Angel Beats, Kamen Rider Promo Videos Streamed (Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:35:31 -0400)
Angel Beats to debut in April, Kamen Rider: Chō Den-O Trilogy to begin on May 22

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Streamed in UK (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:23:45 -0500)
Five episodes posted a week until streams catch up to Japanese broadcast

Ponyo Ranks #3 BD, #4 DVD in First Week (Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:48:57 -0500)
Halo Legends falls from charts in 3rd week of sales

Daily Briefs (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:44:50 -0500)
• Yuu Watase, Kumiko Suekane, Hiroki Otsuka Interviewed
• 30+ Injured After Filming of Winter Sonata's Ending

Japanese Box Office, March 6-7 (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:37:01 -0500)
30th Doraemon film at #1, Sgt. Frog, Saru Lock, Haruhi stay in the top 15

Planzet, Eden of the East II Films' Promos Streamed (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:26:46 -0500)
Planzet to open in Japan on May 22; Eden of the East Movie II opens on Saturday

Yubisaki Milk Tea Cross-Dressing Manga Ends in Japan (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:25:00 -0500)
Tomochika Miyano's final book this summer; Tokyopop resumes run in April

New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 27-March 5 (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500)
New Bleach, Naruto, Negima, Vampire Knight, Dark-Hunters, Soul Eater, Black Butler, new Skip Beat, 2 Alice books

Summer Wars' Hosoda Wins Japanese Government Prize (Updated) (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:16:16 -0500)
Honneamise composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, Innocence designer Yohei Taneda also win

Natsume Ono to Launch Nigeru Otoko Manga in May (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:47 -0500)
Latest from creator of not simple, Ristorante Paradiso, House of Five Leaves

New Yoshitoshi ABe Manga Now Available on Kindle (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:57:00 -0500)
41-page I am an Alien, I have a Question dōjinshi in Japanese, English

DMP Adds Ayano Yamane's Finder, Kazuma Kodaka's Kizuna (Updated) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:15:13 -0500)
Finder Series to ship in Summer 2010, Kizuna to ship in September

Anime Expo to Host Bebop Designer Toshihiro Kawamoto (Updated) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:24 -0500)
Kawamoto also worked on Gundam 0083, Golden Boy, Wolf's Rain, Heroman

Kowarekake no Orgel Dōjin Side Story Revealed (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:39:01 -0500)
Also: Danny Choo reveals Mirai Fusion production studio

U.S.'s Nicktoons TV Adds Dragon Ball Z Kai in May (Update 2) (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:41:43 -0500)
Also on Nicktoons: Voltron Panthera Force

Takako Shimura's Wandering Son Manga Gets Anime (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:24 -0500)
Hōrō Musuko manga to be released in North America in December

Prefecture Considers Building One Piece Ship in Park (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:14:50 -0500)
Southwestern Japan's Kumamoto City is birthplace of creator Eiichiro Oda

Declines in Japan's Video, Anime Sales Slowed in 2009 (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:59:33 -0500)
Overall video sales fell 4.2%; anime DVDs' dip partly offset by anime BDs' 272% jump

Mizuno Draws Faith No More Poster, Kuriyama on MTV Iggy (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:00 -0500)
Junko Mizuno draws concert poster; Chiaki Kuriyama's video partly streamed

Crunchyroll Ends Its Download-to-Own Service (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:19 -0500)
Company intends to dedicate more resources to streaming content

Amazon Halts In-House Sales of Diamond-Distributed Books (Updated) (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:30:00 -0500)
Temporary move affects all titles from Dark Horse Comics, several other publishers

Japanese Comic Ranking, March 1-7 (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:03 -0500)
One Piece sets all-time record; Naruto, Reborn!, Bakuman, Toriko in top 5

Funimation Comments Further on Vampire Bund Edits (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:43:40 -0500)
Streaming/broadcast to remain edited; Funimation to consider unedited DVDs

Daily Briefs (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:28 -0500)
• Gundam 00 Film's Official Title, New Character Revealed
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gets Stage Play in 2011
• New Bleach No Longer Slated for April on Adult Swim

Otomo's Hipira Vampire Anime Made into 3D TV Footage (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:20:50 -0500)
Hipira-kun shown on Panasonic's stereoscopic 3D Viera TV at Tokyo Anime Fair

Ketsu-Inu Web Manga Gets Flash Anime TV Shorts (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:12:25 -0500)
Lifestyle Tsunoda's story about dog-like creature with face shaped like buttocks

Daily Briefs (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:57:00 -0500)
• Eden of the East Movie I Seen Over 100,000 Times
• Quentin Tarantino Sued Over Kill BIll's Anime Segment

Funimation Streams Vampire Bund, Baka & Test, 009-1, Last Exile (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:53:51 -0500)
ANN adds Burst Angel's streams

Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 1-7 (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:19:13 -0500)
Summer Wars, 20th Century Boys, Saki, GA, Kuruneko, Reborn, One Piece

Tokyo Bill on 'Virtual' Child Porn Set for March Vote (Update 3) (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:56:42 -0500)
Amendment can go before assembly on March 30, can become law by October

Summer Wars Tops Eva as #1 Anime BD in 1st-Week Sales (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:40:31 -0500)
Mamoru Hosoda's film sells 54,000, trails only Michael Jackson's This Is It

Gurren Lagann Parallel Works Gets 2nd Anime DVD (Updated) (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:18:23 -0500)
Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 2 with new music videos to ship on May 26

Higurashi Creator Starts Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Manga (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:35:00 -0500)
Nishieda designs & Ichirō Tsunohazu draws Ryukishi07's newest horror story

Shōjo Manga Pioneer Moto Hagio Heads to Comic-Con (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:49:09 -0500)
Hagio's appearance at San Diego precedes Fantagraphics' new manga line

Daily Briefs (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:58:00 -0500)
• Borders Store Chain Lays Off More Employees
• Astro Boy Mag iPhone App Now in UK, AU, Other Nations

Zipang's Kawaguchi, Suppli's Okazaki Launch New Manga (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:57:00 -0500)
Also: Ultimate Venus' Takako Shigematsu starts Shin Kami-sama no Iu Tōri!

Media Blasters Reduces Staff with Layoffs, Furloughs (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 -0500)
At least 13 affected in print, accounting, acquisitions, video, sales departments

Fantagraphics Adds Moto Hagio's A Drunken Dream (Updated) (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:42:45 -0500)
Part of new line of manga licensed from Shogakukan, edited by Matt Thorn

Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 22-28 (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:07:58 -0500)
DB Kai, Heartcatch Precure!, Thriller Restaurant, Stitch!, Tamagotchi

Sora no Otoshimono's Unaired Episode Held Back From DVD (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:06:52 -0500)
Planned episode #14 "Project Pink" replaced by live concert video