Animesou.com

NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, is pleased to announce the debut of a new iPhone app that will launch to North American users, supported by the 2012 J-POP Summit Festival in association with festival partners NAVIelite and KAYAC, Inc. The EvaNavi San Francisco Voice Tour Guide is a fun English audio application designed for the iPhone® that incorporates aspects from the hit Evangelion 2.0 sci-fi anime property to guide users to 60 notable attractions around San Francisco. (more…)

VIZ Media, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, continues the digital anime convergence as it announces that Toei Animation, with FUNimation® Entertainment acting as the agent, has licensed the celebrated pirate anime action/adventure series, ONE PIECE, for broadcast on Neon Alley, the new 24-hour anime channel VIZ Media launching this Fall exclusively to the Playstation Network and the PS3 game console. Episodes to air on Neon Alley will be presented uncut and with dubbed English dialogue. (more…)