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Crunchyroll, in association with Tokyo based collectable toy manufacturer Organic Co. Ltd., will begin offering director ROMANov Higa’s 2006 CG anime short film Catblue Dynamite this evening. The 42 minute long sci-fi action film set in an alternate history 1970s will be available in high resolution through a tiered open pricing structure.

“By contributing in the open pricing for this award winning anime, fans will be able to help finance future episodes of the title.” “Organic Co. Ltd. is in development on “Catblue Dynamite” with director Romanov Higa and is in talks to expand that animated property into television, movies and other platforms.”

Meanwhile, Crunchyroll continues to host… well, you know by now.

8infinite is now hosting a promotional drive to award free tickets to Chicago, Illinois area screenings of the live action Death Note 2: The Last Name motion picture on October 15 & 16th. Death Note fans, and of course residents of the Chicago area, should check out the site.

Fan site Anime Almanac has published an insightful critical analysis of exactly what makes Haré+Guu “really f@#$ing funny.”

Advocate.com, a news website focusing on gay, lesbian, and transgendered issues, has published a lengthy introduction to “yuri” lesbian themed manga and the reception of yuri manga in Japan and America.

Source: Anime News Network

Question:
What’s your opinion of Candy Boy (the original ONA and the 7 episode series that’s being released)?

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The official homepage for the upcoming Hyakko television series now hosts a short new trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on October 1st.

The official homepage for the upcoming Skip Beat television series now hosts a short streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on October 5th.

The official homepage for the upcoming Ga-Rei Zero television series now hosts a short streaming trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on October 8th.

The official homepage for the upcoming Michiko to Hatchin television series now hosts a third, lengthy new trailer. The series is scheduled to debut on October 15th.

Source: Moon Phase

The official homepage for the upcoming space opera anime television series Tytania now hosts a streaming Flash trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on October 9th.

Source: Anime News Network

The official homepage for the upcoming Macademi Wasshoi! anime television series has added three new trailers featuring primary female characters Falce, Suzuho, and Tanarot. Note that the new trailers contain brief nudity and suggestive imagery. The Macademi Wasshoi! TV anime is scheduled to premier on October 5th.

Source: Anime News Network

The official homepage for the upcoming Kyo no Go no Ni (”Today in Class 5-2″) television series now hosts a short, streaming TV commercial. The show is scheduled to premier on October 5th.

Source: Anime News Network

The official homepage for the Chaos;Head anime television series has added a second trailer, the first trailer to contain footage from the upcoming animation. To access the trailer, click the “20080926″ update listed under “What’s New,” then click the yellow text. The series is scheduled to premier on October 8th.

It may be just a personal impression, but this looks like another uninspired, cheaply produced, disposable PC game to anime adaptation like Ayakashi or Izumo TV.

Source: Anime News Network

During this past weekend’s Sogencon convention held in South Dakota, ADV Films Vice President Matt Greenfield confirmed that ADV has secured a distribution license for Clannad anime. The announcement does not clarify if the license covers the anime motion picture, television series, or both.

During this past weekend’s New York Anime Festival, Bandai Entertainment announced that the sola and true tears anime television series, previously planned for American release by Bandai Visual, will now be distributed domestically in complete series sets from Bandai Entertainment. The sola set will contain 15 subtitled episodes and retail at $44.98. The true tears set will contain 13 subtitled episodes and retail at $39.98.

Bandai Entertainment has also secured translation rights to Kotaro Mori’s two volume manga adaptation of the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann anime television series.

Source: Anime News Network

During this past weekend’s New York Anime Festival, Del Rey Manga announced its acquisition of three new titles:

The award winning Moyashimon comedy manga by Masayuki Ishikawa

The Amefurashi supernatural romantic comedy manga by Venus Versus Virus creator Atsushi Suzumi

The Maid Senki (Maid War Chronicles) harem fantasy adventure manga by RAN

Source: Anime News Network

During this past weekend’s New York Anime Festival, FUNimation revealed its acquisition of distribution rights to director Katsuhiro Otomo’s live action feature film adaptation of Yuki Urushibara’s Mushishi supernatural drama manga. FUNimation plans limited theatrical screenings followed by a DVD release next year.

Source: Anime News Network

During its New York Anime Festival panel discussion this past weekend, Vertical, Inc. representative Ioannis Mentzis stated the fact that many consumers and industry observers know: American consumers aren’t interested in vintage manga. With the exception of select works by Osamu Tezuka, which presumably attract attention because of Tezuka’s reputation, Vertical’s publications of older, classic manga do not sell well because American consumers aren’t interested in older, classic manga.

Vertical also revealed that due to its stature as a smaller publisher, the company has difficulty acquiring publishing rights to contemporary manga titles from Japanese publishers that are more interested in working with higher profile distributors. As a result, Vertical has been concentrating on acquiring publishing rights to Japanese fiction and Japanese books about and related to manga & anime.

Source: Anime News Network