News - December 2009
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- In Memoriam (23:00)
- Torajirou Kishi, Madhouse's Devil Comic Previewed (15:50)
- Japanese Box Office, December 26-27 (15:39)
- Embracing Love's Nitta, Greenwood's Nasu Restart Manga (Updated) (08:18)
- Naruto Shippūden is #5 Show Streamed on Hulu in 2009 (23:50)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, December 21-27 (16:50)
- Crayon Shin-chan Online MMORPG to Launch in Korea (12:35)
- Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku Anime's 1st Episode Streamed (11:56)
- Rekka Katakiri Halts Zetsubō CD Sales After Legal Warning (10:10)
- K-On! Anime's 2nd Season Officially Announced (08:57)
- Nana Mizuki Live Diamond x Fever Tops BD Chart (00:29)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 21-27 (Updated) (22:13)
- Crunchyroll Lists Durarara, Chu-Bra Among Its Anime (18:39)
- Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh's Dubbed/Subbed DVD Offered (17:53)
- Lupin III Part II Airs with Subs in Southern California (15:37)
- WAaI! boys in skirts Magazine to Launch in Japan (11:22)
- Elemental Gelade, Sore Jaa Yoshida-kun! Manga Ending (04:32)
- NisiOisin's Katanagatari Promo Video Streamed (03:39)
- Daily Briefs (23:53)
- Cobra, Karas Singer Sasja Antheunis Interviewed (23:51)
- Polysics Vocalist Kayo to Leave Band in 2010 (23:33)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 14-20 (21:21)
- Harlem Beat's Nishiyama Launches Queen's Butler Karin Manga (20:49)
- Yamato, Darker than Black, Shugo Chara CDs in Top 10 (20:17)
- Shin Koihime†Musō Gets New Original Video Anime (17:44)
- Angel Beats, Shiki Anime Promo Videos Streamed (17:30)
- New Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts Special to Air (00:03)
- The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee Anime to Get Film (Updated) (18:44)
- Cosplay NYE Party announced for Melbourne - Solstone: Artifacts and Enchantments (14:54)
- Ghost in the Shell's Oshii Announces Tetsujin 28 Film (Updated) (13:14)
- The Legends of Tono from Gegege's Mizuki Gets Animated (12:26)
- Honey Hunt Goes on Hiatus, Author Reveals New Manga (04:38)
- Keshikasu-kun Children's Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (13:58)
- 2009's Top-Selling Blu-ray Discs in Japan (Continued) (12:08)
- Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky Teaser Posted (11:05)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 13-19 (06:42)
- Japanese Box Office, December 19-20 (06:19)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 7-13 (23:17)
- Bandai Entertainment Updates Haruhi Suzumiya Site (14:20)
- Votoms: Gen-ei Hen Video Anime's Promo Videos Streamed (07:51)
- Haruhi, Omamori Himari, Haruka Videos Posted (03:43)
- Petit Eva's Kanaban Streams Yanyan Machiko Anime (03:19)
- Zettai Karen Children Manga Gets OVA Green-Lit (02:36)
- Gundam Unicorn Anime's English Dubbing Cast Announced (01:17)
- Senkō no Night Raid Spy TV Anime's Promos Streamed (00:09)
- Sailor Moon's Takeuchi, Hunter X Hunter's Togashi Have 2nd Baby (Updated) (20:11)
- 2009's Top-Selling Blu-ray Discs in Japan (Overall) (16:52)
- 2009's Top-Selling DVDs in Japan (Overall) (16:35)
- My-Hime EXA Manga to Launch in January (15:36)
- X Japan Confirmed to Film 4 Music Videos in Hollywood (15:09)
- Hollywood Boulevard to Be Closed for X Japan's Filming (Updated) (13:08)
- Dennō Coil Gets Japan's 1st GPS Augmented Reality Campaign (10:37)
- Distant Star's Shinkai Posts Images for Next Anime (08:51)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 30-December 6 (08:26)
- Abnormal Physiology Seminar Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (06:58)
- Daily Briefs (18:51)
- Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya, Kou Shibasaki Star in Ōoku Film (18:50)
- X Japan to Appear in Hollywood on January 9 (18:06)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20 (17:01)
- Gundam: Zeon Children's Academy Manga Starts in January (15:59)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 14-20 (12:00)
- Kowarekake no Orgel Dōjin Anime's Samples Posted (11:21)
- 11Eyes Game Gets Original Video Anime Green-Lit (09:53)
- Tono to Issho Adds Gackt Anime, Time of Eve Adds Pilot (00:41)
- Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi TV Anime Reportedly Green-Lit (23:00)
- Fafner: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth Project Revealed (Updated) (21:11)
- Sentai Adds 3rd You're Under Arrest TV, Yozakura, Tayutama (15:16)
- Live-Action Girl Who Leapt Through Time Trailer Posted (14:26)
- 1/1-Scale 'Life-Size' Gundam to Rise Again at Shizuoka (13:33)
- Eva 2.0, Summer Wars Win Japan Academy Awards (11:40)
- Yona Yona, Overrun, Tono to Issho, Rin Videos Streamed (10:48)
- Unko-san Scatological Comedy's New TV Anime in January (05:06)
- Comic Gear Mag Stops Publication in January (04:21)
- Biglobe to Debut Yutori-chan Anime via Email (Updated) (02:43)
- Cirque du Freak's Arai Launches Arago Police Manga (02:15)
- 1st BIg Windup! Compilation DVD Set to Have New Anime (01:33)
- Tales of Graces, Sengoku Musō, My Girl Songs in Top 10 (23:57)
- Daily Briefs (20:10)
- Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Enlists Japanese Voices (20:08)
- Funimation Streams My Bride is a Mermaid, Other Anime (17:21)
- VizAnime.com Portal Launched with Buso Renkin Streams (16:07)
- Polysics Rock Band Announces U.S. Tour in 14 Cities (15:29)
- Man Gets 15 Years in Anime, Twilight Cross-Country Case (15:01)
- Baka to Test to Shōkanjū, Liar Game's Promos Streamed (11:34)
- Ring ni Kakero 1: Shadow TV Anime to Debut on April 2 (11:07)
- Distant Star's Makoto Shinkai Outlines Next Work (02:05)
- Lupin III: the Last Job TV Special to Air in February (00:09)
- Shin Koihime†Musō's New Anime Season to Debut in April (22:54)
- Even More Prizes Added to ANN Holiday Logo Contest (15:57)
- Tokyo City Produces Anime to Promote Foreign Tourism (Updated) (14:38)
- My Darling is a Foreigner Film's Teaser Streamed (14:01)
- Junod Anime Film on Hiroshima Aftermath Slated for 2010 (Updated) (05:58)
- 'Fumiko's Confession' Nominated for YouTube Awards (04:48)
- Daily Briefs (16:26)
- Gonzo Produces Animation for Arcadia Saga Online RPG (16:14)
- Evangelion 2.0 DVD Has Retakes in the Works for Spring (11:22)
- Shugo Chara! Encore! Manga to Launch in February (10:45)
- Ookiku Furikabutte TV Anime's 2nd Season Green-Lit (Updated) (10:32)
- Kamen Rider Dragon Knight's Final 6 Episodes Streamed (07:00)
- Daily Briefs (23:43)
- Shiki Horror Mystery Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (21:26)
- British Anime Net Dancer Beckii Cruel Forms Girl Band (19:17)
- Crunchyroll Adds Cobra the Animation Videos, TV Series (11:36)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 6-12 (08:39)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 10th Anniversary Anime's Footage Streamed (Updated) (08:22)
- Tecmo Cancels Bastard!! MMORPG's Development (Updated) (02:50)
- Anime Network to Add The Skull Man, Tears to Tiara (02:20)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Ponyo Song is 1 of 63 Submitted for Oscar Nomination (23:55)
- Mazinger/Cutey Honey/Devilman's Go Nagai Interviewed (23:40)
- Funimation Confirms Strike Witches Cast, FMA Street Date (22:54)
- Haruhi Suzumiya Film's New Promo Video Streamed (16:35)
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 7-13 (16:29)
- 2 Oklahoma Students to Be Disciplined for 'Death Note' (13:27)
- Viz Adds Rocket Girls, Harmony Novels & Bleach Guide (Updated) (12:44)
- Live-Action Manga-Based Saru Lock Trailer Streamed (11:59)
- Last Haruka 3 DVDs Add Long Edition, Multiple Endings (07:42)
- 4th Bleach Film, 4th Naruto Shippūden Film Green-Lit (20:47)
- Japanese Box Office, December 12-13 (19:12)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (17:03)
- All 56 One Piece Books on Japan's Weekly Top 200 Manga (14:54)
- Daily Briefs (13:57)
- Little Lulu Artist Irving Tripp Passes Away (13:55)
- Evangelion Chronicle Magazine to Re-Launch in January (05:12)
- Metal Fight Beyblade Anime Gets Film in Summer 2010 (03:55)
- Ghibli's Next Film Adapts Mary Norton's The Borrowers (Updated) (03:19)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 7-13 (21:26)
- Ponyo Sells 9,000 BDs to Top Japan's Weekly Anime Chart (18:21)
- Viz Confirms Kirby Manga & Novels by Hayashi, Otsuichi (Updated) (15:59)
- Omamori Himari TV Anime Promo Video Posted Online (14:13)
- Cameron: Battle Angel Has Script, 1 Year of Design Work (14:00)
- Lives, Butterfly, Puzzle+ Manga Listed by Amazon (11:50)
- Durarara!!, Chu-Bra!! TV Commercials Streamed (10:51)
- Ponyo Not Nominated for Golden Globes (Updated) (10:16)
- Funimation Posts More Anime Series Online (04:37)
- Boys on the Run, Shin-chan CD Singles Debut in Top 10 (04:17)
- Daily Briefs (22:32)
- Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works Trailer Streamed (22:03)
- Namie Amuro, Gundam's Amuro Make Joint Music Video (15:22)
- Those Who Hunt Elves' Yagami, ufotable Stream Yawarakame (14:50)
- Sega Plans Jewelpet's Overseas Expansion Next Year (07:28)
- Boys Over Flowers' Kamio to Launch Manga in February (05:57)
- 10th One Piece Film Tops Ponyo's Opening Weekend (Updated) (03:47)
- 100 Out of 400 Laid Off at CG Astro Boy's Imagi Studio (02:40)
- Beck's Sakuishi to Launch Seven Shakespeare Manga (16:25)
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 30-December 6 (15:49)
- Bokurano's Last Volume to Bundle Unpublished Spinoff (14:44)
- Liar Game: The Final Stage Film's 2nd Teaser Streamed (13:57)
- Gary Whitta Discusses Live-Action Akira's Early Drafts (04:14)
- CW4Kids Takes Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight off Schedule (22:50)
- Xbox Live Posts Halo Legends: The Package Part 1 & 2 (14:44)
- Haruka -Beyond the Stream of Time- Manga Ends in Japan (13:37)
- Gintama, Precure, Shin-chan Movie Trailers Streamed (12:36)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Candy Boy's Hoshikawa Plans New Work with Seed Project (20:41)
- Japanese Box Office, December 5-6 (17:39)
- Doraemon: Nobita no Ningyo Daikaisen's Trailer Posted (16:47)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 29-December 5 (11:57)
- 2010 Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl Film's New Teaser Posted (09:11)
- Barefoot Gen's Nakazawa Donates Art to Hiroshima Museum (Updated) (03:59)
- Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 23-29 (01:51)
- Usagi Yojimbo Creator Stan Sakai Interviewed (00:27)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Hetalia Anime's Third Season Green-Lit (Updated) (21:06)
- Hatsune Miku Virtual Idol to Hold 1st Solo Concert (14:50)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st Trailer Posted (13:15)
- Solanin, Planzet, Cobra, Sayaka Videos Streamed (12:19)
- Otomo's Hipira: The Little Vampire Book Gets TV Anime (Updated) (11:12)
- Bakuman. Manga's TV Anime Confirmed for Fall 2010 (Update 3) (10:26)
- Tokyo Anime Fair Announces 6th Annual Awards of Merit (04:09)
- Bushiroad Confirms Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Anime (02:53)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- B Gata H Kei Manga's TV Anime Confirmed for Next Spring (Updated) (23:57)
- Canada's Bionix on Demand for Anime Ends This Month (19:12)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Updated) (17:51)
- Kousuke Sugimoto's 'The TV Show' Anime Streamed in HD (13:50)
- Studio Ghibli to Announce Next Film on December 16 (Updated) (13:13)
- SD Gundam Sangokuden Anime Film to Open on February 27 (Updated) (11:56)
- 5th Sgt. Frog Movie, Nintendo DS RPG Detailed (11:01)
- Drifting Classroom Creator Kazuo Umezu Interviewed (02:23)
- Priest Movie Pushed Up to Late Summer (02:07)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- School Library Journal Names Best Books in 2009 (23:20)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 30-December 6 (22:08)
- Manga Nominated for Awards at Angouleme Comic Fest (19:11)
- Lupin 'Steals' Statue, 'Obama' Attends Afro Samurai Show (12:51)
- Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky Revealed (Updated) (11:01)
- Voice Actress Yurika Ochiai Reports Murder Threats (09:56)
- Namikawa Directs 1st Film: Live-Action Wonderful World (08:47)
- 2 Eva Fender Guitars Auctioned for 17 Million Yen (07:58)
- Daily Briefs (23:31)
- Kunimitsu no Matsuri Actor, Singer Manabu Oshio Arrested (23:28)
- Yellow's Makoto Tateno, Madhouse China Exec Interviewed (23:23)
- Macross F's Sheryl, May'n Put Albums in Weekly Top 10 (22:52)
- Funimation Adds Animated Guardians of Luna Project (Updated) (16:24)
- Japanese Box Office, November 28-29 (15:56)
- 801 Media Adds Under Grand Hotel Yaoi Manga (Updated) (15:18)
- Code Geass: Shikkoku no Renya Manga to Launch in 2010 (Updated) (12:07)
- Moyashimon Manga Gets 2010 Live-Action Drama Green-Lit (Update 2) (11:02)
- Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san. Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (10:58)
- Starry Sky Drama CD/Game Series Gets Anime Green-Lit (Update 2) (10:44)
- Giant Killing Soccer Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (10:14)
- Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei Novel Gets TV Anime Green-Lit (Updated) (04:47)
- Psychic Detective Yakumo Novels Get TV Anime Green-Lit (Updated) (04:37)
- One Piece's Luffy Adorns Cover of Men's Fashion Mag (03:10)
- Japanese Box Office, November 21-22 (23:58)
- Guin Saga's Kurimoto Wins Japanese Sci-Fi Writers Award (23:57)
- Yume o Kanaeru Zō TV Anime to Return in This Winter (13:09)
- Aniplex's So-Ra-No-Wo-To Anime TV Commercial Streamed (12:08)
- Weekend Wrapup 29/11 - 5/12 (10:01)
- 2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #26-50 (23:57)
- Japanese Box Office, November 14-15 (21:07)
- paper: Tatsumi's A Drifting Life Memoir Gets Film (20:48)
- Daily Briefs (20:13)
- Asahi Newspaper Hosts 9 Full-Page One Piece Spreads (20:11)
- New Code Geass Project's Launch Revealed (Update 4) (22:27)
- 2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (16:29)
- To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku Light Novel Reportedly Gets Film (14:42)
- Sentai Adds Skull Man, Maria Holic Anime in February (Updated) (12:57)
- Yen Press to Adapt von Ziegesar's Gossip Girl Novels (Updated) (12:41)
- Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!! Gets Anime DVD in Sho-Comi Mag (Updated) (10:56)
- Ikkitousen XX, Fullmetal Alchemist Wii Videos Posted (10:46)
- New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 22-28 (10:06)
- Ponyo Qualifies for Golden Globes' Consideration (02:27)
- Major Baseball TV Anime's 6th Season to Debut in April (00:15)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Box Office, November 7-8 (23:57)
- 2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #1-25 (22:38)
- Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 23-29 (19:54)
- Higurashi, Baka to Test, Amagami Get New Manga (15:51)
- Negadon's Jun Awazu Directs Planzet CG Film for 2010 (14:16)
- Basquash's Itagaki Writing, Directing Bishōjo Anime Work (11:42)
- Udon Entertainment to Publish Mega Man Megamix Manga (11:12)
- Summer Wars, Vinland Saga Win Media Arts Awards (Update 3) (03:55)
- Daily Briefs (23:55)
- Tokyopop CEO Considers Using Fan Translators (Updated) (23:53)
- Last 3 Bakemonogatari Anime Volumes Delayed by 1 Month (23:26)
- Japanese Box Office, October 31-November 1 (21:43)
- Kindaichi's Kanari, Baka-Kyoudai's Adachi Start Manga (20:58)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, November 23-29 (16:45)
- Jewelpet, Kiruminzuu Anime Get New Shōjo Manga Spinoffs (15:48)
- Happy Cafe's Matsuzuki to Launch New Manga on Saturday (12:14)
- 1st Naruto Anime's Finale Premieres on Canada's YTV (11:30)
- 5-Meter Space Battleship Yamato Model Displayed (03:22)
- Naruto Makes Yahoo's Top 10 for Search Terms in 2009 (00:25)
- Cast for The Wallflower TV Drama Announced (00:18)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Japanese Box Office, October 24-25 (23:57)
- Tatsumi's Black Blizzard Listed by Drawn & Quarterly (23:47)
- Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 23-29 (21:38)
- Inuyasha Shop to Open in Japanese Department Store (19:37)
- Ponyo's Miyazaki, Hisaishi Nominated for Annie Awards (15:34)
- To Love-Ru's Yabuki Confirmed for Mayoi Neko Overrun (Updated) (13:50)
- Dragon Ball's Toriyama, DNA²'s Katsura to Launch Jiya Manga (Update 2) (10:16)
- Thailand's Super Dunker Wins 3rd Int'l Manga Award (09:41)