Roundup: I Just Got To Texas And It’s F!#$ing Hot Edition

05/29/08 0829 hours

You’re in luck, my friends: in spite of having stayed up until 4:30am, my body won’t let me sleep in any more. And you benefit! Here’s some of the news meanderingaround the Internets today:

  • ADV’s Chris Oarr does an interview with Ain’t It Cool Anime, who discusses the status of ADV Manga. In spite of comments from Chris Johnston, Oarr assures the world that ADV Manga still exists, and then completely refuses to actually provide anything concrete, as noted in more detail by Brigid over at MangaBlog.
  • Speaking of Brigid, she’s got a fantastic (and notably calm and collected) round-up of thoughts on TOKYOPOP’s Manga Pilots contract, and you may find that at second glance, Tpop’s not as out-of-line with other publishers as one might think
  • RightStuf has launched their website for Victorian Romance Emma, and anyone who likes an amazingly detailed period piece and/or a good, solid, unpretentious romance really ought to check the show out if they haven’t already.
  • FUNimation is offering some free episodes of Shin-chan, along with clips from Vexille and a “special video” from Baldr Force EXE. I bought the Vexille DVD at Acen but I still haven’t watched it @_@

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    • Adult Swim’s Doing Well, But…lolwut?

    12/13/07 1038 hours

    I got a google alert for this article from Media Life Magazine, which notes that Cartoon Network (and specifically Adult Swim) has made some serious gains in the 13-40 male demographic– in spite of, or perhaps in part because of, the WGA strike. The article denounces that idea, noting that it’s part of a trend for Adult Swim that began prior to and has been unaffected by the strike.

    But on to the funny part:

    The Adult Swim lineup consists of a rotating roster of animated shows, including former and current Fox hits “Futurama” and “Family Guy,” as well as network originals like “Robot Chicken,” “Metalocalypse” and “Shin Chan.”

    …Okay, I get that Shin Chan hasn’t aired on any other stations in the U.S., but that doesn’t make it quite the same thing as a “network original” like Robot Chicken, which was created specifically for the network.

    Silly mainstream media.

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    More Pre-Panel Catchup

    07/28/07 1320 hours

    Alrighty, I’m waiting on the FUNimation panel, starting at 2:30 PST (forum thread is here, and I’ve been told that they will announce something significant, so they’ll have a solid trifecta of series from the three big summer cons). In the meantime, here are a few items making the blog rounds:

  • Here’s a tricky one - ANN reports that PWCW says that CMX has licensed the manga of Crayon Shin-chan, but I can’t find the article on PWCW and CMX hasn’t had their panel yet. (Though they DID announce that one title as part of Flex Comics earlier this weekend, so it’s perfectly possible. I guess I’ll know on Sunday.)
  • MangaBlog has the results of the Eisners, in which the manga who were nominated all lost, with the exception of one of the manga in the “Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan” category…which was sort of a no-brainer.
  • According to Gunota Headlines, a Gundam 00 race car is already in the works. Way cooler than the Garnier Fructis car.
  • Aaaand ComiPress spotted the official website for Mag Garden’s new Comic Blade Avarus anthology, plus a couple of other anthology tidbits.

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