Posts Tagged ‘Anime’

Robert’s Anime Corner Store has confirmed that the following Funimation titles have been delayed by one week due to inventory issues: Slayers Revolution DVD Boxed Set (Eps #1-13) (BLURAY) – 9/14 to 9/21 Slayers Evolution-R DVD Boxed Set (Eps #1-13) (BLURAY) – 9/14 to 9/21 Full Metal Panic FUMOFFU Complete DVD Set (Remastered) – 9/28 [...]

Funimation has announced during its Otakon industry panel that it has acquired Hetalia World Series (seasons 3+4 and the feature film Paint it White), Strike Witches 2, Blessing of the Campanella (Shukufuku no Campanella), and Okamisan (Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi) anime series. All of the licenses include home video and streaming rights. Funimation has [...]

During Madhouse’s Otakon panel, more information has been confirmed regarding the content of the Supernatural anime series.  The series is completely developed via 1/3rd of original episodes, 1/3rd involving character backstory and another 1/3rd involving original Japanese content involving folklore and demons such as the yokai and kappa. [via ClarissaG on Twitter]

The limited edition 13th volume of the Princess Resurrection manga will include an OAD as a bonus which will be released this winter.  The 12th manga volume will available on July 9th with the September issue of the series home in Monthly Shonen Sirius being released on July 26th. In related news, the key visual [...]

Following up on the surfacing of the character designs for Sam and Dean this weekend, statements have surfaced confirming that the lead actors for Supernatural (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) have in fact approved the character designs being used in the anime adaptation and will provide the voices for their respective roles in two episodes [...]

A new anime licensing startup by the name of New Voice Productions is seeking donations in order to fund its first release in the independently produced Hoshizora Kiseki, first released in Japan in 2006.  The film was produced by Matsubara Toshikazu (Aquarian Age card game) and character designer Watanabe Aiko, with Toshikazu handling writing, animation [...]

NIS America’s RosenQueen online storefront inadvertently revealed two placeholder listings this weekend for the premium versions of the second volumes of their first anime licenses in Toradora and Persona ~trinity soul~, with release dates set for the month of August on the 24th priced at $59.99 each. less than a month after the launch of [...]

Saouri’s Window has possibly uncovered the preliminary character design sketches for Sam and Dean Winchester for the upcoming Supernatural OVA project currently in production.  These sketches bear a striking resemblance to the background used on the Supernatural anime homepage and were found on the ONTD LiveJournal community (1, 2) after first appearing on the LiveJournal [...]

Funimation has announced that it is is currently producing a Dragon Age feature film based on the popular RPG developed by BioWare Corp for the PC and Xbox 360.  Production began last month with the production team consisting of BioWare Executive Producer Mark Darrah, Creative Director Mike Laidlaw and FUNimation’s President/CEO Gen Fukunaga along with [...]

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has published documents received from the Canadian Border Service Agency regarding the organization’s policy for searching laptops after filing a request for the documents under Canada’s Access to Information Act. What was recieved was heavly redacted with whole sections removed and the salient points defining anime as child porn [...]