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ANN: Pioneering Actor Hisaya Morishige Passes Away at 96

Acted in 1st color feature anime (Hakujaden), Princess Mononoke, Doraemon film
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:52:48 -0800

ANN: Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX End in Shonen Jump USA

Yu Yu Hakusho is last of inaugural titles; Yu-Gi-Oh! GX graphic novels to continue
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:27:11 -0800

ANN: Daily Briefs

• One Piece #56 Manga Gets Record 2.85-Million Print Run (Updated)
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:10:29 -0800

ANN: Amazon Nominates Corpse Delivery Service for Award

One of 60 nominations for Best Book Covers from a Series for 2009
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:59:06 -0800

ANN: Official Yamato, Sasameki Koto Magazines to Go on Sale

60-issue Yamato fact file to launch in February; Sasameki mag in December
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:48:40 -0800

ANN: New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 15-21

Vampire Knight, new FMA, Naruto, Maximum Ride, Rosario, Ouran, Black Bird, Soul Eater, Negima, Death Note novel
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:47:09 -0800

ANN: AIC to Replace Gonzo on 2nd Strike Witches Season (Updated)

Most of staff to return to mecha-girl anime with director Kazuhiro Takamura
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:48:46 -0800

ANN: Gundam Plastic Model Tree to Rise in Akihabara

Amuro's voice Tohru Furuya to light 5-meter tree made of 60+ plastic models
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:12:17 -0800

ANN: Speed Racer's Mach 5 Joins Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

Iconic anime car makes debut on Manhattan route with Pikachu, Hello Kitty
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:04:02 -0800

ANN: Comic AG Adult Manga Mag to End with Issue 110

Icarus to continue to ship trade paperback volumes, accelerate releases
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:24:04 -0800

ANN: Leiji Matsumoto Settles Suit over Plagiarism Claim

Yamato co-creator accused writer of lifting lyrics from Galaxy Express 999
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:18:42 -0800

ANN: Asahi Production to Build Studio for Musubi-maru Anime

Studio in northern Japan to animate samurai mascot of Miyagi Prefecture
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:52:37 -0800

ANN: Daily Briefs

• Borders, Barnes & Noble Report 3rd Quarter Sales
• Tokyopop Webcast's Next Installment Posted from Japan
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:18 -0800

ANN: Pendants with Shonen Jump Images Recalled by Importer (Updated)

Team Work Trading's pendants with Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Death Note, as well as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts symbols contain lead
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:40:23 -0800

ANN: Weekly Astro Boy Magazine on European iPhones in 2010

In English, French next summer; in Spanish, Italian "soon thereafter"
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:27:35 -0800

ANN: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22

Detective Conan, Fairy Tail, Tsubasa, Cross Game, Daiya no A debut in top 5
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:18:43 -0800

ANN: Funimation to Co-Produce Anime of Non-Japanese Franchises

Update: Funimation has confirmed with ANN that its new co-production initiative will bring in anime studios to adapt non-Japanese franchises. This is different from co-producing original Japanese titles as a production committee member, as some of the other North American anime distributors have done.

Similar Japanese-animated adaptations of overseas properties have included several Rankin/Bass productions (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Hobbit, The Last Unicorn, Thundercats), Sin: The Movie, The Animatrix, Witchblade, Batman: Gotham Knight, Halo Legends, and the upcoming Dante's Inferno video project.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:04:16 -0800

ANN: Aya Hirano's Speed Star is #4 on Weekly Album Chart

Character voice's 2nd top-10 album sold 20,342 copies
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:31:08 -0800

ANN: Leiji Matsumoto, Queen's Music Video Screenshots Posted (Updated)

Koshika anime from Yamato creator to be posted iTunes in Japan in January
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:26 -0800

ANN: Ikkitousen's New TV Anime, Xtreme Xecutor, Confirmed (Update 2)

Bachou Mouki (Aya Endo) makes anime debut; Vol. 0 DVD with card at Comike 77 next month
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:19:15 -0800

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