News - April 2007
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- Japanese Box Office: April 28-29 (23:55)
- Manga Devoted to "Marine's English" Draws Crowds in Akiba (22:39)
- Follow-Up: Adult Swim to Rerun Eureka 7's Finale (20:41)
- Tezuka Cultural Prize Nominees for Manga Announced (19:43)
- Japan Brings Barefoot Gen to Non-Proliferation Event (10:29)
- Adult Swim to Complete Week with Friday Night Programs (09:29)
- Death Note Wins Audience Award at Belgium Film Fest (09:27)
- Lucky Star Changes Director After Four Episodes (05:15)
- Honey & Clover's Umino to Start Manga in Young Animal (03:51)
- Ohio's Columbus, Dayton Get FUNimation Channel Block (02:25)
- Adult Swim Shortens Eureka 7's Final Episode Broadcast (01:28)
- Four Monthly Shonen Jump Titles to Run After Mag's End (12:52)
- Ride Back Motorcycle Robot Manga to Be Animated for TV (04:08)
- Follow Up: Shin SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai Trailer Online (18:46)
- Monthly Comic Birz to End Rozen Maiden's Serialization (13:19)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 16-22 (06:43)
- New Clannad Manga to Publish in Comi Deji+ Magazine (03:41)
- Survey: 80% of Manga/Internet Cafes Have "Residents" (02:57)
- Japanese Teen Stabs Guard to Steal…Used Manga (01:28)
- Bandai to Release Haruhi Character CD 2 Exclusively Through AAA Anime (00:06)
- ADV Licenses Air TV, Movie (16:34)
- Higurashi Second Season Details Revealed (14:05)
- Fanfare Adds to List of 2007 Releases (14:01)
- Macworld Looks at English-Language Visual Novels (13:08)
- Paprika Director Satoshi Kon Reveals New Project (12:57)
- Co-Founder Takami Akai Steps Down From Gainax's Board (11:56)
- Nodame Cantabile Holds Live Japanese Concert in June (08:58)
- Moetan English-Teaching Anime to Air in July in Japan (08:51)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16-22 (05:48)
- Anime Boston Video (01:35)
- The Familiar of Zero Second Series to Air in July (18:22)
- British Bishops Use "Manga-Styled" Art to Attract Youth (18:20)
- Viz to Publish Naruto at 3 Books a Month at Year's End (14:55)
- USA Today Booklist, April 16-22 (13:28)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 18-24 (13:01)
- The Melbourne "A Night in Fantasia" concert is tonight! Competition winner announced! (11:53)
- Voltron Forces Gaogaigar on DVD Hiatus (06:37)
- Rental Magica, Sketchbook to Become Television Anime (06:17)
- GyaO Offers Anime on Net Streaming Box for Japanese TVs (04:18)
- Tekkon Kinkreet's NA Home Video and Manga This September (03:33)
- Heroes' Masi Oka Acknowledges Anime, Manga Influences (03:01)
- Tokio Vocalist to Make Anime Debut in BONES' Stranger (14:02)
- Toon Disney Licenses 5th Digimon Series for Fall 2007 (12:35)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 18-24 (11:14)
- Playlist Magazine Covers Online Anime in North America (10:35)
- Gundam Wields Beam Saber with Wii Remote July 26 (09:47)
- 160 North American Screens Signed Up for Naruto Movie (04:16)
- Shueisha Light-Novel Author Mugen Passes Away at 47 (04:01)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 9-15 (23:57)
- Dengeki Movie Festival Opens; Press Conference Held (16:36)
- Anime News Network Australia Giving Away Tickets to a Night in Fantasia (15:46)
- Fafner and Evangelion Anime Go Online (14:44)
- Movement-Based Gundam Game for 904i Debuts (13:19)
- Win a Night in Fantasia in Melbourne extended (12:54)
- Two New Manga/Novel Magazines Starting in Japan (06:50)
- Japan Spent 94 Billion Yen on Anime DVDs in 2006 (06:46)
- New Boys-Love Mag Features Kizuna Creator, FAKE Sequel (06:37)
- Forthcoming Book Looks at Origins of Manga (02:39)
- FUNimation Sends BECK (Anime) on Summer Con Tour (23:54)
- Manga Comes to the (New York Public) Library (21:01)
- Japanese Minister to French Presidential Hopeful: "Read More Manga" (19:21)
- Famous Cosplayer Blogs about Yaoi in the USA (18:59)
- Sales Campaign for Female Otaku-Themed Books Starts (17:51)
- Anime Expo Hosts Death Note Anime Director, Designer (15:14)
- BusinessWeek Spotlights Manhwa's International Rise (14:35)
- Otomo's Shin SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai Screens May 19 (13:28)
- Young King Ours+ Manga Magazine Ceases Publication (12:38)
- Australian "Tales from Earthsea" website now live (10:44)
- Second Genshiken Series to Air This Fall in Japan (06:47)
- Japanese Box Office: April 21-22 (06:06)
- Tokyo Anime Fair 2008 Launches Mascot Character Contest (22:41)
- Kitty Media Explains Editing of Adult Anime DVD (22:39)
- The Spring 2007 Anime Preview Guide (22:01)
- Win a Night in Fantasia, In Melbourne. (10:16)
- GONZO's Romeo × Juliet Streaming Online for Free (17:01)
- Anime Boston Panel Reports (12:31)
- Anime Boston: Geneon Announces The Familiar of Zero (11:11)
- I.G Hosts Mamoru Oshii's Tachigui Interview, Part 2 (08:48)
- Otomo's Freedom Recruits Another Hikaru Utada Single (08:33)
- Vertical to Expand Lineup with Modern Manga Imprint (07:41)
- First Kyo Kara Maoh! OVA to Debut in Japan October 26 (02:41)
- Anime Boston: ADV Films Licenses Innocent Venus (18:00)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 11-17 (11:05)
- Geneon Gets Best Independent Award from Retail Group (10:33)
- Weekly Shonen Magazine Circulation Drops Under 2M (10:32)
- Newtype USA Looking for In-House Japanese Translator (09:40)
- Tekkonkinkreet to Screen in NY, Honolulu, LA, Portland (09:14)
- "Surreal" Online Japanese Manga Becomes Comedy DVD (00:59)
- Follow Up: Denno Coil Trailer Online (00:58)
- Japanese, World Manga Nominated for 2007 Eisner Awards (17:17)
- USA Today Booklist, April 9-15: Fruits Basket Sets New Record (12:40)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 9-15 (12:02)
- Takashi Miike Helming Live-Action Crows Prequel (10:10)
- A Night in Fantasia starts Tonight! (10:06)
- Captain Baseball Manga Goes Live-Action in August (09:23)
- Lost's Matthew Fox Vying to Play Speed Racer's Racer X (08:39)
- Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms goes to Cannes (04:24)
- Asahi Shimbun Looks at New Gosho Aoyama Museum (04:08)
- Live-Action/Anime Hybrid Hood of Horror to Open May 4 (03:53)
- Manga Creator Kaoru Shibayama Passes Away at 43 (17:58)
- Peach-Pit's Zombie-Loan Anime to Air July 2007 (16:05)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Fest to Show Paprika April 20 (15:47)
- Appleseed Movie Sequel Slated for Fall 2007 (13:25)
- Japan to Create Drama, Anime Database for Foreigners (11:16)
- 3000 Attend "Funeral" for Fist of the North Star's Raoh (10:18)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (09:17)
- PW Comics Week Interviews Shojo Beat Editor-in-Chief (08:28)
- Magazines Dedicated to Anime Music Appear in Japan (17:26)
- Tokyo FM Sponsors Moe-Fes 2007 Event (17:02)
- Madman announcements from Supanova Brisbane 07 (12:31)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 4-10 (11:17)
- Media Blasters Picks Up Space Pirate Mito Sequel (09:04)
- Maison Ikkoku Live-Action TV Gets Release Date (08:34)
- Anime Boston Announces Premieres (08:33)
- Hajime no Ippo Super-Collection in the Works (08:28)
- Oshii Films at South Korea's Jeonju Int'l Film Fest (17:09)
- Death Note Films' U.S. Premieres at Newport Beach Fest (16:20)
- Japan Post Announces Next Anime Stamp Series (15:51)
- Miyori no Mori Anime Announced (14:56)
- Poll: How Should Funimation Release One Piece? (fixed) (14:25)
- VIZ Media Acquires Blue Dragon Anime (13:59)
- Broadcast and DVD Release of Orguss, Nobody's Boy Remi and Cat's Eye coming from ImaginAsian (13:10)
- Paprika to screen at Californian film festival April 24 (13:02)
- Japanese Box Office: April 14-15 (12:36)
- Manifest Opens Registration for 2007 (12:25)
- Pop Japan Travel Grounds This Year's Operations (11:17)
- "Gundam World" Debuts in Japanese Theme Park (19:24)
- Sony Pictures' Animax TV Gains Foothold in Europe (09:07)
- Japanese Science Fiction Con Award Nominees Announced (08:21)
- Update: Sarah Brightman's Page Hosts Pokémon Trailer (00:02)
- Soprano Sarah Brightman Sings 10th Pokémon Movie Theme (20:09)
- Production I.G Hosts Interview with Composer Yoko Kanno (19:15)
- Anime Expo 2007 Announces ORESKABAND as First Japanese Guests of Honor (16:12)
- April Madman Acquisitions (11:33)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 2-8 (11:22)
- Not So Daily Link of the Day: Hare Hare Yukai in Akihabara (11:03)
- X JAPAN Founder Yoshiki to Launch Jrock Revolution in Los Angeles (09:44)
- Christina Ricci to Play Heroine Trixie in Speed Racer Movie (09:43)
- Cafe Marks Kitaro Horror Premiere with Eyeball Drink (09:42)
- Funimation Acquires One Piece (01:04)
- Online Manga Rental for PC (23:36)
- Update: Utena Movie on FUNimation Channel's VOD, Not Broadcast (20:07)
- DMGI Acquires Gigantor for Digital Release (20:06)
- Turner Classic Movies to Air Spirited Away on June 3 (10:02)
- Megazone 23 Celebrates 23rd Anniversary with Live Event (09:54)
- Yen Press releases With the Light (09:52)
- Original Manga, Manga Cookbook, Gift Books in the Works from Japanime (09:51)
- USA Today Booklist: Naruto, Bleach, Fruits Basket (09:48)
- Ring's Hideo Nakata to Helm Death Note Spinoff (09:47)
- Namco Bandai Brings Naruto to American, European PSPs (22:58)
- Madhouse News from TAF 2007 (15:12)
- Japanese Comic Ranking (15:08)
- Nikkatsu Establishes Subsidiary in Los Angeles (10:02)
- Reminder: Supanova Brisbane this Weekend (06:00)
- Madman announces winners of "Design A Tee" competition (06:00)
- Studio 4℃ Sets Genius Party Release Dates (02:46)
- Fans Confront Bandai Visual About Pricing (23:22)
- FUNimation Channel Adds CPM Titles, New Live-Action Show (22:07)
- Robotech's Carl Macek on Live Online/Telephone Talk Show April 14 (21:18)
- Oricon: #1 Manga Mag for Japanese Girls Is…Shonen Jump (21:04)
- Boys-Love Publisher LEAF Files for Bankruptcy (14:05)
- Poll: What do you think of Moe? (12:11)
- Yatterman, Gatchaman Live-Action Movies Green-Lit (08:54)
- Animania Festival Sydney Wrapup (06:00)
- April MOC Meeting (06:00)
- Bandai Namco's Plex Offers 1/60 Wooden Gundams (01:51)
- Bandai: Capsule Toys Are a 31-Billion-Yen Business (01:50)
- Website Opens for TIFFCOM, TPG Media Market Events (15:49)
- Japanese Government Hires Detective Conan for PR Campaign (12:33)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Movie Screening in Houston (11:23)
- Japanese Box Office Update (11:15)
- Brave Story at Tribeca Film Festival (10:05)
- TMS Reanimates Buzzer Beater for July Debut (09:13)
- Funeral Planned for Fist of the North Star's Raoh (17:31)
- Sakura-Con Announcements (17:27)
- Best Wishes for the Easter Season (13:55)
- Freecon This Weekend (18:20)
- Newtype Announces New Clamp Manga (12:07)
- Gedo Senki DVD Information Announced (12:07)
- Shueisha to Launch New Monthly Magazine (11:17)
- Hey, Answerman! hiatus (04:02)
- Geneon Solicits El Hazard, The Hakkenden, Strawberry Eggs and Strawberry Marshmallow Re-releases (09:45)
- Errata: Lead Designer did not recently leave ADV (14:51)
- Anime Boston Announces More Guests (13:56)
- Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo to Air on Jetix UK (13:49)
- Anime Expo Announces Anime Idol Contest (13:28)
- Otakon Announces Fred Gallagher as Guest of Honor (13:27)
- Errata: Ohzora Publication Names (08:28)
- Aurora confirms manga licenses (08:21)
- Production I.G interviews Blood+ animation director (08:21)
- Reed unveils New York Anime Festival (08:20)
- Live-action Cutey Honey extras finalised (08:18)
- SMASH launches new website and information (06:00)
- DMP licenses Megami DX, Garden Dreams (10:06)
- Susan Sarandon and John Goodman Lined up for Speed Racer (10:04)
- Illumitoons DVD Replacement Offer (14:18)
- Bleach TCG Website Live (13:44)
- Japanese Box Office Update (13:37)
- Platinum 30 Million Yen Gundam (13:32)
- Madman news update, delays and savings! (06:00)