Planet Exile now hosts downloadable trailers for a number of anime-related games that Bandai promoted at the recent E3 convention: Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask, Gundam Seed Battle Assault, Digimon Racing and Digimon World 4.
At last weekend’s Anime Central convention, AD Vision announced its acquisition of translation and distribution rights to:
Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu? (possibly to be released in America under the title “Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu”)
Peacemaker Kurogane (apparently to be released in America under the title “Peacemaker”)
Gatchaman TV series
AD Vision representative David L. Williams also hinted that AD Vision has domestic distribution rights to the Chojushin Gravion Zwei TV series.
AD Vision Toys revealed plans to release 5 inch and 10 inch plush Menchi (Excel Saga) toys.
AD Vision will release the Gatchaman TV series from the beginning, in bilingual format. The edited American version G-Force will be broadcast on the Anime Network.
The limited edition version of the RahXephon movie will include a translated version of the 54 page booklet that came with the Japanese limited edition DVD, and a “hard” chipboard series collector’s box that will house the entire RahXephon TV series plus the movie.
The video on demand Anime Network service is now available in more than 10 million homes nationwide.
AD Vision again refused to confirm any plans to release Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran episodes 27-52.
Geneon announced several new acquisitions at last weekend’s Anime Central convention:
Burn Up Scramble
Masou Kishin Psybuster
Saiyuki Reload
Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Source: Anime News Network
FUNimation has opened its official English language website for Fullmetal Alchemist. The site presently hosts two trailers for the series’ Cartoon Network broadcast.
Source: Anime News Network
The official Japanese homepage for the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie now hosts the new trailer first released at the E3 convention earlier this month.
Source: Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo
The Japanese Hatena discussion board reports that a live action Cream Lemon movie is entering production for Japanese release this fall. Cream Lemon was one of the first hentai anime series, and the first adult anime series to achieve significant market success.
Source: Natsume Goushin Ryu Dojo
The official Japanese Capcom site now hosts an English language trailer for Capcom Fighting Jam.
Source: The Magic Box
Question:
I’ve seen the name of the Scryed anime and manga spelled so many ways. Scryed, SCRYed, Scry’d, Scried, scry-ed… Is there a “right” way to spell this name? And where did all the confusion come from?
Representatives of AnimeNation and AN Entertainment will be attending this weekend’s Anime Central convention. As a result, there will be no update to the AnimeNation News Page tomorrow.
Anime News Network has published transcripts of interviews with Japanese voice actress Run Sasaki and a collective interview with director Akitaro Daichi, animator Hiroshi Nagahama, and character designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi.
Central Park Media will launch its “Be Beautiful” line of translated yaoi manga this August. The Be Beautiful line will debut with the August 25th release of Golden Cain, by You Asagiri, and Kizuna: Bonds of Love Vol. 1, by Kazuma Kodaka. Both books will retail at $15.99 and will be labeled as recommended for readers age 18 and over only.
Source: ICv2 News
Softbank Games hosts a selection of screenshots of Macross Zero OAV 4, scheduled for Japanese release on May 28th. Rakuga Kidou also links to a short WMV format Macross Zero OAV 4 TV commercial available in a 596Kb zip file.
Multinational telephone and technology company IDT Entertainment, the parent company of Anchor Bay Entertainment and several special effects studios, has purchased Manga Entertainment.
“In a little more than two years IDT Entertainment has established itself as a worldwide entertainment leader,” said Jim Courter, IDT’s CEO. “IDT Entertainment leads the world in primetime broadcast animation programming, and is quickly emerging as a top producer of animated feature films. Now, with the acquisition of Manga Entertainment, IDT Entertainment has a foothold in the hottest genre of “anime” style projects coming out of Asia. It will allow IDT Entertainment to develop and co-produce new titles for worldwide broadcast and distribution.”
Source: Business Wire
The Magic Box has published several pages of photos and new details on upcoming arcade/console games Capcom Fighting Jam, Tekken 5, and Cowboy Bebop.
The official Japanese website for Falcom’s upcoming PC fantasy RPG Eiyuu Densetsu VI: Sora no Kiseki now hosts a 2:26 long WMV format preview of the game that includes gameplay footage and scenes from the game’s anime opening.
Source: Moon Phase
