Archive for January, 2008

See Ep. 1 Of Emma on Newtype USA’s February 2008 DVD

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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 Announces Debut Of Second Season Of Bleach On Adult Swim

Monday, January 28th, 2008

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…)

Anime Network Inks SVOD Deal With Charter Communications

Monday, January 28th, 2008

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 Teams With Amazon Unbox To Offer Naruto Uncut, Death Note, And Bleach Animation For Digital Download

Friday, January 25th, 2008

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 To Showcase Variety Of Unique Animated Properties From Japan At 2008 NAPTE Conference

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

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…)

Viz Media Brings New Perspective To Manga Arena With Debut Of VizBig Edition Imprint

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, brings a new perspective to the manga marketplace with the launch of a new imprint called VIZBIG Edition. The new imprint will release omnibus editions of top-selling manga series in a larger 5-3/4 x 8-5/8 size (larger than the standard 5 x 7-1/2 manga) with special premium presentations including new cover art. (more…)

Bang Zoom! Entertainment Announces Availability Of Never Before Seen Episode Of AnimeTV

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

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…)

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Another year has gone by. Animesou wishes everyone a happy and prosperous new year.