Starting in September
May 1, 2007
ICv2 has confirmed that between September of 2007 and January 2008 Viz Media will be adding five new shojo series.
Leading up to May 23 Launch
May 1, 2007
Score held its first Bleach TCG tournament at the recently concluded GAMA Trade Show.
Animated Manga Shorts
April 30, 2007
Avril Lavigne is using anime and manga to help promote her recently released CD, The Best Damn Thing.
Exclusive Early Release Through Diamond
April 30, 2007
Diamond will distribute the Voltron: Defender of the Universe -- Revelations DVD one month before its official street date.
'Saiunkoku Monogatari'
May 3, 2007
Geneon Entertainment has acquired the rights to the 39-episode anime series Saiunkoku Monogatari .
TCG from Japan
April 26, 2007
Fantasy Flight Games announced at the GAMA Trade Show that it has acquired the rights to produce an English language version of the Kingdom Hearts TCG from Japan . The TCG has gone through seven series in Japan since its 2004 launch.
Peter Tatara From NYCC
April 26, 2007
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) has named Peter Tatara as Programming Manager.
Twelve Volumes in Four Months
April 26, 2007
Viz announced that it will release three new volumes per month of its Naruto manga from September through December.
DVD Out in the Fall
April 25, 2007
The first Naruto anime feature will debut in the U.S. on June 6th in 160 theaters nationwide.
Anime With Card Game Tie-In
April 24, 2007
Information from Anime Boston indicates that Upper Deck will be handling the licensing of the Kiba anime in North America .