News - January 2009
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- Saki High School Mahjong Anime's Promo Video Streamed (23:59)
- Funimation Adds Fullmetal Alchemist Premium Collection OVA (20:32)
- Evangelion One-Piece Dresses Offered in Japan (04:58)
- Toonami Jetstream Video-Streaming Service Shuts Down (00:47)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Debut Album from Macross Frontier's May'n Lands at #2 (23:46)
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete HD Trailer Posted (19:27)
- Japanese Anime Firms Reveal Plans for Coming Year (17:58)
- Bandai Entertainment Delays Some Titles (14:32)
- Live-Action Crows Zero II Film Trailer Streamed (13:01)
- Hetalia's Himaruya to Start Chibi-san Date Manga (12:26)
- Hellsing's Hirano Plans to Launch New Manga in April (Updated) (11:37)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- 2008's Top Domestic Movies at Japanese Box Office (Final) (23:57)
- Librarians Recommend Love*Com, Spirited Away Films (Updated) (19:56)
- Mikako-san Manga Gets Simultaneous Print/Web Release (16:11)
- Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Gets U.K. Date (14:11)
- Toei to Animate Mari & Gali for NHK-E Channel in March (07:10)
- TV Tokyo's Iwata Discusses Anime's 'Road to Survival' (Updated) (06:26)
- Bridge Funding Arrives for Imagi's Astro Boy Film (02:02)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Azumi's Kitamura to Direct Baton Animation in US/Japan (21:57)
- Video to 'Transform' Arashi Boy Band into Tatsunoko Anime Heroes (20:36)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 20-26 (18:58)
- 07-Ghost Anime Promo Video, Theme Songs Posted Online (16:39)
- High School Debut, Chocolate Underground Artists on New Manga (16:00)
- Tears to Tiara RPG, Anime Made into Manga in February (15:10)
- Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai (13:02)
- Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Promo Video Streamed (11:45)
- Higepiyo 4-Panel Manga from Ebichu Creator Gets Anime (Updated) (11:20)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 20-26 (22:08)
- Viz Starts Haikasoru Novel Imprint for Sci-Fi, Fantasy (17:40)
- Aya Nakahara to Launch Lovely Complex D Manga Spinoff (15:36)
- Levine's Moribito Wins Best Translated Novel Award (14:30)
- Digital Manga Publishing Licenses Itazura Na Kiss (13:39)
- Geass' Taniguchi, FF Games' Amano on New Jungle Emperor (11:11)
- Basquash Robot Sports Anime Gets Manga in Shonen Ace (10:26)
- Upper Deck Responds to Counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh Card Suit (09:58)
- JoJo's Manga Part 3 Republished in Revised Edition (03:58)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Poplar's Pianissimo Bimonthly Women's Manga Mag Ends (23:04)
- Hetalia Axis Powers Web Manga to Run in Comic Birz Mag (Updated) (20:34)
- Tezuka's Jungle Emperor to Return in Summer TV Special (19:35)
- Imagi Confirms Temporary Production Halt on Astro Boy (17:43)
- Beauty is the Beast's Matsumoto Starts Bōzu Love Manga (15:35)
- Konami Claims Upper Deck Counterfeited Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards (12:42)
- 5 Manga to Continue after Magazine Z's End (02:35)
- New Boys-Love Manga Listed from Aurora, Media Blasters (23:57)
- Anime Firms Say They Were Forced to Take Low Tenders (21:55)
- Bleach's, Major's Opening Singles Debut at #2, #10 (19:34)
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection Movie Debuts Sunday Night (07:57)
- Japanese Box Office, January 17-18 (07:44)
- Gatchaman, Nils Director Hisayuki Toriumi Passes Away (22:04)
- Slam Dunk 10 Days After Epilogue's Reprint Confirmed (13:16)
- Lupin III vs. Detective Conan TV Special in the Works (Updated) (02:01)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Yatterman Trailer, 2nd Kamui Gaiden Teaser Streamed (22:52)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, January 5-11 (22:09)
- Crunchyroll Still Hosts Some Fan-Subtitled Anime (20:47)
- Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend Toronto Comic Fest in May (14:02)
- USA Today Booklist: January 12-18: Naruto Hangs On (12:33)
- Ichigo Mashimaro Encore Video Anime's Promo Streamed (12:18)
- Sora no Otoshimono Manga Has Anime in Development (05:06)
- Haruhi-chan, Churuya-san Anime to Debut on February 13 (05:00)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Jojo's Araki Creates Manga for France's Louvre Museum (Updated) (22:21)
- Ponyo, Miyazaki, Hisaishi Pick Up Asian Film Award Nods (16:33)
- Art Print Raises Funds for Iowan Accused of Obscene Manga (15:32)
- Katō's 'La Maison en Petits Cubes' Nominated for Oscar (Updated) (11:15)
- Weekly Osamu Tezuka TV Show to Remake 19 Classic Manga (05:09)
- Tenchi Spinoff Seikishi's 2nd Anime Promo Streamed (00:35)
- Production I.G Finishes New 7-Minute Kill Bill Sequence (00:00)
- Bandai Entertainment to Restructure with Staff Layoffs (21:42)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 13-19 (Updated) (18:47)
- Producer: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Will Not Be Origin Story (16:02)
- GetBackers Manga Returns in One-Shot Side Story (15:25)
- Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Win at 63rd Mainichi Film Awards (14:29)
- Street Fighter IV Game's Animated Story Trailer Posted (12:30)
- Taishō Yakyū Musume Anime's Promo Video Streamed (12:04)
- Elementhunters Sci-Fi Adventure Anime to Debut in July (Update 2) (06:20)
- Nodame's Ninomiya Says She Has Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (02:27)
- Code Geass, Maaya Sakamoto Albums Debut at #1, #3 (23:57)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 13-19 (21:54)
- Doraemon's Fujiko F. Fujio to Be Honored with Museum (Updated) (18:01)
- 54th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (14:33)
- New DVD Company to Release 8 of the Earliest Anime (12:54)
- Basquash Robot Sports Anime Promo Movie Page Launched (10:52)
- MPD-Psycho, 2 Other Manga to Continue after Mag's End (05:04)
- Daily Briefs (23:52)
- Kansen Rettō Film, Hyakko Game's Singles Rank #3, #4 (Updated) (23:09)
- U.S. Sci Fi Channel to Run Rave Master Fantasy Anime (19:58)
- Harlequin to Launch New Romance Manga Mag in Japan (15:32)
- The Sacred Blacksmith Light Novels Get Anime Green-Lit (12:44)
- Franny & Melanie Anime to Run on Japanese TV in February (06:58)
- Kadokawa to End Publication of Comic Charge Mag (05:48)
- Karuho Shiina Puts Kimi ni Todoke on Hold to Have Baby (04:24)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 29-January 4 (23:57)
- 10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards (22:39)
- Miike, Sakurai to Host Yatterman World Premiere at NYC (Update 2) (21:37)
- Japanese Box Office, January 10-11 (13:05)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- USA Today Booklist, January 5-11: Naruto Drops (23:55)
- Dōjinshi Con Applicants' Personal Info Leaked Online (Updated) (15:04)
- Peach-Pit to Restart 3 Manga after Hospitalization (12:25)
- My Melody TV Anime Franchise to Reportedly End (06:46)
- Kanamemo Four-Panel Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (05:46)
- Adult Swim Removes Moribito from Weekend Schedule (Updated) (22:13)
- Diamond Raises Wholesale Benchmark Minimum for Publishers (Update 2) (17:29)
- Yukemuri Sniper Suspense Manga Gets TV Drama Green-Lit (Updated) (14:29)
- Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō Anime's Promo Movie Streamed (10:39)
- Seitokai no Ichizon Light Novels' TV Anime Green-Lit (Updated) (10:09)
- Daily Briefs (09:28)
- Japan's Kids Station Cancels Its Hetalia Anime Run (Updated) (22:06)
- U.S. Dragonball Film Site Launches with Updated Trailer (21:36)
- Stranger, 20th Century Boys at Italy's Future Film Fest (18:57)
- Kodomo no Jikan Second Term Anime's Commercial Posted (17:21)
- Sakuran Boy DT TV Flash Anime's 1st Episode Streamed (14:23)
- Wanimagazine to Launch Gelatin Bishōjo Comic Mag (10:14)
- Last Week's Naruto Shippūden Now Streaming for Free (Updated) (09:04)
- Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Proposal Officially Announced (Updated) (07:51)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Pioneer Stops Making Laserdisc Players After 27 Years (23:57)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, January 6-12 (21:48)
- Video Tour of Tokyo's Ghibli Museum Streamed (16:32)
- Funimation's Parent Navarre Confirms Staff Reductions (13:37)
- Report: Funimation Gets Fullmetal Alchemist Premium (13:11)
- Sanrio, Sega's Jewelpet Plush Toy/Website Get TV Anime (12:18)
- 20th Century Boys, Eva:1.0 at Santa Barbara Film Fest (07:45)
- Japanese Otaku Awards' 2008 Winners Announced (23:58)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, January 6-12 (23:57)
- Saitama Launches Trilingual Site for Anime Tourists (Updated) (21:09)
- Toei, Frogman Launch Keihin Kazoku Flash Anime (12:40)
- Kupū~!! Mamegoma! Anime Promo Movie Streamed (11:32)
- Korean Protests Call for Hetalia Anime's Cancellation (Update 2) (06:41)
- Kadokawa Tests kadoTV Video Service with Subtitles (Updated) (05:41)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- 500-kg Robot for Oshii's Tetsujin 28 Stage Play Rises (23:57)
- Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 22-28 (23:51)
- Comics Publisher Studio 407 Plans to Expand into Manga (17:19)
- Half-Season Princess Resurrection, Clannad Sets Slated (Updated) (17:09)
- Bandai Entertainment Denies 5 cm per Second License (15:31)
- Gainax Animates New Shuriken Girls Promo Video for CES (Updated) (10:06)
- Japanese Leader Invokes Sailor Moon During Korean Visit (09:36)
- Yoichi Fujita to Stop Directing Gintama This Spring (18:08)
- Japanese Box Office, January 3-4 (15:41)
- New Fullmetal Alchemist Anime's Staff Confirmed (09:51)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Crunchyroll Site Simulcasts PiPoPa, Skip Beat! Anime (19:00)
- Actor Teizou Muta Passes Away (15:23)
- USA Today Booklist, December 29-January 4: Naruto Rises (13:02)
- Daily Briefs (23:49)
- Crunchyroll Site Simulcasts Shugo Chara!! Doki— Anime (20:00)
- Pandora Hearts Anime's Comiket Promo Video Streamed (Updated) (14:06)
- Good! Afternoon Mag to Post 1st Issue Online for Free (09:51)
- Imagi Launches Tetsujin 28 Site with CG Test Teaser (07:43)
- Cross Game Baseball Manga Reportedly to Get TV Anime (06:48)
- Hatsukoi Limited Anime's Advance Promo Movie Posted (06:06)
- Denpa teki na Kanojo Anime Promo Video Streamed (05:48)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- Hetalia - Axis Powers Pasta Sauces Offered in Japan (23:57)
- Kyoto Animation's Munto Television Ad Streamed (16:42)
- Geneon Posts Anime Songs in iTunes in 22 Countries (Update 2) (14:39)
- Diamond to Distribute Yaoi Generation's Manga (13:51)
- Astro Boy Footage to Be Screened at New York Comic Con (13:19)
- Second Gurren Lagann Film's Teaser Trailer Streamed (12:33)
- Multinational, Same-Day Debuts of Shippuden, Gintama, Kurokami (Updated) (08:32)
- Daily Briefs (23:35)
- Oshii's Musashi Film Tickets Sold with Sword Guards (22:54)
- Voice Actor Osamu Ichikawa Passes Away (22:17)
- Japanese Comic Ranking, December 23-January 5 (18:18)
- Funimation Restructures with Layoffs in Several Departments (Update 2) (14:12)
- Hollywood's Lone Wolf and Cub No Longer in Development (Updated) (13:06)
- Final New Year's Tally for Lucky Star Shrine: 420,000 (Updated) (10:40)
- Box Set with Viz's I"s, I"s Pure Listed on Retail Site (Update 2) (09:34)
- Daily Briefs (23:58)
- March Comes in Like a Lion's Cover by Berserk's Miura (23:57)
- Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, December 23-January 5 (22:01)
- Megurine Luka Announced as Next Vocaloid 2 Character (17:46)
- Kodomo no Jikan Second Term Anime's Promo Streamed (10:45)
- Dezaki's The Tale of Genji Anime Commercial Posted (10:02)
- Zoku Natsume Yūjin-chō Promo Movie Streamed (Updated) (09:12)
- Tokyopop Germany Discusses End of Its Kodansha Licenses (08:46)
- Korean Live-Action Hana yori Dango Gets 14.3% Rating (23:57)
- 2.1-Meter-Tall Pine-Cone Totoro Unveiled in Japan (Updated) (23:43)
- 80% of Seiyū Take Part-Time Jobs to Make Ends Meet (23:14)
- Exile Song & Dance Unit's New Anime to Air This Week (Update 3) (17:41)
- Ghibli Museum's Foundation Offering Research Grants (14:44)
- Houbunsha to Launch Tsubomi Yuri Manga Anthology (12:57)
- 2008's Top Domestic Movies at Japanese Box Office (Updated) (07:25)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 10) (06:09)
- Daily Briefs (20:47)
- Japanese Box Office, December 27-28 (20:24)
- Bandai Remakes Complete Dragon Ball 1988-1990 Card Set (16:36)
- 2008's Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan (Updated) (10:21)
- SMAP's Kusanagi to Star in Yume o Kanaeru Zō TV Anime (23:57)
- Daily Briefs (13:16)
- Kadokawa Gets Over 10 Million Yen Monthly from YouTube (Updated) (12:14)
- Auditors Concerned for IMAGI's Funds for Films after Astro Boy (11:25)
- Daily Briefs (23:57)
- Evangelion EVA-00 Snowboard, Rei Snowboard Uniform (23:46)
- 2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (22:15)
- Estimated 300,000 Visit Lucky Star Shrine on New Year's (16:31)
- USA Today Booklist, December 22-28: Naruto Returns (14:03)
- Kotonakare Hero Gingerman Flash Anime to Air in Japan (13:30)
- Naruto.com, Crunchyroll, Hulu Begin Shippūden Streams (08:45)
- Report: Kodansha Lets Tokyopop Germany's Licenses Expire (04:57)
- Anime/Manga Songs on New Year's Kōhaku Uta Gassen (23:57)
- Kimi ni Todoke's Manga Reportedly Gets Drama in April (14:33)
- Gegege no Kitarō's Shigeru Mizuki Wins Asahi Prize (12:31)
- Crunchyroll to Post Natsume Yūjin-Chō Anime on Monday (11:18)
- New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 11) (00:00)


