well, america's largest anime convention is over. And that means a lot of news. Oddly enough, news was more subdued than many expected, and many are anticipating Otakon, the #2 con in the USA to have bigger anouncements next month.
ADV NEWS:
new shows:
Slayers Premium (Slayers movie 5)
The Azumanga Daioh movie (no word on HOW this will be released, seeing it's only 5 minutes long)
RahXephon movie
Maho Yuugi
Birth (formerly released in America by Streamline as "Planet Busters")
Manie Manie (formerly released in America by Streamline as "Neo Tokyo")
D.N.Angel
Chojushin Gravion
Nurse Witch Komugi-chan (the SoulTaker magical girl parody spin-off)
Sister Princess
Bastof Lemon (Korean animation)
ADV also started a Manga line, with the following lineup. Books will run about $10 each and be printed in the right to left Japanese style
Demon Palace Babylon
Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
Cat Sh*t One
Dark Side Blues
Full Metal Panic
Kimera
Those Who Hunt Elves
Seven of Seven
Demon City Shinjuku
Steel Angel Kurumi
Azumanga Daioh
Demon City Hunter
Najica
Gunslinger Girl
To Heart
Figure 17
Happy Lesson
RahXephon Bible
ADV also hinted to keep an eye on Comic-con where more pictures from the Live Action Evangelion movie will be shown. Interest was also shown in releasing Azumanga Daioh Plushies.
BANDAI NEWS
new shows:
.hack//Legend of Twilight's Bracelet
Wolf's Rain
Stratos 4
Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto
Galaxy Angel seasons 1 & 2
Mobile Suit Gundam F-91 movie
A box set of the full Zeta gundam series will be released for fans before the TV boradcast or regualr DVD release sometime next year or late this year.
Bandai will provide a special box for fans of .hack who have purchased all 4 .hack games.
TOKYOPOP MANGA
Fruits Basket
Saiyuki
PitaTen
Get Backers
Cyborg 009
Ai Yori Aoshi: True Blue Love (not officially confirmed, but a picture was shown)
Aura Bansho Psychic Academy
Love Won't Stop
Mahoromatic
BROCCOLI MANGA
Note: Brocoli is a division of Anime gamers. A game store in Japan and LA who has the famous digi-charat mascott. They also support Synch Point, the US company that brought america FLCL and I Want To Be An Angel.
Aquarian Age: Juvenile Orion
Galaxy Angel
Digi-Charat: Leave it to Pyoko
FUNIMATION
rights to long awaited Detective Boy Conan Series. They have first 100 episodes and 2 movies, with options for the rest.
PIONEER
Texnolyze
Pioneer is also involed in the production of the upcomming Read or Die TV series, The upcomming Gungrave TV series, and a new anime by Cowboy Bebop director Shinichi Watanabe.
MEDIA BLASTERS
Gunparade March
My Sexual Harrasment
Media Blasters also expressed interest in aquiring more Weiss Kreuz
Media Blasters will release Kenshin TV box sets. 1 for each of the 3 seasons at some point in the future.
CENTRAL PARK MEDIA
Narue no Sekai
CPM also anounced the final volume of Utena will include commentary from creators Kunihiko Ikuhara and Chiho Saito
AN Entertainment
Annoucned Aquisition of Miami Guns, but gave a no comments on Guu, a show that has been rumored to have been licenced by AN Entertainment.
Well that's all the offical news.
Other news and tidbits....
Yuki Kajiura, composer of the music in .hack//SIGN and NOIR confirmed she is working on a PS2 game that will be officially anounced July 21st. Xenosaga 2 is set to be shown by Namco and anounced officially that day. Take that as you will.......
yosh*toshi (Can't even spell a guys name in this forum without getting a warning) ABe anoucned no further Haibane Renmei doujinshi will be made by him.
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