August 2007
Monthly Archive
Wed 29 Aug 2007
BayTSP CEO Flies To Singapore To Support Anime Crackdown Ars Technica
A Singapore anime distributor has convinced the CEO of P2P tracking firm BayTSP to fly to Singapore. The goal: convince a judge that a local ISP should turn over contact information of alleged anime downloaders. Read More
Ntv7 Walks The Anime Tightrope Malay Mail
FOLLOWING Trinity Blood, ntv7s Midnight Anime slot continues to captivate anime lovers with another popular Japanese offering, Shakugan no Shana.
RIAAstyle Lawsuits Hit Singapore Anime Scene Ars Technica
A licensed Singapore distributor of anime is following in the RIAAs footsteps, sending out prelitigation letters to suspected file swappers and filing lawsuits. The company has even engaged BayTSP to do the trackingmaybe. Read More
Manga Entertainments Anime Classics Ghost In The Shell, Ninja Scroll, And Astro Boy Coming To Heavy.Com Anime News Network
New York, NY August 27, 2007: Heavy .com, one of the webs leading online brands and the leader for 18 34 year old guys, today announced that numerous properties from Starz Medias Manga Entertainment , a major producer and distributor of anime, will be streamed full screen on HeavyTVthe first time many of these classics will be streamed online.
Manga Entertainment Anime Titles To Play On Heavy.com Anime News Network
The Click August 25 31 Brian returns once again to level headedly pluck forth the cream of the crop. And were talking about anime shows on TV here, people. Just so you dont get any weird ideas.
PRESS RELEASE: New Anime MMO, Pi Story, Gets Ready For Its Closed Beta Test Gamesindustry.biz
Seoul, Korea , August 29, 2007 GamenGame.com www.gamengame.com announced today the dates for the closed beta test of new MMO game, Pi Story, developed by NCONY Enterprise www.ncony.com.
Chameleon: To Dye For DS CNET
In some ways, Chameleons entertainment value is inexplicable. If you took one quick look at it, you might think you were in for some kind of anime invaded rip off of Hexic.
Chinese Police Animes To Patrol Web Screens The Inquirer
BEIJING POLICE anime images will start popping up on web wibblers screen real estate in China starting September 1st, writes the Associated Press . The animated cartoon images will appear on web surfers screens every half hour at 13 of Chinas leading web portals, and will stroll, ride motorbikes or drive across screens to remind Chinese Internet users that their web access is being constantly
Aria TV Animes 3rd Season Greenlit For Production Anime News Network
The October issue on sale August 30 of Mag Garden s Comic Blade magazine will announce that a third animated television season based on Kozue Amano s Aria surreal slice of life manga was greenlit.
Clip: When Tetris Blocks Attack Addict 3D
And here I was thinking Tetris blocks were the bestest of friends. WRONG. They hate each other, so bad that when you let them out of the game they attend Mexican anime expos and beat the shit out of each other.
Fri 24 Aug 2007
Christian Manga, Bible With Japanese Artists Announced Anime News Network
Tyndale House Publishers announced that it is launching a yearly series of Christian manga drawn by Japanese artists in September, as well as a Manga Bible with three manga sections in November.
Viz Media Surveys Fans On Online Manga Downloads Anime News Network
Viz Media has been emailing manga fans on its mailing lists about a survey on online manga downloads. The survey asks about the fans current manga choices and preferences on pricing, selection, and venues for possible downloads.
Illustrator Arrested For Allegedly Obscene Manga Sales Anime News Network
39 year old Masaya Miyashita was arrested on August 23 in the southern Japanese city of Matsuyama for selling allegedly obscene manga on consignment.
Anime Fans Mass In Japan For Cosplay Fest Canada.com
People in costumes pose during a news conference ahead of the World Cosplay Summit 2007 in Tokyo August 1, 2007. Fans of anime and manga comics gathering for an international Cosplay Summit, part of Tokyos efforts to raise its world profile and promote a Cool Japan as admirers of its pop culture increase rapidly.
Go Comi Runs Black Sun Silver Moon Drawing Contest Anime News Network
The publisher Go Comi , with the New York Anime Festival and TheOtaku.com website, is hosting a djinshi drawing contest based on Tomo Maeda s Black Sun, Silver Moon supernatural manga. Participants must create a one to five page comic based on the Go Comi title.
Kadokawa Launches New Manga/Toy/Game Info Mag In Japan Anime News Network
The magazine will serialize an official manga for Mobile Suit Gundam 00 as well as the samurai inspired Kerokero Guns Tokubetsu Kunren: Sengoku Ran Star Dai Battle Sgt. Frog s Special Training: The Battle of the Sengoku Ran Star, Daikaij Battle Giant Monster Battle , and Momotar Tetsud Momotar Railroad .
Die Neuesten Texte Zum Label Mylyrics Jetzt.de
Just Dead/How I Disappear wer Lust hat, kann auch meinen Manga dazu lesen. Von rechts oben nach links unten Lesen: I Died On A Happy Day Just Dead/How I Disappear every morning i wake up and i wish th
Tennis Jenkins Reigns In Suffolk Lynn News
Local tennis star Kristopher Jenkins from Lynn recently increased his chances of flying to La Manga Club in Southern Spain, to compete in the finals of the Sunday Telegraph/Center Parcs Junior Tennis Grand Prix, after impressively winning the Suffolk Champs Junior Tennis Open. 24/08/2007 09:28:35
Manga Review: Parasyte By Hitoshi Iwaaki Blogcritics.org
Round about the second or third time that one of the shape shifting Parasyte s of Hitoshi Iwaakis sci fi horror manga transformed to separate some poor slobs head from their body, I began to think of John Carpenters 1982 movie remake of The Thing . In that flawed, but entertaining, low budgeter, theres a scene where one of the movies stranded Antarctic scientists appears to have suffered
Mon 20 Aug 2007
Fantasy Attracts Fans To Anime The Sentinel
FRESNO In a scene that resembled a mix between Alice in Wonderland and Bruce Lees Enter the Dragon, enthusiastic Japanese animation fans from the Central Valley and beyond converged for the third annual Ani Jam anime convention on Saturday.
Right Stufs ANIME TODAY Anime Iowa Special: Interviews With Convention Guests, Cosplayers More Anime News Network
Beating the summer heat, contests and reviews in Episode 47 GRIMES, IA, August 17, 2007 Anime producer and mega online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to present this years Anime Iowa 2007 special featuring new interviews with convention guests Jonathan Klein and Greg Ayres , segments with representatives from several upcoming Midwest conventions, chats with cosplayers and
Keeping Up With Anime Is By No Means Kids Play The Japan Times
The only real problem with anime is that theres way too much of it. Try to get a quick grasp on nearly 90 years of movies, television series and straight to video productions, and youll soon feel Read more
Pave The Way With Anime Affection Daily Aztec
Even if you dont know what they mean, chances are youve seen them around campus. Most likely it was a plain black shirt adorned with eight inscrutable Japanese characters surrounding the Red Rising Sun of the island nations flag, forming a recognizable design that merges slick and kitsch that caught your eye.
Anime Fans Resist Crackdown The Star Online
Angry fans of Japanese animated movies, or anime, are banding together online to prepare for a legal showdown with their nemesis, a Singaporean anime distributor.
Anime Fans Resist Crackdown The Star Online
Angry fans of Japanese animated movies, or anime, are banding together online to prepare for a legal showdown with their nemesis, a local anime distributor.
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Annual Festival Celebrates Anime The Wichita Eagle
About 1,300 to 1,500 anime fans from all over the Midwest will bring their interest and expertise plus a creative costume obsession with the Japanese cinema form to the third annual Anime Festival Wichita. Our big name this year is Vic Mignogna, one of the top requested personalities, said Albert Berry, festival coordinator with Peter Pixie Productions. Mignogna is best known as the
Japans Consulate, JETRO To Sponsor Anime Roundtable Anime News Network
The San Francisco Consulate General of Japan and the Los Angeles office of JETRO, Japans governmental organization for fostering business relationships with foreign countries, are sponsoring a roundtable discussion on the business aspects of anime in the United States.
Fri 17 Aug 2007
Annual Festival Celebrates Anime The Wichita Eagle
About 1,300 to 1,500 anime fans from all over the Midwest will bring their interest and expertise plus a creative costume obsession with the Japanese cinema form to the third annual Anime Festival Wichita. Our big name this year is Vic Mignogna, one of the top requested personalities, said Albert Berry, festival coordinator with Peter Pixie Productions. Mignogna is best known as the
Japans Consulate, JETRO To Sponsor Anime Roundtable Anime News Network
The San Francisco Consulate General of Japan and the Los Angeles office of JETRO, Japans governmental organization for fostering business relationships with foreign countries, are sponsoring a roundtable discussion on the business aspects of anime in the United States.
Stranger Film, Ayakashi GameBased Anime Videos Posted Anime News Network
Fullmetal Alchemist s anime studio BONES posted another short clip from its Sword of the Stranger : Mukoh Hadan samurai film on the films website. The clips are available through the eleventh red character link on the sites left side. The film opens on September 29 in Japan.
Anime Expos Parent Organization Names New CEO Anime News Network
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation SPJA, the parent organization of the Anime Expo convention, announced that it has concluded its search for a new chief executive officer. Trulee Karahashi, SPJAs current chief financial officer, has accepted the position.
Angry Anime Fans Plan Defence Against Legal Crackdown EARTHtimes.org
Singapore Angry fans of Japanese animated movies, the popular genre known as anime, are using the internet to mount a legal challenge against a distributor, with financial pledges reaching 3,200 Singapore dollars 2,091 on Friday. Odex, the local
SINGAPORE: Anime Firm Boss Gets Online Death Threats AsiaMedia
Online hate target Stephen Sing admits he has made some mistakes by antagonising local fans of anime animated Japanese cartoons.
New OnDemand Cable Channel To Offer Anime Anime News Network
Illusion On Demand, cables first VOD channel dedicated exclusively to science fiction and fantasy content, will launch in various areas throughout the United States on October 1. One of the titles that will be available initially will be the 13 episode anime series Now and Then, Here and There , but Illusion promises to offer over 300 hours of programming dedicated to live action series, feature
Leaves: MapleStory Gets Sweet Sweet Anime Addict 3D
If Korean MMORPG MapleStory is good enough for a DS game, damn skippy it should be get a Japanese anime.
Anime Convention Comes To Fresno This Weekend The Sentinel
Whats a kid who loves cartoons going to watch when he gets older, and Mickey, Minnie and Donald arent cool anymore
Anime Network Licenses New Television Programming From Illumitoon Entertainment Anime News Network
HOUSTON, TX August 15, 2007 Adding a healthy dose of sci fi and adventure to its popular lineup, Anime Network has licensed two new anime series from Illumitoon Entertainment , Ltd. The mecha robot filled series Btx and AM Driver are set to premiere on VOD on September 6 and September 9, respectively.
Thu 16 Aug 2007
Personalized Graphics For Myspace And The Blogosphere: Phophoto PR.com Press Release
Personalized Graphics for Myspace and the Blogosphere: Phophoto PR.com press release, NY Aug 15, 2007 Phophoto pronounced f39f39t , a photo to vector graphics company, is capitalizing on the popularity of Manga and the boom of social networks by adding
SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JAPANESE ANIMATION ANNOUNCES NEW Active Anime Press Release
SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JAPANESE ANIMATION ANNOUNCES NEW Active Anime press release 3 hours ago Ms. Karahashi, a University of California Berkeley graduate, has extensive experience in working with the US and Japanese anime and manga industries.
The Culture: Behind The Felt And Fur, A Human Face San Francisco Chronicle
The Culture: Behind the felt and fur, a human face San Francisco Chronicle, USA Aug 15, 2007 In quotTezuka: The Marvel of Manga,quot a smart and alluring show at the Asian Art Museum, the cartoon artistry of graphic novelist Tezuka Osamu is duly
Manga Frenzy Proves That We Re All Kids At Heart The Japan Times
Manga frenzy proves that we39re all kids at heart The Japan Times, Japan Aug 13, 2007 In the 1970s, the otona grownups of the nation still frowned on television anime and considered reading too much manga as harmful for the brain no wo
Me Ampamp My Brothers Vol. 01 Of 7 Anime On DVD
Me amp My Brothers Vol. 01 of 7 Anime On DVD, MA 5 hours ago Sakura actually looks her age a true manga rarity Something about the artwork really did it for me, and I found myself flipping back to stare and take
NOT SO BAD VOL. 1 Active Anime Press Release
Active Anime press release NOT SO BAD VOL. 1 Active Anime press release 13 hours ago He has never met anyone in his life who apologises so much as he does As a manga, overall the story is compact and concise, bringing together the two polar
Manga Junkies Bid Anime Avalon A Fond Farewell Houstonist
Houstonist Manga junkies bid Anime Avalon a fond farewell Houstonist, USA Aug 13, 2007 Anime Avalon formerly Planet Anime is an anime and manga haven, hooking up our fellow Houstonians with their fix for figures, model kits, magazines,
Heaven: Volume 1 Comic Book Bin
Heaven: Volume 1 Comic Book Bin, Canada 21 hours ago 1, manga ka creator Shizuru Seino has created an excellent high concept comic romp. Seino mixes slapstick comedy and girlish romance that makes for a
Fri 10 Aug 2007
Dark Horse Acquires Gantz Manga Animation World Network
Dark Horse Acquires Gantz Manga Animation World Network, CA 19 hours ago Dark Horse has acquired the enormously popular seinen manga series, GANTZ. Hiroya Oku, creator of GANTZ, has put together a cast of characters that are both
Popteen Offers Free Online Manga Anime News Network
Popteen Offers Free Online Manga Anime News Network, Canada 23 hours ago The Japanese Popteen39s long running Gal Samurai manga has recently published its first collected volume, but has never before been available in English.
Japanese Manga Come To Life On TV Korea Times
Korea Times Japanese Manga Come to Life on TV Korea Times, South Korea Aug 8, 2007 Tomoko Ninomiya39s original comic series won the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for shojo3939 or girl comics. Other than the live action drama, to air here on the
Botswana: A New Start For All Beware Of Aids AllAfrica.com
Botswana: A New Start for All Beware of Aids AllAfrica.com, Washington 22 hours ago Most of the characters in the book bear Sesobea names and the story revolves around school going teenagers Ntukwa, Manga, Matengu and Lumba.
Tue 7 Aug 2007
Batman Anime Batime IGN Entertainment
The bridge between Batman Begins and the Dark Knight is formed August 6, 2007 Thanks to a helpful break in the news from Batman fansite, www.batman on film.com, a press release in circling the internet regarding an upcoming companion piece to Batman Begins and The Dark Knight . Its an anime flick, currently titled Batman Anime which, of course, wont stick for long that takes place between
Batman Anime Story Detail Comics2Film
A Batman On Film scooper provided some information about the plot of one of the Batman anime stories to be released in conjunction to The Dark Knight in 2008.
Wolf And Spice Televison Anime In The Works Anime News Network
The promotional sleeve wrapper for the fifth volume of the kami to Kshinry Wolf and Spice light novels announced that a television anime adaptation has been greenlit.
Right Stufs Anime Today Talks Anniversaries Anime Trends With Newtype USAs Gary Steinman Chris Johnston Anime News Network
Interview, Japanese sports, reviews and more in Episode 46 GRIMES, IA, August 3, 2007 Anime producer and mega online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome Newtype USA Editor in Chief Gary Steinman and Executive Editor Chris Johnston to episode 46 of ANIME TODAY
Mon 6 Aug 2007
Planetwide Media Launches TOKYOPOP MANGA Creator Interactive PRGB.com Press Release
Planetwide Media Launches TOKYOPOP MANGA Creator Interactive PR GB.com press release, Bulgaria 8 hours ago TOKYOPOP MANGA Creator software offers manga and anime fans the opportunity to create, share and interact with TOKYOPOP MANGA characters, backgrounds, Planetwide Medias HyperComics.com Premieres Online Social Network PR GB.com press release all 3 news articles
Captain Tsubasa Inspires Soccer Fans, Manga Geeks The Daily Yomiuri
39Captain Tsubasa39 inspires soccer fans, manga geeks The Daily Yomiuri, Japan Aug 5, 2007 museum in Tokyo suggests that some of the earliest seeds of interest in soccer in Japan were sown by a popular football manga series: Captain Tsubasa.
Cel Shaded Honolulu StarBulletin
Honolulu Star BulletinCel Shaded Honolulu Star Bulletin, HI 3 hours ago Hang on to your wallets, anime and manga fans. With two of the largest events on the summer convention circuit Otakon in Baltimore and Comic Con
Gon: Volume 1 CMX Comic Book Bin
Gon: Volume 1 CMX Comic Book Bin, Canada 1 hour ago By Leroy Douresseaux Gon is the manga about the tiny dinosaur who survived the extinction of other dinosaurs and lives to romp through a Paleolithic era.
Educators Use Actionheavy Manga Books As Teaching Tool Kansas City Star
Educators use action heavy Manga books as teaching tool Kansas City Star, MO Aug 1, 2007 By PATRICIA ALEX Navil Gomez is crazy for Manga. quotThis stuff is full of drama,quot says the high school student. If you haven39t heard of Manga, you39re probably
Wed 1 Aug 2007
Kanye West Mixes Manga And Music With The Warhol Of Japan Guardian Unlimited
Kanye West mixes manga and music with the 39Warhol of Japan39 Guardian Unlimited, UK 3 hours ago Grammy winning hip hop star Kanye West is to collaborate with Takashi Murakami, the quotWarhol of Japanquot, on a series of projects for West39s forthcoming third
Anime Fans Mass In Japan For Cosplay Fest Reuters.uk
Reuters South AfricaAnime fans mass in Japan for cosplay fest Reuters.uk, UK 2 hours ago They were fans of anime and manga comics gathering for an international Cosplay Summit, part of Tokyo39s efforts to raise its world profile and promote a Outside View: Japans cultural power Monsters and Critics.com all 10 news articles
Digital Manga Coming To The IPhone PC World
Digital Manga Coming to the iPhone PC World Jul 30, 2007 It39s looking like the predicted surge in mobile phone comics is coming sooner, rather than later the news out of Japan is that manga will be coming to
TZ SDCC: Viz Media Highlights Manga Titles At Sunday Panel Toon Zone
TZ SDCC: Viz Media Highlights Manga Titles at Sunday Panel Toon Zone, NY Jul 30, 2007 About These Manga. The panel mainly involved Viz discussing various manga titles they considered to be flying under the radar which they hoped to get more TZ SDCC: CMX Licenses quotCrayon Shin Chanquot Manga Updated Toon Zone TZ SDCC: 3 Versions of quotBen 10quot Animated Movie, Plot of Live Toon Zone all 4 news articles
TZ SDCC: Del Rey Gets Phoenix Wright Manga And More Toon Zone
TZ SDCC: Del Rey Gets Phoenix Wright Manga and More Toon Zone, NY Jul 30, 2007 They also came with plenty of news in hand, as they announced the following 4 major manga titles: Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima manga ka of Rave Master,
Manga Coming To The IPhone Mobile Digest
Manga coming to the iPhone Mobile Digest, UK Jul 30, 2007 Japanese company Voice Bank has detailed a deal with the Digital Manga Association Japan to format their comic books specially for the iPhone.
INFINITY STUDIOS, LLC ANNOUNCES ONLINE PREORDERING OPTION Active Anime Press Release
INFINITY STUDIOS, LLC ANNOUNCES ONLINE PRE ORDERING OPTION Active Anime press release 17 hours ago Fans now have option to obtain hot new manga titles sent straight to their doors before they are available at retail bookstores. RICHMOND, CA July 31,
Meeple And The Ideal Student Coffee Shop Agoravox
Meeple and the Ideal Student Coffee Shop Agoravox, France 39 minutes ago What the above looks like is something like a mutant combination of the Japanese/Korean coffee shop/manga cafe/PC lounge/karaoke rooms.
Birthdays, Blockbusters And Divas Swissinfo
Birthdays, blockbusters and divas Swissinfo, Switzerland 21 hours ago Many of them are world or international premieres, including the opening film on August 1, the Japanese Manga quotVexvillequot, which will be shown in high Locarno remains festival of new cinema Swissinfo all 2 news articles
DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF MANGA LINE IN 2008 Active Anime Press Release
DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF MANGA LINE IN 2008 Active Anime press release Jul 28, 2007 SAN DIEGO, CA July 28, 2007 Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, today announced an exciting new manga lineup