If past patterns hold, it appears that Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated feature, Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea, will receive a North American theatrical release in the first quarter of 2009. Amazon.com is listing Viz Media’s The Art of Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea for release on March 3rd, and AAA Anime has the release of the first volume of the Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea Film Comic set for early April.
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Crunchyroll Goes Legit
Crunchyroll has announced a major move into legitimate distribution of anime with a deal with TV Tokyo, Viz co-parent Shueisha, and Pierrot, major producers in the Japanese anime industry.
Read more »Joost Launches Application for iPhone
Joost, the Flash-based, global web video service, today announced the launch of a Joost application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new free application is available through Apple's App Store and enables iPhone and iPod touch users to enjoy thousands of hours of anime, comedy, drama, movies, music, documentaries, sci-fi and sports over their Wi-Fi connections. Animes include Naruto and Death Note.
Read more »FUNimation Entertainment Officially Launches on Hulu
FUNimation Entertainment has partnered with the online video service Hulu to launch high-quality anime episodes of its titles on Hulu.com. Titles include Mushi-shi, xxxHolic, Peach Girl, and other FUNimation releases.
Read more »Sega Bringing Two Anime Titles To DS
Sega of America has taken it upon itself to remind gamers and anime fans alike that it will be bringing two separate anime-based titles to the Nintendo DS by the end of the year. Bleach: Dark Souls and Dinosaur King.
Read more »Young Seiyuus in Current Anime -- Kurenai, Wagaya no Oinari-sama
"Teenage and younger seiyuus are nothing new. Yuzuyu in Aishiteruze Baby was played by nine-year-old Tsuzurahara Miyu. And Hirano Aya was 14 when she played Lumière in Kiddy Grade."
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Blade of the Immortal Trailer
The offical trailer that was shown at the Tokyo International Anime Fair for 'Blade of the Immortal' is now available online.
Read more »Satoshi Kon's Theory of Animation
A look into Satoshi Kon's history and involvement as an anime director.
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Amano/Mozart Anime In the Works
"The artwork in Yoshitaka Amano’s coffee table book was inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s classical piece entitled Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Amano has committed to directing the anime version based upon this art book as well."
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Tokyo After The Apocalypse [PICS]
Have you ever wondered what the world would look like after Armageddon? Everyone has their own ideas – chaos, hell, fire and brimstone or an eerie calm where, finally, you’d be able to grab a few minutes of peace and quiet!
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Anime+ Podcast
Anime+ Podcast is a weekly anime podcast. Anime+ focus on delivering balanced and objective reviews and previews for all anime crowds; from the novice to the otaku.
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Girls Get the Anime Look with Extra-Wide Contact Lenses
Girls in Japanese comics, cartoon videos or anime share a common look - big eyes that, by making the rest of the face look small, add the cuteness and sex appeal prized by many Japanese men. Since no amount of cosmetic surgery will make actual human eyes larger, some girls are trying another way to up their cute quotient: extra-wide contact lenses!
Read more »28+ Hot Chicks Cosplay as Cowboy Bebop's Faye [PICS]
If you like cosplay or Cowboy Bebop you'll enjoy these.
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First Official Dragonball Movie Promo Image
Here's the first official promotional image for the DB. It appeared in manga Shonen Jump, where the original Dragonball manga appeared.
Read more »Do Emo's Watch Anime?
Only on Myspace would someone want to discuss the anime watching habits of emos.
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