The official website for Gonzo’s upcoming anime television series Shangri-la now offers a streaming 16 second trailer. (Click the “CM” button.) The series is scheduled to premiere on Japanese television on April 5th. The show will be available to American viewers via Crunchyroll within an hour of its Japanese broadcast.
Source: Moon Phase
The official homepage for next month’s Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ television series has added a new streaming promotional video and TV commercial. The series is scheduled to premiere on April 2.
Source: Moon Phase
Japanese online magazine MaguMagu reports that author Sasamoto Yuuichi’s Mini-skirt Space Pirates (Mini-skir Uchuu Kaizoku) light novel will be adapted into an anime.
Source: Moon Phase
NTT Communications has formally announced plans for the production of a second Stitch! anime television series, based on Disney’s 2002 motion picture Lilo & Stitch! The first Stitch! anime series, animated by Madhouse, aired in Japan last year. Madhouse will again animate for the second series.
Source: Anime News Network
Gonzo Digimation Holdings (GDH) has announced plans to sell its 54.56% percent ownership of the computer game development studio Gonzo Rosso. The company, originally founded in 1963, was acquired by GDH in 2005. Gonzo Digimation Holding’s decision to divest Gonzo Rosso is the company’s latest move in its ongoing strategy to return GDH to profitability.
Source: Anime News Network
Pictured: 1991 Japanese Saint Seiya Musical
The IMDB reports that director Joseph Merhi will helm the production of a live action St. Seiya movie for American release on home video in fall 2010. Spanish language movie news site Peliculas.info reports that “Saint Seiya Knights of the Zodiac: The Movie Chapter I – Hope from the Stars” is being produced by Omega Entertainment. Peliculas.info also reports an unconfirmed cast including:
Rafael Bailão as Pegasus Seiya
Steve Byers as Swan Hyoga
David Walton as Unicorn Jabu
Nick Cornish as Wolf Nachi
Nadia Bjorlin as Saori
(tentatively) Randall Duk Kim as Libra Dohko
(tentatively) Rita Cadillac as Eagle Marin
Personally, I’m going to consider this a very unconfirmed and highly suspect rumor until I see an official statement confirming the production.
The TV Osaka network’s website for the upcoming Jewelpet television anime series now hosts a 30 second streaming trailer for the series’ first episode. The series is scheduled to premiere on April 5.
Source: Anime News Network
Japanese streaming video site eyeVio now hosts a handicam recording of the latest trailer for Production I.G’s upcoming historical drama anime film Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai. The movie is scheduled for Japanese release early this summer.
Source: Twitch
The official website for the recently concluded Akikan! television series has announced the development of an OVA production.
Source: Anime News Network
A message included at the end of the recently aired final episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam OO second season TV series announced that a Gundam OO motion picture will hit Japanese theaters next year.
Although there’s no details about this planned theatrical feature, it’s probably a safe bet to assume that it will be a condensed version of the TV series.
Source: Anime News Network
The Sankei Sports newspaper reports that the NHK television network will premiere a live action television series adaptation of Kou Yaginuma’s dramatic manga series Twin Spica (Futatsu no Spica) on June 11. The ongoing manga about a young girl studying to become an astronaut debuted in 2001 and was adapted into a 20 episode anime television series in 2003. 16 year old actress Nanami Sakuraba will play protagonist Asumi Kamogawa. The series is being developed with the help of JAXA, Japan’s national aerospace agency.
Source: Tokyograph
Movieset now hosts the first behind-the-scenes video shot on the set of director Gordan Chan’s currently filming live action film adaptation of SNK’s long-running King of Fighters fighting game franchise. Chan may be best known as the director of the modern classic martial arts film Fist of Legend (1994) starring Jet Li.
Question:
How will the current hiatus of Naruto, Code Geass, and other seemingly popular titles affect the American side of the anime industry? Could any positives come from anime no longer getting mainstream broadcast on networks like Cartoon Network?
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Critical Mass has announced a June 30 release for three new adult anime titles.
Angel Blade volume 1, formerly distributed by Anime-18, will contain episodes 1 & 2 (out of 3). The bilingual DVD will retail at $24.99.
Crimson Climax: Cursed Beginnings, formerly distributed by Anime-18, will contain episodes 1 & 2 of the 3 episode “Hotaruko” OVA series. The bilingual DVD will retail at $24.99.
Destined For Love: The Promise will contain the first of the two 30 minute Futari no Aniyome OVAs. The bilingual DVD will retail at $19.99.
