News - May 2007
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- Live-Action Speed Racer's Mach 5, Rain's Role Revealed (21:30)
- 40% of Japanese Consumers Using Manga Downloads (18:59)
- LiveJournal Admits Errors in Suspensions, Offers Fixes (17:22)
- Animax to Hold Anime Song "Grand Prix" in July (16:49)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 22–28 (16:36)
- Akihabara Idol Halko Momoi to Perform at Anime Expo (15:33)
- Geneon, Azureus to Offer Anime on BitTorrent via Vuze (14:36)
- USA Today Booklist, May 21–27 (13:37)
- Seven Seas Heads Speak on Nymphet Aftermath (12:23)
- Pokemon Connection Tour 2007 (11:37)
- Japanese Box Office, May 26-27 (11:36)
- Tokyopop's World Manga for Avalon High, Vocabulary (10:39)
- Survey about "Roots" of Otaku Lifestyle Published (04:28)
- Bandai Visual Planning 2 Gunbuster Gattai DVD Editions, No Film Run (19:45)
- Shota Community, Other LiveJournal Accounts Suspended (16:00)
- 3 Anime Themes in May 20-27's Top Singles in Japan (13:26)
- First Naruto Movie Adds 17 More Theaters to Canada Run (06:44)
- Seven Seas Cancels Nymphet Release in North America (06:22)
- Missing Animazement Attendee's Family Asks for Help (06:06)
- Arts Vision Releases Statement about Chairman's Arrest (03:56)
- Author of False Doraemon Ending Issues Apology (19:19)
- Interview: Shinichi "Nabeshin" Watanabe (17:36)
- Death Note Spinoff, Appleseed Sequel Websites Launch (16:46)
- CAV Selling off CPM Titles (16:35)
- Paprika Opens Second in Per-Screen Average (16:08)
- Tekkonkinkreet Director Michael Arias at Anime Expo (15:50)
- Database Opens for Every Detective Conan's Case Closed (14:17)
- Broccoli Plans "New Type of Book" for English Disgaea (13:27)
- Highlander Anime, Street Fighter II V to Air on Sci Fi (10:29)
- Seven Seas Puts Nymphet on Hiatus (10:03)
- Udon Entertainment Launches Manhwa Line with Haksan (09:48)
- Minami-ke Anime Announced (04:28)
- Detective School Q Television Drama Announced (16:03)
- New Superhero Gag Manga by Comic Party's Sekihiko Inui (15:22)
- Zard Singer Izumi Sakai, 40, Dies from Staircase Fall (14:33)
- Tachiguishi Retsuden Plays Portuguese Festival (14:12)
- Arts Vision Chairman Arrested for Sexual Assault (13:57)
- Japanese Embassy in the UK Promotes Manga (13:29)
- Japanese, US Companies Fund Live-Action King of Fighters (12:10)
- Poll: How many DVDs do you Buy at a Time? (10:38)
- New Contest: Design the New York Anime Fair Mascot (10:35)
- Japan NIH Holds Symposium on Japanese Pop Culture Abroad (05:18)
- Production I.G Interviews Chevalier Animation Director (16:01)
- Macross 25th Anniversary Concert to Be Held in Tokyo (15:51)
- Bandai Entertainment to Sell Clamp School Detectives DVDs (13:05)
- Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Licensed by Bandai Visual USA (20:02)
- New images of Soundwave MP3 player and Headphones (14:32)
- Piano no Mori Trailer (12:37)
- Yoshiki, Gackt, Miyavi, Sugizo to perform at Anime Expo 2007 (01:18)
- Japanese Haruhi Cast to Perform Live at Anime Expo (15:40)
- First Naruto Movie to Screen in Canada for One Day (14:48)
- Shōjo Manga Exhibition Arrives in Minnesota May 25 (12:56)
- New You're Under Arrest Television Anime in Production (12:13)
- Production I.G Screens Anime inside Online Game (06:32)
- 3D Galaxy Express 999 Anime Announced (05:03)
- Right Stuf to Be ImaginAsian's Exclusive DVD Retailer (17:48)
- Toshiba Entertainment Becomes Showgate Inc. (17:37)
- Satelight Reveals New Macross Project as TV Series (17:14)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: April 30-May 20 (16:29)
- Iris Print to Start BL Twist Mag on Boys' Love Fiction (13:34)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 16–22 (12:42)
- Funimation's Negima Giveaway Ends May 25 (11:56)
- USA Today Booklist, May 14–20 (11:22)
- Japanese Man Arrested for Bootlegging Dragonball DVDs (05:09)
- Rintaro, Madhouse to Animate 2008 Penguin CG Movie (04:05)
- Shion no Ō Anime Announced (17:19)
- Shoji Kawamori Draws Powered Suit to Pitch Nissan SUV (15:22)
- Vexille All-CG Film to Open in Japan on August 18 (14:54)
- Canada's YTV to Resume Eureka 7 Broadcast June 1 (13:23)
- Ghibli's Unproduced Three Bears Film Opens as Museum Set (12:54)
- Buzzer Beater Anime Remake to Start on July 3 (11:36)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16–21 (11:13)
- Animania Brisbane this weekend (11:03)
- Follow Up: Shigurui Air Dates Announced (19:52)
- Yoko Kanno to Perform Special Concert in Seoul (17:52)
- ComingSoon.net Posts Satoshi Kon Interview on Paprika (12:15)
- MOC meeting this weekend (11:55)
- Amazon Removes Mislabeled Sailor Moon Bootleg DVD Set (11:17)
- Doujin Work Show to Add Live-Action Dōjinshi-Making (10:54)
- ReelTime to Stream Utena, Kare Kano, Other Enoki Anime (09:58)
- Japan's Foreign Minister Creates Foreign Manga Award (01:40)
- New Aniplex-Backed Studio to Hold Panel at Anime Expo (18:54)
- Super Robot Spirits Goes Abroad in Hong Kong Concert (18:22)
- Japanese Box Office, May 19-20 (17:57)
- U.S. Navy to Create Manga to Explain Itself to Japan (17:15)
- Cup Noodle's Freedom Wins Ad Industry's Clio Awards (13:30)
- Samurai Deeper Kyo's Kamijyō Starts Shonen Mag Manga (11:10)
- Spriggan's Minagawa Starts New Manga in Ultra Jump (10:24)
- Del Rey Licenses Basilisk Authors' Yagyu Ninja Scrolls (09:53)
- Azumi's Aya Ueto Leads Piano no Mori Cast (09:19)
- Amazon Updates Sailor Moon Bootleg (22:45)
- New Manga from Fruits Basket Creator Set to Debut (21:47)
- Yen Press Manga Get Release Dates (21:46)
- Satoshi Kon Talks to New York Times (21:45)
- Volume on Japanese Literary, Animated SF Due in December (12:09)
- Death Note Movies Come to New York (12:08)
- New Pokemon season starting on Free-To-Air (10:19)
- AN Entertainment Says Good-Bye to Risky Safety (10:50)
- Cannes Brings News of The Neighbor Number 13 Movie (10:34)
- Toei on Precure 5, One Piece, Versailles, Kitaro Films (14:29)
- Nine Poles Held by Police over "Fansubs" (12:42)
- Three Arrested in Japan for File-Sharing Shōnen Manga (07:40)
- Negima! Live-Action Confirmed by Creator Ken Akamatsu (05:53)
- TV Asahi Buys 110,000 More Shares of Toei Animation (05:52)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 9–15 (05:52)
- Queenie Chan to Pen Koontz's Odd Thomas Graphic Novel (05:52)
- USA Today Booklist, May 7–13 (05:52)
- Anime Expo Upgrades Cosplay with PC Prize, Goth-Loli (16:54)
- Novel Depicts American Working in Tokyo at Manga Firm (16:10)
- Japan's PTA Decries Shin Chan Anime, Shōjo Comic Mag (14:59)
- Shueisha: Banned Chinese Death Note Copies Were Pirated (13:34)
- AVCon 2007 Preregistration Now Open (12:05)
- Viz's Princess Knight is First Translation of Original Run (11:15)
- Amazon Sells Sailor Moon Bootleg as "Official Boxset" (11:01)
- Anime Studios Explore Profit-Sharing, Hollywood Remakes (09:18)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15 (01:20)
- Blade of the Immortal Wins British Fans' Eagle Award (19:09)
- Treasure Gaust Anime Premiere Set for June 11 in Japan (17:50)
- Anime Expo, Toei Announces 2 Anime Directors as Guests (16:41)
- Oshii Writing Toei Film for Battle Royale II Director (10:18)
- California Museum to Host Tezuka Art, Shojo Beat Party (10:13)
- Visual Kei Band Blood to Play in Europe, Mexico (08:23)
- Otaku USA Magazine Arrives June 5 (08:23)
- Dragon Knights Ends, My-Otome Creators' Latest Begins (08:21)
- Bandai Visual Japan Confirms Blu-Ray, HD DVD Dates (08:20)
- Anime Bootleggers Sentenced to 42 Months In Prison (03:31)
- ADV Acquires The Wallflower (21:32)
- Poll: Most Anticipated New Anime (15:04)
- Animania Festival Melbourne Roundup (12:29)
- Manifest attending Japan Festival 2007 in Victoria (12:25)
- Production I.G Posts Mamoru Oshii's Interview Part 3 (11:07)
- Latest Haruhi Novel, Ghost Hunt Manga Delayed in Japan (10:41)
- Ah! My Goddess Creator's Newest Character Starts Novel (09:35)
- Hidden Death Note Trailer Reveals Light's English Voice (08:24)
- 13 Genius Party Video Contest Entries in Five Days (08:21)
- Beijing Bans Horror Stories Based on Death Note (06:32)
- Japanese Box Office, May 12-13 (05:25)
- 30-Million-Yen Gundam Comes Home (04:35)
- Toei to Establish In-House US Licensing Department (04:03)
- Barefoot Gen Artist to Pen Drenched by Black Rain Film (17:19)
- Animax Channel Expands into Germany with Unity Media (15:16)
- Boys over Flowers Forces F4 Idol Band to Rename Itself (14:31)
- Howl's Moving Castle Wins Best Script Nebula Award (13:47)
- South Korean Idol Rain in Speed Racer Movie Talks (13:32)
- ANN Downtime Tonight (13:23)
- Tekkonkinkreet's Arias to Speak at Japanese University (12:04)
- Anime Network Expands into UK with Two Weekly Hours (10:30)
- Bandai Visual Hosts Freedom Director at Anime Expo (09:02)
- Simoun Yuri Anime Reportedly Licensed by Media Blasters (09:02)
- Shinichi Watanabe to Appear in Houston, Texas May 15 (08:23)
- Black Blood Brothers Anime Licensed by Funimation (08:10)
- Hideaki Anno Directs Japanese Dub of Danish Puppet Film (17:57)
- Anime Central Panel Reports Available (16:12)
- Genius Party Hosts Open Video Contest on MySpace (16:52)
- ADV Licenses 4 Gonzo Titles Including Pumpkin Scissors (16:12)
- 36th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards Announced (15:12)
- TV Tokyo Program Crowns King of Foreign Otaku (09:54)
- Xenoglossia's Heroine Haruka Launches Blog Journal (08:23)
- Madhouse's Piano no Mori to Open July 21 in Japan (08:17)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, May 2–8 (08:15)
- Paprika, Tekkonkinkreet to Screen at Seattle Film Fest (04:23)
- Transworld to Get Exclusive Edition of Hellsing OAV 2 (00:41)
- Funimation to Sell Advance DVD Copies at Anime Central (00:37)
- Gundam Pics for 1/1 Model, Exhibit, North American Game (21:53)
- Romeo × Juliet's 12012 to Perform at AnimeNEXT 2007 (20:51)
- Variety Names Studio 4°C Founder Among Cannes's Movers (15:20)
- Code Geass to Premiere Series Finale in July Events (13:01)
- AOL Adds Bubblegum Crisis to In2TV Online Videos (12:19)
- Touka Gettan Anime Airing Episodes in Reverse Order (11:41)
- Mother Ordered to Return Late Manga Creator's Remains (10:38)
- USA Today Booklist, April 30-May 6 (09:24)
- 11th Annual Tezuka Cultural Prize Winners Announced (09:18)
- Viz Goes Beyond Manga with Fiction, Non-Fiction Books (06:53)
- Detective Conan Statues Damaged by Unknown Assailant (06:21)
- Tales from Earthsea - In Cinemas Now! (06:00)
- Manga Lounge, Parents Panel at Asian Art Museum May 13 (04:39)
- Live-Action Film on Manga Artist to Premiere at Cannes (03:49)
- Ghibli Museum Library Releases European Films in Japan (03:17)
- Ergo Proxy, Tenjho Tenge to Air on Fuse Starting June 8 (21:26)
- Publishers Weekly's Comics Bestsellers, April/May (18:38)
- 1/1-Scale Gundam Highlights New Park Attraction (17:09)
- Ookiku Furikabutte wins Kodansha's Manga Award (14:46)
- Madman May Update (12:24)
- Wai-Con launches 2007 website and date (12:24)
- Manifest May GM (12:24)
- Yamato, Macross Director to Create Biopic on Engineer (12:22)
- New VOTOMS Video Series to Use Computer Graphics (10:09)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8 (09:16)
- Poll: Do You Read Protoculture Addicts? (09:00)
- Sci Fi Channel Reveals More Titles for Ani-Monday Slot (08:45)
- San Francisco to Get "Anime-Inspired" Hotel (08:37)
- Rotten Tomatoes Rates Comics and Manga-based Movies (21:58)
- Media Blasters Sets Ramen Fighter Miki Date (21:47)
- Protoculture Addicts Announces "First Class" Subscriptions (16:42)
- Los Angeles Times Interviews Sakuran Director Ninagawa (16:35)
- 4Kids Seeking New VP (16:35)
- Japanese Game Ranking, April 23-29 (12:09)
- Da Capo II, Nanatsuiro Drops, Maid Guy to Be Animated (11:11)
- Stone Bridge to Print Tezuka Book, Miyazawa's Railroad (10:13)
- Veteran Actor Kazuo Kitamura Passes Away at 80 (09:34)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 23-29 (08:46)
- New Satoshi Kon Interview Translated into English (17:51)
- Anime Network's Video-on-Demand Adds 500,000 Households (16:45)
- Gundam Leads Bandai Visual Franchises with 12 Million (15:33)
- Moyashimon Anime Staff, Broadcast Date Confirmed (13:26)
- Kagetora Creator's New Ice Skating Manga Begins May 16 (10:19)
- Evangelion Movie Remakes' Chapter Titles Confirmed (09:44)
- Japanese Box Office: May 5-6 (09:13)
- Fruits Basket's Final Tally in Japan: 18 Million Sold (08:36)
- New Mag to Debut Ah! My Goddess Creator's Latest Work (18:09)
- Sci Fi to Air Ghost in the Shell's Solid State Society, Noein, Tokko (04:49)
- "Otaku Cultural Mecca" Welcomes Foreigners in PR Blitz (15:35)
- Death Note Movies to Show at New York Asian Film Fest (14:46)
- Sci Fi Channel Launches Monday Night Anime Block (14:35)
- Moto Hagio Interview Now Available Online in English (17:50)
- Naruto Movie Tickets, Theater List Now Open to Public (17:25)
- Tokyopop Previews Five Manhwa on Free Comic Book Day (17:03)
- Protoculture Addicts #91 Shipped (16:03)
- Japan's Comic Charge Mag Serializes Hong Kong Artist (09:47)
- Bandai Entertainment Holds May 29 Haruhi Launch Event (08:48)
- Anime Central Updates Rules After Badge Shipping Delays (08:43)
- Geneon to Sell The Story of Saiunkoku DVD on August 28 (14:17)
- Viz to Offer Death Note Downloads via Direct2Drive (13:35)
- Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture Anime to Air in Fall (13:07)
- Viz to Ship Tekkonkinkreet, Kurohime, Muhyo & Roji's, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (10:10)
- Japanese Anime DVD Ranking, April 25-May 1 (09:17)
- Unofficial Blood the Last Vampire Photos Appear (09:04)
- USA Today Booklist, April 23-29 (09:00)
- Dennō Coil Manga to Print in Ciao's August Issue Extra (23:57)
- Speech Synthesis Software for Anime Announced (19:50)
- Xenoglossia, Code Geass to Be Novelized in Japan (16:26)
- Go Nagai Interview Translated into English (12:09)
- Viz Media Announces New Shōjo Manga Titles (11:48)
- Ghibli "Channel" Opens for Studio News, Information Online (11:14)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1 (06:14)
- Interview with Goro Miyazaki (00:00)
- Survey: Manga Rental Struggles to Catch On in Japan (22:34)
- NHK Launches Ani-Kuri 15 (14:24)
- Announcement Planned for Hiromu Arakawa's Hero Tales (14:15)
- Happy Happy Clover Children's Anime to Air in July (13:34)
- Free Shōnen Alchemist Light Novel Mag Launches Online (13:14)
- Otakon Reveals Voice Guests Mamiko Noto, Tomokazu Seki (02:21)