Amazon Japan KK, which runs the "Amazon.co.jp" Internet bookstore in Japan, has announced its Blu-ray Disc (BD) title sales (including pre-orders) rankings for the first half of 2008 (Dec 1, 2007, to May 31, 2008). Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc's "Resident Evil - Trilogy Box" topped in the 1H, according to the announcement. This title was released in the BD and DVD formats at the same time, but BD sales significantly outperformed DVD sales, Amazon said...
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Super Anime Day, Super Comic Day announced by SuperCon
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Super Anime Day will be a one day festival for Anime, Manga, Cosplay and Video Game fans and will feature anime voice actors, guest artists, anime, manga, cosplay, video games hosted by Gamerz Paradise, indoor and outdoor photo shoots, music, games/contests, costume and cosplay contests, panels, AMV's, late night dance party and more! Guests for Super Anime Day are being lined up and will be announced in the coming weeks. The hours for the show will be 11:00am - Midnight.
Read more »Library plans Anime Fest for local kids
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With school out children often suffer from boredom, so the Athens-Limestone Public Library is giving them something new and fun to do. Saturday will be the library's first Anime Fest for anyone age 8 and older.
Read more »Anime, TVN Strike Long-Term VoD Deal
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Using TVN’s extensive suite of services across North America, Anime Network announced today that it’s entered a three-year, comprehensive Video on Demand services partnership with TVN. Supporting Anime Network’s subscription and free on demand programming services across various codecs and formats.
Read more »First Official Dragonball Movie Promo Image
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Here's the first official promotional image for the DB. It appeared in manga Shonen Jump, where the original Dragonball manga appeared.
Read more »Win a Free Screening for the Death Note Live-Action Movie
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"Providence Anime Conference and Viz Pictures are proud to announce a contest open for anyone registered for the inception of the convention – the chance to win tickets to see the live-action Death Note movie in theaters. When a Shinigami death god drops a notebook that can kill those named in its pages, chaos ensues as a legendary detective and star student face off against each other in a mental chess match for the fate of the world."
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‘Blade Runner’ Meets Broadway
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A show incorporating Japanese anime and hip-hop with the look and mood of Blade Runner and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome sure doesn’t sound like a Broadway musical. But that is exactly how Tim Dang has re-imagined Pippin, the 36-year-old Tony award winner, for an East West Players production opening Wednesday, May 14.
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Anime accelerates into pop culture
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"The popularity of Japanese animation shows, which are better known as anime, has been steadily increasing..."
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DreamWorks to make 'Ghost in the Shell' in 3-D
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DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" with plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a 3-D live-action feature. Universal and Sony were also chasing "Ghost in the Shell," but Steven Spielberg took personal interest in the property and made it happen at DreamWorks.
Read more »Gonzo Adopts Open-Pricing For 'Crunchyroll' Downloads
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Gonzo has announced that their partnership with Crunchyroll will offer same-day subtitled downloads for The 'Tower of Druaga' and 'Blassreiter'.
Read more »Crunchy Roll vs. THE INDUSTRY
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CrunchyRoll, that Youtube-like video streaming Web site that loves the anime has hit the big time. They have received a capital investment of 4.05 million dollars, probably for having over 4 million unique visitors per month. Essentially, the fansubbers had just been paid for their illicit actions, and this makes THE INDUSTRY very angry and Hulk-like.
Read more »New English Death Note Trailer [Video]
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Fangoria has gotten an exclusive English trailer for the North American release of the Death Note live-action movie.
Read more »Fate/Complete Material
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Seasons of Change reports that the May issue of Techgian has announced that Type-moon will finally be releasing Fate/Complete Material soon. They’ve decided to split it into three volumes, and they haven’t announced a price or date, but the first volume will be released soon.
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'Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone' wins Animation of the Year award
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The Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF), the world biggest trade fair for toons, has presented "Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone" with its Animation of the Year award. The first of the new Evangelion tetralogy. The next installment will premiere later this year.
Read more »Sneak Peek at 'Batman: Gotham Knight' prequel anime [VIDEO]
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The animated Batman DVD will look amazing, judging from the clips you can see in this promo reel. The individual episodes will be created though the collaboration of American writers and Japanese animators. Big names like Bruce Timm, Christan Bale, and Satoshi Kon are attached. Batman: Gotham Knight will come out when Batman: The Dark Knight hits the big screen.
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