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Gurren Lagann Movie 2 Teaser Released

The official Gurren Lagann movie homepage now hosts a 26 second teaser trailer for the second and concluding Gurren Lagann movie. The streaming trailer is DRM encoded for compatibility with Windows Media Player only, but is not territory restricted. The ...

FUNimation Cuts More Staff

Anime News Network has confirmed that FUNimation laid off at least two employees, including chief operating officer, Brian Burke, yesterday. According to an official company statement, this week’s terminations conclude FUNimation’s process of corporate re-structuring in response to “the current ...

Osamu Ichikawa Dead at 72

Veteran anime voice actor Osamu Ichikawa passed away due to a heart attack in his Tokyo home on January 2. He was 72. Ichikawa played the title role of Jetter in the 1965 anime television series Mirai Kara Shonen Super ...

Cosplay Across Japan

Pop Japan Travel is now accepting reservations for participation in its Cosplay Across Japan Tour, scheduled for March 17 to 24. The guided tour will begin in Osaka, featuring attendance to the Nippon-Bashi Cosplay Matsuri, the world’s biggest cosplay festival, ...

Viz Partners With Zazzle for J-Pop Fashions

Viz has launched a partnership with on-demand production retailer Zazzle to offer a line of original J-Pop, manga and anime-inspired apparel, stationery, and other items. The initial product offerings are the first phase of a projected product rollout that will ...

Centennial High School Otaku Fest

The Centennial High School anime club, based in Ellicott City, Maryland, will host the CHS Otaku Fest on April 25, from 9:30 AM until 9:30 PM. The public event will include screenings, panels and workshops, merchandise dealers, a masquerade and ...

Newspaper Profiles Anime Orchestra Founder

Colorado’s Boulder Weekly independent newspaper has published a profile of Katie Vedder, the founder of the Symphonic Anime Orchestra that exclusively plays music from anime and Japanese video games. Article provided by Dylan Otto Krider

Viz to Distribute I”s Anime

Reportedly Viz Media will release a 2 disc DVD set on March 24th containing the 2002 I”s and 2005 I”s Pure OVA series, both based on the I”s romance manga by Masakazu Katsura. Viz Media has already released the entire ...

Hayate no Gotoku OVA Announced

Geneon Entertainment has scheduled a March 6 Japanese release of a Hayate no Gotoku OVA (Hayate the Combat Butler). The OVA will be released in regular and limited edition DVD and Blu-ray formats. The first Hayate no Gotoku anime television series ...

Ponyo English Dub Review

Ain’t it Cool News has published an early, positive review of Disney’s English dub of director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. The official English language release is tentatively scheduled for this summer. Please ...

Four Gonzo Titles Added to Crunchyroll

Japanese anime production studio Gonzo has announced that its Chrno Crusade, Kaleido Star, Last Exile, and Peacemaker Kurogane anime television series are now available for free streaming and digital purchase through Crunchyroll.

Ask John: What’s John’s Opinion of Soul Eater?

Question: what is your opinion of Soul Eater? Is that series over at 51 episodes? Answer: Soul Eater is a tough call. The series is produced by Bones. Bones did conclude the Fullmetal Alchemist television series in 51 episodes despite the ...

Examurai Sengoku Prologue Video Available

The official Japanese Examurai website now hosts a streaming 12 minute long prologue video for the sci-fi/fantasy anime inspired by real life Japanese pop group EXILE. The Examurai Sengoku anime production depicts the members of the EXILE group as ...

Kodomo no Jikan Nigakki Trailer Released

Japanese multimedia site Biglobe now hosts a 4:43 streaming trailer for the Kodomo no Jikan Nigakki OVA series. (Here’s a direct link for viewers not registered on the Biglobe site.) The trailer begins with an introduction from voice actresses Eri ...

Genji Trailer Available

The Fuji TV network’s web page for the upcoming Monogatari Sennenki Genji television series now hosts a streaming 14 second trailer. The series is scheduled to premiere at 12:45 AM on the 16th. Source: Moon Phase

Third Vocaloid Revealed

Crypton Future Media has officially revealed its third Vocaloid 2 character/software program. Megurine Luka will digitally synthesize the voice of voice actress Asakawa Yuu (Sakaki in Azumanga Daioh, Priss in Bubblegum Crisis 2040) to sing in Japanese and English. ...

Stats on Japanese Seiyu Revealed

A Japanese language interview with Shomu Shirogane, president of the Winner Entertainment voice-acting management agency and a seiyu (voice actor) himself, reveals that Japan is presently home to about 1,600 working voice actors and 80,000 potential seiyu (people either applying ...

Ask John Editorial: What Anime Features Haven’t Been Licensed?

Discotek’s recent announcement of plans to re-release the 1986 Fist of the North Star movie in America caused me to ponder which other significant feature length anime films aren’t officially available in America but should be. Answer: Feature length anime productions, whether ...

Yume wo Kanaeru Zo TV Anime to Premier This Month

An anime TV series adaptation of Keiya Mizuno’s best selling 2007 novel Yume wo Kanaeru Zo (The Dream-Granting Elephant) will premier as part of the Kimiha Break variety news program. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi of veteran pop band SMAP will provide the ...

Ponyo to Hit America This Summer?

Japanese financial news organization Nikkei.net reports that Studio Ghibli’s 2008 film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea will open in North American theatrical release this summer. At least one test screening of Disney’s English dub was held in Southern ...

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FUNimation Announces Evangelion 1.0 & Soul Eater

FUNimation has announced its acquisition of broadcast, digital, ...

January 2, 2009

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Crunchyroll Announces New Titles

Crunchyroll’s lineup list of officially licensed digital distribution ...

January 2, 2009