The Japanese Kakikuya (“Manager”) Web homepage for PC game writers, producers, and novelists has reported that the award winning 2006 adult PC game Kono Aozora Ni Yakusoku Wo will be adapted into an anime television series.
Source: Moon Phase & Anime News Service
Geneon’s latest podcast features an audio interview with Jonathan Klein, co-owner and vice-president of the ADR studio, New Generation Pictures.
Manga Entertainment has formally denied plans to release the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ~Solid State Society~ movie on Blu-ray media. A seeming official confirmation of a Blu-ray release was revealed earlier this week.
Source: Anime on DVD
Adult Source Media has announced that its erotic anime title Daiakuji is “prominently featured” in the feature film Smokin’ Aces, scheduled for nationwide theatrical release on Friday, January 26th.
Question:
Is Inuyasha the anime version never gonna be finish? I mean it had an ending, but a really inconclusive ending. They never defeated Naraku and also I’ve read in Anime Insider that the manga is gonna be ending this year. If it does, are there any chances of seeing any more episodes for the anime version?
The official Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie homepage now hosts two streaming trailers, available on the site’s “Special” page. The Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on February 17th.
Source: Rakuga Kidou
Manga Entertainment has announced release dates for two new anime titles and the first American Blu-ray anime disc.
Highlander: Vengeance will retail at $19.98 or $29.98 as a limited edition version beginning June 5.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ~ Solid State Society will retail at $24.98 or $44.98 as a limited edition beginning July 3.
Source: Anime on DVD
Question:
I had a question about Neon Genesis Evangelion. I do not remember what NewType magazine it was in, but I remember reading that there was going to be a live action version coming out soon. Well, that mag, if I remember correctly, was almost 1-2 years old. Did they cancel their plans on making it, or is it still planned on coming out?
FUNimation has formally announced its acquisition of Gonzo’s 2004 television series Ragnarok the Animation, based on the popular Korean MMORPG.
Source: Anime on DVD
IGN now hosts a free, streaming version of the first English dubbed episode of Le Chevalier D’Eon. The first Le Chevalier D’Eon DVD will go on sale February 20th.
Source: Anime News Network
Question:
Do you think Death Note will stand up to the public’s expectation? I guess it was one of the most awaited series in 2006 and so far it’s been great.
Japanese multimedia site Sg-TV now hosts the first episode of the GR -GIANT ROBO- anime television for free online viewing. Access to the DRM encoded episode requires a free registration. The site includes English language registration instructions. The Giant Robo episode will be available for free online viewing until January 31st.
Source: Anime News Service
Production IG now hosts a new English translated interview with Ghost in the Shell television series sequence director Toshiyuki Kono.
Source: Anime News Network
The Toki wo Kakeru Shojo (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) and Tekkon Kinkreet anime movies have been recognized by the 61st Annual Mainichi Film Contest.
Judges awarded “Tokikake” with the Animation Award, given to the year’s most entertaining animated film. Tekkon Kinkreet received the Ofuji Noburo Award, given to the year’s most artistic and innovative anime film.
The first live action Death Note movie, based on the manga by Tsugumi Oba & Takeshi Obata, won the public voting for the Tsutaya Movie Fan Award for Best Japanese Film.
Source: Anime News Network
The Japanese Quicktime homepage now hosts a new trailer for the live action Dororo motion picture, an adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s classic Dororo manga and anime television series. The film is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on the 27th.
Variety Magazine has reported that Universal Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to the picture.
Source: Anime News Service and Kung Fu Cult Cinema
