| 1:57am | Toonami is dead. RIP. | | | | It’s official. Cartoon Network announced today that they are ending their Toonami cartoon block. After tonight, September 20th, 2008, it’s gone. Employees who worked on the block will be going to other parts of the channel. Anime will be mostly handled by Adult Swim (which, as I wrote... | | |
| 12:33am | BTW, IGN is reviewing Gurren Lagann on SciFi | | | | As part of my writing for IGN TV, I’m reviewing Gurren Lagann along with Code Geass. You can find the first two reviews at IGN TV, What, Exactly, Is a Human? and Who Exactly is Your Bro?. Look for more reviews every Tuesday, and we’ll be adding Gundam 00 in November! Technorati Tags: anime,... | | |
| 7:45pm | Adult Swim is killing anime | | | | Adult Swim is killing anime. Or at least, their own efforts to bring anime to U.S. shores. The network that ushered in a new era of popularity for shows like Cowboy Bebop, Wolf’s Rain, and Fullmetal Alchemist, has just banished two of their latest acquisitions to the 5-6 a.m graveyard slot.... | | |
| 10:05pm | Joseph Gordon-Levitt denies Akira live action rumors…for now | | | | Respected young actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt says he hasn’t been tapped to star in the upcoming but unnecessary Akira live action movie: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company snagged the license to bring the manga-turned-anime classic to the big screen. So at this year’s Toronto... |
| 6:21pm | Blast from the past: 80s manga about Apple Computer and Steve Jobs | | | | Boing Boing found a gem: a kid’s manga about Apple Computer and its founders, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. Back in 1984, Japanese manga artist Mitsuru Sugaya wrote a fun comic book for kids about the birth of Apple. It was originally published as a two-part series in a popular manga compilation... |
| 6:03pm | Fashion designer draws inspiration from manga. | | | | Here’s a fun piece of news. The NY Daily writes that young fashion designer Julie Haus is bringing a bit of manga inspiration to Fashion Week. The models swap between a hot-pink, a sleek black and a zebra print dress. Haus’ inspiration, books from the manga comic series The Wallflower,... | | |
| 6:47pm | Japan Awards International manga artists | | | | In their continuing efforts to use manga and anime as ambassadors, the Japanese government once again hosted their International Manga Award ceremonies this week. The awards feature and celebrate the works of manga artists outside of Japan. Manga artists from Hong Kong, France, Russia and mainland... |
| 6:28pm | Hellsing manga comes to an end | | | | Back in 1997, a manga about a vicious vampire hunter named Alucard began. Now, on August 30th, the last issue of the manga in Young King OURs magazine brings the immensely popular series to an end. Mangaka Kouta Hiran began the series with a vision of a dystopian, alternate world where a powerful... |
| 5:14pm | Kobe, Japan wants to support anime and manga artists | | | | Daily Yomiuri has an article today on a ward in Kobe that plans to create an artist enclave to revitalize an area of the city that was ravished by earthquake. From the article: Merchants in Kobe’s Nagata Ward, which was devastated in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, plan to revitalize the area... |
| 2:25am | IGN TV: Code Geass Episode 17 Review | | | | Hello there folks! As many of you know, I’ve been working on anime and manga articles at IGN for a while. Well, this week marks the beginning of a new milestone for IGN TV: Code Geass episode reviews! We’re starting with Episode 17, “Knight”, the last aired episode on Adult... | | |
| 3:54am | The Malaysia has two articles on erotic anime figurines. uh oh. | | | | The Malaysia star is one of the asian newspapers/sites I read regularly for their unique take on anime and manga news. Today they’ve decided to focus on the strange, but increasingly popular, phenomenon of erotic anime figures with not just one, but two feature articles. In a piece titled Figurine... |
| 2:49am | New Full Metal Alchemist TV series coming!! | | | | It’s true folks! The rumors have been floating around for a while, but there’s now confirmation that there will be a brand new Full Metal Alchemist TV series. Elric fans everywhere, rejoice! According to Anime News Network: The wraparound jacket band on the 20th volume of Hiromu Arakawa’s... | | |
| 11:47pm | Vampire Hunter D short story to be published at NY Anime Fest | | | | The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) announced today that the short story Vampire Hunter D: The Wanderer’s Ship by legendary author Hideyuki Kikuchi will be published inside the festival’s Official Guide Book. Vampire Hunter D: The Wanderer’s Ship has never been printed before in any... |
| 5:41pm | iaTV and TokyoPop team up | | | | TokyoPop is teaming up with iaTV, the Only 24/7 Network in the U.S. for Asian Pop Culture, for broadcast of its properties and some advertising opportunities. From the press release: Programming acquired by iaTV from TOKYOPOP includes two popular Japanese anime series – Initial D and Psychic Academy... |
| 5:23pm | Variety simplifies anime history a bit too much | | | | Variety.com has a new article called “History of Anime”. While I always appreciate anime getting more exposure in mainstream publications like this well known Hollywood rag, they really missed the mark with this one. From the article: Anime properties such as “Transformers,”... |
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