North American Stream List: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:33 -0500)
Black Rock Shooter, Broken Blade, Senki Zessho Symphogear, Fist of the North Star live-action streamed; First dubbed episode of Madoka Magica to stream Friday

North Carolina's Animazement to Host Director Noboru Ishiguro (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500)
Director of Yamato, 1st color Astro Boy, Macross, Orguss, Megazone 23, Galactic Heroes

Manga Sutra - Futari H Gets 3rd Live-Action Film (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500)
Based on Aki Katsu's romantic comedy manga about a couple exploring intimacy

Rui no Masaiban Fantasy Drama CD's Anime Promo Streamed (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500)
Asahi Production animates video for dark fantasy about youngest magical judge

Japanese Box Office, January 28-29 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:00:00 -0500)
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 stays at #1, 2nd AKB48 documentary debuts at #7

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 23-29 (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:00:00 -0500)
L change the WorLd film; Toriko, Pokémon B&W, Inazuma Eleven GO, Hunter × Hunter on top 10 charts

New Jersey's MangaNEXT to Host Tomo Maeda, Makoto Tateno (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500)
Also: Peepo Choo creator Felipe Smith to attend February 24-26 convention

DMI Adds Boku wa Subete o Shitteiru Boys-Love Manga (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500)
Shoko Takaku's I've Seen It All manga about doctor's "sweet physical love"

Daily Briefs (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:00 -0500)
• One Piece #65 Ties Record with 4-Million Print Run
• Japanese Groups: Blu-ray to Overtake DVD in 2013
• ToHeart2 Dungeon Travelers #2 Delayed Until Summer
• Maji Koi R! Game Delayed Until Further Notice
• One Piece Mobile Game Tops 2 Million Users in 17 Days
• Transformers Prime to Debut in Japan in Vanguard's Timeslot

Exclusive: AX 2010 Lost $1.2 Million; IDG to Boost Involvement (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:25 -0500)
Anime Expo '11 was profitable, but SPJA stays in debt; Takayuki Karahashi appointed SPJA Chair

1st Berserk Film's Music Video, TV Spot Posted (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:00 -0500)
1st of 3 films based on Kentaro Miura's fantasy series opens on Saturday in Japan

Media Blasters Halts Releases of Bakuman., Ikki Tousen Great Guardians (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500)
February, March releases put on indefinite hold

Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Book of Bantorra Anime (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:48:21 -0500)
27-episode series based on Ishio Yamagata's light novels gets bilingual DVD release this year

NIS America Licenses Occult Academy TV Anime (Updated) (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:58:44 -0500)
Company to release 13-episode series with 4 bonus short episodes on Blu-ray disc

New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 22-28 (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0500)
Sailor Moon, new Black Butler, new Highschool of the Dead, 1st Durarara!!, new Pandora Hearts, 2 Naruto volumes, new Arisa, new Black God, Rosario + Vampire

MM! Manga to End in Comic Alive Mag This Month (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500)
Akinari Matsuno & Issei Hyōju's romantic comedy debuted in September 2008

Risqué Comedy Manga Kagaku na Yatsura to Bundle Anime (Updated) (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:38:23 -0500)
Hideaki Yoshikawa's "science trouble" manga of 2 beautiful girls born from science

Negima! Magister Negi Magi Manga to End in 3 More Chapters (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:40:09 -0500)
Ken Akamatsu to take 2-week break before heading into finale

Daily Briefs (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:57:00 -0500)
• Pierrot's Naruto: Rock Lee Anime Slated for Bleach's Timeslot
• Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland to Have English Subs
• Transformers Japanese Set's Replacement Discs Offered
• AnimEigo's Yawara! DVD Set to Go Out of Print
• Sony Cites PS3 Price, Downturn for Quarterly Loss
• Newspaper: Panasonic to Post US$9 Billion Loss

2 More Arrietty US Dub Clips Streamed (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:45:00 -0500)
Bridgit Mendler, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler in Ghibli film opening on February 17

Funimation Licenses Pretear Anime Series (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:12:59 -0500)
Company acquires home video, streaming rights to 13-episode magical girl series from Junichi Sato

1st Madoka Magica Episode Streamed in English in 6 Countries (Updated) (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:50:47 -0500)
In Japan, U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, NZ on February 10

Niji-Iro Hotaru Anime Film's Promo Streamed (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:45:00 -0500)
Toei's summer vacation story directed by Kônosuke Uda to open on May 19

Gyo, Minori Scramble, Naoko-san Anime's Promos Streamed (Updated) (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:15:00 -0500)
3 anime from ufotable & Aniplex's "Anime Bunko" series to ship on February 15

Sailor Moon Returns as #1 Graphic Novel in U.S. Bookstores (Updated) (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:40:00 -0500)
2 more Sailor Moon & 3 Naruto books in top 20; Rosario + Vampire in top 5

Sekiei Ayakashi Mangatan Web Manga Gets Web Anime (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:00 -0500)
Edo-era artist draws the creatures he sees in Takanori Kawai's action story

Mystic Archives of Dantalian Manga to Bundle Anime DVD (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:15:00 -0500)
Gainax staff, main cast members return; earlier DVD with light novel was cancelled

Daily Briefs (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:57:00 -0500)
• Hōkago no Pleiades Twitter Account: It Is Not Over Yet
• Naruto's Rock Lee Spinoff TV Anime Slated for April
• Kuroko no Basuke Sports TV Anime Slated for April 7
• K-ON! Film Earns 1.7 Billion Yen/US$20.8 Million
• Director Miike: Ace Attorney Film Will See Int'l Release
• Tokyo Anime Fair Posts Exhibitor List

Japanese Comic Ranking, January 23-29 (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:55:24 -0500)
Kimi ni Todoke, Giant Killing, Vinland Saga join Index, Gantz in top 5

Sentai Filmworks Licenses GetBackers Anime (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:14:41 -0500)
Re-license of ADV release from 2004, scheduled for DVD "later this year"

Armored Core V Sells 163,906; Resident Evil Revelations Sells 146,559 (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:35:00 -0500)
Tales of Innocence R debuts at #3 with 54,853 copies sold; Mobile Suit Gundam: Mokuba no Kiseki sells 9,121

Tiger & Bunny Anime Sells 233,000 Total Blu-ray Discs (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0500)
Final BD volume sells 21,757 copies to rank at #1 on Oricon's weekly chart

Rock Band Remioromen Goes on Hiatus (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500)
Trio performed theme songs for Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot, live-action Kansen Rettō

Tite Kubo's Bleach Manga to Enter Final Arc (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:15:34 -0500)
Approaching end of decade-long manga revealed in next Weekly Shonen Jump issue

Arrietty Anime Film's New U.S. Dub Clip Streamed (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:06:54 -0500)
1st-time director Hiromasa Yonebayashi's Ghibli film to open in U.S. on February 17

1st Berserk Anime Film's Special Preview Streamed (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:20:30 -0500)
Griffith's Takahiro Sakurai narrates "Guts vs. Band of the Hawk" video for Saturday opening

Natsuiro Kiseki's 1st 5-Minute Promo Streamed with Sphere (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:09:02 -0500)
Voice actress group stars, sings in April anime with FMA director Seiji Mizushima

Daily Briefs (Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:57:00 -0500)
• Freezing: First Chronicle Spinoff Manga Concludes
• Funimation Delays Fairy Tail Part 4, Heaven's Lost Property 2

North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 29-February 4 (Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0500)
ef ~ A Tale of Memories, Fairy Tail, Yamada's First Time anime, GTO: 14 Days in Shonan, Vampire Bund manga ship

Koji Yamamura's Muybridge's Strings Nominated for Genie Award (Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0500)
Animated short won award at 15th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards last month