLiC anime TV series homepage has updated to promote the April premier of the xxxHOLiC Kei anime television series.

Friday February 29th, 2008

Bandai Visual to Offer Free Episodes Online
Bandai Visual has formally announced plans the launch of a promotional anime streaming service. Beginning in late March, Bandai Visual will host the entire first episode of its "Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time - A Tale of the Eight Guardians" for free online viewing for North American viewers. Free sample episodes of True Tears, Shigofumi, and Sola are also planned for the future.

Pop Japan Travel to Help Americans Sell Doujinshi in Japan
Pop Japan Travel has announced its "Mind Over Manga" package tour of Tokyo, Japan. The guided tour will include attendance at the August Comitia doujinshi (amateur comics) convention, along with an exclusive visit to a prominent Tokyo anime production studio, the Ghibli Museum, and other Tokyo landmarks. For the first time ever, the "Mind Over Manga" tour will offer participants with the opportunity to participate in the Comitia convention as a seller. For qualifying participants, Pop Japan Travel will:Translate your book into Japanese so that the locals can understand itPrint your book and deliver it directly to the event at Tokyo Big SightHelp you sell your book and discuss it with readers at a booth at the eventThe summer Comitia convention is scheduled for August 24th. The "Mind Over Manga" tour will run from August 21 to 28.

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