The fate of the universe will be in the hands of a hero when the wildly popular anime series BEYBLADE: Metal Fusion Vol. 1, unleashes its power onto DVD November 9th from Nelvana Enterprises and Vivendi Entertainment.

Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today the streaming rights acquisition of Tantei Opera Milky Homes from Bushiroad Inc., one of Japan’s leading hobby-oriented card game companies.

Following an incredibly positive MIPCOM 2010 market in Cannes last week, Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, today announced a broadcast deal for the new animated tween series, My Life Me, from rising manga star Svetlana Chmakova.

Anime News Network and Aniplex of America jointly announced today that AnimeNewsNetwork.com will be the exclusive online North American simulcast partner for Aniplex Inc’s new fall television series, togainu no chi ~Bloody Curs~.

Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today a massive expansion of the content lineup from available on its anime segment-leading streaming platform from Japanese entertainment heavyweight Kadokawa Pictures.

VIZ Media, LLC, one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced several new DVD releases scheduled for September and October that expand the company’s popular Bleach, Naruto and Vampire Knight animated series

More fresh anime keeps pouring in as Crunchyroll is motion to air a gang of brand new episodes, as well as free episodes, for its users this week from hit shows like BLEACH, REBORN, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, and YUMEIRO PATISSERIE.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami), the maker of the best-selling Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), is bringing back some of the most revered booster packs and cards from the dawn of Dueling!

Kihachiro Kawamoto, famed Japanese puppet animator, has died of pneumonia, reports Anime News Network.

Anime star Satoshi Kon has died of pancreatic cancer, reports AFP.

Hayao Miyazaki is working on a sequel to PORCO ROSSO, reports Cut Magazine.

VIZ Media has announced special encore presentations of two BLEACH animated feature films – BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY and BLEACH THE MOVIE 2: THE DIAMOND DUST REBELLION (both rated ‘T’ for Teens) – on Saturday, August 14th on Adult Swim.

Toei Animation, Inc. announced a TV broadcast licensing agreement with Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. today, to air 49 episodes of the Pretty Cure series, which is set to premiere later this year on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand.

Toei Animation, Inc. has licensed the animated TV series, Ghost Sweeper Mikami to Sentai Holdings, LLC.

Sony Pictures TV has inked a deal with G4 to bring four anime-inspired TV series based on Marvel superheroes to the air, reports VARIETY.

Peter Fernandez, best known for voicing Speed Racer, died of lung cancer on July 15th in Pomona, NY, reports VARIETY.

TOKYOPOP, the leading proponent of the global manga lifestyle and otaku culture, announced today that they have partnered with Hulu, an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites, to provide a wide array of animated and live-action video content.

The domestic trailer for Goro Miyazaki's TALES FROM EARTHSEA from Studio Ghibli has arrived on Apple Trailers.

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the launch of a brand new anime series – NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN – on VIZAnime.com, the company’s premier website for anime.

VIZ Cinema and NEW PEOPLE are proud to present, in association with Bandai Entertainment and Manga Entertainment, Sci-fi Anime Madness Volume 2: Ghost in the Shell Marathon with a very special series of feature film screenings taking place July 3rd – 8th at the theatre located in San Francisco’s Japantown.