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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Media Blasters adds Bakuman Anime with 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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Yamato is # 1 BD of Japanese Live-Action film to date
The film received 943 million yen (about $ 11.4 million) in its first five days in the Japanese box office last December.
Member of the band's 38-year-old SMAP Takuya Kimura (of Howl howl's moving Castle) headlines this film based on the classic anime, which was adapted as Star Blazers in English. The other cast members include Meisa Kuroki (Vexille - Vexille 2077 isolation of Japan, crows zero Luca), Toshiro Yanagiba, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. Takashi Yamazaki helmsman Returner, always: sunset Sun at third street and Ballad of the last year, before heading for Yamato. Lead singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith wrote and sang the song of the movie, "Love life".
Video release Blu-ray extras include a making video of followed by Kimura, footage of the greetings of the day of the opening by the staff and cast and a debate between Kimura and director.
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3Rd Natsume's friends published Anime promotion book
Takahiro Omori is once again the anime in the study of the Base of the brain. Also returning are designer Akira Takata, designer of Monster Tatsuo Yamada, director of art Yukihiro Shibutani, color configuration artist Yumi Miyawaki, director of photography Hitoshi Tamura and editor Kazuhiko Seki. However, Sadayuki Murai (Moryo no Hako, Boogiepop Phantom, Millennium Actress) will be the new supervisor series script.
The story revolves around Natsume, a child who has been able to see ghosts since I was little. Unfortunately, humans shun him, and there is no love between him and ghosts well. One day, he inherited a Yujin-Cho ("friends book") from his grandmother. The book is really full of contracts made by his grandmother to catch ghosts. As a ghost appears after another, Natsume is trying to release or help them, although many of them seek revenge on him.
CrunchyRoll had presented in two previous seasons of anime outside of Japan, and who executed the second season, Zoku Natsume Yujin-Cho, as it ran in Japan. VIZ Media publishes the seventh volume of the manga in North America in June.
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Dreams Come True in 9 years for the first tour by United States
The Japanese leg of the tour "Dreams Come True Wonderland 2011" already started in Sapporo Dome on June 24 and will end in Okinawa on September 23 and 24. After the extreme Japanese, the second part of the tour of the tour: "dreams come True Wonderland 2011: night dreams come True in the United States supplied by Pocari Sweat", will begin October 1 in Los Angeles. The tour will continue in Seattle on October 2 and in New York City on October 9 and 10.
Dreams Come True performs the song "mata ne" one piece: episode of Chopper + Fuyu ni Saku, greenhouses Kiseki no Sakura movie. The duo have not visited the United States in nine years. Unlike previous performances by the duo in the United States, this tour will include Japanese songs.
You can find information about the United States of part of the tour on their website.
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Second announcement of Idolm@ster Anime television streaming
The official website of the new game franchise IDOLM@STER anime adaptation began the second commercial 30 seconds of transmitted television Tuesday. The site also announced that Tower Records has been "hired" project Real 765 Pro, in which girls IDOLM@STER promotion to other companies. In particular, Tower Records is initiating a campaign of collaboration on August 10 to promote the IDOLM@STER's tie-in CD singles and objects.
In the original Xbox 360 game, the Player handles race 10 aspiring singers of Japanese Idol as a producer. The new television ties in the 2 IDOLM@STER anime game sequel, which is included in Japan in February. The anime will be released on July 7.
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Shimotsuki draws Manga Brave10 Mephisto Kikuchi
Friday, June 24, 2011
Shimotsuki already launched another series of manga, the sequel to Brave10 S series (spiral) (pictured in the above illustration), in the first edition of the monthly Comic gene last week. To celebrate the second edition of the monthly Comic Gene and the launch of two sets of Shimotsuki, Shimotsuki held a session of signature on store Ikebukuro animate in Tokyo on July 16.
TOKYOPOP published manga madness of Shimotsuki, and acquired his first manga series by Brave10. (Tokyopop not published Brave10 before closing its North American Division last month.) Digital Manga Inc. has published some of the novels and manga appearances of Dr. Mephisto, such as Yashakiden. Udon Entertainment had published manga in Devil Kings Basara Shimotsuki.
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New generation of translated English magazine launched
Manga Maniac Cafe Web site interviewed magazine editor-in-Chief Robert McGuire. McGuire said that gene will count with "seinen manga and dojinshi manga" for the market for adult dojin in Japan circles. "We're not a traditional publisher buys rights already existing titles," said McGuire. "We have Japanese underground artists to create original manga for the Americans." "We translate the work created and published to our readers first."
McGuire also said that their gene Manga entertainment company was working on an online version of the magazine can be read on all devices. "
Number 1 gene contains 140 pages and four stories in black and white. In addition to downloading, a printed copy is available on Amazon for $9.95.
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1St short 2D Virtual Idol unit posted AGC38 Anime feature film
Site portal for smartphone for the Enterbrain's Famitsu game magazine began its "exclusive" premiere of the first anime short of two-dimensional virtual transmission Asahi Productions AGC38 Group on Friday. Although the site is intended for iPhone and Android smartphones, you can see the nine-minute video from any platform that plays videos from YouTube.
The short is named the official theme song "Sorette Dakara ne!" after the idol of 38 Members group. Laying in the classes of the Academy of girls Asahigaoka Musashi attended the girls.
Asahi productions announced the project last September as the first talent and drive entertainment composed entirely of 38 bishojo characters. In the announcement, Asahi said it expects to develop anime and manga project. In December, the band released a short animated video for "dakara ne sorette!" CD of the song will be released on July 15.
Anime Expo host the secondary school of the dead crew 3
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Araki originally began his career as an artist of Di Gi Charat Nyo storyboard and the series Galaxy Angel before heading titles such as Death Note and Highschool of the Dead. Araki is scheduled to direct the guilty Crown series to debut in October.
It's second appearance of Araki AX already first attended the Convention in 2007.
Tanaka has spent most of his career working as an animator for several projects, such as Gurren Lagann, School Rumble and X. As Araki, Tanaka contributed work in the secondary school of the dead as the animation director, character designer and Chief. Currently works in the sector of life anime at a-1 Pictures AnoHana.
Hashimoto is rounded up the group with the producer of animation of Highschool of the Dead. He is currently working on the comedy anime channel.
The trio will attend the screening of Highschool of the Dead July 2 and will host panel of the creator.
The combination of three previously announced guest of honor Nitroplus President Takaki Kosaka, Toshio Furukawa voice actor, the production team for the last exile - Fam, silver wing (Last Exile: Ginyoku not Fam), voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa, director Seiji Mizushima, J-Pop NIRGILIS, Vocaloid band composer Onyx Kobayashi, weekly ASCII magazine Chief Executive Editor Toshihiro Fukuoka, J-pop Danceroid dance groupCEO of Crypton Hiroyuki ItohCrypton producer Wataru Sasaki, Idea Factory Kenta Sagano and Katsuyuki Hirano, Yugioh Kurosaki, creator of the manga Izumi Matsumoto, creator of comic Fred Gallagher, virtual pop idol Hatsune Miku, Japanese singer-songwriter trio Kalafina, President of Nippon Ichi Software Sohei Niikawa, television host/blogger Danny Choo, voice actor Vic Mignogna and seiyu and singer Miyuki Sawashiro.
On the other hand, the AM2 Anaheim Convention, to be held the same weekend as Anime Expo, has previously announced founder of m & M Studio Masao Maruyama and Laguna Negra director Sunao Katabuchi as guests of honour.
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Ghibli Arrietty different Dub molds in United States, United Kingdom.
The English dub, due in theaters July 29, will feature Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones of Atonement) and Tom Holland (one of the child actors who had the lead role in the musical version of Billy Elliott). The cast also includes Mark Strong (Green Lantern/Sherlock Holmes), Olivia Colman (Peep Show), Phyllida Law (the time machine) and Geraldine McEwan (Marple).
The American voice, meanwhile, will feature Bridgit Mendler (Wizards of Waverly Place) as Arrietty and Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live, parks and recreation). The rest of the American cast including Will Arnett (Arrested Development, running Wilde), David Henrie (Wizards of Waverly Place) and Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show). The film opens in American theaters on February 17, 2012.
Typically for Ghibli movie, Arrietty is being distributed in the UK by optimum releasing. However, it's the first Ghibli movie to be released with different dub dyes in the United Kingdom and the United States. (Two projects of Ghibli: waves and yesterday, were released on DVD in United States but not United States, but both versions only English subtitles.)
Co-founder of Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki supervised and wrote the film, which updated the novel moving the history to a suburb of modern Tokyo. The story follows the "little people" who live in the floorboards of a normal human family.
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Nura 2: increase the season of Yokai Clan posted ads
The seven new business from top to bottom, left to right, function Nura Clan, Tohno Clan, Keikain, Yokai Kyoto, Kyoto Yokai Nura Clan, Clan Yokai/Tohno of Kyoto and the second generation.
VIZ Media presented in the first season of anime and published the third volume of the manga this month.
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Magazine E-no to be replaced by new Mag this fall
The announcement drew three manga magazine E-no - Sakura Taisen of Ikku mass: Mangaban Dainibu (Sakura Wars part II), red-eye of Jun Shindo and literally Motohiro Katou, will continue in the new magazine. The fate of tankoubon (volumes of the compilation book) for the manga published in the magazine will be announced later.
Another manga magazine include Ichiru Yasuhara Danshi not nice, 13 Golf Maruboro Akai, Takeshi Hirai Hanbijiburu and san weather strike Takuji Desu!
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Ika Musume/Squid Girl Music Video Streaming preview
Lantis label, Bandai began a preview of 108-second in the music video for transmission to the third Shinryaku! IKA Musume/squid girl alone on the YouTube Web site on Monday. The CD of the song "Do ice Ika-ika Tabena?" goes on sale in Japan on July 6. The limited edition of the single will be include the video on a DVD.
The second TV anime season starting Masahiro Anbe Shinryaku! Comedy manga Ika Musume (invading The came from the bottom of the sea!) is in the works. The story follows a girl of squid that promises to invade the beaches of humanity, because humans have polluted the seas. However, his invasion is less successful, and she ends up on the Mainland. The first season premiered last October, and distribution of media Crunchyroll website transmits anime outside of Japan, which premiered.
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Baka & test Manga spin confirmed that it will encourage
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The official blog of the editors on the manga by Enterbrain Famitsu Comic clear web site confirmed Wednesday that a pain Bokura ga anime manga no Nichijo (this is our everyday life) has been given the go-ahead. The manga creator namo is not serialize Bokura Nichijo ga pain. as a series of "spinout" Kenji Inoue Baka to test to Shokanju (Baka and test - summon beasts) light novel in Famitsu Comic clear.
The light novel focus on electoral Yoshii (pictured below) and your humble magic Academy classified class f as fighting classes of higher levels of its advantages. Bokura no Nichijo ga pain. manga follows the comic daily life of the students of the Academy of Fumizuki.
The light novel had already inspired two seasons and a video anime project. Baka to test Ni Shokanju!, the second television season, premiered in Japan on July 7. Volumes of six Blu-ray disc and DVD of the new season will begin in September, and each volume will not include a different, independent, ga Bokura Nichijo pain. history as an additional bonus. More details will be announced in the Japanese official Baka to test Web site.
FUNimation transmits the first season of the anime as he ran in Japan, and plans to release the entire season on DVD and Blu-ray disc, after two delays, in August.
Blog from the editors Famitsu Comic clear had hinted last week that there will be not be a ga pain Bokura Nichijo. anime adaptation, but he stood out this week that the news is unequivocally true.
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Discotek adds demon city Shinjuku Anime
In the story, a man named Levih Rah has created a city demon in the District of Shinjuku in Tokyo, and seeks to destroy the entire planet. Sayaka Rama votes to take Levih Rah rescue her captive father, and she comes to the city of demon with a teenager named kyoya and the mythical figure of Mephisto.
Central Park Media once released the anime on video tape and DVD in North America prior to the filing for bankruptcy. Digital media under license from the original novel, while ADV Manga released adaptation of manga by Shin-ichi Hosoma.
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Inazuma eleven soccer RPG go movie to open in December
As of the previous and current television anime series Inazuma eleven: Saikyo Gundan OGRE Shurai film, the new film adapts the football Inazuma eleven game franchise in level 5 of role (Gundam age, Dragon Quest VIII: journey of the cursed King, Rogue Galaxy, Professor Layton and the curious village). History Inazuma eleven is set a decade after the first Inazuma eleven history; the television anime was released last month, and the game of Nintendo 3DS will send this winter.
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Aniplex of flows of America Rurouni Kenshin Blu-Ray Promo
Anime Distributor Aniplex of America had uploaded a video for the promotion of 26 seconds for the next release of Blu-ray of the Rurouni Kenshin OVAs and animated film. Announced at FanimeCon in may, Aniplex of America directly imported the Japanese edition of OVAs Blu-ray disc and the film, but the company will add a brochure translated into English.
The first disc Blu-ray in being released will be the prelude to 1999 egg, Rurouni Kenshin: betrayal of trust & (Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku Hen). The collection of four episode is priced at US $64.98 and be sent on 24 August. In April, Aniplex confirmed that the release of Blu-ray will feature subtitles in Japanese and English with an option to change the audio for the English created by the now-defunct ADV Films dub.
The 2001 two eggs, Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection (Rurouni Kenshin: Seiso chicken) and the 1997 film Rurouni Kenshin sent on 21 September and 24 October, respectively. Two of these Blu-ray versions are priced at US $54.98.
All the titles of three sent from right Stuf and Bandai Entertainment online stores and are currently accepting reservations.
The Rurouni Kenshin franchise was originally created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The Samurai manga from 1994-1999 in the weekly Shonen Jump magazine and was later adapted into anime television series. VIZ Media released all 28 volumes of the manga Rurouni Kenshin, while anime distributor Media Blasters released 22 DVD 95 episodes of the anime.
The garden of sinners, last import of Blu-ray of Aniplex of America, was a boxet of eight Blu-ray discs with a price of us $398.98. The version sold seventh in a month.
During the war Manga Kono Sekai no no Katasumi obtains special TV
The winning story of the prize for Kono Sekai no no Katasumi follows a girlfriend named Suzu Uranus as he moved to his new life in the city of Kure on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination. Keisuke Koide (Gokusen 2, Nodame Cantabile, rookies) interprets Shusaku Hojo, a naval officer proposed Suzu after a meeting of the children.
Yuka actress plays Rhine Shiroki, a friend of Suzu does in Kure with a secret past. Mokomichi Hayami (Gokusen, absolute boyfriend) plays Tetsu Mizuhara, an old friend of Suzu and her first boyfriend. The Ryo actress plays to Keiko, sister of Shusaku, who returns after a divorce in the family. Saburo Shinoda and Yoshie Ichige play Suzu Entaro father-in-law and mother-in-law San, respectively. Finally, Mana Ashida (Usagi Drop/Bunny Drop) play the war Chizuko orphan.
Kono had serialized Kono Sekai no no Katasumi from 2007 to 2009 in the magazine Manga Action of Futabasha. The manga was honored as a work of recommended of jury at the 12th Festival of art of Japan, and won an award of excellence in the 13th festival.
Kono had previously created city quiet night, country of Cherry Blossoms (Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni), a manga about two young women in two different generations who deal with the aftermath of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The manga inspired a film of live action and a planetarium show 2010. After final publication moan and jaPress released in North America, the manga won one of the 2007 New York magazine culture awards.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni think 2nd promotion posted video
The four volumes of DVD and Blu-ray discs, bi-monthly sent on July 21, 2011 and January 25, 2012. The first volume will adapt the Higurashi story of goose Batsukoishi no Naku Koro Ni Kai software, while the remaining volumes have original new stories: Ayakashisenshi-hen-, Kichienshi-hen - Ai-, Yumeutsushi-hen - Raku-. Expansion's Ryukishi07/11th created the original story, and Toshifumi Kawase is once again oversee the scripts. Hideki Tachibana is direct to Studio DEEN.
07Th expansion original Higurashi visual-novel software of no Naku Koro ni revolved around murders that coincide with an annual festival in a quiet rural village. Software inspired two anime TV series, several projects video anime, two films and adaptations of manga by various artists.
Publisher game MangaGamer license the rights to translate the original visual novel personal computer software, and published them in English. FUNimation took over North American distribution of the first anime Higurashi Geneon Entertainment television series. FUNimation released the first DVD in 2008, but will let the license expire due to poor sales. Yen Press of North America acquired the Higurashi manga for its Yen Plus anthology magazine and later volumes of the compilation book.
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Company apologizes for allegedly calcada of Moe's art
Friday, June 10, 2011
Nikkan released Go-Tochi Moe (our Local Moe), a line of products decorated with characters linked to several languages Japanese, as "Naniwa Moe" of Osaka, "Akiba Moe" in Tokyo, "purika moe" of Hokkaido and Okinawa "Chura Moe". The company acknowledged, however, that did not exercise due diligence to ensure that the enlightenment did not infringe copyright of other companies.
Nikkan decided that it would be "inappropriate" to sell their current designs. He decided to extract these designs on the market, dispose of them and redesign them. The company offered their apologies for the issue.
Matome Naver Site archived comparisons that users of Forum on line between Moe Go-Tochi and K-ON!, Haruhi Suzumiya, Utawarerumono and other properties.
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Third volume of the Croisée BD/DVD to add Unaired episode
Similar to other volumes, also adds a new SD "yune & Alice" special short ("scenes noted"), the second tragedy of image ("Red Riding Hood Yune") and two promotional videos as video of bonus extras. In addition, the package does not come with the third bonus CD with both the Ikoku Meiro no radio show Croisée and ko-ko-and composer of musical tracks not included in the release of the soundtrack regular.
The story on original manga by Hinata Takeda follows a girl named Yune arriving to the neighbourhoods of lower class of Paris in the latter half of the 19th century, when Japanese culture gained popularity in Europe. She ends up working in a workshop of iron foundry with a boy named Claude.
The anime will debut this summer in Japan.
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Anime Expo to Host Director Seiji Mizushima
During the Convention, Mizushima will hold a meeting-and-greet, a signature of autographs and a focus group. Mizushima FanimeCon revealed last month that plans to announce his new project soon.
Mizushima has previously appeared at Anime Expo 2006 and 2009.
Combinations of Mizushima announced previously guest of honor band of J-Pop NIRGILIS, Vocaloid composer Onyx Kobayashi, weekly ASCII magazine Chief Executive Editor Toshihiro Fukuoka, dance group of J - pop Danceroid, CEO of Crypton Hiroyuki Itoh, producer Crypton Wataru Sasaki, Idea Factory Kenta Sagano and Katsuyuki Hirano, singer Maon Kurosaki, creator of manga Izumi Matsumoto, creator of comic Fred Gallagher, virtual pop idol Hatsune Miku, Japanese pop trio Kalafina, President of Nippon Ichi Software Sohei Niikawa, television host/blogger Danny Choo, voice actor Vic Mignogna and Miyuki Sawashiro Japanese singer and seiyu.
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First Video of C³ (cube C) TV Anime (updated)
The anime debut in Japan this fall.
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Update: The website also announced that Tamura and Eri Kitamura performed opening and ending songs. The site confirmed that Kitamura will have voice Kirika Ueno while Minori Chihara will have voice Konoha Muramasa.
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First of the fallen Usagi Drop/Bunny promotional Video streaming
In history, 30 years baccalaureate Daikichi (Hiroshi Tsuchida) discovered a little girl named Rhine (Ayu Matsuura) in his grandfather's Garden at the funeral of his grandfather. Rhine is the illegitimate child of 6 years of age of the grandfather of Daikichi and Daikichi decides to take her when no one in the family accepts responsibility.
The Bunny Drop manga began in 2006, and the eighth compilation volume book Envoy last October. Yen Press published the third volume of manga in North America in March, and the title was nominated for the Eisner Awards this year. A version of the film opens in Japan on 20 August with the director of Sabu, lead actor Ken ' ichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City, Gantz) and actress Mana Ashida.
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Committee on production of Usagi place image © 2011 Yumi Unita/Shodensha/Anime
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Level 5 to help create Gundam age Anime this fall (updated)
The new series will have three generations of "father, son and descendant" as the main characters. The main characters pilot Gundam unit to fight against an attacking enemy unknown (EU) and save the Earth in a "a hundred year war", an obvious homage to the war in a year of the first series.
The first main character is Furitto Asuno, who developed the mobile suit of Gundam age-1 (mobile humanoid weapon) equipped with the system of age (an auto-adaptive equipment). The second main character is Asemu Asuno, son of Furitto. The third main character is Kio Asuno, descendant of Furitto that inherits the Gundam. As the Gundam age-1 Titus, for more power, or as the Sparrow of age-1 Gundam for more speed can increase the age of Mobile Suit Gundam-1.
Other characters include Emily, friend of Furitto when he was 7. Guruudekku is a commander of the Earth Federation forces and the captain of the battleship Diva. Mireesu is a Lieutenant (junior category) in the forces of the Federation on Board of the Diva.
Tied in the anime will be "four final projects" in the works: manga, hobby (model kits and figures), games and cards.
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Sanrio, Mercis Settle lawsuit, donate to the efforts of Quake
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Last November, an Amsterdam Court ruled that the character of Japanese rabbit the Kathy was "too similar" an imitation of rabbit of Dick Bruna Miffy (Nijntje) and ordered Sanrio leave make and sell articles according to Kathy in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Sanrio then appealed the ruling, stating that it was not infringement of copyright or trademark and asking the Miffy brand, be revoked.
Both companies announced in the press release that they agreed that after March 11 disaster of great earthquake Japan East (Higashi Nihon plain) that the money spent on demand could be better spent to Japan "rehabilitate and rebuild". Therefore, the companies decided to withdraw its legal action and donate 150,000 euros (about 17.5 billion yen or US $220,000).
Bruna also drew a picture of Miffy (pictured left) to express its condolences to Japan in connection with the accident at the nuclear power plant, earthquake and tsunami.
Kathy (also written as Cathy) is one of the most prominent character of Sanrio, Hello Kitty friends. Kathy appeared in the series of anime series Hello Kitty and friends, that ADV Films released in North America.
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Kyoto Seika University offers 1 Manga Ph.d. Japan
The University points out that the creation of the doctoral programme is a response to the internationalization of the culture of manga, greater public support and developments in digital media and culture of global content. Personal teaching faculty includes A Terra Keiko Takemiya creator and translator of manga and cultural anthopologist Matt Thorn.
Candidates in the doctoral programme will study the theories of the manga for at least 3 years receiving this degree of doctorate of arts. After completing the course, the Kyoto Seika University expected to graduate to researchers, teachers, and manga artists. The teaching staff includes researchers from manga known internationally and active authors and publishers. With this staff, students obtain a narrow vision of perspectives of the authors in the research of manga and develop professional knowledge about the production.
Kyoto Seika University will be accepting requests for next January, hold examinations for admission in February and accept students from 4 to 12 in the programme in April 2012.
Learn more about the program is available in Japanese on the Web site of the University.
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Tekken: Revenge of the blood to run in cinemas in United States 3D (updated)
Anime North American Distributor Bandai Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the Tekken: film CG of revenge of blood will run in cinemas in United States more than 375 in 3D on July 26 at 7: 30 pm local time. In addition, Bandai Entertainment plans to launch the DVD of this film based on the video game franchise struggle of Namco.
Bandai Entertainment is working with NCM Fathom and Namco Bandai Games America on theatrical screenings. The projection includes a special 20-minute interviews with writer / director of project of Tekken. Bandai Entertainment and Fathom has worked together in the sword of the stranger and Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers of film projections, but Tekken: events of revenge of blood screening is their first joint effort in 3D.
One of the producers of the new film is art director of Tekken Yoshinari Mizushima. Digital frontier, the Studio responsible for open archival material of film in Tekken 5 and Tekken 6 games as well as Appleseed and Resident Evil: degeneration movie, is producing the new film with director Yoichi Mori. Dai Sato (Casshern, Cowboy Bebop, Eureka Seven) wrote the screenplay, and Shinji Higuchi (Evangelion, Gunbuster, Vandread) handled the storyboard.
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New Noitamina series announced
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New Bedaman anime confirmed
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Blood lad anime announced
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Kore wa zombie second season announced
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Infinite Stratos gets new Encore Video on BD/DVD
More details will be announced on the official website, but the organizers were already taking pre-orders for the version immediately after the festival ended. The Twitter account also announced that the Festival unique is Yes Blu-ray disc and DVD will be released on October 26. (Reservation on the site of the event is only so much IS Festival Encore releases included a poster of art event with reproduced signatures of Yoko Hikasa, Yukana, Asami Shimoda, Kana Hanazawa, and Marina Inoue.)
Anime adapts the Izuru Yumizuru light novel series "romantic comedy popular School of high speed battle". The story focuses on the Academy: a school for training the pilots of the infinite Stratos weapon system, which can be used by women. Candidates started for girls in countries around the world come here, as well as a boy named Ichika Orimura. As it turns out that Ichika is "the only male in the world that you can use the".
The image is © Izuru Yumizuru, Media Factory/Project
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One Piece Excellent Model P.O.P NEO-DX: Boa Hancock 1/8 Scale PVC Figure
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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Yumeiro Pâtissière Shōjo Manga kitchen ends Friday
The story focuses on a 14 year old girl named Ichigo Amano who wants to be a pâtissière (pastry chef female), but it is hampered by its own stupidity. One day, it is part of St. Mary Academy, a culinary school of sweets and complies to a "spirit of sweets".
The manga was adapted into a TV anime in 2009, and a season of spin, Yumeiro Pâtissière SP Professional, issued in 2010. CrunchyRoll issued both series on his website.
Yumeiro Pâtissière won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the category of children in January. Matsumoto created previously the supernatural adventure St. Dragon Girl, and Viz Media manga had published the eighth and final volume of Saint Dragon Girl in North America in September.
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Waiting for orders from judge on United States Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime license
TV Tokyo and NAS had announced in March that could end up 4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh! license and sue the dealer. The owners stated that 4Kids fraudulently concealed income that should have been subject to royalties for Japanese owners.
In his order on Thursday, judge Chapman also said that the trial on the licensing of the franchise it carried out in two phases: the first will determine if TV Tokyo and NAS announced the cancellation of the license of 4Kids was valid, and the second will determine if 4Kids owes money to the owners and exactly how much. 4Kids must respond to the demand on June 10, followed by the discovery, objections, and lists of witnesses. The first phase of the trial will begin on August 29.
4Kids went bankrupt in April; the company had previously stated that it may have to the file after Yu-Gi-Oh! demand. Demand judging and preventive or submitted, the demand before the Court of bankruptcy because of the relationship between the two cases. When 4Kids learned ADK, the owner of Nihon Ad Systems, to promote the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal series licensing International Expo at the end of this month, 4Kids filed a motion requesting the application of the automatic suspension before mentioned.
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AX to the Host singer Maon Kurosaki, Orange Road Matsumoto
Anime Expo (AX) announced on Thursday that will not be secondary seat of the dead and Toaru Majutsu singer Maon Kurosaki index II, creator of the manga Kimagure Orange Road Izumi Matsumoto and creator of comic strip of Megatokyo Fred Gallagher during his event of 1 - 4 July in Los Angeles.
Kurosaki recently rose to fame after performing in Tokyo Akihabara otaku shopping area. His performance of "Magic World," the theme of Toaru Majutsu no index II, debuted in the top 20 of the weekly Oricon charts. Kurosaki held his debut concert in United States on July 3 on the stage at Club Nokia. She will also be available for a meeting-and-greet/signing autographs and a panel of AX approach.
Romantic comedy of Matsumoto Kimagure Orange Road manga ran in the magazine weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1984 to 1987, and inspired two films, a series of anime TV and several volumes of original video anime. The story focuses on a love triangle between the protagonist Kyosuke and his two friends Madoka and Hikaru.
Megatokyo which has been running since 2008. The comic has been released in six graphic novels for Dark Horse Comics. The main characters, Largo and Piro, regularly parody anime tropes in trying to return to the United States of Japan.
Among the other guests of Anime Expo Hatsune Miku and founder of the Idea Katsuyuki Hirano factory.
Live Hayate, VitaminX Anime Promos streaming
Official Formosa TV channel on the YouTube website started to air a video of 21 seconds for the adaptation of the series Taiwanese of Hayate's Kenjirou Hata sleeve Butler fight on Monday. The series will be released on June 19 at 9: 40 PM
The story follows a boy named Hayate that serves as a Butler, bodyguard, confidant and a girl named Nagi to pay off a huge debt. In the re-imagined version of live action, 21-year-old Korean Park Shin-Hye actress will play Nagi, while 28 years George Hu will play Hayate himself.
The official site of the original anime DVD project VitaminX addiction began the second promotional video of 96 seconds of transmission on Thursday. Unlike the previous video, this new contains animated real archival material. The anime adapts VitaminX HuneX/D3 Publisher players of dating SIM game. The anime will be sent in three monthly DVD of 25 minutes from July 15.
The story takes place in already Gakuen, a private Academy elite who teaches at every level from kindergarten to the University of Tokyo. A new teacher named Yuri Minami begins its second year of teaching here, and it is now rising teach high school students to the allowance which she had sought: grammar for high school students. Unfortunately, she gets assigned to the "class X," an infamous group of older persons; It is said that all his previous teachers have withdrawn due to ulcers and neurosis. Minami must try to reach out to these students and the University.
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University of Chicago for Mari Yamazaki of Host water thermal Romae
Harper College will host the next "of Rieko Saibara Manga Showdown" ("Saibara Rieko no Taiketsu of Garyoku Jinsei") with award-winning hot springs Romae manga creator Mari Yamazaki (right photo) in the suburb of Palatine Chicago, June 26 at 2: 30 p.m. This will be the first event of the series of "manga Showdown" overseas, where Saibara (Kaasan - life/Mainichi MOM Kaasan, right photo) has live drawing "competitions" with other creators of manga. Yamazaki was born in Tokyo, he now lives in Chicago.
Romae in thermal waters of Yamazaki is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses (baths) in ancient Rome, which tiempo-viajes to several baths of today in Japan. Through passages of manga and essay, Yamazaki explores the two cultures in the world "who wanted bathrooms most: the Japanese and the Romans!" The play won the Manga Taisho Prize (Prize for cartoons) the year passed, followed by the short Prize work of Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in the 14th. A version of the film with Hiroshi Abe and Aya Ueto will open in Japan in the year 2012. CrunchyRoll began transmission Saibara Kaasan - anime of life of the mother throughout the world in 2009.
Tickets for the event of Harper College, which will be in Japanese, cost of us $10. The Japanese Publisher Shogakukan sponsors the event in collaboration with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & industry in Chicago.
"manga Showdown" guests have included Naoki Urasawa (children of the twentieth century, Monster) Kiminori Wakasugi (Detroit Metal City), Takashi Murakami (ga Namakemono Miteta), Nobuyuki Fukumoto (Kaiji), Hisashi Eguchi (Stop!) Hibari-Kun), Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe) and Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon).
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