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Heavens to betsy, lookit all that news!
TV Anime:
- ANN has confirmed that Bandai Visual (that’s the Japanese one) is going to be releasing some of its titles globally on Blu-Ray, i.e. with subtitles in English and other languages.
- Meanwhile, Slayers REVOLUTION just looks better and better: Megumi Hayashibara has announced on her official site that she’ll be singing both the OP and ED themes.
Manga:
- ICv2 has released its Anime/Manga Guide, and Naruto remained the top property while anime sales continue to decline (although box sets seem to be doing well).
- An absolute must-read: Christopher Butcher goes way in-depth with VIZ’s original content line.
- God help us all, the 48-person girl group AKB48 is getting its own manga.
- A mysteriously unnamed set of “anime artists” (I can only assume they actually draw manga?) took part in a breast cancer fundraiser.
Movies/OVAs:
- An official trailer for Mamoru Oshii’s Sky Crawlers is up at the official website. Score!
Music:
- Anime on DVD has a press release from Jpop group Budo Grape, with two Texas appearances (including A-kon) and one in New York City.
Toys/Swag:
- Kotobukiya is a Japanese company, and Batman is getting made into an anime, so I can call this anime-ish news, right? ‘Cause it’s absolutely badass.
- In other toy news, Japan is working on a line of eco-friendly toys.
Misc:
- I finally have a good reason to hunt down a copy of Otaku USA– Japanator’s Zac Bentz is in the new issue.
- If my preview of Manga Cafe Mika wasn’t enough for you, here’s Deb Aoki’s coverage of the grand opening over at manga.about.com.
Weehaw!
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April 28th, 2008 at 11:12 am
[...] 第29回オリンピッ&atild… wrote an interesting post today on A Roundup of Epic ProportionsHere’s a quick excerpt- ICv2 has released its Anime/Manga Guide, and Naruto remained the top property while anime sales continue to decline (although box sets… [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I just wonder about when Bandai Visual says it’s going to price the Blu-Ray titles the same globally, will it be the Japanese standard ($55, I believe) or the US standard ($40)?
Judging by BV’s past pricing model, I’m guessing that it’s going to be the Japanese pricing, but that $15 difference is an easier pill to swallow than what they were asking for with their standard DVD releases.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
whoopseh! Looks like you linked to my front page — here’s the permalink to the Manga Cafe Mika blog post:
http://manga.about.com/b/2008/04/28/may-3-manga-cafe-mika-grand-opening-in-san-francisco.htm
thanks!
April 29th, 2008 at 7:13 am
[...] reports that Jpop band Exile is going to be made into an anime, not unlike yesterday’s news in which one section of the 48-member girl group AKB48 was getting made into a [...]