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Anime News Network now hosts an interview with Trinity Blood dub voice actors Troy Baker & Mike McFarland.

Question:
I’m looking at the Full Metal Alchemist movie import special edition set and I’m thinking, “Wwhy do American companies not release special editions like this?” It seems to me that domestic “special editions” of anything basically means it includes a special box, another disc, and a cheap t-shirt or trinket. Do they think that nicer special editions won’t sell well because of the price?

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At this past weekend’s Megacon convention, FUNimation announced that “Shin-chan” will return to Adult Swim in late spring or early summer. And a Shin-chan “season one” DVD set will be released in August. The episodes will be placed in the order that they were dubbed for American release rather than in their original Japanese broadcast sequence.

Source: Toon Zone

Anime News Service has published an unconfirmed and uncited report that Shueisha’s Monthly Shonen Jump Magazine, which has been in circulation since 1969, will cease publication indefinitely beginning this June. The hiatus is blamed on declining sales. Reportedly the magazine’s readership in 2006 numbered around 420,000, down from its height of 1.4 million readers in 1989. Monthly Shonen Jump is the sister publication to the more popular Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine.

Question:
John, what anime songs have impressed you most?

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Kadokawa Pictures has revealed that the anime television series The Third will be officially released in America by a presently unspecified distributor.

Source: Anime on DVD

GA Graphic has published an article on the conclusion of dialogue recording for the first episode of the Claymore anime television series. The article includes the first released screenshots of the upcoming anime adaptation of Norihiro Yagi’s manga.

Source: Moon Phase

Broccoli Books has announced plans to launch a line of translated “boys love” manga under the umbrella title, “Boysenberry.” The Boysenberry line will debut this summer with the American publication of CJ Michalski’s Delivery Cupid in July. Nase Yamato’s Pet on Duty and Koreaki Kamuro’s Sex Friend will follow this fall. The Boysenberry Books official website will open next month.

Source: Anime on DVD

Shochiku has announced that Bones is developing a new theatrical anime film titled “Stranger -Musumeragi Kendan-” (Romanization may be incorrect). Cinema Topics Online reports that the film will be released in October.

The Sanrio mascot character Cinnamon will get a theatrical motion picture later this year - “Cinnamon the Movie: Nezumi Monogatari ~ George to Gerald no Bouken” (Cinnamon the Movie: Mouse Story ~ George & Gerald’s Adventure). The movie will be released next year.

Source: Anime News Service

In response to the box office success of the live action Dororo motion picture, producer Hirano Takashi has revealed that two more films will be produced. Dororo movies 2 & 3 will be filmed consecutively next year for Japanese release in 2009.

Source: Ryuganji

Question:
Do you think any of these anime will be licensed:

Pumpkin Scissors is from Gonzo and Geneon’s name is in the credits, so either Geneon or Funimation could pick it up.

Code Geass. The design is from Clamp, and its from Sunrise. Bandai Ent. used to always pick up their shows.

Angel Heart. I was a big fan of City Hunter and although I believe that ADV Films’ releases of the series did not do well, they eventually released the sets. Any chance anybody could pick up this anime? (Glass Heart is really pretty too.)

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Anime on DVD now hosts an exclusive interview with Japanese independent animator Tayuta Mikage, focusing on Mikage’s latest work, “Beyond the Train Tracks.”

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Reideen anime television series now hosts a new 30 second and 120 second streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on March 3rd.

Source: Moon Phase

According to Nielsen VideoScan data for the year 2006, FUNimation has led American anime DVD sales for the past six straight years. As of 2006, FUNimation titles accounted for 23.2% of all American anime DVDs purchased by consumers. The nearest competitor accounted for 12.6% of the domestic market share.

Source: FUNimation

Keiichi.net Radio will host The JRHorse Side Project Poster Model Contest to recognize anime fans that enjoy expressing themselves through dance. Contestants in anime themed costumes dance and/or demonstrate their physical flexibility on video which will be hosted online. The best performers will receive a custom-made remix CD by Keiichi.net Reload’s DJ Celes and a $100 gift certificate for the J-List online store.

The Side Project Poster Model Contest is now open for entries. Submissions are due by Sunday, April 8th. Please visit the competition’s official site for specific rules and entry guidelines.