News - March 2009
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- Lucky Star's Yoshimizu to Launch New Manga in April (14:38)
- Miyazaki Illustrates Westall's Fathom Five Novel for Japan (14:00)
- Mini-Skirt Space Pirates Novels Reportedly to Get Anime (Updated) (13:02)
- Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Promo Video Posted (12:08)
- Shangri-La Science Fiction Anime's Commercial Streamed (Updated) (11:42)
- Daily Briefs (11:21)
- Japan's Anime, Game Studios Celebrate April Fool's Day (Update 7) (11:20)
- Japan's Stitch! TV Series Gets 2nd Season Green-Lit (06:41)
- Gonzo's Parent Company to Sell Off Game Subsidiary (Updated) (04:10)
- Actor Paul Bettany in Talks to Star in Priest Film (02:42)
- Kadokawa Sets Up Game Subsidiary with Former Tecmo Head (01:09)
- Macne Nana Virtual Singer Offered to Mac Users (00:15)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Hellsing Creator Hirano's New Manga Will Be Drifters (20:00)
- Rock Band FAKE? to Perform at New Jersey's AnimeNEXT (14:05)
- Sanrio/Sega's Jewelpet Preview Commercial Streamed (13:16)
- Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 (13:12)
- Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend NYC's PEN Fest This Spring (04:01)
- 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist Debut Gets Australian Simulcast (Updated) (03:29)
- Twin Spica Manga to Get Live-Action TV Drama (Updated) (00:55)
- Lucky Star Credit Card Hinted in Japan (00:17)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 16-22 (23:37)
- Venus in Love's Nakaji to Start Jun-ai Labyrinth Manga (Updated) (14:52)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 9-15 (14:25)
- Blogger Reportedly to Be Paid for Posting about Natsu no Arashi (14:05)
- Weekend Wrapup 22/3 - 28/3 (09:16)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Film to Open in Japan in 2010 (Updated) (05:01)
- Petit Cossette's Katsura to Launch Shinwa Punch, Bishōnen Meigen-Shū (04:34)
- Supanova Melbourne Madman Acquisitions + BluRay Announcement (04:00)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood western premiere, Madman streaming series online. (03:57)
- Akikan! OVA Green-Lit for Production (Updated) (11:46)
- Super Hello Kitty Jewel Doll: 10.5 cm, 15 Million Yen (Updated) (11:20)
- Matsuri Special, High School Debut Manga Spinoffs in May (05:54)
- Game-Based Sengoku Basara Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (04:33)
- Utada's This is the One Album Ranks #19 on U.S. iTunes (04:04)
- Daily Briefs (00:33)
- Hello Kitty Online MMORPG to Launch in North America (00:24)
- Spice and Wolf II Act 0's Promo Video Streamed (23:35)
- Kamikaze to Post Amanatsu, The Last Piece on iTunes Japan (20:38)
- Pokémon Wins Nickelodeon Mag's Favorite Manga Award (16:28)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 15-21 (15:39)
- Darker than Black's An Café to Perform in California (14:52)
- My Chemical Romance Founder Co-Produces FFVII: ACC Song (06:22)
- Macross F Official Creator's Magazine Gets General Release (Updated) (04:13)
- Naruto Shippūden's Main English Dubbing Cast Announced (03:37)
- Slayers Light Magic Manga Ends in Kerokero Ace Mag (03:07)
- Borders to Reveal New Strategy, Hastings & Books-A-Million Report Lower Profits (01:05)
- Virtual Child Porn Ban Bill Goes to UK House of Lords (00:04)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Live-Action Dragonball Clips Posted by MTV (19:46)
- Anime Insider Ends Publication After Eight Years (Update 2) (13:48)
- Naruto Shippūden Episode 101 Now Streaming for Free (12:10)
- 2nd Hayate the Combat Butler!! Season's Preview Streamed (11:54)
- CLAMP's Mangettes: Gate 7's Cover Posted on Amazon Japan (11:24)
- Kinnikumania 2009 'Real' Pro Wrestling Event Announced (05:09)
- Rumiko Takahashi & Mitsuru Adachi's Joint Manga Posted Online (03:17)
- USA Today Booklist, March 16-22: Fruits Basket Enters (03:01)
- Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru Wins 2nd Manga Taisho Award (01:33)
- Japanese Box Office, March 22-23 (00:26)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, March 17-23 (18:13)
- Shuffle's Aoi Nishimata to Draw in Star Wars Book (15:55)
- Daily Briefs (15:14)
- Saki High School Mahjong Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (14:54)
- Ueki's Fukuchi Launches Takkoku!!! Ping Pong Manga Series (14:35)
- Ristorante Paradiso Slice-of-Life Anime's Promos Posted (06:28)
- Sora no Manimani Romantic Comedy's Promo Streamed (Updated) (06:02)
- Studio Fantasia's New Work Green-Lit for Production (05:04)
- Artists m.o.v.e to Perform at Anime Central in Illinois (04:44)
- Bandai to Sell 2-Million-Yen Mazinger Z Robot Toy (Update 2) (03:28)
- New Strike Witches, Canaan, Koihime Musō Manga to Launch (03:14)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 17-23 (02:42)
- JapanFiles.com Releases 150+ Hello Project Albums (00:05)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 2-8 (23:57)
- Daily Briefs (20:22)
- Twilight Director Says She Has Not Heard of Anime Plans (17:50)
- Valkyria Chronicles TV Anime's TAF Promo Streamed (14:52)
- Sea Story Fantasy TV Anime's Promo Video Streamed (14:34)
- Imagi's New Computer-Animated Astro Boy Teaser Posted (Update 2) (13:56)
- Ghibli's Ponyo Dated for August 14 in U.S. Theaters (Updated) (13:45)
- Supanova This Weekend! (11:37)
- Manifest Update: Minifest and T-Shirt Comp (11:36)
- Ponyo's Joe Hisaishi Wins at Asia Film Awards (05:45)
- Cencoroll Science-Fiction Anime Dated for 2009 Release (05:24)
- USA Today Booklist, March 9-15: 4 Naruto Books Rank (Updated) (03:34)
- TAF Attracts 129,819 Visitors, Announces 2010 Dates (00:18)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Viz Confirms Plans to Present New Dubbed Naruto (20:25)
- Romanov Higa's Turd on the Run Anime to Debut in Fall (Updated) (20:02)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's Trailer Streamed (18:06)
- Kigurumikku V3 Anime Preview Posted (Updated) (16:18)
- Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica crimson S Promo Streamed (14:52)
- Marvelous Entertainment Asks for 20 Employees to Retire (14:26)
- Linebarrels of Iron Side Story Episode Green-Lit (13:43)
- "Chainsaw Maid," Soul Eater to Compete at Annecy Fest (06:32)
- Sunrise: Keanu Reeves' Enthusiasm Clinched Cowboy Bebop Deal (04:56)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 23-March 1 (23:58)
- RahXephon's Izubuchi to Resume Rune Masquer Manga (22:56)
- Tokyo Tribes' Inoue to Launch Dan Da Barbarian Manga (21:17)
- Hikaru Utada to Appear in LA, NYC, Miami This Week (06:46)
- Minifest 2009 - Melbourne on soon! (05:40)
- ADV Films, Anime Network Add Anime to iTunes Store (18:12)
- Kadokawa to Launch Young Ace Magazine with Eva in July (Update 2) (10:24)
- Saiyuki Gaiden Adventure Manga Prequel to End in May (Updated) (09:31)
- Jump Gets Its Own Saki-yomi Jum-Bang! TV Talk Show (08:50)
- The Asylum Session 3D Anime Film to Open This Summer (03:13)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 16-22 (21:47)
- Funimation to Stream Gonzo's Current and Future Works (21:25)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 8-14 (Updated) (21:20)
- Animax Asia to Run 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist in Same Week as Japan (Update 2) (03:35)
- Apocalypse Meow Manga to Get CG Anime Series from Anima (Update 2) (01:00)
- Coo's Hara to Direct Colorful Film with Sunrise Studio (Updated) (00:28)
- Naruto Shippūden Episode 101 to Simulcast for Free (23:46)
- Hellsing Ultimate's Tokyo Anime Fair Promo Streamed (13:43)
- Anime Creator Frogman Posts Watchmen Screensaver (Updated) (13:04)
- Eureka Seven Movie Trailer Officially Streamed (12:23)
- Crunchyroll Adds Shangri-La, 2 La Corda D'Oro Anime (12:13)
- 2009 Doraemon Film's 1st 14 Minutes Streamed (06:54)
- Maria-sama's Nagasawa to Remake Nichiyōbi wa Issho ni Manga (05:57)
- 158 Manga Creators Mark Shonen Sunday, Mag's 50th Year (04:09)
- 3rd Morning Int'l Manga Competition Results Posted (01:23)
- Eden of the East Promo Streamed, Oasis to Sing Opening (Updated) (21:43)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, March 10-16 (Updated) (20:13)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, March 3-9 (18:21)
- Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai English Trailer Posted (11:52)
- Pénélope Kids' Anime Gets New Series This Summer (07:55)
- Toei Reveals Niji-Iro Hotaru Feature Anime Film (Update 3) (06:28)
- Masamune Shirow Working with Lucent on Squad Project (05:57)
- Toei Robot Girls Project to Launch this Year (Updated) (05:00)
- Bakemonogatari Anime Promo Video Posted (04:28)
- Aoi Hana Yuri Anime's Promo Video Streamed (03:53)
- New Yamato Anime to Open in Japanese Theaters in 2009 (Update 2) (03:27)
- 4Kids Posts 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Episodes in Raw Japanese (03:14)
- Animation of Iljimae Korean Drama Planned for Japan (02:30)
- MX TV to Air Animation of Yves Saint-Laurent's La vilaine Lulu (01:44)
- Crunchyroll to Add Chi's, Mainichi Kāsan, Saki Anime (01:30)
- To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Manga's Anime Green-Lit (Update 2) (00:43)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 10-16 (23:57)
- Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Anime to Air in Japan in July (Updated) (22:24)
- Heroic Age, Origin, Big Windup Now Streaming on Hulu (15:09)
- Crunchyroll to Simulcast Reborn! Anime Worldwide (13:47)
- Rumiko Takahashi's Latest Series to Launch on April 22 (12:45)
- Sasameki Koto Yuri Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (11:33)
- 4Kids' Quarterly & Annual Losses Mount, Shares Drop 30% (08:04)
- Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden's Return Pushed to Spring 2010 (06:51)
- Lucent Pictures, Studio 4°C to Launch L4C Anime Studio (05:56)
- Kampfer Light Novels Have Anime in the Works (05:01)
- Revamped RX-78-7 Gundam to Be in Gundam Senki PS3 Game (Updated) (03:59)
- Japanese Box Office, March 14-15 (01:36)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 9-15 (23:39)
- Princess Lover! Adult Game Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (21:53)
- Twilight Director Hardwicke Hints at Anime Version (16:05)
- Dogs Video Anime's Promotional Movie Streamed (11:19)
- Inuwari-san TV Comedy Anime Created by College Student (11:00)
- Live-Action Dragonball Opens at #1 in 5 Asian Markets (Updated) (04:52)
- Japanese Box Office, March 7-8 (03:14)
- Enka Ōdō Dai Shōgun Animation Project Revealed (01:08)
- Japanese Box Office, February 28-March 1 (Updated) (23:58)
- Fanroad, Ace Assault, Big Comic 1 Mags End in Japan (23:57)
- Japanese Box Office, February 21-22 (Updated) (21:06)
- Yen Press Announces Yotsuba&! Manga Release Dates (20:28)
- Japanese Box Office, February 14-15 (Updated) (20:25)
- Weekend Wrapup 8/3 - 14/3 (15:00)
- Yukikaze Science-Fiction Novel Listed by Amazon.ca (03:49)
- Missing Reported Anime Con-Goer from Oklahoma Found (02:35)
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky Anime Green-Lit (01:14)
- Trailer Posted for Baton Animation by Azumi's Kitamura (23:57)
- Sky Crawlers' Oshii Plans 1 Anime, 2 Live-Action Films (19:35)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 1-7 (17:36)
- B.O.D.Y.'s Ao Mimori to Launch She is Mine Shōjo Manga (14:56)
- Fullmetal Alchemist's 4th New TV Commercial Streamed (Updated) (14:10)
- Rita et Machin Picture Books Get Anime Adaptation (13:04)
- Second Gurren Lagann Film's Full Trailer Streamed (Updated) (08:20)
- USA Today Booklist, March 2-8: Naruto, Bleach Rank (05:32)
- Leiji Matsumoto to Debut Koshika Manga on Wii in Japan (04:49)
- Daily Briefs (23:26)
- Director Wes Anderson Lists Eva Among Favorite DVDs (Updated) (19:11)
- Obama Appears in Tonari no Tarō-kun Erotic Manga (16:29)
- Evangelion Underpants for Sale in Japan (08:02)
- Shin Mazinger Zero Manga to Launch in Japan in April (07:23)
- Rose of Versailles' Ikeda Receives France's Top Honor (06:01)
- Pop Singer Namie Amuro Stars in Animated Music Video (05:13)
- Masami Kurumada Hints at New Ring ni Kakero Work (03:40)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Kogareru Yubisaki, Tokage Ōji Manga Listed for U.S. (23:48)
- Game-Based Sengoku Basara Anime's 2nd TV Ad Streamed (15:31)
- Eva: 1.0, Vexille Films to Play in D.C. on March 28 (Updated) (13:14)
- Bandai Head: No Plans for 2009 Gundam TV Series (Updated) (05:02)
- Houbunsha's Comic Yell Mag to End in 12th Issue in May (02:45)
- 18-Meter Gundam to Rise at Tokyo's Odaiba Island in July (Updated) (00:57)
- Kekkaishi's Tanabe to Start Manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday (00:49)
- NYC's Kinokuniya Books to Host Anime Day This Sunday (Update 2) (23:57)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, March 3-9 (23:23)
- Rumiko Takahashi, Mitsuru Adachi Collaborate on Manga (18:12)
- Gurren Lagann DVD Bundled with Yoko's Idol Debut CD (17:42)
- Aurora to Publish Ujin's Peach! Manga in North America (15:16)
- Taiwanese Murder Suspect Reportedly Blames Gunnm Manga (13:58)
- Exclusive Dragonball: Evolution World Premiere Pictures (09:03)
- Nyan Koi! Manga Reportedly to Get Anime Green-Lit (Updated) (06:10)
- MSN, Yahoo Now Streaming from Dragonball World Premiere (Update 2) (04:50)
- Virtual Child Porn Ban Proposed in UK Parliament (03:24)
- Bandai to Sell Battle Spirits Trading Card Game in U.S. (02:18)
- Kadokawa to Stream Haruhi TV Anime on YouTube in April (01:50)
- Munto Anime to Get Theatrical Finale in Japan in April (Updated) (01:33)
- Borders Bookseller Lays Off 742 or 3% of Workforce (00:11)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Code Geass R2, Naruto Go on Hiatus on U.S. TV (Update 2) (23:15)
- Okayama Marks Young Animal Arashi Issue as 'Harmful' (21:28)
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser's Trailers Streamed (15:35)
- Nodame Cantabile Manga to Bundle Anime DVD in August (Updated) (12:48)
- Sakura-Con to Host Actor Nozomu Sasaki, Lain's ABe (12:22)
- New Hollywood Company Acquiring Manga Remake Rights (06:48)
- Asobi ni Iku yo! Light Novels Have Anime in the Works (Updated) (05:31)
- Slam Dunk's Inoue Wins Japanese Government Prize (23:45)
- Weekend Wrapup 1/3 - 7/3 (08:25)
- 17th Crayon Shin-chan Film's Teasers, Trailer Streamed (04:56)
- Jinki: Extend's New Manga to Launch in May (Updated) (01:51)
- Professor Layton: The First Movie's 2 Teasers Streamed (20:08)
- Hello Kitty Character, X Japan Rock Band Join Forces (14:57)
- 3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Officially Announced (Updated) (13:59)
- Doraemon Co-Creator's Complete Works to be Published (06:20)
- Someday's Dreamers' Yoshizuki Launches New Manga (04:09)
- Viz to Publish Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point Essays (23:53)
- White Album TV Anime's Second Half to Air in Fall (13:55)
- Takako Shimura's Aoi Hana Yuri Manga Gets TV Anime (08:12)
- American Artist Assists on New Prince of Tennis Manga (07:27)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire's UK Trailer Posted (07:08)
- Fullmetal Alchemist's 2009 Anime Cast Revealed (06:21)
- Lyrical Nanoha's 4th Series to Launch as Comic (04:48)
- Death Note's L Spinoff Film in U.S. Theaters in April (04:20)
- Netcomics Licenses Five New Boys-Love Manga Titles (01:52)
- Marvel.com Streams Toei's Live-Action Spider-Man Show (01:07)
- Mad Max Creator Describes Proposed 4th Film as 'Anime' (00:33)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Funimation Posts 1st Episodes of Anime Series on Gaia (23:54)
- Maki Minami's Special A Manga to End in Japan in March (Updated) (21:27)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 22-28 (19:28)
- 3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Revealed (Updated) (07:26)
- USA Today Booklist, February 23-March 1: 5 Manga Rank (Updated) (06:43)
- Astro Boy/Ravex Anime Short's Promo Video Streamed (06:17)
- 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (05:33)
- Frontier Works Plans Bishōjo TV Anime for This Summer (04:31)
- Staff: Shin Mazinger is Not New Mazinger Z or Remake (03:53)
- Hayate the Combat Butler's 2nd Season Titled, Dated (01:52)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- ANN Streams More Anime Series from Funimation (22:30)
- Astro Boy Returns in 'Another' Anime After Manga's End (Updated) (20:26)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 24-March 2 (19:58)
- Reference Book Publisher to Ship Rough Guide to Anime (18:20)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (17:58)
- Kyoto Animation's Munto TV Anime Adapted into Manga (12:56)
- Jiro Taniguchi's Hometown Plans Chichi no Koyomi Film (11:50)
- Manga-Based Gokusen TV Drama Gets Film Finale in July (04:30)
- Uncertain State of the Anime Industry Profiled (02:50)
- Nasu Director/Ghibli Animator Kitaro Kousaka Interviewed (00:45)
- Unaired Birdy the Mighty Decode Episode to Ship on DVD (Updated) (00:27)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 24-March 2 (23:57)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 17-23 (20:51)
- Final List of Best Buy Stores with Anime Sales Posted (18:15)
- Two New Studio Ghibli Special DVD/BDs Offered in Japan (15:15)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, February 10-16 (13:57)
- Final Fantasy VII's Denzel Novel Confirmed to Get Anime (12:16)
- Mitsuru Adachi to Start Manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday (11:40)
- 2nd Denpa teki na Kanojo Anime DVD's Production Begins (11:24)
- Mori no Asagao Manga on Capital Punishment Gets Film (04:30)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Teaser Gets 450,000 Accesses (03:10)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Tokyo's Chuo Train Line Made into Moe Boy Characters (23:57)
- Tail of the Moon's Ueda to Draw Chō Tokkyū Hiyokko (23:53)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 2-8 (23:11)
- LM.C, Camino Bands to Perform at A-Kon in Texas in May (15:19)
- Hawaii's Kawaii Kon to Host Appleseed's Shinji Aramaki (14:48)
- Toei Confirms Dragon Ball Kai is Edited to Follow Manga (08:16)
- New Shaman King Manga Finale Being Posted Online (07:47)
- Before Green Gables to Debut in Canadian Embassy in Japan (14:03)
- Naruto 33, 10 Other Manga in Bookscan's December Chart (08:44)
- Gangan Joker to Replace Gangan Powered, Wing Mags (01:47)