LondonExpo " May 2006
On Saturday 27 May 2006, I had the experience of attending one of the country's biggest conventions " the LondonExpo. The event takes place on long weekends twice a year, and attracts some huge audiences. This one alone was expec...
MVM ENTERTAINMENT are proud to be sponsoring the October 2006 Expo on the 28th and 29th October at the LondonExpo at the ExCel centre and want to see you, yes you, at their stand.
Come visit the stand for a host of anime bargains and also get the chance...
MANGA ENTERTAINMENT UK know how they're going to spend their weekend " seeing you! Come visit the stand at the LondonExpo at the ExCel centre on 28th and 29th October and pick up lots of free goodies including a selection of Volume 1 DVD's for only a fi...
The much-vaunted LondonExpo rolled around again this past weekend, once again taking up residence at the ExCeL London convention centre. This was the fourth LondonExpo I've covered now and in large part, the event doesn't change much – it's always...
Some interesting news for Transformers fans in the United Kingdom. Activision will be at this year's LondonExpo. That is not all! The Transformers Movie video game will be on display and fan will have a chance to play the game.
We’re looking forward to seeing anime fans at the London MCM Expo 14th and 15th May at the ExCeL in the Royal Victoria Dock. For further details check out www.londonexpo.com/
Do make sure you come visit our stand in the Anime Village for free givea...
Manga UK has sent out a press release that talks about the upcoming expo in which they\'ll be announcing some new licensing deals. In a sneak peek, they\'ve already talked about releasing the Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence movie to both theaters and home...
By Ron Quezon
The TOKYOPOP Anime Expo Industry Panel took place on July 5, 2008 at 10am. Representing TOKYOPOP were Lillian Diaz-Przybyl (Senior Editor), Marco Pavia (Director of Marketing), and Kasia Piekarz (Marketing and Merchandising Manager). Thoug...
Universal delivers a "Wolf Man Double Feature" in their Classic Monsters series, and this one is well in keeping with the "A" and "B" feature double bills of that era. WEREWOLF OF LONDON was among a slate of pictures planned to star Boris Karloff in the w...
LondonExpo
One week on and I'm still tired. LondonExpo can be a hectic two days at the best of times but the most recent event, held at the ExCeL Docklands on 28-29 October, seemed more energised than any previous instalment. This was possib...
...fantastic LondonExpo, though only running for one day will presumably lend a different air to the proceedings.
Asylum 2007 – 11-13th May
The return of last year’s Coventry based Smallville convention, this time incorporat...
There's very little to comment on this week as I prepare to attend the latest LondonExpo at the ExCeL in London this weekend. The usual array of merchandise dealers, movies, games, anime and other assorted geekery is expected, along with an assortment of...
Expo Explores The organisers of the LondonExpo have announced plans to expand beyond the borders of our shining capital and venture forth into the wilds of the Midlands. The first Midlands MCM Expo will be held on February 24th 2007 in Telford, at the Te...
...its kind, LondonExpo is a highly recommended day out. Guests will begin to be announced following the Midlands Expo.
November:
Memorabilia – 24-25 November, NEC, Birmingham
One of the longest running shows in the UK, b...
The folks at Manga UK have sent out a press release this morning talking about their 2006 release plans for new series. Also, according to info sent along from Dani Moure, \"News from the LondonExpo also says that they\'ll be releasing the new TV series ...
...rs of the LondonExpo have added a couple more guests to their line up, making next month's show one of their biggest yet. Special effects maestro Tom Savini and actors Wallace Langham and Rudolph Martin from CSI and Navy NCIS, respectively, are booked...
...rs of the LondonExpo launch JapanEX London. Hopefully there'll be room for both, though I wouldn't mind seeing at least one shift elsewhere in the country for diversity's sake.
Thanks to the victorious Laura Howell for details on this year's...
... with the LondonExpo, there was a chance to try out several online RPGs for free, including Archlords, Guild Wars and City of Heroes.
In terms of guests, there was a sizable number of Doctor Who cast members past and present but the real pu...
Can I call you Chris? With less than a fortnight left before the LondonExpo, it seems the organisers still have some tricks up their sleeves. As announced on 13th October, the near-legendary Christopher Lee will be in attendance. However, don't start sco...
Last weekend's Japan EX – it had so much potential. Building on the successes of the LondonExpo shows, Japan EX was to have taken the popular anime and manga aspects and expanded upon their appeal to offer a weekend full of other Japanese delights....
...g of the LondonExpo – arrives at Telford's International Centre on Saturday 24th February. A one-day event that is seemingly testing the water for larger efforts to follow, the website has officially launched but is pretty sparse at the mome...
Company To Feature Notable Anime Voice Actor Personalities In Four Unique Workshops Occurring Each Day Throughout Expo And Will Also Have New Documentary For Sale And Special Photo Opportunities At Bang Zoom! Booth #811
Burbank, CA, July 2, 2008 - Ba...
Hiroyuki Morioka Panel & Interview In March of 2002, I watched Crest of the Stars for the
first time and immediately regretted not picking it up when it first came out.
When Otakon announced they were having Hiroyuki Morioka as a guest, I was quite
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... organise LondonExpo’s cosplay events. Given the rising popularity of cosplay in the UK, these flaws will hopefully be addressed by the time the next Midlands Expo rolls around.
The final bugbear I have was the venue itself. The TIC q...
If you love film festivals and just happen to be in London over the next few days you might want to check out this film festival. From their webiste... "SCI-FI-LONDON is, a strictly non-geeky (tho' we are all geeks at heart), serious look at science ficti...
VARIETY notes that the London Film Critics Circle has released their list of nominees for the 23rd annual London Film Critics Circle Awards to be held in London on February 12.ROAD TO PERDITION dominates the genre nominees with four nominations: David Sel...
Last weekend the 11th annual International Animation and Comics Exposition (called ANIME EXPO) was held in Long Beach, California. The Expo, hosted by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), saw almost 15,000 visitors. The Expo's guest...
Tokyo, November 13, 2007
"Asience: Hairy Tale," the creative challenge directed by Kazuto Nakazawa for Kao Corporation, has been awarded Gold at the 22nd London International Advertising Awards, Television/Cinema category, cel animation section. The awar...
Variety reports that Fox has placed a 100 foot tall replica of the Silver Surfer inside the London Eye wheel to promote 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'.
Under cover of darkness, construction workers busily erected a gleaming 100-foot mesh r...
New Year - New Bands - New Challenge
Anaheim, California (March 14, 2008) New Year. New Anime. New Music. New Bands. New Challenge! Prepare your band for battle as Anime Expo® presents the Battle of the Bands at this year's Anime Expo® 2008...
By Andrew Tei
Ah, Anime Expo, the mother load of all cons. No US con has as much industry
presence, which I know a lot of people don’t like, a large number of Japanese
guests, and lots of film showings. For me, AX is all about the guests a...
Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention Welcomes Famed Character Designer
Anaheim, California (June 4, 2008) Anime Expo® proudly announces famed character designer Akemi Takada as an official Guest of Honor to this year's Anime Expo® 2008...
"GALAXY ANGEL RUNE" voice actress Yuuna Inamura, "FREEDOM" series planner Dai Sato and director Shuhei Morita all to appear in-person
TORRANCE, Calif., June 8, 2007 " Bandai Visual USA Inc., a leading innovator in Japanese animation, today announced fu...
Popular Anime Convention Will Be Held July 3-6 in Anaheim, CA
NEW YORK, NY (June 30, 2003) During Anime Expo 2003, Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America, will introduce three new, highly anticipated anim...
Anime Expo is the ultimate candy store for Anime fans everywhere. It's 4 days of sights and sounds that tease the senses as well as the wallet. This year's Anime Expo was the first time I attended a convention in the guise of Press. My experience with ...
Science fiction usually depicts the Gates of Hell as a wide portal with all the security of a rickety screen door blowing back and forth in a hurricane. The Hellgate London manga, which serves as the prequel for the video game of the same name, presents t...
Held July 2-5 in Anaheim, CA
Cypress, CA (June 29, 2004) ?Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America and major sponsor for this year's Anime Expo, is set to turn up the summer heat with new product launches and...
Released one week after Stephen Sommers live-action film, VAN HELSING: THE LONDON ASSIGNMENT may prove to be the more entertaining of the pair. Serving as a direct prequel to the beginning of the movie, THE LONDON ASSIGNMENT (hereafter referred to as TLA)...
June 19, 2007 (Cypress, Ca) " Bandai Entertainment Inc., and Kadokawa Pictures USA and Anime Expo 2007 ® announced today that Haruhi's American voice actors Wendee Lee (Haruhi), Crispin Freeman (Kyon), Johnny Yong Bosch (Itsuki) and Michelle Ruff (Y...
Major and Minor cons this week.
Sci-Finding The Capital
The biggest thing in the UK this week is the sixth annual Sci-Fi London festival, taking place at the Apollo West End from 2-6 May. The event has made a name for itself by screening...
John Van Tongeren's music for the animated short, VAN HELSING: THE LONDON ASSIGNMENT, is as full-blooded and musically direct as that of Alan Silvestri in the feature film the animated short prefaces. The short has to do with Van Helsing's first encounter...
Jason\'s finishing up his material from Anime Expo with a look at one of the more intriguing events at the convention, something that was press only, with the Industry Round Robin panel.
The time is almost here and even as Anime Expo changes in terms of licensing news there is still plenty that will be coming from it. As we\'ve done in previous years, we have a special discussion forum set up for keeping up on the news as it\'s live blogg...
The folks at Del Rey held their panel this morning at Anime Expo and announced that they have the manga licenses for the Tsubasa Character Guide scheduled for 12/26, Train Man (announced at Anime Next) scheduled for 11/8, Gacha Gacha with boox 6 will shif...
Tomorrow starts the fun as the four day convention gets underway in California. While I\'m not attending personally, we\'ve got a team of five reporters hitting the show across many of its panels and events. We\'ll be providing coverage throughout the wee...
At the Seven Seas Entertainment panel at Anime Expo today, Seven Seas Entertainment talked about a number of new titles (thanks to bayoab and others for confirmations):Dance in the VampireI, Otaku - Struggle in AkihabaraIn God\'s arms (yaoi) aka Kamisama ...
ANAHEIM, CA . Manga publisher Go! Comi announced the license of three new series during their panel at Anime Expo. The series are:
TRAIN + TRAIN by Hideyuki Kurata & Tomomasa Takuma
:
On the distant planet of Deloca, teenagers are enrolle...
The con reports from our team on the ground are starting to roll in from Anime Expo 2005.Right Stuf has licensed 2x2 Shinobuden and will use the English language name of Ninja Nonsense. Be sure to see the specific report for that and more on the previousl...
Gardena, CA, June 15, 2007 " Wanna know what the deal with Robot is? Curious as to what the folks on the DMP side of Digital Manga Publishing have been up to? Want to hear about DMP's new imprint, DMP Platinum? Be sure to check out the Digital Manga Publ...
The FUNimation panel at Anime Expo went off this evening as Adam Sheehan took to the stage with what\'s going on with the company:Darker than Black will arrive on 11/25/2008 for the first volume as it\'s going to be released in singles.Adam confirmed that...
Sakura has checked in with a detailed report from Anime Expo today as she took in the Viz Media Panel which covered their manga and anime plans for the rest of 2008 and into 2009.
Anime Expo is working with MTV in regards to the new documentary TV series they have in the works called "True Life." That means it's time for an open casting call where they're looking for proud self-professed fanboys and fangirl...
It was announced today that Hollywood star Cary Tagawa will be attending The Mega Martial Arts Expo Weekend (www.theactionarena.com) in Atlantic City New Jersey in January 2005. Cary Tagawa is one of the co-stars of the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox bloc...
Road to Perdition continues to be the year's most critically acclaimed
comic book movie. The film received two more award nominations in addition
to the Golden Globe nomination Paul Newman received for his work on the
film. Empire
Online reports th...
The CMX Anime Expo Industry Panel took place July 5, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. The panel consisted of CMX's head editor Jim Chadwick, licensing director Asako Suzuki, art director Larry Berry, editing coordinator Sarah Farber, and freelance editor Ed Chavez.
CMX ...
By Ron Quezon
The Dark Horse Anime Expo Industry Panel took place on July 4, 2008 at 1pm. The panel comprised of Editor Carl Horn, Director of Asian Licensing Michael Gombos, Director of Publicity Jeremy Atkins, and Editorial Assistant Samantha Robertson...
V For Vendetta premiered in London on Wednesday UCI Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. James McTeigue, Joel Silver, Natalie Portman and others were there to celebrate. Plus, check out a press conference with cast members and crew.
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSJohn Van Tongeran has written a first-rate score for the animated short, VAN HELSING: THE LONDON ASSIGNMENT, released this week on CD by Decca (B0002757-02). The film is a preface to the VAN HELSING feature film in kind of the s...
ANANOVA notes that Ian McKellen's successful Broadway stage show, DANCE OF DEATH, will open in London on March 4.The drama, which will also feature Frances De La Tour, is a play by August Strindberg concerning an unhappy couple approaching their 25th anni...
One film that seems to get better and better each year is John Landis' classic AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Released in 1981, audiences weren't sure what to make of the film's mix of comedy and horror, but all these years later the mix proves to be jus...
Summer is almost over, but the fun is just about to begin!
Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 2007 - Anime Expo is over and the ladies and gentlemen of 801 Media Inc. are happy to announce new titles for 2008.
The Prime Minister's Secret Diplomacy by Youka Nitt...
And now, a message from Wolve about the panel we've had in the works for quite some time now:Time: Thursday, 7/4 at 4:00 PM
Place: Anime Expo @ Anahiem Convention Center
"I'd like to invite
everyone to the AnimeOnDVD.com Panel at AX 2003. AOD staff member...
Orange are giving away a pair of tickets to the London Premier of Spider-Man 2 on on 12 July 2004, travel and accommodation included. You could be rubbing shoulders with the stars if you enter their competition by answering the question at their site.
One of the largest collections of Film and TV costumes is to be sold at auction by Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London on the 6th March 2007, and a number of Superman movie costumes and props are included in the collection. A Supergirl costume, worn by Helen...
In anticipation of the worldwide release of the epic action adventure 300, Warner Bros. Pictures launched an immersive 3-D exposition within the fast-growing online community known as Second Life. A live Q&A with the film's director, Zack Snyder, award-wi...
The ICA (London) is hosting and exclusive preview screening of V For Vendetta, directed by the Warchowski Brothers, preceded by a conversation with co-creator and artist David Lloyd, who will also be signing both Titan editions after the film. Starts at 6...
'V For Vendetta'Composer Dario Marianelli and Engineer Nick Wollage are currently working in the Lyndhurst Hall, London which is providing scoring and mixing facilities.
In his panel at SDCC, Neil Gaiman revealed he plans to start shooting his Death movie in spring in London.
No names of the actors considered for the major roles.
The official Spider-Man 3 Blog has been updated featuring director Sam Raimi and Thomas Haden Church meeting fans at New York and London whilst premiering the new Spider-Man 3 trailer.
Yahoo Movies has posted an exclusive look at the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer "London Eye" Preview Clip in High Definition format along with the standard.
The DMP Anime Expo Industry Panel took place July 4, 2008 at 5 p.m. The panel consisted of Rachel Livingston, DMP sales and marketing manager, and Ben Applegate, head of Pop Japan Travel, the travel arm of DMP.
The first portion the panel consisted of Ra...
A director
nomination for Sam Mendes in Road To Perdition is just one of four
nominations the comic-based feature garnered from the London Film Critics Circle
according to today's Variety. The movie All
or Nothing was the only film garnering more no...
In a rare concession, authorities here agreed to close down all of Whitehall, between Trafalgar and Parliament Squares, for a three-night film shoot earlier this month. The scene on the third night was wild. Hundreds of crew members and their equipment ga...
Opening Ceremonies
The cell phone rings....I glance at the clock and see its 8:30, who dares
disturb my slumber. Its wolve, he\'s arrived at the convention and decided to
wake me up. I know who I\'m gonna lock today. After getting prepped for the...
Paul Wilson was our host for opening ceremonies. He started out by plugging Wing My Way by KOTOKO as the official
theme song of AX2005. AX2005 seems to be the plugfest Geneon so far. Paul went to announce the World Cosplay Summit
where 4 people from t...
By Jim LazarHere are some excerpts from my full Anime Expo 2000 con report, which can be
found in the No Editing zone on
animeprime.com.The Good
Editing News:
The Vision of Escaflowne dub was done by Bandai and not Saban. There will
be an edi...
David Kapp / Cthulhu
Ahh, the Anime Expo charity auction. If you ever wanted to see lots of neat stuff selling for prices that you couldn?t hope to pay, this is the place. There was no $16,000 Item this year, unfortunately, but there was still a lot of...
Perhaps one of the biggest events at Anime Expo this year was Yuki Kajiura\'s concert. Many people showed up to the concert (filling up most of the huge room), proving the popularity of Kajiura\'s music in the recent R1 releases of .hack//SIGN and Noir. A...
On July 2nd, 2006 CLAMP made an appearance at Anime Expo in Anaheim as part of their first tour of the United States. CLAMP, the four person team consisting of Igarashi Satsuki, Mokona (who looked very cute in her flowery kimono), Nekoi Tsubaki, and Ohka...
Host / Moderator: Charles Solomon
Panelists: Eric Calderon (Gonzo), Lillian Diaz-Przybyl (Tokyopop), James Dodd (SPJA), Trulee Karahashi (SPJA), Gen Fukunaga (Funimation), Matt Greenfield (ADV), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Entertainment), Anthony Jiwa (Viz), Shaw...
Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Jon Favreau and Terrence Howard landed in London today to walk the red carpet and sit down for the UK premiere of 'Iron Man'.
"It's great. I've been traveling around the world and I'm not someone that like...
The Go! Comi Anime Expo Industry Panel took place July 5, 2008 at 11 a.m. The panel consisted of Go! Comi representatives David Wise, Audry Taylor, and Mallory Reaves. In regards to manga, their main promotion at AX was for their new series 07 Ghost (pro...
The Viz Media Anime Expo Industry Panel took place July 4, 2008 at noon. Representing Viz Media were Director of Product Marketing Mark Chang, Senior Product Manager Candice Uyloan, and Editor Kit Fox. In addition to announcements regarding DVD and mang...
The Viz Media Anime Expo Industry Panel took place July 4, 2008 at noon. Representing Viz Media were Director of Product Marketing Mark Chang, Senior Product Manager Candice Uyloan, and Editor Kit Fox. In addition to announcements regarding DVD and mang...
Showcase Of The Newest VIZKIDS Format Introduces The Exciting World Of Ninja To Young Readers In Booth #1647
Los Angeles, CA, May 30, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, ani...
Get ready for a dazzling spectacle of love and gallantry!
ROMEO x JULIET - the latest anime produced by the cutting-edge anime studio GONZO (LAST EXILE, Samurai 7, Witchblade, etc.) -will hit the 2007 Anime Expo on July 1st for a special screening!
Two...
An anonymous scooper claims that The Dark Knight might be shooting scenes in the London Eye area in London on Monday, May 28th. Christian Bale is said to be in town too, so the scenes may involve Batman.
There's only one thing cooler than seeing Spider-Man 2, and that's seeing it with a bunch of famous celebrities whose shoes are worth more than your car. Think we're crazy? Then enter UGO's "London Crawling" sweepstakes and find out. A lucky individual re...
Staff Reporter: Andrew Tei
Opening Ceremonies
Pioneer
TRSI
Media Blasters
Kikuko Inoue Press Panel
ADV Films
Bandai Entertainment
Viz
Synch Point
AnimEigo
Central Park Media
Tokyopop
Hi...
Opening Ceremonies
Pioneer
TRSI
Media Blasters
Kikuko Inoue Press Panel
ADV Films
Bandai Entertainment
Viz
Synch Point
AnimEigo
Central Park Media
Tokyopop
Hi everyone! Quick report until the show gets going in an hour. The opening ceremonies o...
Right Stuf / Nozomi Entertainment Panel & AX Announcements,
Commentary from AnimeOnDVD.com Publisher Chris Beveridge,
Fan Interviews & More in Episode 44
GRIMES, IA, July 6, 2007 " Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is ple...
In this installment of Comics2Film's continuing coverage of the visit to Vancouver and the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', we move from the studio and our brush with the Fantasticar, to the inner offices of the production. We are w...
Anime Expo: New property announcements, preview of 20th Anniversary Year
GRIMES, IA, June 30, 2007 " Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. kicked off its 20th anniversary year a few weeks early with a trio of announcements during its June 30t...
Screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed) has two projects on the horizon, one of which will mark his directorial debut. Variety is reporting the scribe is nearly complete on a screenplay for the Ken Bruen novel London Boulevard, a new crime drama prepp...
AXNY is taking place this weekend, and some of our folks are going to be on the floor for this convention as well, reprising their roles from the Anime Expo in California earlier this summer. As such, we\'ve set up a tentative list of topics that they\'ll...
Elan is an astonishingly talented singer-songwriter originally from Guadalajara. She landed a few years ago in the fertile musical landscape of Southern California and quickly made a name for herself by being the first internationally successful Latin Ame...
CNN.com notes that London theater critics have not been kind to Gillian Anderson's appearance on stage in Michael Weller's WHAT THE NIGHT IS FOR.THE DAILY MAIL and THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, and the FINANCIAL TIMES all filed negative reviews, while THE GUARDIAN...
The controversial German-based exhibition BODYWORLDS, currently mounted in London at the Truman Gallery, is offering two for the price of one today in recognition of Halloween. Exhibition visitors must be in costume to take advantage of the offer.The exhi...
Industry Leader In Anime To Have Notable Presence With More Than A Dozen Properties In Booth 4505
New York, NY, June 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...
Gardena, CA, March 30, 2007 " Juné by Digital Manga Publishing, one of the industry's most innovative manga licensing and publishing companies, is pleased to announce Satoru Kannagi as their industry guest for Anime Expo 2007 (www.anime-expo.org).
Sato...
From Fodor’s to Frommer’s and everything in between, the travel buff doesn’t lack for informative journey guides no matter their destination. Yet the traveling movie fanatic requires a unique synthesis in a companion book, a synthesis th...
(NOTE: The following is not an exact transcription of the interview. A translator assisted with the interview and the following is based on that person\'s translation. For some questions, Maaya replied in English and I\'ve denoted those instances.)
[Q] -...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Silva Screen Records has released The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection (SILCD 1178), a specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema, including some of...
Sideshow Toy has been a classic horror fan's dream come true, thanks to their phenomenal line of Universal Studios Classic Monsters action figures. Of course, when you have a successful product line like that (was there any way these could not be successf...
Thursday
The alarm rings. 5:15 AM. I question my sanity and can’t come up with anything
positive. I have a 6:30 AM flight to get to though, as I head off for the Big
Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) and Anime Expo New York (AXNY)! The dub of the B...
Right Stuf / Nozomi Entertainment Panel & Announcements,fan interviews, reviews & more in episode 71!
GRIMES, IA, July 18, 2008 – Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to present this year’s Anime E...
Brian from MOVIEMAN'S GUIDE TO THE MOVIES sent us a head's up he recieved regarding London filming. He says a recieved an email from a scooper saying "'Batman Begins' filming in east tilbury and tilbury docks. Have taken over an old fort in E. Tilbury." W...
One area that I continue to find fascinating to watch is how the entire licensing realm goes. As studios make their announcements this weekend, we\'ve been updating a comparison chart for 2001 through 2005 based just on Anime Expo announcements. Expo has ...
We\'ve got a great new sponsored contest up today in conjunction with Digital Manga Publishing. The creator behind Enchanter will be at Anime Expo and there will be a special convention poster done for the event. Two winners will receive the first volume ...
Anime Expo kicked off last night with its early registration pick-up and there\'s unsurprisingly already discussion about it. There is a lot to see and do over the course of the four day event so we\'ve done our yearly duty by creating a series of special...
During a mammoth autograph session this weekend, author Marc Scott Zicree and reader Armin Shimerman signed over 300 copies of their new audiobook novel MAGIC TIME.The marathon signing, which took two and a half hours, was organized by Blackstone Audio to...
In addition to the amazing line up of Guests of Honors, Anime Expo® 2007 proudly announces the screening, before nation wide release, of DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' (in association with Hasbro) live action film "TRANSFORMERS" at the h...
With thanks to drakh for posting this, the Anime Expo 2003 industry guest list has been posted, and from a quick perusal, he gleam edthe following information:Heat Guy J and Sakura Wars: The Movie are being done by Bang Zoom!.Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alo...
The Broccoli International USA Anime Expo Industry Panel took place July 5, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. with Jonathan Kung, Marketing Director for Broccoli. In regards to new manga licenses, Broccoli has made some acquisitions but is not yet able to announce the s...
SANTA MONICA, CA " Anime fans will get a special behind-the-scenes look at hot new projects when the A-1 Pictures staff unveils a sneak preview and shares behind-the-scenes look at several ongoing projects at Anime Expo 2007, at the Long Beach Convention...
The ADV Films panel at Anime Expo was underway this evening with Matt Greenfield and John Ledford once again heading up the duties there for the audience. What was learned? The two commented that this was a bad year to be sure because of the partnership w...
As anyone who has attended any convention, never mind Anime Expo, will know that schedules are a pretty fluid thing and what\'s listed online isn\'t always an indicator of what to expect. Planned for today according to the schedule however is:2:00 PST - A...
Bandai Entertainment\'s Toshifumi Yoshida has added a new entry to their blog in which they talk a bit about the upcoming schedule for Anime Expo as well as revealing the primary cast for the English language adaptation of Ghost Slayers Ayashi.
LOS ANGELES " Manga publisher Go! Comi has announced its schedule of events at Anime Expo 2007 in Long Beach.
Go! Comi will be exhibiting at booth #1222 in the dealer's room from Friday June 29th through Monday July 2nd. Drop by for free posters, b...
(LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2007) " Anime Expo 2007 (June 29-July 2) in Long Beach is almost upon us and Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce its upcoming convention plans.
SEVEN SEAS BOOTH
Booth No. 1021, 1120, 1122
You like sexy maids? How abo...
We got in a number of new reports today that have been added to our overall coverage of Anime Expo 2003.
Check out the opening and closing ceremonies pieces, a look at the charity
auction and two full Q&A sections with Koshi Rikudo and Kazuki Yao!
By JubieI was at the expo and attended the Bandai panel which was good you mentioned
pretty much all the Gundam news, someone asked if they would ever get to Chars
counter attack a classic in its own right and they said yeah eventually the
whole ...
Mini-Report by David Kapp / CthulhuAnother year, another Anime Expo. As usual, the big event on the first day was opening ceremonies, and I decided to go and see how they went this year. If you?ve never been to the opening ceremonies of an anime convent...
Lunar Legend Tsukihime Interview with Katsushi Sakurabi (Director) and Kaoru Ozawa (Character Designer)(NOTE: The following is not an exact transcription of the interview with Sakurabi and Ozawa. A translator assisted with the interview and the following ...
San Diego, California, Wednesday, June 18, 2008
JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating sim games in English, today announced the golden master status of Amorous Professor Cherry, the latest "dating simulation" collaboration between JAST US...
In preparation for the fun that will be Anime Expo 2008 next week, we\'ve set up our specialty discussion forums for both the anime and manga side where there are individual company threads for news as well as master license lists which will be updated th...
Working with the folks at Digital Manga Publishing, we've got a really great contest lined up for fans of Izumi Kawachi. As she will be attending this year's anime expo, DMP will be providing some great priz...
One of the more interesting back and forth panels from Anime Expo this past weekend is the subject of Jason\'s coverage today with the Geneon Producers Panel.
The weekly Anime Today podcast from the folks at Right Stuf is up and it\'s got an extended piece on Anime Expo including audio from the panel where Super Gals\' second season was announced.
In order to hopefully better serve those seeking news from this weekends Anime Expo, there are a few ways to get what you want. First, we have reports being posted from the convention center itself as both connectivity and time permits (as well as trying ...
ICv2 is reporting on a few tidbits from the Book Expo of America in regards to Viz Media. Viz is going to be putting otu a 5th Anniversary compilation book of sorts for Shonen Jump which will include some interviews with various creators. They\'ve also ta...
While upwards of 25,000 anime fans are going to converge on Anime Expo 2004 next weekend, I won\'t be a part of that (though we\'ll obviously have staff on hand there to cover the event). Since a good chunk of people will be there and enjoying all the \'b...
One thing that\'s always interesting to see is the coverage of Anime Expo by sources that used to not cover it all that often. While we\'re used to seeing write-ups in the LA Times now every year, it\'s crossing over into other places. IGN for example has...
Jason\'s coming off of the high that is Anime Expo and has sent in his latest report, this time on the Gonzo panel which has some interesting bits for fans of Witchblade and The Darkness.
According to Anime News Network, Go! Comi has announced AI Revolution, Angel\'s Coffin, A Wise Man Sleeps, Cy-Believers and Kamisama Kazoku as licensed at Anime Expo.
Anime News Network is reporting that Dark Horse made some Anime Expo announcements this morning:Bride of the Water GodGhost Talkers DaydreamThe Color of Rage (Colored) by Kazuo Koike and Seisaku KanoA Wind Named Amnesia (previously reported but not offici...
Information coming down from various sources at Anime Expo at the Viz Media panel has revealed the following (thanks to bayoab for some confirmations):Viz Media recapped their manga plans through January 2008 including various items on Naruto\'s flood (as...
Bandai Entertainment had their panel this afternoon at Anime Expo and had the following items to discuss:FLAG\'s first volume is planned for 10/02/2007 - a special edition is being done with a box that resembles a camera bagZegapain\'s first volume is als...
Bringing some closure to the reporting by talking about the experiences and thoughts on the convention, we\'ve got a new blog piece up with our Anime Expo 2006 Wrap-Up.
At their panel this afternoon, Right Stuf talked about their new partitioning off of the production arm of the company into Nozomi Entertainment as well as:Licensing Victorian Romance Emma - seasons one and two. They will be released in two box sets for $...
Jason has checkde in overnight with a pair of panel reports that covers a good bit of information. First up is a well rounded look at the ADV Films Sneak Peek Panel which ran a bit long in the Q&A department but should help to reassure some folks. Jason a...
With the end of the year almost upon us, its time for Lost in Translation to begin looking back at the year. Well, I'm not really going to look back at the whole year, just try to catch up on a few things I've missed thanks to a busy schedule filled with...
The Manga Entertainment panel kicked off this morning with a few nuggets:The Animonday block on the sci-fi channel has done very well and continues to go up in ratingsA new coproduction is underway in the form of Strait Jacket, based on the novel and with...
According to information coming from AX, Hikaru no Go will go bimonthly this fall and Naruto\'s cut/dub only version will be going monthly. No word on if or how this will affect the uncut box sets. The second set is still scheduled for 12/5 and covering e...
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR FIRST VOLUME OF MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO:
THE MOTION PICTURE - PRINCE OF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO THE POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO TO
BE AVAILABLE 16th FEBRUARY 2004
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New Tokyopop New Announcements
Jan 11, 2005 titles
DearS by Peach-Pit
HyperPolice by Minoru Tachikawa
Lagoon Engine by Yukiru Sugisaki
Master School Olympus (Manwha) by Son Hee-Joon5
Soul to Seoul (Manwha) by Kim Jea-Eun
CLAMP North Side
CLAMP South...
Bandai Visual USA has made a few announcements at Anime Expo:Super Robot Wars Original Generation - The Animation OVA has been licensed (3 episodes on one DVD) with a planned October releaseMS IGLOO: Apocalyplse 0079 has been licensed (2 volumes with 3 ep...
A few other nuggets came through after the licensing news from the Geneon panel. They\'ve acquired a children\'s show called \"Chop Suey Sock\" as well as the 20+ episode ongoing series Deltora Quest. There was also an indication that Fighting Spirit, aka...
Just to explain the relase, when you buy the thinpak box with volume one you get 4 thinpaks and the box, with all the covers. Then you buy vols 2-8, separately. Each volume will still come with their own cover, but you don\'t at least need to do any thinp...
So, I asked at the Viz panel, who made the choice between using the US dub names in the mange. The answer I was given was it was a decision between Viz, the anime distributor, and the Japanese licensor.
The TOKYOPOP panel has listed through their numerous titles and trying to discern previously known from the new took a bit of time (and we hope to have a fuller report later. Right now, we know that they\'ve acquired licenses for Wild Adapter, Gakuen Heav...
For details on the Clamp magazine and chess piece announcement, there is a lot of information available on the TOKYOPOP site. Thanks to Jake Forbes for the quick heads up.
So, looking at the Geneon DVD trailers, I think the new titles listed are Popotan (popotandvd.com), Submarine 707R (confirms a rumor, submarine707r.com), and The Daichies (aka Earth Defense Family) (thedaichis.com).
Likely added to their site just before leaving for AX, the AN Enterainment site has a page for Guu\'s acquisition using the title Hare + Guu. According to the brief mention, \"Unquestionably one of the most frequently requested series ever among American ...
The main focus of CPM\'s panel is Manwha and their Yaoi line, Be
Beautiful this year.
The Works of Hyunse Lee was a strong focus of the panel, who John
O\'Donnell referred to as the Stan Lee
They announced the following titles by Hyunse Lee.
Hard Boiled...
And so AX has begun, after opening ceremonies, which we\'ll have a few thoughts up on later, the dealer\'s room opened at noon. At TOKYOPOP\'s booth, they had postcards announcing their license of CLAMP no Kiseki: The Ultimate Collection. This is CLAMP\'s...
Some items from conventions take a bit longer to get posted and they\'re definitely worthwhile since they\'re much more content oriented than the quick newsbites most of us crave during the con itself. Jason\'s got a few interviews he\'s been transcribing...
Coverage looks to be very light of PMX, but forum poster \"TheGodofJurai\" posted some new information about the ADV panel from this weekend:ADV Announced the license to 2 Animes and 4 Live Action Movies. Here is what they announced at PMX: Rockman: Wishi...
The TOKYOPOP panel report is now up as well (as several industry panels are foolishly scheduled against each other again this year). There\'s a number of licenses listed in their for manga and some are mixed into the main paragraph such as Loveless, but o...
The panel report is now up and ready and while they did have a few more shows to talk about, a lot of what\'s listed had been previously announced elsewhere. In addition to the Gun X Sword listing earlier, Geneon has licensed Fate: Stay Night, Kannaduki n...
A number of new panel reports are up in our convention reports section, such as from Infinity Studios who picked up the 2x2=Shinobuden manga, a panel report from Bang Zoom! and information from the Viz Media\'s anime p