Anime

Toei Animation Announces New Series for Classic Saint Seiya Property

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Toei Animation is celebrating the 25th year of its perennial series, Saint Seiya, by introducing a brand new television series to global buyers this spring.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses 'Planzet'

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Sentai Filmworks is pleased to announce its license of PLANZET, a science fiction tale of invasion and human struggle and survival.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses 'Book of Bantorra'

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Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of THE BOOK OF BANTORRA, the action-packed anime where the story of your life is a book.

Catch the Madoka Magica Live Streaming Event on February 11

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Aniplex of America announced that it will host an Exclusive Screening of the first episode of the hit anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica in English.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Get Backers

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Sentai Filmworks announces the licensing of the Get Backers anime series produced by Studio Deen.

Madoka Magica Meet and Greet

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Celebrating the Release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 1 in North America, Aniplex of America is having a special Meet and Greet Event with the English Voice Cast of the series.

Right Stuf’s Nozomi Entertainment Launches Series Site for Gasaraki

Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the launch of gasaraki.rightstuf.com.

Dickens in London: A Cross-Platform Celebration of Dickens’s Life

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As part of Dickens 2012, Film London, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Drama have come together to commission five films and five radio plays – Dickens In London – to be broadcast simultaneously during the week of 6-10 February.

Akira Production Put on Pause

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Warner Bros. has put production for Akira on hold in the face of casting and budgetary issues.

Summer Wars Helmer To Raise Wolf Children

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SUMMER WARS director Mamoru Hosoda will make OKAMI KODOMO NO AME TO YUKI (THE WOLF CHILDREN'S RAIN AND SNOW) his next project, reports Variety.

Nozomi Releases Revolutionary Girl Utena on DVD

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Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA: The Apocalypse Saga DVD Set L.E. (Remastered Box Set 3) will be available on December 6, 2011.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Grave Of The Fireflies

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Sentai Filmworks proudly announces the company’s acquisition of distribution rights for the critically acclaimed animation masterpiece GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES.

Kristen Stewart Offered Female Lead in Akira

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Warner Bros. is quickly casting up its adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga AKIRA.

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Coming To Big Screen in January

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ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment are bringing the feature length followup film to the popular “Fullmetal Alchemist” anime franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, to the big screen in theaters across North America late January 2012 over 100 screens.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Anime Seris Un-Go

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Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce the acquisition of UN-GO (pronounced An Go,) the eagerly awaited new series from Fuji TV’s prestigious noitaminA animation block and mega animation studio BONES.

Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Bonds Released On DVD/Blu-ray

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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, is proud to announce the DVD and Blu-ray release of the latest NARUTO feature film on October 25th.

Idlewild Director Secures Rights to Gigantor

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Bryan Barber (IDLEWILD) has secured the film, merchandise and videogame rights to '60s anime GIGANTOR, reports Deadline.com.

Starz Finds New Showrunner for Noir Adaptation

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Showrunner/exec producer Steven Lightfoot has left Starz's live-action adaptation of the anime series NOIR, reports Deadline.com.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses The World God Only Knows

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Sentai Filmworks has formally confirmed the acquisition for the eagerly anticipated anime series THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS, which was first revealed to massive applause at the 2011 Anime Weekend Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on September 30, 2011.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Akikan!

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Sentai Filmworks has let the genie out of the bottle… or in this case, can… with the company’s announcement of the acquisition of the latest ‘pop’ culture phenomenon from Japan, AKIKAN!