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New "Project Anime" Conference to Launch Before Anime Expo

"Project Anime," a new two-day conference aimed at convention organizers and vendors, will be held on June 27 and 28 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles LIVE hotel, just before this year's Anime Expo (AX). Co-produced by the Soci [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

'Blade' Anime Launches On G4 In January

The live-action “Blade” franchise is probably dead in the water, sadly. Even before Wesley Snipes went to prison on counts of tax evasion, no one was clamoring for a fourth film, not after the way “Blade: Trinity” [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Toei Animation Sets Online Streaming Launch for Teen Anime

The official English-subtitled episodes of Toriko, a teen-skewing action/adventure anime series, will begin streaming online today, Toei Animation and FUNimation Entertainment have announced, within days of the Japanese broadcast.The epi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Anime Distributor Launches Piracy Assault, Sues 1337 BitTorr...

Piracy is an issue that is troubling many content publishers worldwide, but the responses to copyright infringement differ from company to company. A great example of how not to stop piracy was made by the the producers of the new Anime [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Fans Launch 'Keep Anime Alive' Pro-Industry Site

Anime fans Colin Harvie and Chris Perry have established a group called the Anime Defense Project whose primary project at this time is the newly created KeepAnimeAlive.com website. According to Perry, the site's goal is to provide a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Verizon Launches Anime Network on FiOS TV VOD

Verizon's FiOS TV customers now have on-demand access to the cultural phenomenon of Japanese animation known as "anime," with the launch of the Anime Network on FiOS TV Video on Demand. Now available to all FiOS TV su [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

FUNimation launches anime HD channel

24-hour anime television network FUNimation has launched a high-definition (HD) broadcast of its channel. The network, owned by Navarre Corporation,” can be found on Verizon FiOS TV and Comcast channel lineups and features Japanese [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Monster Hunter PSP Game Launches with TV Flash Anime

Capcom has announced on Tuesday that it will release its new Monster Hunter spinoff game this summer with a Flash-animated tie-in project on Japanese television. MonHun Nikki Pokapoka Airū-mura will ship for the Sony PSP [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

VIZ Anime Launches, Streams Shounen/Shoujo Anime

The proliferation of streaming Japanese animation, legally, is incalculable the past year over; but one thing is certain: licensing or distribution groups anxious to corral consumer interest in their titles, while making the most of soci [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

VIZ Media Launches Anime Simulcasts of InuYasha: The Final A...

As announced at New York Anime Festival, VIZ Media and Hulu.com launched their simulcast broadcasts of the final season of InuYasha. As of Saturday afternoon, U.S. fans are able to watch the latest episode for free on ShonenSunday.com and H [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Step into the boots of a superhero, as the very first anime ...

‘Blue’ energy abound at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, as the attraction launched its very first anime superhero wax figure – Astro Boy – one of the world’s most-loved anime characters. Dubbing artists Aaron Kwok a [...]