Beginning September 1st
August 21, 2008
FUNimation Channel has announced that it will begin airing five new anime series on September 1st.
In Program Book
August 19, 2008
New York Anime Festival has announced that it will include the short story “Vampire Hunter D: The Wanderer’s Ship” in its Official Guide Book , the first time the story has seen print in any language.
For Programming and Advertising
August 19, 2008
Tokyopop and iaTV have announced a broad-ranging agreement for Tokyopop programming to be aired on iaTV, and for iaTV to rep Tokyopop ad sales.
Published by Collins Design
August 14, 2008
Collins Design is publishing 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide ($24.95).
Three New Designs
August 14, 2008
The Right Stuf is producing t-shirts featuring artwork from the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya .
Launches Online Manga Rental
August 13, 2008
Digital Manga Inc. has launched the industry’s first publisher-sponsored manga rental site.
Sold Worldwide
August 13, 2008
TV Tokyo is reporting that a total of 18.1 billion Yu-Gi-Oh! cards have been sold worldwide.
Will Air on Adult Swim
August 12, 2008
The second season of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion will be broadcast on Adult Swim.
For an Anime Movie Series
August 12, 2008
Toho has reported that the latest Pokemon movie has earned $32 million since its July 19th release.
Anime Feature Based on Video Game
August 11, 2008
At Otakon Bandai announced the acquisition of the . hack//G.U. Trilogy.
