News - April 2009
- 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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Perfect
Blue
Nonetheless, Perfect Blue remains a great movie, and it has been treated well here. With this release, Siren may have just done enough to lay their older, dustier image to rest.
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BlueNonetheless, Perfect Blue remains a great movie, and it has been treated well here. With this release, Siren may have just done enough to lay their older, dustier image to rest.
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Sunday
It's a hard feat to achieve, but Supanova manages to always grow and improve with every year. With a final tally of 19,700 attendees, attending Supanova Brisbane really is an experience you wont forget.
2010-04-14
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Saturday
With a sunny day and happy crowds, Supanova Brisbane makes for an awesome convention, especially with the first round of the Madman National Cosplay Championship!
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Shigurui: Death Frenzy CollectionOn a raw mechanical level, Shiguri may well be the finest animé series that I've come across in years, and there's little question that I will still be revisiting it in just as many years from now.
Perfect BlueNonetheless, Perfect Blue remains a great movie, and it has been treated well here. With this release, Siren may have just done enough to lay their older, dustier image to rest.
Naruto Shippūden Collection 01The action is there, the story (finally) is there, and yet it's handled in such a way that you are always left with the impression that it could have been much better.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection OVAEven with the lower than normal price tag and a few good shorts, it's still hard to recommend this to anyone but the most dedicated of fans.
Blade of the Phantom Master: Shin Angyo Onshi
Blade of the Phantom Master is essentially a series of wonderfully made action pieces, jammed in between some average conversational work and blended together by an overall story that is just in pieces by the end. But it's not all bad.
Blade of the Phantom Master is essentially a series of wonderfully made action pieces, jammed in between some average conversational work and blended together by an overall story that is just in pieces by the end. But it's not all bad.
Genius Party Beyond
Studio 4C is back with 5 more directors and 5 more short films. Can it live up to the success of its predecessor or has the groundbreaking studio striven for too much?
Studio 4C is back with 5 more directors and 5 more short films. Can it live up to the success of its predecessor or has the groundbreaking studio striven for too much?
Death Note: R
The tale of the battle of wits between Light Yagami and L, as told from the perspective of the shinigami, Ryuk., Death Note: R presents a self-contained recap of much of the original series' storyline.
The tale of the battle of wits between Light Yagami and L, as told from the perspective of the shinigami, Ryuk., Death Note: R presents a self-
Baccano! Vol. 1 DVD 1
At first glance, Baccano!'s plot is hazy at best. Even after watching the entire first volume the fog has not yet lifted. Perhaps that was the intended effect...
At first glance, Baccano!'s plot is hazy at best. Even after watching the entire first volume the fog has not yet lifted. Perhaps that was the intended effect...
Gurren Lagann V1
Gurren Lagann brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "living under a rock."
Gurren Lagann brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "living under a rock."
