Miami Guns Website Opened
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004AN Entertainment has officially announced that its first Miami Guns DVD will be released on June 22nd. The official English language Miami Guns homepage opened today.
Archive for January, 2004
No Anime Nominated for Academy Awards
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its nominees for the 2003 Oscars this morning. Regretfully for anime fans, no anime titles are included in the nominees for Best Animated Film. Satoshi Kon’s Milennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers were both front runners for Oscar nomination. Likewise, The AniMatrix was not selected as a final nominee in the category of Best Animated Short Film.
The final three nominees for Best Animated Film are Brother Bear, Finding Nemo, and The Triplets of Belleville.
Source: Ain’t It Cool News
Anime Network Available in Canada
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004Globe News has reported that Rogers Cable Inc. is now offering AD Vision’s Anime Network accessibility to Canadian digital cable subscribers.
The Anime Network in Canada currently offers 6 titles on a view-on-demand basis.
Source: Zannen, Canada
Rintaro to Speak at Chicago’s Japan Information Center
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004Rintaro, one of anime’s most esteemed directors, will be in Chicago to speak at the Japan Information Center on Wednesday, February 4th. The free lecture will take place at the JIC auditorium on the 10th floor of the Olympia Center building at 737 N. Michigan Ave at 6pm. There will be a reception following the lecture where attendees will be able to speak with Rintaro.
Rintaro will be speaking on the emergence of anime in Japan and its implications for Japanese and Western society. Among his social critique, Rintaro will provide insights into the present state of Japanese animation, including first-hand accounts of the personalities who have shaped—and continue to shape—the anime world.
For more information, contact the JIC at 312-280-0430.
Source: Anime News Network
Galaxy Anime Interviews Dallas Middaugh
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004Galaxy Anime’s Industry Dispatch feature now hosts an interview with Del Rey Books Manager of Manga Dallas Middaugh.
Pretty Cure Website Opened
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004TV Asahi has opened its official homepage for the upcoming Futari wa Precure “Pretty Cure” anime TV series that premiers on February 1st.
Source: Rakuga Kidou
New Cutey Honey Movie Anime Images
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004Gainax’s official site devoted to the Hideaki Anno directed live action Cutey Honey movie has updated with screenshots of the film’s traditional anime opening sequence.
Source: The Sugoi!
SVC Chaos Coming to America
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004Jagged Team has reported that SNK Neo-Geo USA will release domestic Xbox versions of SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos and Metal Slug 3 later this year.
Comics One has also announced an April release for the first English translated SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos graphic novel. Comics One does not provide detailed creator information for the comic series, but it seems to be of Chinese origin as there doesn’t seem to be any existing SVC Chaos manga available in Japan.
Saiyuki Reload PS2 Game Scheduled
Tuesday, January 27th, 2004Bandai of Japan has officially announced that the Saiyuki Reload “communication RPG” will be released for the Japanese Playstation 2 on March 18th. The game will retail at 6,800 yen.
Source: Galaxy Anime
Video Store Magazine Confirms Size of American Anime Market
Monday, January 26th, 2004The January 18-24, 2004 issue of Video Store Magazine has published a breakdown of 2003’s American home video market statistics.
Anime accounted for only 1.8% of the total home video sales in America last year.
80% of the anime sold in America in 2003 was on DVD. The remaining 20% was VHS.
There were no anime titles in the top 50 home video rentals of 2003, nor were there any anime titles in the top 25 DVD or VHS best sellers. (Video Store Magazine’s charts only listed the top 50 rentals and top 25 DVD & VHS sales.)
In fact, no foreign films whatsoever broke into 2003’s lists of most successful American home video releases.
Pacific Media Expo Announces Second Manga Guest
Monday, January 26th, 2004The Pacific Media Expo, scheduled for May 29-31 in Anaheim, California, has announced that Chrno Crusade creator Daisuke Moriyama will attend the convention as a guest of honor. Moriyama is the convention’s second announced manga artist guest of honor, following Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow.
Source: Anime News Network
Natsuiro no Sunadokei Anime Announced
Monday, January 26th, 2004KSS of Japan has announced the production of a 2 episode OAV series adaptation of Natsuiro no Sunadokei, based on the Playstation dating simulation game of the same name. The first episode will be released on April 23rd.
Source: Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo
TOKYOPOP to Re-release Card Captor Sakura Manga
Monday, January 26th, 2004TOKYOPOP has announced plans to re-release its Card Captor Sakura manga volumes 1-6 in Japanese style right-to-left format beginning July 6th.
Source: Jagged Team
DVD Vision Japan Publishes New Reviews
Monday, January 26th, 2004DVD Vision Japan has published 8 new anime DVD reviews:
Big O Collectors Edition
Infinite Ryvius volume 2
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure volume 2
Junkers Come Here
Kimagure Orange Road TV Box Set
Ninja Scroll The Series volume 2
Spirit Warrior (Peacock King)-Regent of Darkness
Voogie’s Angel
Ask John: What’s the Significance of Fruits in Japanese Culture?
Monday, January 26th, 2004Question:
On many Japanese magazines that I’ve seen, the cover models are sometimes holding a lemon. Is there any significance to this, such as a trademark to certain magazines, or is there some other reason for posing with one?
