Bandai has announced plans to release DVD boxed sets for Crest of the Stars and Angel Links on June 17th, at a discounted price of $49.98 each.
A 3 disc boxed set of Blue Submarine No. 6 DVDs will retail for $34.98 on June 3rd.
Source: Anime on DVD
TOKYOPOP has announced its acquisition of the translation rights to the “Kindaichi Case Files” (Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo) manga series. This popular teen detective story spawned over 30 volumes of collected manga, a live action TV series, an anime movie, and a 148 episode anime TV series.
Source: Anime on DVD
Warner Bros. has officially announced that the first short film from The Animatrix, “Final Flight of the Osiris,” will be released theatrically on March 21st with Castle Rock Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures’ supernatural thriller “Dreamcatcher.”
The full CG “Final Flight of the Osiris” was directed by Andy Jones, written by the Warchowski brothers (the creators of the Matrix) and animated at Square USA.
Source: Anime News Network
Absolutely Productions, best known for making Trigger Happy TV on Comedy Central are currently in production of the first ever western anime series, Natural Born Kittens. According to series creator Larry Bundy Jr., “The website itself is being used as a test to see what kind of real audience anime has in the west and if the email newsletter receives enough subscriptions, NBK would bring anime into the mainstream, opening up more possibilities for future anime to be aired in primetime.” Fans and viewers interested in this “American anime” are encouraged to show their support by signing up for the Natural Born Kittens newsletter or joining the official site forum.
The New York Times has published a mixed but generally positive review of a subtitled print of the WXIII Patlabor movie. The review does contain very mild spoilers.
Question:
I noticed on the Cowboy Bebop episode “Jamming with Edward” that Faye had described Ed as a “lazy OTAKU who…” That’s the part I couldn’t understand. Now, I’m aware that otaku means fan [or anime fan in America] but for an anime, it doesn’t make much sense to say Ed is a “fan” of nothing, and I’m pretty sure Faye didn’t mean anime freak. Can you please find out what Faye meant?
After years of eager anticipation from Dragonball fans, FUNimation has finally schedule the American debut of Dragonball GT, the third Dragonball television series and only Dragonball series without the primary involvement of Dragonball creator Akira Toriyama.
Dragon Ball GT volume 1: Baby: Affliction, and Dragon Ball GT volume 2: Baby: Incubation will contain 3 episodes per uncut DVD or edited VHS tape and premier on April 15th at $24.95 per volume.
Dragon Ball GT volume 3: Baby: Creation, and Dragon Ball GT volume 4: Baby: Proliferation will contain 3 episodes per uncut DVD or edited VHS tape and retail at $24.95 each on May 20th.
(There is no confirmation yet of which episodes will be contained on these DVDs. Presumably these DVDs will include episodes 1-12; however the “Baby” saga of Dragonball GT does not begin until episode 22.)
FUNimation will also be releasing the fourth Dragonball theatrical movie, Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (Dragonball: Saikyo e no Michi), on April 29th in edited and uncut VHS and DVD formats. Path to Power was the Dragonball 10th anniversary movie and is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Dragonball GT movie. It is a feature length adaptation of the conclusion of the Red Ribbon Saga from the original Dragonball television series.
Source: Anime on DVD
FUNimation has announced that the 1993 Lupin III TV movie Lupin Assasination Order will be released in America on May 20th under the title “Lupin the 3rd: Voyage to Danger.”
TOKYOPOP has announced plans to translated the gruesome and controversial Battle Royale manga for English speaking readers. Famed comic book writer Keith Giffen will script the English language adaptation of the manga, which is based on Koshun Takami’s novel, which also spawned director Kinji Fukasaku’s highly popular and controversial live action movie adaptation.
CPM will be bringing the first volume of Hitoshi Tomizawa’s Alien Nine manga to America this May with a 224 page graphic novel published in authentic Japanese style right to left format.
According to Animation World Network, Shogakugan’s American anime distribution branch, under the new name “ShoPro Entertainment” will be promoting “Megaman Battle Network” (Rockman.exe) and “Mirmo Zibang!” (Wagamama Yousei Mirumo de Pon/Selfish Fairy Mirumo de Pon) at next week’s NATPE (National Association Of Television Program Executives) conference. However, the fact that Shogakugan is promoting these shows does not immediately guarantee either show being licensed for eventual American television broadcast.
Source: Anime News Network
Capcom has revealed the first images of Rockman X7. The Playstation 2 game scheduled for release this September will be full 3D.
Source: The Magic Box
Konami has revealed the first images of its third GameBoy Advance Castlevania game, entitled “Aria of Sorrow.” In a vast departure from previous Dracula games, the new game will be set in the year 2035 and star high school student Soma Cruz.
Source: The Magic Box
Pioneer has delayed the American release of Master Keaton by three months, from March 18th until June 10th.
TOKYOPOP has revealed that Brigadoon: Meran & Melon will be released in 6 bi-monthly volumes beginning May 13th.
Source: Anime on DVD
Capcom has published a 3 minute long trailer for the upcoming Network Biohazard/Resident Evil Online game. Please be aware that the trailer does contain some graphic, disturbing horror imagery.
Source: The Magic Box
Question:
If there was an anime with full nudity or graphic sex, but everything was used to further the plot and for characterization, would it still be considered hentai?
