Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce a ‘valentine’ for anime fans: An early cut of the first subtitled episode of EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE appears on Newtype USA’s February 2008 DVD sampler. (more…)
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced that the 52-episode second season of the hit supernatural action animated series BLEACH is expected to begin airing on Saturday, March 1 on Adult Swim. (more…)
Cementing its stronghold as the leading video-on-demand (VOD) offering in North America, Anime Network has signed a carriage agreement with Charter Communications. Beginning January 3, Charter Communications launched Anime Network as a subscription-based video-on-demand (SVOD) service. (more…)
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the availability of three of its most popular and successful animated action series - NARUTO Uncut, DEATH NOTE and BLEACH - for digital download from Amazon UnboxTM, Amazon’s digital video download service. Amazon Unbox offers customers thousands of television shows, movies and other innovative video content from numerous studio and network partners from Hollywood and around the world. This service can be found at www.amazon.com/unbox. (more…)
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has provided details on an array of hot animated properties it plans to showcase at the 2008 National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Conference and Exhibition, taking place January 28-31 in Las Vegas, NV. VIZ Media will operate from Suites 7904 and 7906 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, where the conference will be held. (more…)
Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original entertainment content, has announced its plans to continue to develop its popular AnimeTV™ series throughout 2008. The year has kicked off with a never-before-seen episode that began streaming for free beginning January 1 at http://goanimetv.com/. (more…)
FanLib.com is currently holding a Guin Saga review contest on their site. The Guin Saga is Japan’s most successful heroic fantasy series, and Canada’s Globe and Mail calls it “Japan’s answer to The Lord of the Rings.” FanLib.com has an exclusive excerpt from The Leopard Mask (Book 1 from The Guin Saga). Users can enter in their chance to win one of ten copies of the just-released trade paperback, along with the Guin mask, by writing a review of the submission. Check out the contest here.
Anime Network, America’s #1 Anime Channel, today announced a new broadband service to stream high-quality anime on the Internet. This new service is free to the consumer, who can expect to find over 20 full episodes of classic and brand new anime series available at any given time. For the full range of Anime Network’s Internet offerings, visit www.theanimenetworkonline.com. (more…)
Kicking off the New Year with a healthy dose of anime, America’s #1 Anime Channel - Anime Network - announces the VOD television premieres of four exciting new series: (more…)
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 the EYESHIELD 21 animated series on Toonami Jetstream, the popular online destination developed jointly by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media. The first episode debuts on December 17th and will be available at http://ToonamiJetstream.com. (more…)