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Firms unveil fresh batch of anime and manga

Last week was an unusually busy week in terms of announcements of new anime and manga, with three companies unveiling new products within days of one another.


'Rough Guide to Manga' heads to retail shelves

I must confess that I'm usually not one to toot my own horn, preferring to stay in the background while others spread the word about what I write every week.


Halloween season offers a bounty for anime fans

Your humble columnist has been reporting on anime and manga news since June 2005 — or, in terms of today's column topic, for four Halloweens and a fifth one on the way next Saturday. Yet for all that time, I can't remember a year as chock-full of fan-related events leading up to and including Halloween as this year.


Kodansha confirms U.S. manga plans

Prying news out of people in the anime and manga industry — aside, perhaps, from new-product announcements — can be a tricky proposition at times. So it went for Kodansha, one of the major players in the manga-publishing market in Japan.


Isle film fest gets 'Eva 2.0' first in U.S.

The Hawaii International Film Festival has had some pretty nice treats for anime and manga fans over the years, and this year's edition is no exception.


New version of 'Inu-Yasha' to air online

Whenever the big guns of the anime and manga industry show up at an anime convention, big announcements are virtually guaranteed to follow. Such was the case last weekend at the New York Anime Festival, when Viz announced plans for its newest online anime simulcast: "Inu-Yasha: The Final Act."


New 'Naruto' episodes land at Disney XD

Marvel Entertainment wasn't the only heavy hitter that Disney picked up earlier this month. Turns out they scooped up a bunch of ninjas, as well.


Kahala gets 'Evangelion' limited run

Ever since "Neon Genesis Evangelion" proved it could be a successful cash cow, the franchise's caretakers, Gainax, have been milking it for all it's worth.


Troubled road comes to end for ADV Films

As I was beginning to write this column last week, the latest box stuffed full of new anime DVD releases from Funimation arrived at the office. Of the 11 individual DVDs and box sets I received, five were once series that belonged to ADV Films.


Tokyopop and Kodansha end partnership

Within a matter of hours yesterday, the world of comics in the U.S. shifted rather dramatically with two announcements.