By Mochi on January 19, 2008
A recent Business Week article noted the rising popularity of manga in Europe. The article concentrated on France, Germany, and a brief mention of Britain. It mentioned that readers are looking increasingly toward the east for their comics rather than the west. Svenja Malis, an 18-year old German reader was quoted:
“I [...]
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By Mochi on January 16, 2008
There was some shakiness to the start of the 2008 New Year, so let’s get the bad news out of the way first:
Viz Discontinues MAR Anime Series
Viz Media has discontinued DVD releases for the MAR anime series after volume 4. This was originally reported by AnimeOnDVD and later picked up by ANN. When [...]
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By Mochi on January 2, 2008
January 1
Tokyo Pop
Slayers, Vol. 7
Slayers, Vol. 8
Viz Media
Black Cat, Vol. 12
Dr. Slump, Vol. 14
Fall In Love Like a Comic, Vol. 2
Gin Tama, Vol. 4
High School Debut , Vol. 1
Hikaru no Go, Vol. 11
Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 18
Kurohime, Vol. 3
La Corda d’Oro, Vol. 6
Love Com, Vol. 4
Nana, Vol. 8
Reborn!, Vol. 6
S.A, Vol. 2
Sand Chronicles, Vol. 1
Shaman [...]
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By Mochi on December 20, 2007
Here’s a quick update on some current sales:
AnimeNation has their ongoing Red Hot Overstock Sale offering up to 60% off a select list of items. Also, if you make a purchase (sale or otherwise) you are automatically entered in their Holiday Giveaway. No end date is listed for the sale, but the contest [...]
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By Mochi on December 16, 2007
Recently (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1), a play was staged at MIT’s Kresge Little Theater called Madness at Mokuba. It was described as a “live-action anime show”. The synopsis of the play (from MIT’s press release):
“The stage is set for the finals of the giant robot contest at the Mokuba Institute of Technology. [...]
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By Mochi on December 11, 2007
In October I wrote about the State of the Anime Industry in the US. I mentioned that it was difficult to get compiled statistics about the trends in anime sales in the US. ICv2, the retailer information site, would release limited information semi-annually. The full statistics and analysis would only be available [...]
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By Mochi on December 5, 2007
There are a couple of freebies to note:
On November, 26, a new online service was launched called BOST TV. The service is owned and operated by Tokyo based BOST Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. What is the goal of BOST TV? BOST Digital Enterainment’s President, Aaron Lai, commented about this on the BOST [...]
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By Mochi on December 1, 2007
December
Tokyo Pop
Utopia’s Avenger Vol. #01
Dark Horse
Style School Vol. #02
Infinity Studios LLC
Blood Alone Vol. #04
Zero Vol. #04
December 4
Viz Media
Tail of the Moon Vol. #08
December 5
Dark Horse
MPD-Psycho Vol. #03
XS Hybrid Vol. #03
December 12
Dark Horse
Oh My Goddess! Vol. #28
December 31
Seven Seas Entertainment
Strawberry Panic Vol. #1
December/January+
801 Media
Dark Horse
Path of the Assassin (aka: Hanzou no Mon) Vol. #10
Seven Seas Entertainment:
Tetragrammaton [...]
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