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Miyazaki's Newest in English: set to open in Japan this summer.
Lace Announces ADV Films UK staffer Hugh David will continue working on the titles as Lace's marketing consultant.
More Xbox Live's service.
premiere in Japan on April 4.
UCLA to Hold Japanese Pop Culture Conference This Week
The University of California, Los Angeles is Sakuran movie).
Report on State of Japanese Animation Industry
The Animation Insider website posted a report on the state of the Japanese animation industry. The report covers the prospects for new animators, the low wages and long hours of current staffers, the financial crunch facing new productions, and the uncertainty in the business as a whole.
Dungeon of Mutsumi Inomata's original character designs for the May 5 game release. Thank you to Emerje for the news tip.
Live-Action pushed back to April 3, 2009. Source: Sports Hochi via Tokyograph
Japanese Store Sells New Treasure Island, starting on March 18. One volume will cost 105 yen ($0.98) for a 48-hour "rental," or 315 yen (US$2.95) for an outright purchase. Papyless has 80,000 other titles online. Source: AFP
Million-Yen Pure-Gold Astro Boy Figure Offered
Japan's Imperial Enterprise mail-order company is offering a 1-million-yen ($9,000) pure-gold figure of Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) to mark the 80th anniversary of his creator Osamu Tezuka's birthday. Only 80 figures will be made, each from 80 grams (2.8 ounces) of gold and a natural diamond. Source: animeanime.jp
Sunrise) on March 23. The Seibu Shinjuku train line will play "Tobe! Gundam" ("Fly! Gundam") as its chime when it leaves the station. Starting on March 15, the trains will also have an original Gundam heark during Japan's spring break.
The Seibu Ikebukuro line has been running trains with an original Galaxy Express 999 heark from March 1 to March 17. On March 16, the Galaxy Express 999 creator Space Pirate Captain Harlock) will serve as stationmaster for one day to mark the Neritan Anime Project in Oizumi event and the Tokyo International Anime Fair later this month. Source: animeanime.jp
More Xbox Live's service.
premiere in Japan on April 4.
UCLA to Hold Japanese Pop Culture Conference This Week
The University of California, Los Angeles is Sakuran movie).
Report on State of Japanese Animation Industry
The Animation Insider website posted a report on the state of the Japanese animation industry. The report covers the prospects for new animators, the low wages and long hours of current staffers, the financial crunch facing new productions, and the uncertainty in the business as a whole.
Dungeon of Mutsumi Inomata's original character designs for the May 5 game release. Thank you to Emerje for the news tip.
Live-Action pushed back to April 3, 2009. Source: Sports Hochi via Tokyograph
Japanese Store Sells New Treasure Island, starting on March 18. One volume will cost 105 yen ($0.98) for a 48-hour "rental," or 315 yen (US$2.95) for an outright purchase. Papyless has 80,000 other titles online. Source: AFP
Million-Yen Pure-Gold Astro Boy Figure Offered
Japan's Imperial Enterprise mail-order company is offering a 1-million-yen ($9,000) pure-gold figure of Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) to mark the 80th anniversary of his creator Osamu Tezuka's birthday. Only 80 figures will be made, each from 80 grams (2.8 ounces) of gold and a natural diamond. Source: animeanime.jp
Sunrise) on March 23. The Seibu Shinjuku train line will play "Tobe! Gundam" ("Fly! Gundam") as its chime when it leaves the station. Starting on March 15, the trains will also have an original Gundam heark during Japan's spring break.
The Seibu Ikebukuro line has been running trains with an original Galaxy Express 999 heark from March 1 to March 17. On March 16, the Galaxy Express 999 creator Space Pirate Captain Harlock) will serve as stationmaster for one day to mark the Neritan Anime Project in Oizumi event and the Tokyo International Anime Fair later this month. Source: animeanime.jp
UCLA to Hold Japanese Pop Culture Conference This Week

Report on State of Japanese Animation Industry
The Animation Insider website posted a report on the state of the Japanese animation industry. The report covers the prospects for new animators, the low wages and long hours of current staffers, the financial crunch facing new productions, and the uncertainty in the business as a whole.Dungeon of Mutsumi Inomata's original character designs for the May 5 game release. Thank you to Emerje for the news tip.
Live-Action pushed back to April 3, 2009. Source: Sports Hochi via Tokyograph
Japanese Store Sells New Treasure Island, starting on March 18. One volume will cost 105 yen ($0.98) for a 48-hour "rental," or 315 yen (US$2.95) for an outright purchase. Papyless has 80,000 other titles online. Source: AFP
Million-Yen Pure-Gold Astro Boy Figure Offered
Japan's Imperial Enterprise mail-order company is offering a 1-million-yen ($9,000) pure-gold figure of Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) to mark the 80th anniversary of his creator Osamu Tezuka's birthday. Only 80 figures will be made, each from 80 grams (2.8 ounces) of gold and a natural diamond. Source: animeanime.jp
Sunrise) on March 23. The Seibu Shinjuku train line will play "Tobe! Gundam" ("Fly! Gundam") as its chime when it leaves the station. Starting on March 15, the trains will also have an original Gundam heark during Japan's spring break.
The Seibu Ikebukuro line has been running trains with an original Galaxy Express 999 heark from March 1 to March 17. On March 16, the Galaxy Express 999 creator Space Pirate Captain Harlock) will serve as stationmaster for one day to mark the Neritan Anime Project in Oizumi event and the Tokyo International Anime Fair later this month. Source: animeanime.jp
Japanese Store Sells New Treasure Island, starting on March 18. One volume will cost 105 yen ($0.98) for a 48-hour "rental," or 315 yen (US$2.95) for an outright purchase. Papyless has 80,000 other titles online. Source: AFP
Million-Yen Pure-Gold Astro Boy Figure Offered
Japan's Imperial Enterprise mail-order company is offering a 1-million-yen ($9,000) pure-gold figure of Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) to mark the 80th anniversary of his creator Osamu Tezuka's birthday. Only 80 figures will be made, each from 80 grams (2.8 ounces) of gold and a natural diamond. Source: animeanime.jp
Sunrise) on March 23. The Seibu Shinjuku train line will play "Tobe! Gundam" ("Fly! Gundam") as its chime when it leaves the station. Starting on March 15, the trains will also have an original Gundam heark during Japan's spring break.
The Seibu Ikebukuro line has been running trains with an original Galaxy Express 999 heark from March 1 to March 17. On March 16, the Galaxy Express 999 creator Space Pirate Captain Harlock) will serve as stationmaster for one day to mark the Neritan Anime Project in Oizumi event and the Tokyo International Anime Fair later this month. Source: animeanime.jp