News of interest December 1, 2009
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leiji matsumoto’s manga meter watch is big, bad and awesome Technabob (blog)
Not Manga related, but a fun idea:
Pretend To Be A Time Traveller Day
“because obviously there aren’t enough time travellers”
What: Performance
Start Time: 08 December at 00:00
End Time: 08 December at 12:55
Where: Everywhere You Can Possibly Harass Citizens
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=133916279611&mid=17db0d5G3e34191fG11d2f8eG7
News highlights November 24, 2009
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A sobering look at the threats facing the future of the anime industry here: Discontent Seeps Into Japan’s Anime Studios. Low Pay, Long Hours and Dwindling Demand Change the Plot for Animation Juggernaut
Westerner sets up host cafe for female otaku in Ikebukuro Manga fascination: An interview with translator Simona Stanzani
Japanese tourism to tample based on manga Japanese temple resorts to manga to woo visitors
News Time Wilbur November 19, 2009
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Initial D’s Signed AE86 Replica Auctioned for Charity [ANN Au]
Eva 2.0 Wins 1st in Animation at Lyon Asian Film Fest [ANN Au]
Madhouse’s Iron Man Next Spring, Wolverine in Summer [ANN Au]
Live-Action Bebop Producer Reveals 1212 Entertainment [ANN Au]
Otaku Marries a Nintendo DS character [Japanator]
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.
