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Crackdowns against anime downloading continues around the world. Now a Singapore internet-provider is being forced to expose it’s 1000+ users who download anime off the internet for prosecution. Read More….
And also from a Singapore, an online radio site allowing podcast downloads is having a program today about anime, described as “…learn all about Japanese-inspired animation and how this wildly successful phenomenon has developed a cult following around the world.” If interested you can download it here.
And here is an interesting article speaking about the change in Japanese society revolving around the changing and ever expanding anime/manga culture.
A few websites for upcoming anime series have surfaced; Night Wizard, Spicy Wolf and StarChild.
The September 2007 issue of the North American, Viz-run comic anthology, Shoujo Beat will have a picture of the charcter Night from the running series, Absolute Boyfriend featured on it. It will be a never before published image that the artist, Yuu Watase, did specifically for this issue.
Source: ActiveAnime
Furthering showcasing the growing popularity in manga, William Paterson University in New Jersey has a book done in manga style designed to help students study for a portion of their SATs. No surprise many of the students using these specially made books are reading ahead of their classes.
Source: Sacbee.com
The upcoming Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles OVA, Tokyo Revelations (the second Tsubasa OVA to date) has been announced as completed. The preview screening for critics, contest winners and other so priveledged is planned for October 21st.
Source: CLAMP Now
A new season of XXXHolic has been announced as being in the works. A few cast changes were noted but no specifics. To fans of CLAMP’s supernatural partner to the less than well recieved Tsubasa anime, this is good news indeed.
Source: GiaPet.net
Viz Media’s website has updated with the complete Press Release of its newly acquired titles for 2007, including a variety of previously licensed works being moved to paperback format or magazine-serialization. Announcements include the acquiring of licenses for the Honey & Clover and NANA anime series’ and various mangas, including the debut of Kaori Yuki’s new work, Fairy Cube.
All the details can be read here.
In a continued slew of media releases leading up to the highly awaited PS3 game, Heavenly Sword, the first of a series of anime-styled videos has been unveiled to the public. It acts as a prelude to the game, explaining the history behind the Heavenly Sword and its coming into the hands of mortals.
The video can be watched in high-definition here.
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Title: Batman Beyond: Season Three Company: Warner Brothers, DC Comics Format: DVD, Region 1 Rating: Not Rated Length: 273mins Includes: 13 Episodes, 2 Discs English & French (episodes only) “Inside Batman Beyond Season 3: Producers Panel Discussion” “Close Up On: Favorite Moments of the Series, Creative Team and VA, Will Friedle |
Synopsis: “Rage and revenge first motivated Terry McGinnis to steal Bruce Wayne’s high-tech Batsuit. A greater purpose and a sense of justice kept him wearing it. For two years, he patrolled streets and skies of Gotham City with Bruce Wayne as his guide, but in these final 13 adventures from the Emmy-Awarding winning TV series, Gotham’s greatest defender soars as the true hero he is! Though the power-hungry plans of criminals like Inque, The Royal Flush Gang and The Kobras grow more villainous with each attempt, Terry wipes them out. His heroism doesn’t go unnoticed: Superman invites him to join the Justice League. But after years of thinking he had nothing in common with the original Batman, Terry realizes he’s just the man for the job.”
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