Manga and DVD Bundles
December 13, 2004
Tokyopop has two retailer exclusive packages, featuring Fruits Basket and Initial D.
Wins Nihon SF Taisho Award
December 12, 2004
Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell: Innocence has won the Nihon SF Taisho Award for 2004 for best science fiction film.
Debuting in January
December 12, 2004
Bandai America has unveiled an extensive line of toys based on the new anime series D.I.C.E .
Another Barnes & Noble Exclusive
December 9, 2004
Tokyopop will include CDs in select volumes of its Ragnarok manhwa sold at Barnes & Noble, allowing purchasers to play the Ragnarok MMORPG free for 15 days.
Plus Kamen Rider, Fist of the North Star
December 2, 2004
Diamond Comic distributors has announced a new set of toy exclusives from Japan, and they include figures and statues based on strong anime, manga, and videogame properties.
In March
December 1, 2004
Geneon has announced the launch of anime series Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, based on the manga by Satoshi Shiki, for March 1, 2005.
Based on Anime and Videogame Properties
November 30, 2004
Yamato USA has announced its Late Spring 2005 releases, which include miniature collectible figures, action figures, and PVC and resin statues based on anime and videogame properties.
Live Action CGI 3D
November 29, 2004
Director James Cameron revealed in a recent interview on NPR that he is in pre-production on a feature film based on Battle Angel Alita , the Viz manga by Yukito Kishiro.
In March
November 23, 2004
Viz will launch three new manga series in March -- two shojo titles and one Shonen Jump title.
'Ultimate Uncut Special Editions'
November 23, 2004
FUNimation is planning to release the first 63 Dragon Ball Z episodes, complete and uncut, for the first time in the U.S.
