Thread for posting anime related news. Discussion of news and rumors always welcome, but please keep rumors marked as such, and provide any sources you can for news.
Anime news sites:
English language:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
http://www.animenewsservice.com
http://www.animenation.com
http://www.animenation.net/news/
http://natsumemaya.terminus.net.au/news.htm
Japanese Language:
http://www.moonphase.cc
Translating news from moonphase~
Tsubasa resovior chronicles anime finally confirmed!
http://www.shonenmagazine.com/main.html
(The previous report from animenewsnetwork was translated incorectly.)
Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo anime info:
http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/news.html
Official site for Air the movie:
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/movie_air/
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart:
http://www.asahi.co.jp/precure/max/
Pugyuri DVD & Mini CD Album release:
http://www.pugyuru.jp/
(Finally a full version of the ED song (^-^)
I'm too lazy to translate all of the news, but it's better than nothing~ Sorry some of this is old, I'll try to stay up to date from here on!
Might as well post some others...
Digimon X-evolution
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_x/
Raimuiro X CROSS site open
http://www.limeirox.com/
Guardian Hearts Power Up site renewal, open
http://www.kss-inc.co.jp/anime/gartsu_p/
Elemental Jereid Staff & Cast
http://www.production-ig.co.jp/xebec/main.htm#EG
Starship Operators site update:
http://www.starshipoperators.com/anime/
> Tsubasa resovior chronicles anime finally confirmed!
Oh well, it's quite obvious that would happen, but I had nevertheless been naïvely hoping for an XXXholic anime.
> Raimuiro X CROSS site open
OH WOW I CAN HARDLY SURPRESS MY JOY
> Official site for Air the movie:
finally ´∀`!
Pretty Cure Max Heart The Movie:
http://www.precure-movie.com/
More info on Tsubasa TVA from clamp's site:
http://www.clamp-net.com/works/headline/tsubasa_0504a.html
(essentially the same info..)
EREMENTER GERAD TVA staff/cast info:
http://www.mag-garden.co.jp/whatsnew.html#eganime1
Ah Megami-sama air dates (1/16 start)
http://www.tbs.co.jp/megamisama/
Gakuen Alice site update:
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/alice/
>>4
I like XXXholic better too, though I'm not a huge fan of either. (Not that I dislike them, just don't care much either way.)
You know XXXholic will be a movie though, right? It's a stylish comic, I think it'll adapt well to a movie.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=5804
James Cameron told Associated Press a bit more about the Battle Angel live-action movie. "It's going to be a combination of live action and (computer graphics) but done photorealistically. There will be CG characters and live-action characters."
He expects to start shooting in May of June this year and there will be about 1,500 visual effects shots.
Although they originally planned on a 2006 release, the movie is currently planned for 2007 so that they can "ride the impending wave of digital cinema." The movie will be released in 3-D and 2-D theaters, and will require the 3-D glasses for 3-D viewing.
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I loved the Alita comics, but 3D? Kind of cheesey...
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Tokyopop sent out a press release yesterday announcing the launch of their 5th Rising Stars of Manga competition. For the first time in the competition's history, there will be a People’s Choice on-line component where fans will get to select a winner online. The competition runs until February 15th.
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Finally. I never agreed with their choices...
I did not know that. And yes, it's the most stylish thing CLAMP has done since Clover, which is still my all-time favourite of their works. I hear rumours that there exists an animated short of Clover, but I've never been able to find it.
So, do you have any further information about the movie?
>>8
Not too much info on xxxHolic yet, there's a quick blurb on Clamp's site right now (http://www.clamp-net.com/works/news/index.html) saying it will be out in 2005 and Production IG is animating it (!)
As far as the Clover short, I think I saw some of it at a convention once a while back... Surprised there's no torrent that I know of!! Unless I'm thinking of the Wish short...
Wow a lot of news today!!!!
NANA MOVIEｷﾀ━━━━━━（ﾟ∀ﾟ）━━━━━━!!!
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/kiji/2004/12/02/02.html
(It will be a live action movie)
Based on the popular shoujo manga from Yazawa Ai of the same name. Main parts are the singer Nakajima Mika(Miyoshi?)(age 21) and Miyazaki Aoi(19) . Ootani Kentarou is the director. Shooting begins in January. Also three male actors have been announced to play opposite the two Nanas.
I might have translated the names wrong, sorry! (I didn't even try with the guy's names.. orz) But this is really exciting. Comments of the staff are all along the lines of "We will stay true to the original comic to not betray the fans, but those who are not familiar with it can enjoy it too."
Anyway, Nana's such a good comic, Yazawa Ai shows life so realistically and wonderfully. I didn't see the movie of Last Quarter, but I guess it was well recieved since they're making this.
What worries me mainly, is how they could fit everything into one movie. 10+ manga volumes don't make a good short movie, especially when the side characters stories are as interesting as they are in Nana. I guess the focus can be on Hachi, Nana, Remu, Shouji, and Takumi, but what about Shin, Reira, Naoki, Sachiko, Junko, etc... (T__T) But still, I'm happy for anything!
(For those who don't know, Yazawa Ai is the author of Paradise Kiss, which along with Nana, are fashionable and realistic shoujo manga with very unique art and often unidealised stories and characters which contrast most other shoujo manga)
Promo movie for ep 2 of Sakura Taisen le nouve
http://www.sakura-taisen.com/ova4_lenouveauparis.html
BL TVA Sukisho site update: Info (air dates + CDs) and staff (a little new artwork, too)
http://sukisyo.tv/
Samurai Gun CM download:
http://avexmode.jp/animation/samurai/
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/movie_air/movie/index.html
Air movie preivew DL! (I like Midorikawa's narration~)
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_x/
Digimon X Evolution demo movie
http://www.vap.co.jp/elfenlied
Elfen Lied site character update
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/gsmikami/
GS Mikami site open for DVD release (I am more excited for Kingyo Chuuihou DVD release~~)
http://www.uta-kata.com/
Uta Kata episode 10 ending DL, episode 11 preview (previous episode endings/ops also available)
http://www.genshiken.info/
Genshiken air times for January. (Hm, how many episodes is this show going to be? It will last into January? Or is it reruns?)
http://www.ova-top.com/
Tales of Phantasia site update
http://www.shinchan-movie.com/
Crayon Shinchan movie
http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/dbeat/mave/
Battle Fairy Girl: Help! Meav-chan! site open
(See also: http://4-ch.net/anime/#15 )
http://youngyou.shueisha.co.jp/01magazin/new01/data.html
Shoujo manga "Hachimitsu to kuro-ba-" (Honey and Clover) anime version announced!
I wanted to read that comic for a long time.. Still don't know what it's about. Guess I'll find out when the anime comes out!
http://www.toho.co.jp/lineup/stormynight/welcome-j.html
Arashi no youni anime
>>12
Those Previews are available in much better quality as a fansub~
Let's hear some less troubling news...(´･ω･`)ｼｮﾎﾞｰﾝ
http://www.eureka-prj.net/
Eureka 7 site open!
http://www.aquarion.info/
Aquarion site open!
http://www.erementar-gerad.com/
Eremantar Gerad site open!
http://www.asta.anime-int.com/works/gunsword/
GunxSword site open!
http://www.ggvp.net/usagi/
Glass no Usagi anime movie announced!
http://www.at-x.com/program_detail/index.html?pid=1810&from=new
Magical Kanan anime staff & cast, story, air times
Shounen Jump's American football manga Eyeshield 21 to become TVAnime and game!
http://www.s-manga.net/boys/wj.html
(is the moonphase url for the news, but it won't load for me...)
Sorry, getting lazy and skipping stuff.. (-o-)
http://www.wowow.co.jp/anime/buzzer/
BUZZER BEATER anime. New SF+Basket ball series from Inoue Takehito
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/negima/
TV Tokyo's Negima site
Anime News Network is fucking overrated. And the fanart anime drawn by americans look like peices of shit.
On with the news of today~
http://www.kinonotabi.com/
Kino no tabi movie site
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/jinki/
TV Asahi's Jinki Extend site
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/starship_o/
TV Tokyo's Starship Operators site
http://www.bin-kan.net/main.php
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan site open
http://www.wowow.co.jp/anime/bravo/
Girl's Bravo 2nd season site
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To accompany >>21
ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=5791
> Kino no tabi
What is this about, anyway? Says "renewal", so a re-broadcast, or something new?
>>23
The site is about all the different kino stuff, the new things being a movie of Kino no Tabi, and a visual novel which includes a DVD.
I'm not sure what it will be about. The subtitle of the movie is "Nanika wo suru tame ni - life goes on -
When Japanese sites say "renewal", they're usually talking about a website update.
Here's a little more news
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/gosaurer/
Starchild's Gosaurer site open
http://haruka8tv.gamecity.ne.jp/
Harukanaru Toki no Nakade site update
http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2004/12/16/104,1103176500,34608,0,0.html
Some info on the upcoming NANA game. Can't decide if this looks awesome or dumb... But I want it.
http://www.aseria-jhv.com/
Eiein no Aseria site
http://www.grenadier.jp/spot.html
Grenadier CM download
MUST HAVE.
http://www.bones.co.jp/
L'arc-en-ciel to do the the OP and ED for Full Metal Alchemist movie!
Hooray~
http://www.moetan.jp/
MoetanII Promo movie DL! (Recomended) (^-^)
http://www.bs-i.co.jp/anime/AIR/
AIR TVA character introduction
http://www.munto.com/
MUNTO II promo images and movie DL
http://pierrot.jp/title/yuyu/
Yuu Yuu Hakusho favorite addition box
http://www.ichigomashimaro.com/
Site for ichigomashimaro anime open!
http://www.gamersnavi.com/news/news.cgi?041221_2
UNDER17 best of volume 3! You can see the cover art, plus it will be two disks. The first with 17 songs including Love Slave, ALIVE, a new version of their last single Figure ni naritai, final live version of Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie. The 2nd disk is a karaoke disk including ichigo go go, OS NO YES, Nostalgia, and 15 songs total.