'Give a Little More Support'
December 19, 2005
Charlie Platt of AnimeMountain in Bend, Oregon saw the coverage of the possible impacts of Musicland's current situation and feels that the impact of a chain disruption would be minimized if there were more support for independent retailers.
A Key Co-Sponsor
December 19, 2005
Reed Exhibitions has announced that Gen Con will be an official show sponsor of the inaugural New York Comic-Con.
Expected Impact on Anime, Manga Businesses
December 18, 2005
The impact on the anime business of any Musicland restructuring will be greater than the impact on the manga business based on Musicland's respective shares of the two categories, according to industry sources.
In Production in 2006
December 13, 2005
A consortium of Hollywood producers has announced that the securing of financing to bring the Witchblade comic book character to the big screen.
An Adaptation of 'A Wizard of Earthsea'
December 13, 2005
Studio Ghibli has announced that its next feature will be based on Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea.
61 Stores Closing in January
December 13, 2005
The Musicland Group has announced that it is closing all 61 of its Media Play stores.
On the Cartoon Network
December 12, 2005
The Cartoon Network is presenting a New Year's Eve Naruto marathon.
With an Adaptation of a 1993 SF Novel
December 12, 2005
The Anime News Service is reporting that key anime director Satoshi Kon will return to directing feature films with his next project, an adaptation of Yatsutaka Tsutsui's 1993 science fiction novel, Paprika .
But No Censorship
December 11, 2005
Del Rey plans to publish the Basilisk and Suzuka manga series without censorship.
Debuting in Japan in April
December 11, 2005
The 26-episode anime based on the Top Cow's Witchblade is set to debut in Japan in April.
