News wrap up November 6, 2009
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I’ve been checking out some great trailers for the oddest Japanese video games like Metal wolf chaos and My Girlfriend Is the President which Escapist has an interesting article on.
Inazuma Eleven games and anime getting localised
Booze Tastes Better At Kobe’s Gundam Toy Bar
Astro Boy gets a wrap up in The Australia
And some new anime for review:
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Redux
Gunslinger Girl II Teatrino Season 2 Collection
Sword of theStrnger
Pet Shop of Horrors
Mahoromatic Season 2
Ponyo
Evangelion 1.0 You are (not) alone
News, with a dash of lemon… November 3, 2009
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Hideo Kojima and Neon Genesis Evangelion creator judging a Twilight art contest [Japanator]
Oh noes anime is dying! FUNimation posts $2.3m profit [Home Media Magazine]
IGN tells us who the top 25 most popular anime characters are [IGN]
CGI Space Battleship Yamato Film Production Finishes; TV Specials Announced [ANN Au]
Two Japanese universities are opening manga libraries: Tokyo Uni and Meiji Uni.
Have I got news for YOU! October 28, 2009
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Japanese Industry Launches Global Anti-Piracy Effort [ANN Au]
IMAGI’s Astro Boy Film Opens at #6 with US$7 Million [ANN Au]
‘News via Manga’ Site Aims to Offer Translations [ANN Au]
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 11-17 [ANN Au]
Interwebs find – http://whatjapanthinks.com
Tetsujin 28 and mobile phone campaign
And some new anime up for review:
Bakugan Vol 4
Gundam 00 Vol 1
Death Note Re-Lite V1 Visions of a God
Code Geass
Some extra news October 20, 2009
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A really interesting article on the impact of twitering on the manga/anime scene.
I recently watched a fund episode of the 1960s Astro Boy show entitled the artificial sun.
Some interesting posts about classification issues of manga.
A fan otaku id kit here.
the launch of the astro boy movie.
Guess who’s back with news… October 20, 2009
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Yes, yes. We’re aware that we’ve been off air for a few weeks now. Sickness and personal lives have really put a dent in the show. But all that is about to change this week. Al, Doc Norris and Maddie are back on the airwaves doing what they do best. So without further ado. Some news…
Japanese Firm Offers to Turn Company Manuals into Manga [ANN Au]
First Site to Report News Through Manga Launched [ANN Au] http://newsmanga.com/
