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Friday, May 9th, 2008
DVD Review: Glass Fleet(01:39 PM EDT):
Closing out a second FUNimation series today, we've got a look at the 05/06/2008 release of the wildly uneven Glass Fleet Vol. #6 (of 6).
DVD Review: Black Blood Brothers(09:47 AM EDT):
Finishing out this series from FUNimation, we've got a look at their 05/06/2008 release of Black Blood Brothers Vol. #3 (of 3).
March 2008 ADR Awards Winners & Highlights(09:16 AM EDT):
The AnimeOnDVD ADR Awards has finished out for the month of March and it's a clean sweep for ADV Films as their release of Kanon Vol. #3 has grabbed best actor, best actress and best dub overall for the month.
Manga Review: Say Please(08:47 AM EDT):
Danielle's taking another look at one of the new books we got in from Aurora Publishing with their April 2008 release of Say Please by Kano Miyamoto.
DVD Review: Moonlight Mile(08:41 AM EDT):
Getting caught up on this series before the third volume hits, we've got a look at the 03/25/2008 release of Moonlight Mile Vol. #2 (of 3) from ADV Films.
Small Bodied Manga Review(08:37 AM EDT):
Sakura's taking over a series from one of our other reviewers today by digging into the March 2007 release of School Rumble Vol. #5 by Jin Kobayashi from Del Rey Manga.
Early UK DVD Review: Voltron(08:33 AM EDT):
Bryan has a good early look at a new release from Manga UK today with their 06/02/2008 release of Voltron: Defender of the Universe Set 1.
Manga Review(08:30 AM EDT):
Danielle's taking down yet another boys love book from Digital Manga Publishing this week as she takes a look at their May 2008 release of A Love Song for the Miserable by Yukimura.
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:22 AM EDT):
The shop has had a large update today when it comes to Right Stuf listings as it covers their daily deals as well as their weekly sale special. This week they're kicking off a new TOKYOPOP studio sale which has a metric ton of manga available at reduced prices. Also be sure to check out the auction forum where you can find a number of deals, including one place now offering a copy of the out of print Battle Angel DVD.
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Early DVD Review: Shattered Angels(09:40 PM EDT):
Getting a jump on a new release due out in a couple of weeks, we've got some early thoughts on the 05/20/2008 release of Shattered Angels Vol. #1 (of 3) from ADV Films.
Manga Review: Seduce Me After the Show(02:40 PM EDT):
We recently got a sizeable package of books from the folks at Aurora and are checking out some of their most recent releases first. Danielle's kicking that all off with a look at their April 2008 release of Seduce Me After the Show by Est Em.
Early DVD Review: Kanon(12:54 PM EDT):
Adding one more to our completed pile from the ADV Films stable today, we've got a look at their 05/13/2008 release of Kanon Vol. #4 (of 6).
Adult Source Media New Title Solicitation(09:00 AM EDT):
Adding a bit more to their library this morning, Adult Source Media has sent out information and artwork for:
DVD Review: Tokyo Majin(08:50 AM EDT):
We're doubling up on our ADV Films reviews today by taking a look at their release earlier this week with the 05/06/2008 title Tokyo Majin Vol. #3 (of 6).
DVD Review: Princess Tutu(08:44 AM EDT):
Bryce has stepped up to the plate and shifted away from some of the more manly shows he's been watching lately to check out the 11/27/2007 release of the must own Princess Tutu Complete Collection from ADV Films which contains all the original extras found in the single volume releases.
Small Bodied Manga Review(08:39 AM EDT):
Patricia's working through an older series this morning as she takes a look at the May 2007 release of Eternal Sabbath Vol. #5 by Fuyumi Soryo and released by Del Rey Manga.
Digital Review: Blassreiter(08:32 AM EDT):
Tackling another one of the weekly releases from BOST TV via their online streaming, we've got a look at the 05/04/2008 release of Blassreiter Episode 5 (of 24) this morning.
Art Book Review(08:26 AM EDT):
John's delving into a deliciously beautiful collection that came out from Dark Horse in December 2007 which will appeal to those outside of the anime and manga realm. Truly a beautiful piece of work, check out his thoughts on their release of the Amano: The Collected Art of Vampire Hunter D.
JP Blu-ray News(08:18 AM EDT):
While the list of titles isn't coming out fast, new material is getting out there and the latest according to AV Watch in Japan is that the Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Symphonia OVA series will be put out on Blu-ray in September. While the Tales of Phantasia OVA series had a US release, this one looks to contain just the original Japanese language track in Dolby 2ch TrueHD Format.
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:12 AM EDT):
The Shop has had a light update today as the latest daily deals from Right Stuf is all there is at the moment, which does contain a rather good price on the Shadowskill TV complete collection for those needing a bit more Megumi Hayashibara on their shelves.
ADV Films Outsources Online Shop(03:57 PM EDT):
A technical glitch following their server being down entirely the day before caused confusion today as the ADV Films site redirected people to the new online store that Right Stuf is handling for them. This move is the second one by a US company in recent months as FUNimation outsourced their warehouse and online fullfilment duties to Right Stuf. The official ADV Films site was not intended to show this just yet however and it has reverted back to its original form.
Kitty Update(03:39 PM EDT):
A bit of information has finally surfaced regarding a pair of somewhat unusual solicitations from Kitty Media for July. Their listings of Scandalous Seiryo University and Crimson Spell were done as if they were DVD releases but they were actually the first volumes of their respective manga series being tied to a DVD sampler called "A Taste of Boy Boy." We've removed the two listings from our upcoming release lists.
DVD Review: Devil May Cry(08:48 AM EDT):
Taking a look at one of this weeks new releases, we've got a few thoughts on the rather enjoyable 05/06/2008 title Devil May Cry Vol. #2 (of 3) from ADV Films.
Small Manga Review: Chinese Hero(08:44 AM EDT):
Ron's catching up on his pile a bit today with a small bodied look at the November 2007 release of Chinese Hero Vol. #4 by Wing Shing Ma from DrMaster Publications.
Digital Review: Tower of Druaga(08:37 AM EDT):
This series is close to hitting the halfway mark and just keeps getting better as we look at the 05/03/2008 digital release of The Tower of Druaga Episode 5 (of 13) via BOST TV.
Early Manga Review(08:35 AM EDT):
Danielle's got a few early things up her sleeves in the next couple of weeks and one of them is today's look at the late May 2007 release of A Strange and Mystifying Story by Tsuta Suzuki from Digital Manga Publishing.
Viz Details Naruto Extras(08:29 AM EDT):
The ICv2 site is reporting on the two disc Naruto the Movie 2 release due out on 07/29/2008 in regards to its extras which haven't been talked much yet. The release is set to include, "a special feature on “Creating the World of Naruto 2;” another feature on how to “Write and Adapt Like a Ninja;” plus “Words From Japan,” “Production Art Gallery,” “Original Storyboards,” and the “Original Japanese Movie Trailers.” In addition the disc will also include a trailer for the third Naruto movie, Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, also known (more literally) as Naruto the Movie 3: Great Excitement! The Animal Panic of Crescent Moon Island." The article is interesting in that it states that extras aren't often brought over and subtitled for US release. While extras have never been as copious as Hollywood, a good number of releases in the last several years have had most extras brought over, if not all, and many have had quite solid original extra content produced as well. FUNimation's release of Witchblade is a strong example of a series that had a lot of the Japanese extras brought over as well as a great selection of original extras.
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:24 AM EDT):
The Shop has had a good sized update this morning as an in-store deal at Best Buy has been added as well as a new update of deals from DeepDiscount. The latest Right Stuf daily deals have also been added which includes the two season Vandread box set for up to 65% off with only a few sets remaining on hand for this older Geneon series.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
FUNimation New Title Solicitation(07:02 PM EDT):
At least one new early FUNimation solicitation has shown up on the Right Stuf site, though only listing the box edition at the moment:
Texas Goes Offline(08:58 AM EDT):
The virtual representations of a couple of Texas based distributors appear to have gone offline in the last day. The ADV Films is down due to their transaction logs filling up the server while their ADV Universe site which hosts their digital downloads has been completely emptied. FUNimation hasn't escaped issues either as their site is down due to technical difficulties and visitors are being redirected to their YouTube channel page.
DVD Review: Magikano(08:47 AM EDT):
Bringing this short run series to a close from ADV Films, we've got a look at their 05/06/2008 release of Magikano Vol. #3 (of 3).
Small Bodied Manga Review: A.I. Revolution(08:45 AM EDT):
Sakura's catching up a bit on this recent new series from Go! Comi by taking a look at the late February 2008 release of A.I. Revolution Vol. #2 by Yuu Asami.
Pick of the Week(08:42 AM EDT):
It's little surprise what got the nod as the Pick of the Week this week as the Bandai Entertainment / Kadokawa Pictures USA release of Lucky Star Vol. #1 nabbed that honor. The first volume is out today in both a regular and limited edition form which contains a number of amusing goodies to tempt fans with.
Digital Review: Ballad of a Shinigami(08:32 AM EDT):
John's hitting up another episode of this short series available for Australian viewers with the 12/10/2007 release of Ballad of a Shinigami Episode 4 of 6) via BOST TV.
Manga Review: ANAL(08:28 AM EDT):
Julie's stepping into the reviewers box once more as she takes a look at the beautifully named All Nippon Air Line: Paradise at 30,000 Feet by Kei Azumaya which came out from Digital Manga Publishing in February 2008.
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:19 AM EDT):
There's a lot of new material to be found in our latest Shop update as we have the latest daily deals from Right Stuf which includes a number of collections, a slew of Walmart.com deals for both singles and collections and a new sale at Xonair.com for adult releases which has many JapanAnime titles for $12.50 each.
Monday, May 5th, 2008
More Blu FUNimation(08:09 PM EDT):
In our latest care package from FUNimation today that has review discs, we got in a copy of their live action release of Shinobi. The release itself shows a lot of promise after their first Dragon Ball Z release in terms of menu navigation, pop-ups and so forth, but also the inclusion of two Dolby TrueHD audio tracks. What was really interesting for the anime side was the inclusion of an "Anime Source: Blu-ray Edition" in which they talk about upcoming releases. While mentioning the two Dragon Ball Z releases that are due out in May and July, they also talked about other titles coming down the road with no dates beyond stating they'd be coming to Blu-ray in 2008:
Dragon Ball Z Double Feature: Tree of Might/Lord Slug
Dragon Ball Z Double Feature: Cooler's Revenge/Return of Cooler
Robotech: Shadow Chronicles
Afro Samurai
Vexille
"And more!"
Anime Marketing 101(04:44 PM EDT):
Something that's been gnawing at us for a bit recently, we've decided to put it down to a bit more examination which has led to a new article this afternoon entitled "Phoning It In - How Anime Companies are Failing Marketing 101."
Bandai Hires Toshifumi Yoshida(09:09 AM EDT):
It's not too often we hear of hirings and positive things in the industry these days, but Bandai Entertainment is continuing its image rebuild after the New York Comic Convention by announcing that they've hired Toshifumi Yoshida as a producer for their shows. Mr. Yoshida has been involved in the industry for a long time and was responsible for a lot of releases from Viz Media in regards to their dubs and production such as Ranma 1/2 and Inu Yasha. Brief postings on the internet indicate that one of his first projects may be working on the subtitled only version of Gurren Lagann and he will be attending Fanime as his first convention since joining Bandai Entertainment.
Girl Who Leapt to Theaters(09:03 AM EDT):
Bandai Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA have put out a new press release in which they cover the English language and Japanese language theatrical presentations for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time for this coming June and August.
HD DVD Review: Freedom(08:54 AM EDT):
Though the format has died, the releases still soldier on a bit longer as we've got a look at the 04/22/2008 release of Freedom Vol. #5 (of 7) from Bandai Visual USA.
Adult DVD Review: Inmu 2(08:49 AM EDT):
Adding yet another title to their growing list of rescues from NuTech Entertainment, we've got a look at Kitty Media's 03/25/2008 release of Inmu 2: Flesh Dreams to start off the week.
Small Bodied Manga Review: Eden(08:43 AM EDT):
Gary's getting us caught up on this series just before the next volume hits by taking a look at the November 2007 release of Eden Vol. #9 by Hiroki Endo from Dark Horse Comics.
Digital Review: Ballad of a Shinigami(08:35 AM EDT):
John's dipping into the digital realm again this week by taking a gander at the 12/03/2007 release of Ballad of a Shinigami Episode 3 (of 6) via BOST TV.
Novel Review: Missing(08:30 AM EDT):
Greg is starting the week off with a novel review today by taking a look at the November 2007 release of Missing Vol. #1 by Gakuto Coda from TOKYOPOP.
Go! Comi Nabs 07-Ghost(08:23 AM EDT):
Go! Comi has sent out a new press release talking about the first new manga license announced for May with the currently ongoing series 07-Ghost. Currently at six volumes, the series by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara will begin its US release in January 2009.
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:19 AM EDT):
The Shop has been updated with some new coupons from Best Buy as well as the latest round of daily deals from Right Stuf which includes some rather recent titles and another Bandai Visual USA release you can save a few more bucks on.
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
New This Week(08:22 AM EDT):
With the steam picking up lst week with releases, this week goes all out after the doldrums of April with some ending series, some midway series and one of the bigger titles of the season:
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:14 AM EDT):
The Shop has been updated with a new coupon for the AnimeCornerStore as well as the latest daily deals from Right Stuf which includes a number of collections, a wonderfully cheap classic in Green Legend Ran and the Last Exile box set for nearly 70% off!
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Afro Samurai Blu-ray Bound?(11:13 AM EDT):
According to a notice at TV Shows on DVD, some Canadian retailers have gotten an early alert to look out for the 08/26/2008 release of Afro Samurai on Blu-ray from FUNimation. The show has seen a Japanese release already on both Blu-ray and HD DVD and would certainly make an ideal release in the US considering it was one of the strongest sellers of 2007 on DVD.
Manga Review: Hot Steamy Glasses(09:34 AM EDT):
What better way to spend some time on Friday than to look at some new boys love material from the fine folks at Digital Manga Publishing? Briana's stepping in today to look at their April 2008 release of Hot Steamy Glasses by Tatsumi Kaiya.
Nozomi Entertainment New Title Solicitation(08:43 AM EDT):
In case it wasn't clear yesterday from the press release information and the site launched for the series, Right Stuf has put up the pre-order for this release on their site but it will also show up on other retail sites closer to street date, typically two months before hand which is when the company will solicit it to them:
DVD Review: Eureka Seven(08:37 AM EDT):
It took awhile for this twelve volume series to finish out but the final volume provides a great deal of closure and satisfaction as we look at the 04/15/2008 release of Eureka Seven Vol. #12 (of 1@) from Bandai Entertainment.
Small Bodied Manga Review: Can't Win With You(08:34 AM EDT):
Patricia is finishing out a boys love series for us today as she examines the less than pleasing March 2008 release of Can't Win With You Vol. #3 by Yukine Honami and Satosumi Takaguchi From Digital Manga Publishing.
Live Action Ninja Scroll?(08:25 AM EDT):
The ICv2 site is reporting that a new live action film being worked on in Berlin by director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) bears a strong resemblance to the characters found in the OVA Ninja Scroll. As the article comments, the people producing this movie have talked about Ninja Scroll in the past and the film is one that would certainly translate easily into a live action model.
Shop @ AnimeOnDVD(08:15 AM EDT):
The Shop has had a rather large update this morning as we've added information for a Secondspin.com coupon, a DVD Empire coupon, new DVD Planet/AnimeOneStop May coupons, a Xonair.com Coupon (Adult), a new Borders and Waldenbooks Coupon and for import fans, a box set sale at CD Japan that can get up to 70% off. We've also updated with the latest Right Stuf Weekly Sale which contains information on their Del Rey Manga Publisher Sale and a new round of daily deals as well.
Friday, May 9th, 2008
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