SuperTechnoArts’ SuperJojoWithdrawl

05/14/08 1040 hours

What a dramatic day! First the Yaoi House stuff dies down, then hopes are raised for a Geneon comeback, and now this?

AnimeonDVD reports that SuperTechnoArts, known for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and…um…well, that’s pretty much it, may be folding. Their website is gone and AnimeNation says JoJo’s been withdrawn.

For those unaware (i.e. most of us), SuperTechnoArts was created as the North American arm of the Tokyo-based company APPP Co. (Another Push Pin Planning Company). Their only US releases, as far as I can tell, are JoJo, Sci-Fi Harry, and Shadow, all OVAs by APPP. Hmm!

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All sorts of wacky stuff

09/08/07 1851 hours

It’s amazing how much harder it is to be incessantly devoted to posting news when someone isn’t paying you a living wage to do it!

That said, it’s time to play more catchup. This time, though, just the fun/cool/weird shit. Here goes.

  • Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure creator Araki Hirohiko managed to score a gig drawing the cover of an American science journal, says Canned Dogs. Career high or career low? You decide.
  • Blah blah blah D.C. comics, Random House, new distribution deal, etc.
  • A manga anthology created by a bunch of comedians ends publication after something like seven issues, to the surprise of…um, not me?
  • Just because many warez sites contain porn ads doesn’t mean the porn industry approves of copyright infringement. In fact, when it’s of their own material, companies will fight for the right to orgy.
  • Virginal loli magical girl + foul-mouthed military devotee tomboy = match made in heaven.
  • Really, really expensive swag.
  • Rozen Maiden’s Suigintou joins the racing circuit?
  • Aaand Motorou Mase’s manga Ikigami, which is centered around a guy who delivers an “Ikigami” paper to a person, who will then die in 24 hours, is getting a movie. The manga is about what these people do in the 24 hours they have left. Sounds kinda neat.

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