For Its High Def Future
January 31, 2008
ICv2 has learned that ADV Films has chosen the Blu-ray high definition format and plans to begin releasing high def versions of some titles as early as this spring.
52 New Episodes Start March 1st
January 27, 2008
The 52-episode second season of the Bleach anime series will debut on Adult Swim on March 1st.
Anime Venue Gone after April 9th
January 27, 2008
Comcast, the nation's largest cable system operator, is closing down its Asia-centric AZN TV network.
With Animate
January 24, 2008
A new partnership has been announced in Japan between Broccoli and larger comics and games retailer and licensed products company Animate.
'Naruto,' 'Death Note,' 'Bleach'
January 24, 2008
Viz Media has announced that it is making some of its most popular anime series available via the Amazon Unbox download to own service.
And Comic Fantasy
January 22, 2008
Green Ronin has announced that it will initiate new styles of play for its Mutants and Masterminds RPG system in two new books, one based on manga and anime, and one on comic fantasy.
Anime Just 20
January 22, 2008
ADV's new magazine PiQ has a smaller format, fewer pages, and a lower price point.
At Future Film Festival in Italy
January 21, 2008
Makoto Shinkai's anime feature 5 Centimeters per Second has won the Lancia Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival.
At NATPE Conference
January 21, 2008
Viz Media's list of properties it is showcasing at the NATPE conference includes Hunter x Hunter and Naoki Urusawa's Monster .
Demographics and 2008 Plans
January 20, 2008
In Part 2 of our interview with FUNimation's Gen Fukunaga, we talk about anime DVD-buyer demographics and FUNimation's plans for 2008.
