News - April 2009
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- Darker than Black, Seikishi, Seitokai no Ichizon Get New Manga (06:59)
- Live-Action Film Trailer for Tezuka's MW Manga Posted (03:30)
- Jun Planning Reportedly Closes U.S. Office, Reorganizes (03:17)
- Frederik L. Schodt Wins The Order of the Rising Sun Award (18:09)
- Studio 4ºC's Full First Squad Trailer Streamed (16:57)
- Japan's Weekly Playboy Mag Gets Manga Mag Spinoff (15:55)
- Central Park Media Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (09:53)
- Drawn & Quarterly Adds The Box Man, Red Snow Manga (09:21)
- K-ON! Theme Songs Rank #2, #4 on Oricon Weekly Chart (02:01)
- Gonzo Confirmed to Animate 2nd Strike Witches Season (00:59)
- Fullmetam Alchemist OVA on 1st Brotherhood Disc (19:46)
- 3x3 Eyes' Takada to Launch Captain Alice Manga in May (19:20)
- Gash/Zatch Bell's Raiku to Launch Manga in September (18:53)
- Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa Draws Cover for Irish Novelist (17:28)
- Lyricist Ryoji Sonoda Arrested for Alleged Drug Use (16:52)
- Kawa no Hikari Ecological Novel Adapted into TV Anime (16:12)
- Weiß Schwarz Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (15:22)
- Glass Mask Manga Goes on 4-Month Break (15:09)
- Viz Publishes Jiro Asada's The Stationmaster Anthology (12:12)
- Maestro's Saso to Launch Sayonara Ginjō Manga (11:06)
- Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Moves to Young Ace (02:52)
- Report: Gundam Unicorn Planned for Simultaneous World Release (21:00)
- Otogimoyou Ayanishiki Fantasy Manga to Relaunch in June (20:12)
- Kaiji Gambling Manga to Resume in Japan in June (18:41)
- Miyazaki in China; CLAMP, Ai Yazawa, AKB48 in France (17:55)
- Go Nagai Wonderland Museum Opens for Mazinger Z Creator (14:48)
- Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer (20:09)
- Tentai Senshi Sunred's 2nd Anime Season Green-Lit (12:47)
- Man Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up Lucky Star's 'Birthplace' (20:41)
- Kannagi's Unaired 14th Episode Preview Streamed (19:15)
- Fender Guitar Maker's Blog Comments on K-ON! Anime (15:32)
- Honey Boys Spiral's Kazuka Minami to Attend Yaoi-Con (08:03)
- Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Teaser Streamed (03:39)
- Valkyrie Complex Game Gets Anime Adaptation Green-Lit (02:04)
- School Days to Be Posted on Crunchyroll This Summer (21:29)
- Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa Wants to Present Manga to Obama (21:14)
- Ganbare! Memeko-chan Manga's Flash Anime Streamed (20:52)
- Nozomi's License of Rental Magica Anime Leaked (20:22)
- Gonzo Sells 3D/CFX Digital Video Division to Third Party (19:36)
- Takehiko Inoue: Vagabond Manga Will End in 1-2 Years (16:58)
- Astro Boy's 1980, 2003 TV Series Streamed on YouTube (15:42)
- Liar Game Manga Made into 2nd TV Drama Season, Film (11:36)
- Fujoshi, Chūni-byō Manuals Gets Manga Remakes in June (09:55)
- Nobody Knows' Kore-eda Brings Air Doll to Cannes (05:41)
- Bungaku Shoujo Theatrical Film Anime Confirmed (03:06)
- Funimation Streams Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom Anime (01:27)
- SMAP Band's Kusanagi Arrested for Alleged Indecency (18:51)
- 18-Meter Lifesize Gundam's 'Making-of' Video Streamed (16:55)
- Evangelion: 2.0's Evangelion Unit-05 Design Confirmed (15:28)
- Viz to Publish Inuyasha with 'Unflipped' Page Layout (14:35)
- Viz Launches Web Release of Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne (11:29)
- Duel Masters/Penguin's Troubles Film Trailer Streamed (07:07)
- Kannagi's Takenashi Reports on Recovery, Planned Return (06:31)
- Age Called Blue Boys-Love Manga Posted in English (03:20)
- Gegege no Nyōbō Book by Gegege Author's Wife Gets Film (10:56)
- Louis Vuitton, Murakami Animate Superflat First Love (03:59)
- Mōryō no Hako, Ken to Mahō to Gakuen Mono Video Anime Scheduled (02:41)
- Gundam Unicorn Novels' Anime Adaptation Confirmed (01:21)
- Hekiru Hikawa to End Poni Poni Manga, Plan 'Episode 0' (01:19)
- Tezuka's Buddha, Princess Knight Planned as Anime Films (00:30)
- Matsumoto's Koshika has Anime, iPhone Manga Planned (17:31)
- Production I.G. Animates Music Video for Oasis (16:53)
- Future US Publishes 2nd Future Anime Mag in U.S. (14:07)
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea's Spanish Trailer Posted (13:30)
- 'Matching Service' for Japanese Otaku Seeking Friends (11:37)
- Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro Manga Ends in Japan on Monday (04:20)
- Report: Final Fantasy VII: ACC Sells 100K+ BDs on 1st Day (01:51)
- Lone Wolf and Cub Anime Adaptation Still in Planning (20:39)
- V.B. Rose's Hidaka to Draw 1-Shot Berry Berry Manga (19:39)
- Isshoni Training Exercise Anime to Ship on April 24 (03:42)
- 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (14:39)
- Higurashi's Ryukishi07, Peach-Pit Create PSP Software (01:50)
- Prime Minister Asō Goes Cherry Blossom Viewing with AKB48 (20:35)
- Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei's 3rd TV Series Green-Lit (19:27)
- 10 Former Workers Sue ImagnAsian for Unpaid Wages (06:04)
- HanTsuki Light Novels Get Live-Action Film Green-Lit (22:05)
- 4 Convicted in Pirate Bay File-Sharing Trial, Appeals Planned (21:38)
- Maaya Sakamoto to Play New Character in Eva: 2.0 Film (20:11)
- Court Rules for Konami over Yu-Gi-Oh! in Europe, Oceania, L. America (19:37)
- Sherlock Hound TV Anime Streamed for Free on YouTube (16:33)
- Major Minor's Majestic March Wii Game Gets TV Anime (15:43)
- 3 New Academic Books on Otaku, Anime, Manga Published (13:57)
- Crunchyroll Adds Live-Action Tomie, Other Horror Films (13:48)
- Japanese Man Builds 11-Meter, 15-Ton Beetle Robot (03:08)
- Viz Indicates Online Plans for Honey and Clover, Nana (20:02)
- Hetalia's Second Season Green-Lit (13:02)
- Rumiko Takahashi's Rinne to Run in Sync in U.S., Japan (08:57)
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Anime Promo Streamed (03:27)
- Efron: Not 'Likely' to Be in Full Metal Panic! Project (02:12)
- Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato to Post Manga Online (19:48)
- Woman Arrested for 800 Stolen Original Yaruki Manman Drawings (19:24)
- Filipino Bill Moves to Ban Japanese 'Hentai' Cartoons (18:14)
- Hatsune Miku Song "Sakura no Ame" Gets Live-Action Film (15:01)
- Hana-Kimi Manga One-Shot to Ship This Month (11:53)
- Japanese Science Fiction Con Award Nominees Revealed (06:20)
- Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari's 4th Promo Streamed (00:04)
- Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Resumes in Katana Web Mag (20:25)
- Obata to Resume We Were There Romance Manga in June (18:45)
- Director John Woo Makes Anime Voice Debut in Sōten Kōro (13:58)
- Viz to Stream Dubbed Naruto Episodes on Joost, Hulu (12:55)
- Munto Anime Film's Ads Streamed for April 18 Opening (05:22)
- Some Boys-Love Manga Removed from Amazon.com Searches (04:39)
- Love*Com's Nakahara to Launch Berry Dynamite Manga Series (21:00)
- Weekly Tezuka Manga Posted on Yappa's iPhone App (19:55)
- Kyo no Gononi Manga Gets Original Anime DVD Green-Lit (15:08)
- Dragonball Evolution Opens at #8 with US$4.6 Million (04:01)
- Clannad After Story's Last DVD to Include Kyou Arc (03:21)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Creator Posts Free 4-Panel Manga (22:23)
- Z Gundam Writer Endo to Launch Bakumatsu Medaka-Gumi Manga (21:12)
- Rumiko Takahashi's Next Work Revealed: Kyōkai no Rinne (08:02)
- Baka to Test to Shōkanjū Light Novels to Be Animated (05:34)
- Higepiyo Anime Inspires Manga in Ribon Mag (21:42)
- Koichi Ohata Unable to Attend Sakura-Con This Weekend (12:05)
- Cencoroll Science-Fiction Anime's TAF Trailer Posted (05:47)
- Taishō Yakyū Musume Anime's New Promo Video Streamed (05:07)
- Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Restart Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku (04:36)
- Appleseed, Captain Tylor OVA DVD Reissues Listed (20:36)
- Berserk Manga to Return from Latest Hiatus in Japan (19:39)
- Ponyo Film's French Trailer, 6 Video Clips Streamed (19:00)
- Gisho Getter Robo Darkness Manga to Launch in June (04:02)
- Funimation to Offer Linebarrels of Iron, Strike Witches (03:44)
- Prime Minister Asō: Anime, Manga Are Part of Japan's Recovery (03:10)
- ToHeart2 adplus Promo Video Posted Online (02:02)
- Ōoku: The Inner Chamber Manga Gets Live-Action Film (01:40)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Debuts on Funimation (20:08)
- Sega Toys Aiming for Third Bakugan TV Anime Season (18:50)
- Woman Arrested for Threatening One Piece Creator Oda (16:21)
- Last Tsuri Baka Nisshi Film, Jin TV Drama in the Works (15:41)
- Madman Screening Room+ launches with FMA: Brotherhood (14:39)
- Ubunchu! Manga About Linux Variant Translated (14:29)
- Solanin Manga Made into Film with Nana's Aoi Miyazaki (13:48)
- The Asylum Session 3D Anime's Trailer Streamed (03:10)
- Takehito Koyasu's Velvet Under World Gets Music Video Anime (02:45)
- Gurren Lagann's Yoko Idol CD/Music Video Promo Posted (22:59)
- Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars HD Teaser Trailer Streamed (21:32)
- Kimagure Orange Road Manga to Return in One-Shot Story (20:40)
- Gainax Co-Founder Takami Akai Plans New Anime Project (19:23)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ristorante Paradiso on Wednesday (13:04)
- Blade of the Immortal Novel Listed on Amazon.ca (08:40)
- Manga Nominated for 2009 Eisner Awards (07:10)
- 8 Live-Action Dragonball Movie Clips Posted Online (06:06)
- Ristorante Paradiso Production Studio Video Streamed (05:12)
- Miracle Train Moe Boy Characters Gets Anime Green-Lit (04:17)
- Omamori Himari Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (18:58)
- Tales of Vesperia Film, New Jinki Manga Titled. Dated (17:49)
- Mandalay Pictures Licenses Full Metal Panic Film Rights (16:10)
- Amazon, Borders, Baker & Taylor Face Challenges (14:51)
- Gundam Licensor Sotsu Reports Lower 2Q Income, Profits (09:16)
- 801-chan & Middle School Spinoff to Run in Magazine (04:04)
- Hatsukoi Limited Anime's Promo Commercial Streamed (00:24)
- Paper: DiCaprio Considers SMAP for Ninja Scroll Film (16:07)
- Detroit Metal City Singer Kaji Beat Up, Robbed in Sweden (08:52)
- New Hidamari Sketch Special Reportedly Announced (02:48)
- Supanova Brisbane Madman Acquisitions (23:48)
- Weekend Wrapup 29/3 - 4/4 (23:23)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Natsu no Arashi on April 5 (18:28)
- 3rd Naruto Shippūden Film Slated for August 1 in Japan (07:25)
- Say Hello to Black Jack's Sato Discloses Expenses, Income (06:32)
- Kigurumikku V3 Anime Listed on Crunchyroll (21:32)
- Venus vs. Virus, Hitohira, King of Thorn Creators on New Manga (19:21)
- Shangri-La Science Fiction Anime's Second Ad Streamed (08:09)
- Guin Saga Fantasy Anime's English-Dubbed Trailer Posted (07:53)
- New Ace Attorney Manga to Launch in Japan's Young Mag (07:27)
- Amazon.ca Lists Pandora Hearts, Crimson Shell from Yen (06:33)
- Crunchyroll Simulcasts 2nd Hayate the Combat Butler Season (04:52)
- Funimation Adds Toei's Air Master, Captain Harlock (04:33)
- DMP Adds Kikuchi's Yashakiden Novels, Taimashin Manga (22:15)
- Tales of the Abyss Manga to Launch This Month (20:32)
- Kamikaze Douga's Amanatsu Anime Video Streamed (20:05)
- Gigazine & J-Cast: 2009 Haruhi Will Be 28 Episodes Long (18:14)
- Funimation to Stream 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist on April 9 (16:50)
- paper: Bandai Namco to Offer Gundam in 10 Languages (12:44)
- Hanasakeru Seishōnen Shōjo Manga to Get 1-Shot Sequel (07:57)
- Saint-Laurent's Lulu to Be Animated by Japanese-American (07:27)
- Boys Be… Manga Gets New Manga on Mobile Comic Site (03:27)
- Former Gonzo Head Shouji Murahama Launches Lambda Film (02:53)
- 2009 Haruhi TV Run Begins with 'Melancholy I' Episode (02:01)
- Sensual Phrase's Shinjo Illustrates Ayabie CD Cover (20:34)
- Dankai Curry Chū-Kara Flash Anime Gets TV Run in Japan (19:17)
- 2 Evangelion: 2.0 Film Teasers Streamed by Yahoo! Site (17:48)
- Yen Press to Reissue Azumanga in New English Edition (22:59)
- N. America's 2007 Anime Market Pegged at US$2.8 Billion (22:47)
- 2006 Haruhi's 1st Episode is Listed as 1st of 2009 Run (22:03)
- Avex, Docomo to Run New Anime on Japanese Mobile Phones (20:13)
- Gonzo Delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange (18:21)
- Ponyo's Hisaishi Wins Japan Movie Critics Award (16:51)
- Shangri-La Opening Footage Appears Online (15:57)
- New Company to Release Licensed Dōjin Games in U.S. (13:50)
- Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Launch New Manga in April (04:38)
- Miyazaki Illustrates Westall's Fathom Five Novel for Japan (04:00)
- Mini-Skirt Uchū Kaizoku Novels Reportedly to Get Anime (03:02)
- Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Promo Video Posted (02:08)
- Shangri-La Science Fiction Anime's Commercial Streamed (01:42)
- Japan's Anime, Game Studios Celebrate April Fool's Day (01:20)
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