| 4:50pm | Detroit Metal City at LA Weekly | | | | The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has a feature on Detroit Metal City over at L.A. Weekly. Here’s an excerpt: Like the popular animated series Metalocalypse, Detroit Metal City lampoons the conventions of death metal, the obsessive adherence to “evil” images and... |
| 4:50pm | Detroit Metal City at LA Weekly | | | | The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has a feature on Detroit Metal City over at L.A. Weekly. Here’s an excerpt: Like the popular animated series Metalocalypse, Detroit Metal City lampoons the conventions of death metal, the obsessive adherence to “evil” images and... |
| 3:36pm | June 2009 Contests and Sales | | | | Tokyopop has a pair of contests. However, they both require the contestant to do more than just send in an entry form. First, Tokyopop has teamed with Glico for an art contest. The entry has to be an original piece of artwork or a 1 to 3 panel comic which includes images of Pocky. The grand prize... | | |
| 5:38pm | Exclusive Photo: The Watchtower from ‘9′ | | | | We’ve have an exclusive image from ‘9‘ – the upcoming (9/9/09) animated film produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Shane Acker. It has a very ‘anime-style’ aesthetic that I think you’ll like. Here’s the exclusive image: The Watchtower,... | | |
| 1:11pm | Manga Releases for June 2009 | | | | June 2, 2009Viz MediaBaby & Me, Vol. 14Bleach, Vol. 27Dragon Drive, Vol. 14Eyeshield 21, Vol. 26Happy Happy Clover, Vol. 2Honey and Clover, Vol. 6Hoshin Engi, Vol. 13Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya), Vol. 26Mixed Vegetables , Vol. 4Monkey High!, Vol. 6Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural... | | |
| 5:44pm | Anime Releases for June 2009 | | | | ADV Films June 2, 2009Mazinkaiser/Shuten Doji Double Pack – 400 min June 9, 2009Lady Death (2009 Edition) – 80 minSin: The Motion Picture (2009 Edition) – 60 min June 16, 2009Diamond Daydreams Complete Collection – 325 minElfen Lied Complete Collection – 325 min June... | | |
| 2:22pm | Oh, Yes. It’s Ladies Night! - Maria Watches Over Us Review | | | | I have heard the saying, “you could fill a book with the amount of things I do not know”. In the case of Maria Watches Over Us, they filled a thirteen episode anime season. I did not know that Japan had all-girl Catholic schools. I did not know that Valentine’s Day was such a big deal. And... |
| 4:29pm | Anime Conventions for June/July 2009 | | | | The anime con season is officially underway! There are a massive amount of anime conventions this month, from Anime Festival Orlando in Florida to Anime Overload in Austin, Texas. Check out our listing below and see if any of them are in your area!June 4 – 7, 2009ColossalCon – Sandusky,... |
| 6:18pm | Interview with Anime Voice Actor Vic Mignogna | | | | The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian has a great interview with Vic Mignogna (voice of Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and more) in L.A. Weekly. Here’s an excerpt: Fullmetal Trekkie: Voice Actor Vic Mignogna to Direct Star Trek: Phase II Episode You probably wouldn’t... | | |
| 1:26pm | Return to Labyrinth Volume Three is the Number One Manga at Tokyopop | | | | Return to Labyrinth Volume Three (read my review of volumes one and two) is Tokyopop’s number one manga! Here’s their synopsis: For Toby, as it is for all who enter the Labyrinth, the way forward is sometimes the way back Through danger untold and hardships unnumbered, Toby has finally... | | |
| 1:25pm | May 2009 Contests and Sales | | | | May has quite a few exciting anime/manga contests and sales. RightStuf is giving away tickets to Anime Expo 2009 and continues their ‘Year of the Otaku Contest’; Viz Media has a Naruto Shippuen contest; and Mania gives you a chance to win a Sakura Matuou Figure! Also, be sure to check... | | |
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