At Anime Expo Starz/Manga Entertainment announced the licensing of the three-episode Strait Jacket OVA series, which is based on a very popular 'light' novel series written by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by You Fujishiro. The Strait Jacket anime, which Shinji Ushiro is directing from a screenplay by the original novelist Sakaki, is currently in production and should air in
A spokesperson for Starz/Manga also confirmed for ICv2 the October 23rd release of Karas Part 2, the continuation of the 40th Anniversary project from Tatsunoko Productions (see 'Manga's Karas Anime'). The first Karas release, Karas: The Prophecy, was one of the most popular anime DVDs of 2006 finishing at #8 on ICv2's list of the 'Top 25 Anime Properties' (see 'Manga Releases Up 16% in '06').
