News - February 2008
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- America's Cartoon Network to Run Blue Dragon This Spring (19:54)
- New AnimeWho Distributor Offers Joe vs. Joe DVD (19:05)
- Free Bakugan #1 on iTunes; HD Afro Samurai on Xbox Live (17:31)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 20–26 (16:09)
- Maaya Sakamoto to Sing Macross Frontier Opening Theme (14:20)
- Warner Brothers Releases Batman: Gotham Knight Images (Updated) (13:47)
- TV Anime Confirmed for Hakushaku to Yōsei Light Novels (13:29)
- YouTube Hosts Gonzo News Show, Kadokawa Episodes (07:25)
- Miike, I.G Create Mobile Phone Detectives 7 TV Drama (06:24)
- Tour Offers to Print Dōjinshi, Send Artists to Japan (23:57)
- Speed Racer's Mach 5 Car "Tested" in Road & Track Mag (23:46)
- Girls Bravo's Kaneda Starts Death/Communication Manga (Updated) (16:10)
- Bandai Visual USA to Stream Selected Episodes on dot-anime.us (14:07)
- USA Today Booklist, February 18–24: Manga Comes Back (13:17)
- 2nd Promo Movie for Xebec, GENCO's Mnemosyne Streamed (10:20)
- Spiderwick Chronicles' Highmore to Star as Astro Boy (05:19)
- Antique Bakery Manga to be Animated for TV in July (Updated) (00:26)
- ADV Comments on Relisted Titles, New Release Schedule (Updated) (23:52)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 19–25 (Updated) (18:12)
- Koihime Musō Moe Adventure Game Gets TV Anime, Manga (14:27)
- New Slayers Fantasy TV Anime Series in the Works (13:10)
- Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine to Join Forces on New Mag (12:27)
- Animated Trigun the Movie Planned for 2009 in Japan (11:23)
- Infinity Studios to Offer Manga, Manhwa via Ebooks (Updated) (02:44)
- Tanaka's Titania Space Opera Novels Gets Manga (00:45)
- Japanese Box Office: February 23–24 (23:56)
- Dengeki Comic Gao! Confirms End of Manga Mag Wednesday (Updated) (20:25)
- ADV Announces New Dates for Delayed Anime Releases (Updated) (16:53)
- Live-Action Nana, Funky Forest to Run in L.A., N.Y.C. (14:54)
- Bandai Visual USA Confirms sola Release, DVD Details (12:49)
- Third School Rumble Anime Series Greenlit (12:10)
- Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (07:12)
- Live-Action Dragonball Casts Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson (03:53)
- Canada Bans Imports of Cool Devices, Words Worth (00:46)
- Bandai Visual USA Picks Up sola Anime (17:44)
- Directors Named for Japanese-Animated Batman Video (17:28)
- Sony Includes 1st Blood+ Episode on Non-Anime DVDs (13:48)
- Hajime no Ippo's George Morikawa to Draw 1-Shot Manga (13:07)
- Second Teaser for Oshii's Sky Crawlers Movie Streamed (12:21)
- Wagaya no Oinarisama Promo DVD's Preview Video Posted (Updated) (08:21)
- Net Ghost PiPoPa Anime Confirmed for April TV Premiere (07:49)
- Dorothea's Cuvie, Hanakyo's Morishige Launch New Manga (15:05)
- Amazon: Viz Adds Gaba Kawa, Heaven's Will, Oishinbo (14:30)
- Miku Hatsune Virtual Idol Dōjin Game Approved (23:58)
- Ikkitousen's Third Season, Great Guardians, Announced (22:17)
- Dark Horse Announces Plans for Eden Volumes 11 and 12 (18:53)
- Madman to Distribute Shuisha Manga (18:34)
- Japanese Newspaper Talks with Viz Founder Horibuchi (18:20)
- Appleseed: Ex Machina's English Dub Premiere Tonight (18:09)
- Shigofumi #8 Altered after Recent Events in Japan (11:37)
- Next Detective Conan Film to Use Unreleased Zard Song (10:43)
- Natsume Yūjin-Chō Manga to be Animated for TV (Updated) (10:00)
- ToHeart2ad Episode 1's Opening Streamed (09:31)
- China Extends Bans on Foreign Animation, Horror Fiction (03:45)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 12–18 (03:08)
- Yotsunoha Original Video Anime's Promo Video Streamed (01:34)
- USA Today Booklist, February 11–17 (23:57)
- Yuu Watase's Absolute Boyfriend Adapted for Live-Action (16:52)
- 2 Japanese Accused of Uploading 1,000s of Anime Episodes (15:59)
- NY Bookstore, Tokyopop Hold Japanese Pop Culture Event (14:21)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Game Anime Sequel Confirmed (13:10)
- USA's Shonen Jump Replaces Hikaru no Go with Slam Dunk (12:37)
- Rintaro's Yona Yona Penguin Film Pushed Back to 2009 (05:45)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 13–19 (03:43)
- Global Ticket Sales for X Japan Reunion's Final Night (21:25)
- Warner, Leonardo DiCaprio to Produce Live-Action Akira (Update 2) (17:45)
- Morning Int'l Manga Competition Announces 31 Finalists (13:47)
- Kadokawa Cans Japanese Haruhi Suzumiya Dōjin Game (Updated) (13:03)
- Entry-Level Jobs Available at Tokyopop, Viz Media (11:40)
- Rintaro's Yona, Ghibli's Ocean Licensed at Berlin Fest (03:26)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 11–17 (01:30)
- Unicorn Table to Play at Western New York's Tora-Con (20:34)
- One Piece Alabasta Movie's Trailer Posted Online (20:14)
- Funimations Acquires One Piece Merchandising Rights (17:25)
- Bandai Visual USA to Continue Freedom on HD DVD/DVD (Updated) (15:07)
- 1st Anime Features among 53 Classics to Run in Montreal (13:54)
- Toshiba Discontinues HD DVD Business (12:33)
- BookScan Sales Numbers for 2007 Graphic Novels Reported (Updated) (05:15)
- Onmyou Taisenki Creators to Launch Gurimaru Manga (03:40)
- Beauty Pop's Arai Starts Yomogi Mochi Yake Ta? Manga (20:53)
- Penguin Girl Comedy Manga to be Adapted into Anime (19:43)
- Japanese Box Office: February 16–17 (15:33)
- Bandai's Top Franchises: Gundam, Rangers, Dragon Ball (14:54)
- Halko Momoi to Perform at Honolulu Festival in March (12:44)
- Victorian Romance Emma to Debut at New York Comic Con (12:11)
- Viz to Offer Asano's Solanin, Obata's We Were There (Updated) (06:53)
- CG Astro Boy Images Appear on IMAGI's Job Fair Posters (05:14)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: February 4–10 (23:58)
- Dragonball Online RPG's Promo, Gameplay Videos Posted (05:00)
- Yaoi-Con Hosts Embracing Love Manga Creator Youka Nitta (14:47)
- Konami's Quiz Magic Academy Arcade Games Get Anime (13:53)
- Live-Action Aquarian Age Film's Trailer Posted Online (07:03)
- 801 Media Announces 4 Boys-Love Manga Titles for Fall (04:05)
- New York Hosts Conference on Graphic Novels, Manga (03:17)
- Editorial Director Gary Steinman Leaves ADV's PiQ Mag (Updated) (16:09)
- Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD (16:03)
- Tekkonkinkreet Wins Japan's Academy Award for Animation (14:58)
- Funimation Licenses Claymore Anime Series (Update 2) (13:01)
- Japanese-Animated Batman: Gotham Knight's Promo Video (Updated) (11:57)
- New Blassreiter Promo Video from Gonzo, Nitro+ Posted (06:31)
- Stand-Alone Complex Blu-ray Box English-Dubbed, Subbed (06:13)
- A Penguin's Troubles Gag Manga for Children Gets Anime (05:21)
- Global Ticket Sales for X Japan Reunion's Third Night (04:33)
- Space Jam's Timothy Harris to Pen Imagi's CG Astro Boy (03:35)
- FLCL's The Pillows to Perform at Anime Boston in March (Updated) (15:24)
- Nozomi's 1st Emma Set Adds Limited Booklet from Japan (14:21)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 6–12 (13:47)
- Media Blasters Indicates License of Night Head Genesis (13:28)
- More Anime TV on Ontario's Cogeco, France's Numericable (12:35)
- UK's Bootleg Novel Animated for Mobile Phones in Japan (05:54)
- Masamune Shirow Designs Armor for RF Online RPG (04:51)
- USA Today Booklist, February 4–10 (04:17)
- Tokyo Symposium Asks "Why Did Manga Overtake the World?" (03:28)
- Phoenix, Galaxy Express Films' Kon Ichikawa Passes Away (Updated) (23:57)
- New York Int'l Children's Film Fest Repeats 5cm, Coo (15:44)
- Hello Kitty MMORPG's Closed Beta Now Accepting Players (14:12)
- Frogman's 2nd Theatrical Eagle Talon Movie Announced (12:52)
- Macross Frontier Anime's Website Marks Grand Opening (12:05)
- ICv2: North American Anime DVDs Were Down 20%+ in 2007 (11:21)
- Lawyer Accuses Bengoshi no Kuzu Law Manga of Plagiarism (05:15)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 5–11 (03:30)
- Bakugan to Debut on Cartoon Network on February 25 (23:51)
- Soul Eater to Air in Japan in Two Weekly Versions (18:35)
- Japanese Box Office: February 2–3, February 9–10 (16:03)
- English Map of Tokyo's Akiba Otaku Area Now Printable (13:47)
- CliffsNotes Sell Manga-Inspired Shakespeare Guides (13:07)
- Candy Boy Net Anime to Continue Online with 7 Episodes (12:08)
- UCC Brings Eva, Pachinko, Maids, & Caffeine Together (04:36)
- Cosplayer's Picture Wins World Press Photo Award (03:14)
- Netflix, Best Buy Choose Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD (22:04)
- Tekkonkinkreet Wins Top Prize at Belgium's Anima Fest (21:14)
- Electronic Dragonball Scouter, Wristbands Revealed (Updated) (16:05)
- Comic Flapper Marks 100th Issue with Famous Artists (14:35)
- Pre-War Anime Shorts Screened in New York This Week (13:47)
- Town of Evening Calm Co-Publisher jaPress Interviewed (13:12)
- New York Int'l Children's Film Fest to Show 5cm, Coo (06:52)
- Jrock Revolution, JaME to Offer Int'l X Japan Tickets (06:27)
- Deleter's Comic Techno Mag for Artists to End in March (16:39)
- Warriors of Tao's Kuwahara Starts Rasenbana Manga (16:04)
- Los Angeles Theater Screens Spirited Away Sunday (14:26)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: January 28–February 3 (16:28)
- Vancouver Art Gallery Holds Anime-Inspired Exhibition (07:07)
- Australia's Red Ant to Release Evangelion: 1.0 on DVD (04:44)
- GetBackers' Ayamine to Launch Holy Talker Manga in April (17:03)
- ImaginAsian to Run 2nd Kyo kara Maoh! Season with Dub (16:09)
- Rave Master's Mashima Draws Monster Hunter Orage Manga (15:32)
- Artist Mimei Sakamoto to Sign Manga in Los Angeles (14:19)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 30–February 5 (13:14)
- Lace Digital to Handle ADV's British, German Sales (11:57)
- Funimation Negotiating to Acquire Geneon Titles (Updated) (11:29)
- Shion, Kitarō, Glass Maiden Pitched for Overseas Rights (04:59)
- New York Comic-Con to Host Gundam Seed's T.M.Revolution (21:12)
- DrMaster to Release Kage kara Mamoru! Manga in English (17:25)
- Media Blasters Expands Office, Distribution Space (14:12)
- Bandai's Bubble-Wrap-Popping Keychain: Now with Moe (13:46)
- Baby and Me Manga Adapted into Korean Live-Action Film (05:14)
- USA Today Booklist, January 28–February 3 (02:54)
- New York Magazine Previews Tokyopop's "99 Roses" (02:44)
- Scott Pilgrim's Canadian Artist Draws Shojo Beat Cover (02:24)
- Faust Magazine Editor Katsushi Ota Interviewed (Update 2) (02:04)
- One Piece's American Theatrical Run Starts Thursday (20:56)
- Shaman King Manga's New Ending Anticipated in 2009 (14:06)
- 5cm per Second, Place Promised on BD, HD DVD in Japan (11:56)
- Naisho no Tsubomi Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (11:20)
- Central Japan's Sun TV Preempts Shigofumi Episode 6 (06:12)
- Mexico's World Cosplay Summit Competitors Selected (04:22)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 29–February 4 (04:03)
- New Clannad, Da Capo, Jinno Manga to Launch in Japan (21:13)
- Parasyte's Iwaaki Draws Me o Mite Hanase 1-Shot Manga (20:16)
- ImaginAsian to Run 2nd Kyo Kara Maoh! Season in Spring (Update 2) (17:41)
- Animated Zettai Karen Children Commercial Streamed (14:51)
- Last Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations Volume's Trailer Posted (14:32)
- Gainax Hints at New Project in Staff Recruitment Ad (Updated) (13:37)
- DB's Toriyama, I''s Katsura to Team Up on 1-Shot Manga (12:59)
- Kannagi Supernatural Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime (05:43)
- Japan's TBS Confirms Anime's Move from Saturday, 6 p.m. (04:56)
- Evangelion Film Remakes Begin Global Campaign in Korea (18:46)
- Dr. Koto's Yamada to Start Complex Detective Manga (14:35)
- Tommy Lee Jones Discovers Akihabara, Maid Cafes, Moe (12:49)
- New Rumic Theater Story to Run on February 20 in Japan (10:56)
- Los Angeles Museum to Host Takashi Murakami Lecture (10:17)
- New Survey: Do you watch Japanese Live Action? (09:00)
- Tokyo Anime Center's Kubo Offers Proposal on Fansubs (Updated) (06:00)
- Haruka Director Aki Tsunaki to Attend Sakura-Con (02:32)
- 20th Century Boys Movies' Main Cast Confirmed in Japan (19:23)
- Death Note Manga to Return with One-Shot Story in Japan (16:25)
- Appleseed: Ex Machina Director Aramaki Interviewed (10:11)
- Survey: Most Important/Interesting News (09:00)
- Tokyopop Interviews Gakuen Alice's Tachibana Higuchi (15:15)
- Sakura Wars' Taishō Romandō Shop & Sakura Cafe Closes (Updated) (06:31)
- Gurren Lagann Head Writer to Start Lost Seven Manga (23:48)
- Disney's Magical Dance Card/Rhythm Game Gets Manga (17:38)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking: January 14–27 (16:07)
- City Hunter Hammer Tops Yahoo! Japan Charity Auctions (Updated) (13:35)
- Ghibli's Takahata, Goro Miyazaki Developing New Works (12:38)
- ADV Films Reportedly Selects Blu-ray Disc Format (11:19)
- Ghibli Head Suzuki Steps Down, Remains as Producer (03:26)