Thursday, May 31, 2012

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “JManga Adds Ryo Aduchi's Softenni Manga” plus 20 more

JManga Adds Ryo Aduchi's Softenni Manga
Berserk New Releases- Art of War Releasing Guts Statues
Vividred Operation Anime's TV Ad Aired
Hello Kitty Picnic with Sanrio Friends 3DS Game Announced
Daily Briefs
Animate's Ikebukuro Café to Serve Hetalia Menu
Anime Expo 2012 Welcomes Top Lolita Model Misako Aoki As An Official Fashion Guest Of Honor
Otakon is Proud to Announce Illustrator Gashicon of Hangry&Angry
Higashimura's Omo ni Naitemasu Gets Live-Action Show
Director Mamoru Oshii Writes Zombie Diary Novel
Crunchyroll Announces Major Update to Windows Phone App
Crunchyroll Launches Ambassador Program
Yoshiki, Leader of X Japan, Unveils His Wax Figure In Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
New Guests And More Announcements For Florida Supercon
Sengoku Basara HD Collection's Promo Streamed
New Toonami Anime Ranks #1 in Young Adult Demographics
Drops of God Manga Creator Agi Writes DEEN's New Song
Neko Ramen's Kenji Sonishi Begins Neko Tantei Manga
Teaser Image for New Aquaplus PSP Game Posted
Medabots 7: Kabuto Ver./Kuwagata Ver. Announced for 3DS
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 21-27

Posted: 31 May 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Also: Kaili Sorano's Mother Keeper, Isami Nakagawa's Poguri added

Berserk New Releases- Art of War Releasing Guts Statues

Posted: 31 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT

19th May 2012, Tokyo, Japan –ART OF WAR has released the "Guts: The Battle for Doldrey/ 1:10 scale". "Guts: The Battle for Doldrey" was one of the most...

Vividred Operation Anime's TV Ad Aired

Posted: 31 May 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Strike Witches' Kazuhiro Takamura to direct, design for collaboration between Aniplex, Dengeki G's mag

Hello Kitty Picnic with Sanrio Friends 3DS Game Announced

Posted: 31 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Also: Sanrio releases Hello Kitty World iOS game in Japan

Daily Briefs

Posted: 31 May 2012 11:30 AM PDT

• Editor: Live-Action Mardock Scramble, Sands of Time Rights Not Yet Sold
• Polar Bear's Café Creator Comments Further on Anime
• Jump Square Editors: Claymore Manga to Continue
• Is This a Zombie? of the Dead TV Anime to End Next Week
• Man Arrested for Uploading One Piece Manga via Cabos
• Man Arrested for Pirating Resident Evil: Degeneration DVDs
• Man Arrested for Selling Devices for Running DS Game Copies
• YouTube Wins French Copyright Case Against Broadcaster

Animate's Ikebukuro Café to Serve Hetalia Menu

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Italy's chicken pasta, America's cheese hamburg steak, Russia's pork stroganoff, more offered

Anime Expo 2012 Welcomes Top Lolita Model Misako Aoki As An Official Fashion Guest Of Honor

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:29 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (May 31, 2012) – Spotlighting the best in Japanese street fashion, Anime Expo (AX), North America's largest anime, manga, and Japanese pop...

Otakon is Proud to Announce Illustrator Gashicon of Hangry&Angry

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Baltimore, MD (May 31, 2012) – We are proud to announce that illustrator GASHICON of HANGRY&ANGRY is coming to Otakon 2012! In 2004, GASHICON entered the...

Higashimura's Omo ni Naitemasu Gets Live-Action Show

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:25 AM PDT

Princess Jellyfish creator Akiko Higashimura's comedy about woman cursed by her beauty

Director Mamoru Oshii Writes Zombie Diary Novel

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:22 AM PDT

Story follows lone zombie hunter who searches for human survivors in Tokyo

Crunchyroll Announces Major Update to Windows Phone App

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:10 AM PDT

The leader in streaming Anime and Asian content opens Windows Phone App to all viewers San Francisco, Calif. (May 30, 2012) – Crunchyroll, Inc., the leading...

Crunchyroll Launches Ambassador Program

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:10 AM PDT

100 passionate fans to receive exclusive benefits, access, and exposure to the world-wide Anime community San Francisco, Calif. (May 30, 2012) - Crunchyroll...

Yoshiki, Leader of X Japan, Unveils His Wax Figure In Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:10 AM PDT

HONG KONG (26 May 2012) Yoshiki, leader of legendary visual rock band X Japan, attended the unveiling ceremony of his wax figure in Madame Tussauds Hong...

New Guests And More Announcements For Florida Supercon

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:10 AM PDT

MAJOR UPDATES FOR FLORIDA SUPERCON 2012 South Florida's Largest Geek Entertainment Festival Returns June 29 – July 2, 2012 To Miami, FL. Featuring Comic...

Sengoku Basara HD Collection's Promo Streamed

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:15 PM PDT

August 30 HD-graphics makover features abingdon boys school's "We Are" song

New Toonami Anime Ranks #1 in Young Adult Demographics

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:20 PM PDT

Deadman Wonderland's ratings are up 14% from last year; Adult Swim VP: "We need to do better"

Drops of God Manga Creator Agi Writes DEEN's New Song

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:19 PM PDT

Single by long-running band due out in late June

Neko Ramen's Kenji Sonishi Begins Neko Tantei Manga

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:24 PM PDT

4-panel manga strip tells story of cat detective