Naruto 30, Fruits Basket 20 are #3, #5 in direct sales
Charassyu web store already offers Mazinger Z-shaped whiskey bottles
Ponyo earns 10B yen in 31 days, Gegege no Kitarō 2 returns to top 10
1st known voice-acting role for Cowboy Bebop/Esca/Macross composer
Real Drive's Miyano draws manga; new anime's site lists staff, cast
First chapter posted for free on Jumpland website until August 31
The official homepage for the upcoming Michiko to Hatchin anime television series now hosts a new streaming trailer, the first trailer to reveal extensive footage from the show. The series is scheduled to premier in October. Source: Anime News Network
Japanese publisher Tokuma Shoten has formally announced that author Kagurazaka Atsushi & illustrator Koike Sadaji’s light novel series Taisho Yakyuu Musume (Taisho Era Baseball Daughter) will be adapted into anime. Source: Moon Phase Diary
The New York Anime Fest, scheduled for September 26-28, has announced that its weekend program book will include the world premier of the Vampire Hunter D short story “Vampire Hunter D: The Wanderer’s Ship,” written by franchise creator Hideyuki Kikuchi. The story is one of three existing Vampire Hunter D short stories written by Kikuchi and [...]
The official homepage for the upcoming Akikan! anime television series - an adaptation of Riku Ranjo’s light novel series about soda cans that magically transform into human girls - is now online. The series is scheduled to premier next year. The series will be animated by Brains Base (Kurenai, Kamichu, Innocent Venus). TBS has “pre-opened” [...]
Question: With shows like Code Geass and Gundam 00 airing in HD in Japan, US DVD releases feel like a downgrade from the HD fansubs that are now posted on the ‘net. With Code Geass, I am torn between going ahead and purchasing the DVDs and holding out for the Blu-ray discs. Is there any hope [...]
Based on novel about 2 girls who start a baseball team in 1925 Japan
Geneon roars back onto the market today with their first release in about ten months and it's little surprise that they easily claimed the top spot with what was essentially their biggest talked about release of 2007. The first season garnered quite a lot of attention and fans were quite disappointed that the second season got delayed, seemingly indefinitely, while Geneon looked for a road to profitability...
Creative Talent Writer/Artist: CLAMPTranslated by: William FlanaganAdapted by: William FlanaganWhat They SayBATTLE AT DEATH'S DOOR!In mere minutes, Fai will be dead, and Kurogane's only hope to save him is to make a deal with Y�ko the witch, a woman he has never trusted. The deal sends Kurogane-alone-into the worst danger he has ever faced. The ReviewIt’s a life or death situation...
Bandai Entertainment has sent out it's latest mailers for new titles due out come October 2008 and it's a very light slate...
First came the novels, now comes the comic, in a spy story that may possibly be as boring as real-life spies.Creative TalentArtist: Rainbow Buddy ...
Autograph boards from Japanese anime/manga/illustration artists offered in silent auction SACRAMENTO, CA – August 19, 2008 – Region Free is pleased to announce the opening of their annual public shikishi (autographed art boards) auction...
ICv2 is providing more detailed reporting of what went down in the graphic novel market in July 2008 with their latest update and once again it's clear that both Naruto and Fruits Basket continue to be some of the best selling titles out there. The two titles marked the only ones to enter the top ten while Berserk from Dark Horse managed to snag the number twenty position.
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