We recieved a press release from Central Park Media today announcing their release of Cat Girl Kiki.  The DVD is set for release on May 8th.  This is a live action movie which is the second part of the Akihabara Trilogy.  The first part is called Legend of the Doll and will be released on April 10th.  I have added both Legend of the Living Doll and Cat Girl Kiki to the index pages so you can read the summary.  You can also view the full press release which gives more information on the Cat Girl Kiki release here

Bandai has announced that the special edition release of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya will include the broadcast order version.  This will begin with Volume 2 of the series and the episodes will be subtitled only, not dubbed.

When the series was originally broadcast in Japan, it was shown out of order.  The DVD release in Japan however had the episodes in chronological order.  Bandai releasing the broadcast order DVD means that this is the first time since the series aired on TV that people will be able to see the series in the order it was originally shown. 

There is a page at asosbrigade.com that describes the ordering.

The sequel to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles has been revealed to be a feature length movie.  No further details have been made available at this time.

Volume 1 of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya will be released on May 29th.  There will be two editions, a regular which will retail for $29.99 and a special edition which will retail for $64.98.  The Special Edition will include an art box, iron-on, pencil board, headband, and soundtrack.

Just a couple of updates about the American Anime Awards.  First, the previous list that we posted was missing Vic Mignogna who won best Actor for Edward Elric in FMA.

Second, if you weren't present for the awards, you can find the full ceremony here.

Anime News Network got word today that Dark Horse will be releasing the A Wind Called Amnesia novel.    Their release will include the original cover art which has not been used since the original japanese printing of the novel.

Source: Anime News Network

CMX didn't get it's own panel at CMX, but they got a chance to make some announcements during the Wildstorm panel.

* CMX will be re-releasing the first volume of Gon in July.  This will be a 148 page edition for $5.99 and will include color pages from the original Japanese version.  DC has previously released this title under the Pardox Press label, but that version did not include the color pages.

* Volume 5 of Megatokyo is scheduled for late April.  This volume will be 240-pages and include chapters 7 and 8 as well as extra stuff.

* New manga titles that were announced with release dates were: I Hate You More Than Anyone in July, Palette of 12 Secret Colors in July, Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 in July, King of Cards in August, Presents in October, Venus in Love in November, Tears of a Lamb in January 2008, and Two Flowers for the Dragon in Spring 2008.

I have added 53 new DVD index pages to the database.  Please feel free to add reviews to any of our indexes.  Also please remember you can add your own indexes to the database.  Both of these can be done from the User Control Panel on the left hand navbar.

At the New York Comic Con, Yen Press announced 5 new manga titles.  They are Spiral: Suiri to Kizuna, Zombie-Loan, Alice on Deadlines, Black God, and Nightschool.  They also have plans to start a manga anthology magazine in early 2008.  No further details have been released at this time.

ADV Films made a series of announcements at NYCC:

* ADV will now be offering art boxes with the second volume of a series instead of the first.  This will give viewers to decide if they want to continue a series before paying money for the Art Box.

* ADV is not planning on releasing titles on either Blu-Ray and HDDVD.  However their licenses for the past few years are written to allow them to release HD versions when they want unlike many companies that will have to relicense series to do that.

* THere was a sneak preview of Keroro Gunso which is one of ADV's newest and most eagerly-anticipated licenses.

CMX has announced a bunch of new licenses and release dates.

I Hate You More Than Anyone (July 2007)
Palette of 12 Secret Colors (July 2007)
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (July 2007)
King of Cards (August 2007)
Presents (October 2007)
Venus in Love (November 2007)
Tears of a Lamb (January 2008)
Two Flowers for the Dragon (Spring 2008)

ICv2 has posted an article with pictures from the 1st American Anime Awards which were held at the New york Comic Con this passed weekend.  The picture announces the winners and some reactions to who won.  You can find the article here

Bandai has scheduled the first volume of the Witchblad manga for June of 2007.

Del Rey announced their licensing of Shiki Tsukai, Pumpkin Scissors, Psycho Busters, and Aventura.  They also announced plans to release a book titled, Complete Guide to Manga.   This will be a guide to all manga that has been released in the US.

Bandai has announced the licenseing of the TV series Flag.  This is a 13-episode series and no other details are available at this time.

The Right Stuf got a last minute, 15-minute Panel at NYCC. During the panel, Shawn Kleckner played a trailer for the company's new acquisition, The Third - the Girl with the Blue Eye.  This title is expected to have a mid-summer 2007 release.  No other information was released.

Viz Media had a bunch of announcements at NYCC.

* MAR will be getting a DVD release on June 12.  It has been airing on Cartoon Network with The Prince of Tennis and Toonami Jetstream.

* Viz Media will be releasing the Naruto movie in September.  They will also be releasing "Naruto, the Lost Story" 45 minute OVA which will street in May 22nd.

* Zatch Bell will be joining Toonami Jetstream in March.

* Nothing concrete has been announced about Death Note, but they hope to have the first volume out for the fourth quarter which will contain both a subtitled and a dubbed track.

Funimation announced the English Cast for Tsubasa prior to it's premiere at NYCC.

Colleen Clinkenbeard - Yuko
Carrie Savage - Mokona
Chris Sabat - Kurogane
Jason Liebrecht - Syaoron
Monica Rial - Sakura
Vic Mignogna - Fay

Newtype USA announced at NYCC that they will begin Serializing CLAMP's Kobato later this year. 

Eileen Stevens will be returning as Belldandy in the second season of Ah! My Goddess which will be released by ADV Films.

The following are the winners of the 1st Annual American Anime Awards:

Best Cast: Fullmetal Alchemist
Best Manga: Fruits Basket
Best Male Actor in a Comedy: Dave Wittenberg (Zatch Bell)
Best Actress in a Comedy: Debi Derriberry (Zatch Bell)
Best Theme Song: Rewrite (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Best Anime Feature: Final Fantasy 7 - Advent Children
Best Package Design: Fullmetal Alchemist
Best Anime Comedy: FLCL
Best Actress: Mary Elizabeth (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG)
Best Anime Short Series: FLCL
Best Anime Long Series: Fullmetal Alchemist

Source: Anime News Network

Dark Horse has licensed Oh! My Goddess - First End.  The novel was written by Yumi Tourma.  No further details have been announced at this time.

Source: Anime News Network

Shueisha has announced that "Monthly Shonen Jump" will cease publication after the July issue.  This cancellation is due to low sales numbers.  Shueisha has plans to start a new publication around the same time that "Monthly Shonen Jump" ends, but no further details have been announced at this time.

Tokyopop's panel at the New York Comic Con had a bunch of announcements:

* Despite numerous delays, CLAMP no Kiseki will be returning in July with further issues slated for August and October.  The packaging will be changed due to the expense of the cardboard packaging used previously.  However this means they can reduce the price and the new price will be $19.99.

* The following manga will be releasing their next volumes in the coming year: The second volume of Return to Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Wild Adapter, Gravitation EX, Mugen Spiral, Vampire Doll, Trinity Blood. 

* The first volume of Tactics will hit stores in April and the first volume of Aqua in October.

* Tokyopop will continue their novel line with the two Trinity Blood series of novels starting in April and August.  Each subsequent volume in each series will be released at six month intervals.  The 12 Kingdoms novel is also set for publication in 2007.

* The following new manga licenses were announced: King of Thorn, Brave Story, Monochrome Factor, Kingdom Hearts II, Cherry Juice, Kodamono Damono, Heaven!!, Pick of the LItter, Missing, Kuruzaki no Hana, and Baku.

* The following new novel titles were announced: Full Metal Panic, Welcome to the NH, Calling You, Alex Unlimited and Ai-chan Chronicles.

* Other odds and ends licensed: Fruits Basket fanbook

Viz has announced a bunch of new titles for their Manga line at the New York Comic Con.  They are GYO, Uzumaki, Togari, Portus, Hoshin Engi, Gin Tama, Pretty Face, Strawberry 100%, Millennium Snow, Yurara, and Love Com.  All of these are scheduled for release later this year.

Announced yesterday at the New York Comic Con, a sequel to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is currently in the works.  This was spurred by vigorous sales for the DVD.  No further details have been released at this time.

According to a press release we received this morning, the multiplatform game Chaotic will be launching May 16th.  Demonstrations for this game will be occuring all weekend at the New York Comic Con at Booth #325.  The game is a joint venture by TC Digital Games and 4 Kids Entertainment and will consist of a physical TCG as well as an online game.  Each card will have a unique code that will allow you to upload it and use it, and trade it, online at no additional charge.  The game is related to the 4 Kids television series of the same name which shows Saturday mornings on 4Kids TV (part of the Fox network in the US). 

You can read the full press release here

In my continued efforts to keep everyone up to date on what is going on with the site, I have posted a new Webmaster's corner outlining some exciting things I have been working on as well as some new details about Anime Bliss 3.0.  You can find the article here

Adult Swim has created an Interactive Video Player for their site.  Currently the player has an on demand episode of Trinity Blood.  The unique part about this player is that besides just playing the full episode it has 40 minutes of video commentary from Mike McFarland, Troy Baker, Phil Parsons and Justin Cook.  It also has production notes and interviews with Vic Mignogna and Monica Rial.  You can find the new player here.

Funimation has made a couple of announcements regarding their plans for Shin-Chan.  Shin-Chan will return to Adult Swim some time late this spring or early this summer.  Also there will be a season 1 DVD set released sometime in August.  The episodes will be on the DVD's in dub production order.

Episode 14 is now available.  Enjoy.

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IGN will be streaming portions of the American Anime Awards which will take place this Saturday, February 24th at 9PM.  You can find the site for the stream here

A full length broadcast of the Awards will be shown on The Anime Network on March 23rd.

The following statement from Hideaki Anno in regards to the new Evangelion movies appeared in movie theatres as well as on the web at the Evangelion Website.  The following is a translation of the statement:
"Many different desires are motivating us to create the new "Evangelion" film.

The desire to portray my sincere feelings on film.
The desire to share, with an audience, the embodiment of image, the diversity of expressions, and the detailed portrayal of emotions that animation offers.
The desire to connect today's exhausted Japanese animation [industry] to the future.
The desire to fight the continuing trend of stagnation in anime.
The desire to support the strength of heart that exists in the world.

Finally, the desire to have these wishes be realized.

For these purposes, we used the best methods available to us to make another Evangelion film.
Many times we wondered, "It's a title that's more than 10 years old. Why now?"
"Eva is too old", we felt.
However, over the past 12 years, there has been no anime newer than Eva.

Specifically, among the stagnant mood of the present day, it is the portrayal of will - not technology - that is most important.
To support the fans that support animation, we felt that a work that would appeal to middle and high school-aged men, who quickly grow away from Anime, was necessary.
When we decided that we wanted to something to support the anime [industry] of today, the determination to return to this title was strong.

As the creator of this project, [I assure you that] a very new-feeling Evangelion world has beeen constructed.
For this purpose, we are not returning to our roots at Gainax. I have set up a production company and studio, and it is in this new setting that we will start again.
Without looking back, without admiration for the circumstances, we aim to walk towards the future.
Thankfully, we have gathered staff from the old series, new staff, and many other fantastic staff to work on this series.
We realize that we are creating something that will be better than the last series.

”Eva" is a story that repeats.
It is a story where the main character witnesses many horrors with his own eyes, but still tries to stand up again.
It is a story of will; a story of moving forward, if only just a little.
It is a story of fear, where someone who must face indefinite solitude fears reaching out to others, but still wants to try.
We hope that you look forward to the 4 new retellings of this story.

In closing, it is also our job to provide a service to our customers.
Although it seems obvious, we aim to create a form of entertainment that anyone can look forward to; one that people who have never seen Evangelion can easily adjust to, one that can engage audiences as a movie for theatres, and one that produces a new understanding of the world.

This fall, we hope you can join us.

Creator/General Director, Anno Hideaki"

Source: Anime News Network

Blood+ will be joining the Adult Swim lineup on Saturday March 10th at 11:30 pm.  This will replace Trinity Blood which will end on March 3rd.

Animeigo announced that their release of Arcadia of My Youth will be going out of print this summer.  You can currently buy the movie from them for $7.95 a copy until they run out.

Geneon has posted on their website that they have acquired Karin and will be releasing Volume 1 on May 15th.

Viz Media will be distributing two Death Note trailers from their booth at the New York Comic-Con.  You will be able to download these trailers only to Bluetooth-enabled cell phones. 

The Right Stuf has opened their To Heart site which has release dates, product previews, wallpapers and the english cast list.  The site can be found here.

THe Wachowski brothers' will begin work on the live action Speed Racer film this May.  Production will take place in Germany at Babelsberg Studios.  The filme will be produced by Joel Silver and Vince Vaughn with Vince Vaughn slated to play Racer X.  The movie is set for a May 23, 2008 release date which will put it in direct competition with Indiana Jones IV.

ADV has announced that the first volume of UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 3 will be released on May 1st and Ah! My Goddess Season 2 will be released on May 8th.

Episode 13 is now available.  Enjoy.

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The show notes can be found here

ADV has added the first episode of Le Chevalier D'Eon to ADV's Digital Universe.  You can now download it for free here.

Viz has opened their Death Note site.  It can now be found here.

Hideaki Anno has announced that the first of the new Evangelion movies will premiere September 1st in Japan.

The Anime TV podcast, produced by Bang Zoom Entertainment, will premiere tomorrow on both iTunes and YouTube in addition to other sites.  The Vidcast will be hosted by Johnny Yong Bosch.  you can find the site here

On April 12th, Gainax will be introducing cases of Neon Genesis Evangelion soft drinks in Animate stores.  you will only be able to purchase the drinks at Animate stores or through the EVA store on Gainax's website.

The drinks are black coffee with a label that says "Don't Drink This" and "LCL" Orange Juice.  These will be available in individual cans or special cases containing two cans of "Don't Drink This" and three cans of "LCL" as well as a coin bank as a bonus incentive.  The cases will cost 945 yen which is about $8.50.

You can find images here in the EVA store. (warning: Japanese Site).

I know, it's been a while since I've done one, but I hope to start doing them more regularly.  This one outlines the changes I have made recently to the site, and unveils my plans for the near future of Anime Bliss (I promise it is good news).  You can find the article here

I recieved this via e-mail from Funimation slightly after I post the last announcement.  Apparently Funimation is involved in Anime on iTunes.  Here is the announcement from the e-mail:

What's new in the iTunes Store? Anime from FUNimation, that's what.

Choose from complete seasons of Desert Punk, Samurai 7 and
Speed Grapher. With more shows to come.

FUNimation anime and iTunes--it’s anime your way. Where you
want. When you want it.

Check it Out Here

The February Issue of Broccoli's BroComi webcomic is online here.  It contains pages from Di Gi Charat and Galaxy Angel II.

Princess Mononoke will be shown at the Railto Theater in Pasadena on March 3rd at Midnight.

Takashi Okazaki and Fuminori Kizaki, the creator and director of Afro Samurai, will be attending the New York Comic-con February 23-25.  They will be speaking as well as showing never before seen clips from the show.

Sakura-Con has announced 3 more Japanese guests.  Hideyuki Kurata, Kouta Hirano, and Yashuhiro Nighttow will be joining the convention which takes place April 6-8.

iTunes will be making English dubbed anime available for individual episode downloads.  No price or titles have been announced yet but episodes will be sold for an affordable price as standard iTunes download formats.  A formal announcement will be made later this week.

Source: Anime News Network

Reed Exhibitions has announced that they will be holding New York Anime Festival on December 7-9, 2007.  Reed Exhibitions is the same company that is in charge of the New York Comic-con.  The NYAF will take place at the Jacob Javitz Center, the same place as the NYCC.  The website can be found here.

Tokyopop has announced that tomorrows release of the first volume of Gravitation EX manga will be simultaneously released in Japan, America, and Europe.  The series was originally part of Gentosha's Web Comic Genzo which was released in online in both Japanese and English.

Following the announcement recently that Bittorent Inc had made a deal with Kadokawa Pictures USA to distribute series via Bittorents online, Azureus Inc, who makes the bittorent software Azureus, have entered a deal with Starz Media, the parent company to Manga Entertainment.

Titles mentioned for distribution include Street Fighter Alpha, Ghost in the Shell, Astroboy, and Ninja Scroll.  These should be available via Azureus' Zudeo platform later this year.  Zudeo, which is currently in public testing, is a pay to download service being developed using the BitTorrent technology to distribute files.

Bandai has announced the dub cast and director for the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya via The Adventures of the ASOS Brigade: Episode 002.  The cast consists of some pretty big names.

ADR Director - Eric P. Sherman
Haruhi Suzumiya - Wendee Lee
Mikuru Asahina - Stephanie Sheh
Yuki Nagato - Michelle Ruff
Kyon - Crispin Freeman
Itsuki Koizumi - Johnny Yong Bosch
Ryouko Asakura - Bridget Hoffman
Tsuruya-san - Kari Wahlgren

Yes! more who's who. i've added some manga-ka just like i promised. although i must say finding info on them is quite hard! Added some more Seiyuu as well

Seiyuu:
Aoki Mayuko (Yuna in FFX)
Natsuki Rio (lulu in FFX)


Manga-ka:
Yazawa Ai (of nana fame)
Shinohara Chie (red river)
Aihara Miki (hot gimmick fame)

Episode 12 is now available.  Enjoy.

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The finalists in the 1st annual American Anime Awards have been announced.  The winners will be announced Saturday, February 24th.  Tickets are sold out but they are arranging a special broadcast on The Anime Network.  You can find the full press release here.  The finalists in all the categories are:

Best Actor
Johnny Yong Bosch (Akira, Bleach, Eureka 7)
Crispin Freeman (Hellsing Ultimate, Noein, Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Richard Hayworth (Rurouni Kenshin)
Yuri Lowenthal (Naruto)
Vic Mignogna (Fullmetal Alchemist, Macross)

Best Actress
Luci Christian (Princess Tutu)
Susan Dalian (Naruto)
Mary Elizabeth (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG)
Maile Flanagan (Naruto)
Michelle Ruff (Bleach, Lupin the 3rd)

Best Actor in a Comedy
Greg Ayres (Negima, Nerima Daikon Brothers)
Johnny Yong Bosch (Akira)
Liam O'Brien (Comic Party, DNA Squared, Girls Bravo)
Tony Oliver (Lupin III)
Dave Wittenberg (Zatch Bell)

Best Actress in a Comedy
Laura Bailey (Kodocha)
Luci Christian (Desert Punk, Negima, Nerima Daikon Brothers)
Debi Derryberry (Zatch Bell)
Hillary Haag (Paniponi Dash)
Michelle Ruff (Lupin the 3rd)

Best Cast
FLCL
Fullmetal Alchemist
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Inuyasha
Naruto

Best DVD Package Design
Bleach Vol. 1
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Fullmetal Alchemist
Hellsing Ultimate 1--Limited Edition Steelcase
Naruto Uncut Box Set Vol. 1

Best Anime Theme Song
Asterisk (Bleach)
Heart of Sword--Yoake Mae (Rurouni Kenshin)
Rewrite (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Ride on Shooting Star (FLCL)
Rise (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig)

Best Comedy Anime
Ah! My Goddess TV
FLCL
Kodocha
Ranma 1/2
Tenchi Muyo OVA

Best Anime Feature
Akira
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Fullmetal Alchemist--The Movie
Inuyasha Movie 4: Fire on Mystic Island
Pokemon Movie 8: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

Best Short Series
Elfen Lied
FLCL
Gravitation TV
Hellsing Ultimate
Ranma 1/2 OAV

Best Long Series
Fullmetal Alchemist
Inuyasha
Naruto
Rurouni Kenshin
Samurai Champloo

Best Manga
Bleach
Death Note
Fruits Basket
Naruto
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days

3 episodes of Afro Samurai will be screened followed by a Q&A session with the series producer Eric Caderon at the Canton Film Center in New York City.  This will take place Friday, February 9th from 6:30 to 10.  To attend you must RSVP by sending an e-mail here.

Hey folks! Long time no see. I just added some seiyuu over the course of the week and updated some. i plan on working on manga-ka soon

Seiyuu Added:
Mikuni Yuna (most known for penlo in FF12)
Katsuragi Nanaho (most known for Setuska in SC3)
Sonozaki Mie (most known for Ashe in FF12)
Tanaki Reiko (most known for Cassandra in SC3)
Tamura Yukari (most known for Talim in SC3)

Updated Seiyuu:
Mitsuishi Kontono
Asano Masumi

look forward to more soon

I made a couple of updates to the site.  First I have archived the January 2007 news.  You can now find it on the January 07 board in the News Archive section or by using the News Archive link in the left navbar.

I have also added a bunch of new Series and DVD Index Pages as well as my reviews from the podcast.  If you want to add DVD's, Manga, Video Games or Series to our indexes, or you want to review a title, you can do so using the links in the User Control Panel on the left hand side of the site.

Bandai Entertainment has announced that they have acquired the rights to My-Otome and Tide-Line Blue.  Volume 1 of My-Otome is set for a June release and Tide-Line Blue is set for a summer release.  This doesn't come as a big surprise as they made an announcement at Anime Expo 2006 where they announced they were in negotiations for My-Otome.

The director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Munroe, along with a number of artists also from the movie are working on a CGI version of Gatchaman.  The movie is aiming for release in 2008.

The theatrical premiere of Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, will be March 3rd at 6:30PM at the New York International Children's Film Festival.  Tickets will be $10.

Bandai Visual has announced plans to begin restructuring.  These plans domestically include cutting 1 production group, creating more concentrated marketing and promotions and producing Next-Generation DVD's.  Internationally they plan to expand their licensing division, produce next-gen DVD's, expand their packaging operations, and eliminate their international production group.  There has been no comment on which Next Generation DVD format (Blu Ray or HD DVD) will be used in their productions.

Konami will be releasing Death Note: Kira Game for the Nintendo DS on February 15th in Japan.

Digital Manga has announced two new Yaoi titles.  Fumi Yoshinaga's Don't Say Anymore Darling and Shoko Hidaka's Not Enough Time will be released on July 25.  Also announced to be released on July 25th is Ryoji Hido's Heroes Are Extinct

The New York Comic Con has stopped selling tickets for Saturday to avoid any overcrowding problems.  Weekend passes as well as one day passes for Friday and Sunday are still available.

The podcast can be found here or you can subscribe here.

News:
Funimation's 2007 Kick Off - Day 5
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Release Date Announced
Go! Comi Reviewing Portfolios
Ghost in the Shell Live Action Movie in the Works
Azumanga Daioh Online (Japanese Only)
Kiddy Grade Season 2
Dir en Grey Concert Tickets Drawing
Gen Con South Cal, Anime Express, Garden City Anime Cancelled
Del Rey Announces Release Dates
New Bandai Licenses and Releases
Afro Samurai on DVD
Traveler's Guide Update
The Anime Channel in Canada
TechTV Canada Teams Up With Geneon
Hellsing OAV Third Episode Delayed
m.o.v.e at Sakura-Con

Upcoming Releases for 2/5/2007:
DVD:
Funimation:
Case Closed: Case 02 Vol. #02: Cracking the Perfect Alibi (29.98)
Galaxy Railways Complete Collection (59.98)
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Movie (29.98)
Rumbling Hearts Vol. #2 (29.98)

Bandai Entertainment:
Escaflowne: The Movie - Anime Movie Classics Edition (19.98)
Eureka Seven Vol. #06 (also w/special edition) (29.98/44.98)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Anime Movie Classics Edition (19.98)

ADV Films:
Air Gear Vol. #1 (29.98)
Pani poni Dash Vol. #2 (also w/box) (29.98/39.98)
Papuwa Vol. #4 (29.98)

Viz Media:
Inu Yasha Vol. #50 (24.98)

Manga Entertainment:
Tokko Vol. #1 (24.98)

Geneon Entertainment:
Viewtiful Joe Vol. #07 (19.98)

Manga:
Viz Media:
Absolute Boyfriend Vol. #03 (8.99)
Aishiteruze Baby Vol. #06 (8.99)
Bleach Vol. #17 (7.99)
Busou Renkin Vol. #04 (7.99)
Cain Saga Vol. #03 (8.99)
Claymore Vol. #06 (7.99)
D. Gray-man Vol. #04 (7.99)
Eyeshield 21 Vol. #12 (7.99)
God Child Vol. #04 (8.99)
Kaze Hikaru Vol. #04 (8.99)
Knights of the Zodiac Vol. #19 (7.95)
Tail of the Moon Vol. #03 (8.99)
Tenchi Muyo Vol. #10 (9.99)
Yu-Gi-Oh: the Duelist Vol. #19 (8.99)

Conventions:
Eirtakon
February 9-11, 2007
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland

AI-Con
February 10-11, 2007
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS Australia

The Japanese band m.o.v.e will perform at Sakura-Con.  Sakura-Con will take place April 6-8 in Seattle.

The third episode of the Hellsing OAV has been delayed until later this year due to production being behind schedule.

TechTV Canada and Geneon have entered into an exclusive agreement with each other to show anime on the network.  Tenjho Tenge, GunxSword, and Trigun are the initial shows in the agreement and there will be more in the future.

YTV's application to start The Anime Channel in Canada has been approved by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission.  The is scheduled to run at least 65% anime and 35% anime-related content.