Media Blasters adds Bakuman Anime with English dub

The American Distributor anime Media Blasters announced on Tuesday that acquired the Bakuman. anime series. AnimeWorks label, Media Blasters will begin to release the anime on DVD this month of November with the first seven episodes and an English dub.

The original manga that inspired the anime was written by Tsugumi Ohba and drawn by Takeshi Obata, the co-creators of Death Note. The story about Moritaka Mashiro, a high school student, who is persuaded to work to become a creator of manga, with the support of two classmates. In the anime version, Moritaka is voiced by Atsushi Abe, whose other recent roles include the protagonist would be Akiyuki in Xam: lost memories.
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Starz Media father bidding in Barnes & Noble bookstores

The publishing industry Publishers Weekly news site reported on Friday that Liberty Media, the parent company of Manga Entertainment Starz Media owner, has offered an offer to purchase the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain. According to the report, the offer is worth about $ 1 million, and the Board of Directors of the chain is to assess the proposal. Barnes & Noble had it offered to buy 10 stores owned by his rival bookstore chain borders.

Meanwhile, borders has requested a further extension of 120 days to solidify their plans to reorganize in bankruptcy, presented in February. If you agree, the new deadline would be on October 14. The request comes after a meeting on Wednesday, in which the chain attempted to negotiate terms with publishers products from its stores. Public were not made the results of this meeting.

Borders bankruptcy filing came after a series of difficulties in the chain, including the departure of two of its executives and the delay of payments to publishers, followed by additional layoffs and an attempt to convince the editors to deal with their debts as loansfailed. As noted by the ICv2 News of sale retail source, borders played a crucial role in the increase in sales of manga in the United States in the first half of the last decade. Former CEO of Tokyopop Stu Levy had quoted bankruptcy of borders as part of the reasons for the dismissals in the Publisher shortly before the announcement of closure.
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Discotek media adds TV Anime d.n.Angel

The American Distributor home video Discotek Media announced Monday that license the series anime d.n.Angel. The action comedy 26 episodes follows a 14-year-old boy named Daisuke Niwa, who tries to declare his love to the girl of his dreams, but fails. Instead, he always thinks about the girl, becomes the legendary phantom thief known as dark mousy.

The Xebec anime Studio had adapted a manga by Yukiru yukiru Sugisaki of the same name in 2003. ADV Films once released the anime in North America before its parent A.D. Vision shut down and transfer their goods to other companies in 2009. TOKYOPOP published the manga in North America.

Image © Yukiru yukiru Sugisaki, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., channel 12 television DNA project Tokyo Ltd.

Update: More information on aggregate Fund.
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FUNi obtains give away & media

FUNimation has officially announced its acquisition of entertainment in the home, broadcast and digital rights for the action of Gainax 2010 comedy television series will give media & with Garterbelt. The complete series will hit domestic DVD the next year.
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