News - January 2008
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- Japanese Box Office: Top 10 Anime Movies of 2007 - Update (23:57)
- Capcom: Devil May Cry 4 Box Will Still Have Anime DVD (18:38)
- Rookies Baseball Manga Adapted into Live-Action Drama (18:11)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 23–29 (13:43)
- Persona 3 Game-Based 4-Panel Manga Serialized Online (11:26)
- Noodle Fighter Miki, Train Man Artists Start New Manga (05:15)
- Hunter X Hunter Manga Reportedly Restarting in March (04:25)
- USA Today Booklist, January 21–27: Naruto 27 is Back (23:55)
- Lego to Create Speed Racer Toys (23:37)
- ADV Films Removes Titles from Website - Update 2 (17:09)
- Randall Duk Kim to Play Dragonball's Grandpa Gohan (16:40)
- ADV Films Removes Titles from Website - Update (14:45)
- New Survey: Reactions to Geneon (13:00)
- Bandai Visual USA Gets Shigofumi, True Tears Anime (Updated) (12:18)
- Ai Kora Manga to End in Shonen Sunday on February 6 (03:57)
- 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (03:25)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28 (00:30)
- President of Otakorp Resigns (23:57)
- Uchi no 3 Shimai Manga Blog Gets TV Anime This April (16:40)
- Ikuze! Gen-san Anime, PSP Game Announced (16:04)
- Code Geass R2 Promo Movie Posted Online (Updated) (14:11)
- School Days OVA Promo Video, Commercial Streamed (13:24)
- Singapore's Pacnet Ordered to Name Anime Downloaders (Updated) (06:14)
- Eyeshield 21's Murata to Do 1-Shot Window Washer Manga (Updated) (05:15)
- Viz's Live-Action Funky Forest DVD Ships in March (05:13)
- Japanese Box Office, January 26–27 (23:57)
- All Nippon Air Line Manga Offered with Two Covers (20:14)
- Adult Swim to Run 52 More Episodes of Bleach (19:30)
- ADV Films Removes Titles from Website (Updated) (18:30)
- Charter Cable Carrier Adds Anime Network SVOD Serivce (17:11)
- Kaori Yuki Creates Camelot Garden One-Shot Manga (13:09)
- 5th Precure Film Greenlit, Versailles Still in Planning (12:32)
- Cyborg 009's Shotaro Ishinomori Sets Guinness Record (11:35)
- Blue Drop, Wild Life, Sola Manga End in Japan (05:47)
- USA Today Booklist, January 14–20 (05:52)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 16–22 (05:44)
- Comcast Plans AZN Television Channel's Shutdown (15:17)
- IFC to Premiere Hell Girl on On-Demand Channel in July (14:47)
- Gonzo Animates Dream Theater's "Forsaken" Music Video (14:29)
- 2nd Macross Frontier Manga, Exhibit to Launch in Japan (05:38)
- Funimation Uploads Entire Black Blood Brothers Anime (Updated) (19:21)
- New Director Announced for Imagi's CG Astro Boy Film (16:27)
- Frogman's Eagle Talon Film to Screen in New York (Updated) (14:23)
- Appleseed Director Aramaki to Attend D.C. Screening (13:42)
- Eureka 7's NIRGILIS to Play at Houston's Anime Matsuri (12:47)
- Ashita no Joe Boxing Film Comes to North American DVD (12:21)
- Inukami, Honoka, Baccano 1931 Manga to End in Japan (04:53)
- D.N.Angel Manga to Return to Asuka Mag in February (00:18)
- Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works (23:37)
- W-Juliet's Emura Launches Kyō mo Ashita mo Manga (17:35)
- Subtitled Girl Who Leapt through Time Trailer Streamed (16:35)
- Del Rey Posts Preview of Hell Girl Manga (15:46)
- Animate Buys into Broccoli, Creates AniBro Partnership (Updated) (13:29)
- Tokyopop Germany Puts All DVD Releases on "Pause" (Updated) (11:40)
- 3 Japanese Men Arrested, Charged with Uploading Anime (05:35)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 (03:52)
- Chi's Sweet Home Cat Manga Gets TV Anime This Spring (20:29)
- 5cm per Second Wins at Italy's Future Film Festival (19:40)
- Funimation Streams Tsubasa/xxxHOLiC Movies' Trailer (16:27)
- Gintama's Sorachi, 19's Kitagawa Draw 1-Shot Manga (15:40)
- X Japan Reunion Concerts Confirmed for March in Japan (Updated) (14:51)
- Montreal's McGill University Hosts Shōjo Conference (12:35)
- English Business Website Reports on Manga Trends (12:08)
- Unaired Moetan Episode 13's Promo Video Streamed (11:44)
- 12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (Updated) (05:40)
- Ghibli, Bandai Entertainment Films Play in California (01:43)
- Japanese Box Office, January 19–20 (00:11)
- The Law of Ueki's Fukuchi Draws Takkoku One-Shot Manga (22:32)
- Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa, To Terra's Takemiya Interviewed (20:57)
- Kodansha Plans 300,000 Copies for New Shōnen Rival Mag (16:57)
- Viz to Pitch Monster, Hunter X Hunter at TV Conference (14:30)
- ADV Films UK Switches from US-Run Office to UK Partner (13:55)
- Otomo's Live-Action Mushishi Heads to UK on DVD (04:50)
- Manga Nominated for Awards at Angouleme Festival (04:25)
- Californian Newspapers Profile Founders of Viz, Tokyopop (03:54)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 31–January 13 (01:10)
- New Live-Action Blood the Last Vampire Photos Leaked (20:05)
- Washington's Japanese Embassy to Screen Lovely Complex (19:38)
- Evangelion 1.0 Film Gets DVD in Japan in April (14:41)
- ICv2 Interviews Funimation Founder Gen Fukunaga (13:36)
- To Love-Ru TV Anime's Promo Video Posted Online (12:55)
- Broccoli Adds Honoka, DrMaster Adds Magic Lover's Tower (12:36)
- Indonesian Child Dies After Reportedly Imitating Anime (11:45)
- Sumire 16!!, Mitsurugi Haruka Manga Get TV Drama Shows (00:34)
- A.D. Vision's PiQ Mag to Cover More than Anime, Manga (23:32)
- Amaranth Anime Ball 2008 AGM (14:00)
- Madman announces winners of "Design a Transformer" competition. (14:00)
- Advent Children: Limited Edition listed on EzyDVD (14:00)
- Black Lagoon 2nd Barrage Premieres on G4TechTV Canada (02:44)
- Amazon Unbox Service Offering Some Free Anime Episodes (02:06)
- Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season Confirmed for TV (15:20)
- Ali Project to Play at Sakura-Con, Versailles at A-Kon (14:51)
- Speed Racer, Gatchaman Writer Jinzo Toriumi Passes Away (14:19)
- ADV Suspends Anime ADVocates Club Program Indefinitely (13:30)
- GTO's Tohru Fujisawa to Start Unhappy! Manga Series (05:52)
- USA Today Booklist, January 7–13 (05:19)
- Emma, Chibi Vampire, Idolmaster Manga Ending in Japan (Updated) (18:46)
- Shigofumi #3 Altered after Recent Events in Japan (17:30)
- 3 Genius Party Directors to Attend U.S. Premiere (16:24)
- Medicom Cable Carrier Adds Anime Network SVOD Serivce (13:39)
- Totoro Statue Erected at Bus Stop in Southern Japan (13:07)
- Twin Angel's Theme Song Promo Video Streamed (12:11)
- Fushigi Yugi's Watase Draws Pandora Cube 1-Shot Manga (06:16)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 2–15 (05:32)
- Right Stuf Posts Emma Anime Trailer Online (18:38)
- Manga Named to Librarians' Great Graphic Novels List (14:41)
- New Live-Action Dragon Ball Set Photos Leaked (13:54)
- Japan's Cultural Agency Updates Anime Film Subsidies (13:21)
- 2 Seasons of NHK's Ani-Kuri 15 Shorts Posted Online (Updated) (09:00)
- Shonen Ace Posts Cloverfield Movie Tie-In Manga Online (04:55)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 8–14 (02:32)
- Berlin Gallery to Host Yoshitaka Amano Art Show (01:39)
- Gainax Co-Founder's Sinking of Japan Comes to UK DVD (19:32)
- Japanese Box Office, January 12–13 (18:46)
- ANN Ads on YouTube (16:24)
- Togari's Yoshinori Natsume to Draw Batman: Death Mask (16:19)
- Bandai Visual USA Gets Haruka TV Anime Series (Updated) (15:17)
- Cobra the Space Pirate Returns in Video, TV Projects (15:10)
- Bandai Visual USA Gets Haruka TV Anime Series (Update 2) (12:17)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 26–January 1 (04:03)
- Kamikaze Girls' Kyoko Fukada Joins Yatterman Cast (03:07)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: December 24–30 (00:27)
- Japanese Animated Batman Video Gets Novelization, Date (23:46)
- Viz's Brave Story Wins Best Translated Novel Award (15:20)
- Yaoi Magazine's Debut Issue to Ship This Month (13:47)
- Book Looks at Historical, Cultural Angles of Anime (12:22)
- Japan's NHK to Air 2 of 3 Wild Life Drama Episodes (12:10)
- Darker than Black's Antic Cafe to Perform in California (04:31)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 1–7 (03:44)
- Doujin Work's Hiroyuki to Start Mangaka-san Manga (02:07)
- Broccoli Books Adds Details on Recent Manga Licenses (00:14)
- Love*Com's Aya Nakahara to Launch Nanacorobin Manga (23:35)
- Int'l Shōjo Manga Exhibit Imported Back into Japan (14:11)
- Kite Sequel to Ship Nearly Simultaneously in Japan, U.S. (05:59)
- Iris Print Discusses State of Its Boys-Love Titles (05:29)
- Hiroyuki to End Doujin Work Manga in Japan in February (00:28)
- Appleseed: Ex Machina Gets European Premiere (Updated) (23:57)
- HALCALI to Appear at Anime Central, Nabeshin at A-Kon (05:56)
- Oshii to Take Guest Post at Tokyo Keizai University (00:49)
- Science Website Calculates Price of Building Gundam (18:06)
- Madman Entertainment March new acquisitions (17:21)
- English Devil May Cry Anime Trailer Streamed (16:55)
- Time Warner Invests in Gaia Online Virtual Community (15:12)
- Wild Life TV Drama Cancelled After Giraffes' Deaths (14:55)
- MediaWorks Revamps Website with Japanese Manga Previews (13:07)
- USA Today Booklist, December 31–January 6 (12:15)
- Itazura na Kiss Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime in April (02:43)
- Del Rey to Publish Kujibiki Unbalance Manga in English (19:07)
- Yotsuba&! Competing for Bloggers' Literary Award (16:14)
- New Crystal Blaze Anime to Premiere in Japan in April (15:52)
- A.D. Vision to replace Newtype USA with PiQ in March (13:53)
- Viz Posts Senior Editor Job Listing for Shojo Beat Mag (12:38)
- ToHeart2Ad Promo Video Posted Online (12:07)
- Radio Macross Show Begins Broadcasting, Web Streaming (05:33)
- New Code Geass Series Details Revealed (04:47)
- Newtype USA to Cease Publication (18:32)
- Bandai Entertainments Confirms Recall on 4 DVDs (16:21)
- Japanese Box Office, January 5–6 (15:30)
- Japan's .Anime Sells Gundam 00 Set with Uniform Jacket (14:36)
- Noramimi Anime's 2-Minute Trailer Movie Streamed (13:01)
- 16 Minutes of Ryofuko-chan Episode #2 Posted Online (12:37)
- Cat Soup, Mind Game's Yuasa to Direct Kaiba Anime (06:46)
- Japanese Otaku Awards' 2007 Winners Announced (06:25)
- Genshiken Otaku Manga Creator Kio Shimoku Interviewed (22:05)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 16) (21:56)
- Seven Seas Adds Inukami! Manga, Kuro Majo-san Novels (18:20)
- Terminator Anthology in Development for 2009 Release (15:11)
- 4Kids Brings Dinosaur King to European Markets (Updated) (14:41)
- Verizon Offers Tokyopop Video Channel on V Cast Phones (14:17)
- Some Issues Reported with 4 January 8 Bandai Ent. DVDs - Update (11:38)
- Detroit's Auto Show to Feature Speed Racer Car (03:52)
- ComicRankings.com Ranks Comics by Averaging Reviews (03:33)
- Dark Horse Founder, Eisner Award Judge Interviewed (19:46)
- Aria the Origination TV Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (17:29)
- Anime Singers Rie Fu, HALCALI Attempt Overseas Debuts (15:03)
- Viz Responds to Questions about MÄR, Hikaru no Go DVDs (14:12)
- Vicky the Viking Anime Adapted into Live-Action Film (12:52)
- Read or Die Team to Create The Uchū Show Movie in 2008 (11:24)
- Gegege no Kitaro Live-Action Sequel to Open in Summer (06:08)
- Japan's Middle/High School Anime Contest Winners Posted (06:04)
- Hirameki No Longer Publishing Interactive Visual Novels (06:05)
- Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued (13:15)
- Zettai Karen Children Manga Gets Spring TV Anime (04:04)
- Some Issues Reported with 4 January 8 Bandai Ent. DVDs (02:09)
- AKB48, Dizon, Shokotan Help Raise New Year's Ratings (23:55)
- Hellsing Ultimate 4 Unavailable for Starz Edge Next Month (17:23)
- Otaku Flock to Akiba, Lucky Star Shrine for New Year's (15:12)
- Future DVD Volumes of MÄR Anime Reportedly Delisted (Updated) (12:13)
- Nijū-Mensō no Musume Anime Teaser Trailer Streamed (11:24)
- Beyond the Beyond Manga Ends in Japan at End of January (05:26)
- Violinist of Hameln Manga to Restart Serialization (20:38)
- Twilight of the Dark Master Creator Starts New Manga (19:07)
- Kirarin Revolution TV Anime's Third Year Greenlit (17:29)
- ADV Films Streams Moonlight Mile Anime Trailer (16:51)
- Yomiuri Newspaper Discusses History's First Manga (16:29)
- America's Sci Fi Channel Adds Anime on Tuesdays (14:18)
- Japanese Box Office, December 29-30 (13:05)
- Taiwanese Politician Campaigns on Mazinger Z Float (12:21)
- New Survey: What News is Most Important? (09:00)
- USA Today Booklist, December 24–30 (06:22)
- Tokyopop Hiring in Editorial, Marketing, Management (19:56)
- Sony Pictures Sets Date for Blood+ DVD Release (19:48)
- Spirited Away Voted #3 Foreign Film in British Poll (15:45)
- Haruhi Hawks Japanese PS2 Game on the Streets (15:11)
- Two Takashi Miike Retrospectives to Run in Los Angeles (Updated) (13:46)
- Japan's Foreign Ministry to Expand Outreach Program (13:06)
- Nijū-Mensō no Musume Crime Manga Gets TV Anime (04:02)
- Tokyopop to Publish More Warcraft, Starcraft (Updated) (02:51)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 16) (06:03)
- Happy New Year from Ann.au (05:23)