Archive for September, 2007

Death Note On Adult Swim

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has licensed the Shonen Jump DEATH NOTE anime series to Adult Swim for domestic broadcast beginning Saturday, October 20 at midnight (EST) on the network’s popular Adult Swim block of programming. New episodes will follow each week thereafter. (more…)

Site Update: A Little Downtime.

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Aplus.net, Animesou.com’s webhost has scheduled a two hour maintenance on September 26, 2007 on the site’s server. The maintenance will begin from 11PM CDT to 1AM CDT on September 27. During that time the site will not be accessible. I’ve been told that the actual time should be around thirty to forty-five minutes but you never know with these maintenance things as there may be some kind of delay here and there to fix the kinks out. Anyways, I apologize for any inconveniences in advance.

ADV And Geneon Call Off Strategic Alliance

Friday, September 21st, 2007

ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, today confirmed that it has withdrawn plans to distribute Geneon Entertainment’s DVDs, CDs, and other product in North America. (more…)

Site Update: Fan Arts

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Well, I have to say it took me a long time to get to them, but I must thank Viviane for sending in her artworks to showcase on Animesou.com.
I was truly amazed by the level of detail and the vibe her works delivered as I was viewing them. If you want to see more of Viviane’s works, please do not hesitate to visit her site.

ADV Films 5 Day Blitz - Extended 15th Anniversary Sale!

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Help ADV celebrate their 15th anniversary with a $15 special pricing on their new shows. The deal will last 5 days and a free anniversary gift is included with purchase.

Starz Media To Distribute Film And TV Content On The Amazon Unbox Video Download Service

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Fan favorite anime movies, television programming and feature films from Starz Media’s large content library are available starting today on Amazon Unbox, Amazon’s digital video download service that offers a library of over 10,000 movies, TV shows and other digital content for rent or purchase. Users will be able to download hundreds of Starz titles to their PC or TiVo © digital video recorders through Amazon Unbox on TiVo. The Starz catalogue available on Amazon Unbox includes anime movies from Manga Entertainment such as Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, and Blood: The Last Vampire; classic films The Evil Dead and The Hills Have Eyes; horror/thriller content including the popular ‘Masters of Horror’ series; animated comic superhero movies including Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms and Stan Lee’s Condor and Mosaic; and TV series “Astro Boy,” “Street Fighter” and ‘Tripping the Rift.’ (more…)

Manga’s New Look

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Hey fans, Manga Entertainment has unveiled a new layout for their website over at Manga.com. Check it out.

Viz Pictures Licenses Theatrical And DVD Rights To Live Action Death Note Films

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced that it has licensed from Nippon Television (NTV) the North American theatrical and DVD distribution rights to the live-action feature film DEATH NOTE and its sequel, DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME, based on the DEATH NOTE anime and manga series which have gained massive followings in Japan and North America. VIZ Media is the exclusive North American publisher and distributor of the DEATH NOTE anime and manga series. (more…)

Viz Media Announces English Dub Cast For Death Note Anime Series

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Following on the heels of the announcement of the release of the DEATH NOTE anime series on DVD, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has provided more details on the cast for the English dub. (more…)

Newtype USA September Issue On Sale Now

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Newtype USA, the top anime magazine in North America, leads off the fall anime season with a blast of beautiful characters, romantic entanglements and political drama with its exclusive cover and feature on The Story of Saiunkoku. Already a hit with both male and female viewers, Saiunkoku takes its royal setting and infuses it with enough modern drama and action to satisfy all kinds of fans-and Newtype USA has the scoop on what makes it so special! (more…)