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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the highly anticipated DVD release of the newest sensation to captivate millions of anime fans nationwide - BLEACH. VIZ Media will release the first DVD volume of the supernatural action series to retailers today. This rated T for Teens action-packed supernatural adventure of a teen who takes on the afterlife, one soul at a time, contains four episodes on each DVD and retails for $24.98. This first disc is expected to be a highly desired item for the 2006 holiday season and will make an exciting holiday gift for any anime fan. (more…)

ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, announced today it has acquired exclusive broadcast, home video, and major merchandising rights in the English-speaking world for Sgt. Frog, the biggest franchise to come from Japan since Hello Kitty ™! (more…)

The New York Comic Con today announced that it will host the first-ever American Anime Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 24th at the New Yorker Hotel in midtown Manhattan. (more…)

Giving anime fans the ultimate reason to phone their friends, Anime Network has announced a deal with Sprint (NYSE: S) to provide its mobile video content to Sprint Power Vision subscribers. America’s #1 Anime Channel is available first to Sprint Power Vision subscribers on select multimedia handsets on Sprint TV’s Channel 66. Sprint subscribers can access clips from up to five premium titles at a price point of an additional $4.95 per month (standard data charges apply). (more…)