Saturday, October 26, 2013

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Daily Briefs” plus 24 more

Daily Briefs
Crunchyroll to Simultaneously Offer Kodansha Manga in 170 Countries
Nendoroid and Figma in the Works for Newest Madoka Magica Magical Girl Nagisa
The Eccentric Family Announced for North American Retail Release and Hulu Streaming
Taberemasen Manga Creator Yanwari Kazama Passes Away
Pokemon Juice Delivers Vitamin C and Delicious Fruit Flavors
Manga Reborn's Kickstarter Adds Machiko Satonaka's The Old Testament Manga
Life & Works of Osamu Tezuka at Japan Society NY
Meet the First Half of AquaPazza Partners: Satsuki, Mizuki, Yu, Rathty, Octavia, and Llyr
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Launch Date Announced
Danguard Ace: The Movie Collection Available on DVD November 19th
Street Fighters Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Blanka Brawl Their Way Into Combo Crew
Last Precure All Stars New Stage Film to Open in March
Live-Action Silver Spoon Film's Teaser Streamed
Gatchaman Crowds Anime Gets 2nd Season
Daily Briefs
Lupin III Special With Attack on Titan's Yui Ishikawa Previewed in Ad
Upcoming TV Series “Space Dandy” to be Broadcast Simultaneously Worldwide
"Space Dandy" to be Broadcast in Japan and North America
Saitama Governor Declares Prefecture a "Holy Anime Site"
MangaGamer Announces Release of ef - the latter tale
NIS America Licenses The Eccentric Family for Retail Release
AnimEigo Starts Bubblegum Crisis Kickstarter Funding Campaign
14-Year-Old Girl to Make Her Professional Manga Debut
Toshiba, Kawasaki City Collaborate on Short Anime Series

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 02:30 PM PDT

• UK's MVM Ent. Adds 3 Familiar of Zero Anime Seasons
• Attack on Titan's WIT Studio Animates Hōzuki no Reitetsu
• Inio Asano's Oyasumi Punpun Manga to End on November 2
• Encouragement of Climb/Yama no Susume Fan Site Removes Mention of '2nd Season'
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Slated for Americas on January 28
• Atelier Escha & Logy Slated for N. America on March 11
• Future Gust Games Planned With Dual Audio in Europe
• Ragnarok Odyssey ACE Planned for Early 2014

Crunchyroll to Simultaneously Offer Kodansha Manga in 170 Countries

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Nikkei: US$4.99 monthly for full access to 12 titles on October 30, over 50 titles by next summer

Nendoroid and Figma in the Works for Newest Madoka Magica Magical Girl Nagisa

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 12:01 PM PDT

The third Puella Magi Madoka Magica film, Rebellion opened in Japanese theater today, and unsurprisingly, there's already a Nendoroid and a Figma in production...

The Eccentric Family Announced for North American Retail Release and Hulu Streaming

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 11:37 AM PDT

Santa Ana, CA (October 25, 2013) – NIS America is thrilled to announce its acquisition of The Eccentric Family for the North American market. The title...

Taberemasen Manga Creator Yanwari Kazama Passes Away

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

36-year-old gag humorist had been drawing professionally since high school

Pokemon Juice Delivers Vitamin C and Delicious Fruit Flavors

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Alas, Pokemon juice isn't as zany as it sounds. It's just apple juice and orange juice, packaged in a can featuring characters from the recent Pokemon...

Manga Reborn's Kickstarter Adds Machiko Satonaka's The Old Testament Manga

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Campaign has raised US$3,426 of US$6,000 goal with 7 days left

Life & Works of Osamu Tezuka at Japan Society NY

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 06:36 AM PDT

Japanamerica Author Pays Tribute to "Godfather" of Anime and Manga The Life & Works of Osamu Tezuka Thursday, November 7, 2013, 6:30 pm, at Japan Society...

Meet the First Half of AquaPazza Partners: Satsuki, Mizuki, Yu, Rathty, Octavia, and Llyr

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 06:36 AM PDT

If you're going to fight in AquaPazza, you're going to have to pick a partner to watch your back. And if you're going to have a partner watching your back,...

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Launch Date Announced

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 06:36 AM PDT

Put on your Scouters and get your Super Saiyan Hair dos ready! NAMCO BANDAI Games America today announces that Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z will officially...

Danguard Ace: The Movie Collection Available on DVD November 19th

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 06:35 AM PDT

Danguard Ace: The Movie Collection Available on DVD November 19th, 2013 from Shout! Factory War in space! Transforming super robots! Burning, hot-blooded...

Street Fighters Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Blanka Brawl Their Way Into Combo Crew

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 06:35 AM PDT

Legendary fighters available as i.A.P. in The Game Bakers' latest hit on iOS and Android. MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – October 24, 2013 – The Game Bakers are...

Last Precure All Stars New Stage Film to Open in March

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 02:05 AM PDT

Eiga Precure All-Stars New Stage 3 Eien no Tomodachi to open on March 15

Live-Action Silver Spoon Film's Teaser Streamed

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 01:05 AM PDT

FMA's Arakawa inspires film with no action or love story — but with dairy farming

Gatchaman Crowds Anime Gets 2nd Season

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 12:05 AM PDT

Gatchaman Crowds Second to air on NTV

Daily Briefs

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 08:57 PM PDT

• D-Fragments TV Anime's Staff, Cast Unveiled
• 2nd Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- Season Slated for April
• Funimation Delays Jormungand DVD/BD Box by 2 Months
• 2nd Yozakura Quartet ~Tsuki ni Naku~ DVD Slated for February 7
• Pokemon X & Y's Data-Saving Bug Patched
• Anime File-Sharing Charges Filed Against 5 Men

Lupin III Special With Attack on Titan's Yui Ishikawa Previewed in Ad

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Actress plays "sky pirate" girl in Fall's Princess of the breeze ~Kakusareta Kūchū Toshi~

Upcoming TV Series “Space Dandy” to be Broadcast Simultaneously Worldwide

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT

MOST ANTICIPATED UPCOMING TV SERIES "SPACE DANDY" TO BE BROADCAST SIMULTANEOUSLY WORLDWIDE! Tokyo, Japan, October 25, 2013 – Bandai Visual Co., Ltd., a...

"Space Dandy" to be Broadcast in Japan and North America

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Most anticipated upcoming animated TV series "SPACE DANDY" to be broadcast simultaneously in Japan and North America Flower Mound, TX – (October 25, 2013)...

Saitama Governor Declares Prefecture a "Holy Anime Site"

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Anohana, Lucky Star, and Kamisama Kiss all take place in Saitama

MangaGamer Announces Release of ef - the latter tale

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:57 PM PDT

October 25th, 2013--We at MangaGamer are proud to announce that pre-orders are now open for ef -the latter tale. We're proud to announce that ef -the latter...

NIS America Licenses The Eccentric Family for Retail Release

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:45 PM PDT

Tatami Galaxy author's comedy of shape-shifting raccoon-dogs designed by Zetsubou-Sensei's Kumeta

AnimEigo Starts Bubblegum Crisis Kickstarter Funding Campaign

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:30 PM PDT

US$75,000 in pledges requested to release anime on Blu-ray Disc

14-Year-Old Girl to Make Her Professional Manga Debut

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:45 PM PDT

The work will be featured in the December issue of Nakayoshi.

Toshiba, Kawasaki City Collaborate on Short Anime Series

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:45 PM PDT

Gatchaman Crowds' Kinako designs characters for 6-episode series debuting next month