FUNimation has wrapped up its 2008 “New Show A-Go-Go!!” acquisition announcement with word that Samurai Champloo will be re-released as a DVD boxed set in 2009. Geneon initially
Game developer Hudson Soft (Bomberman, Kita e) and animation studio Fanworks (Hanoka) have formally launched their Decodeco Town multimedia franchise with a website, online anime, online manga, a
The official homepage of the Chocolate Underground web anime series from earlier this year now hosts a streaming trailer for next year’s Chocolate Underground movie. The feature film,
A variety of trailers for upcoming anime productions recorded at the recent 75th bi-annual Comic Market convention have turned up on YouTube, including: Asu no Yoichi Hatsukoi Limited
Crunchyroll has formally announced plans to begin online broadcast of the Eyeshield 21 anime series on January 2, 2009. The first eight episodes will be available for ad-supported
Joost now officially hosts the final episode of the first Naruto television series, subtitled and uncut. In episode 220, Gaara transforms into Shukaku the sand spirit and wins
FUNimation has formally announced its sixth Geneon “license rescue,” the 2003 Gungrave television series. Unlike this week’s previous former Geneon catalog acquisitions that have been re-licensed through their
ICv2 has revealed its rankings of the top 10 most popular anime and top 25 manga titles in America during September, October, and early November 2008. The ICv2
A new Japanese print advertisement has revealed that the recently announced anime adaptation of saxyun’s slice-of-life comedy manga Yurumeitsu will be an OVA released next spring. Source: Anime
In March 2007, singer Noriyuki Makihara filed a lawsuit against manga creator Leiji Matsumoto after Matsumoto publicly accused him of plagiarism. Volume 21 of Matsumoto’s Galaxy Express 999
The Los Angeles Times reports that Palm Harbor, Florida, based Distribution Video Audio Inc. has delivered its final shipment of retail movies on VHS, signifying the end of
The official website for director Shinpei Hayashiya’s low budget giant monster movie Deep Sea Monster Raiga (Shinkaiju Raiga) now includes a minute long trailer. The movie is scheduled
Crunchyroll has announced plans to begin digital distribution of illustrator Naoto Iwakiri’s 28 minute long anime short Kaede Newtown and director Kengo Takeuchi’s 34 minute long full CG
