NEWS 30-04-2007
Japan Brings Barefoot Gen to Non-Proliferation Event
The Japanese government is presenting Barefoot Gen, the semiautobiographical manga by atomic bomb survivor Keiji Nakazawa, at a Vienna, Austria meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Japan is urging every government and non-governmental organization there to read 30 English-translated copies at the first preparatory committee meeting for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons from April 30 to May 11. Foreign minister Taro Aso is a well-known manga fan who has officially used manga before. Ambassador Yukiya Amano is chairing this meeting. Source: Chunichi Shimbun
Adult Swim to Complete Week with Friday Night Programs
According to Hollywood Reporter, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night programming block will expand into its seventh night of the week on July 6 when it begins Friday night programming at 11 p.m. Adult Swim has yet to announce which series will air on the new night, but anime now airs on five of Adult Swim's six nights.
According to Hollywood Reporter, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night programming block will expand into its seventh night of the week on July 6 when it begins Friday night programming at 11 p.m. Adult Swim has yet to announce which series will air on the new night, but anime now airs on five of Adult Swim's six nights.
Death Note Wins Audience Award at Belgium Film Fest
The first Death Note live-action supernatural suspense movie won Le PĂ©gase (The Pegasus) audience award at the 25th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film in Belgium this month. The attendees of the festival selected the manga movie adaptation from 76 movies from 27 countries, with the Death Note: The Last Name companion film as the runner-up. Director Shusuke Kaneko attended the festival as a juror, and he said, "I was surprised when my own name was called out." The festival also featured its first cosplay contest this year.
The first Death Note live-action supernatural suspense movie won Le PĂ©gase (The Pegasus) audience award at the 25th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film in Belgium this month. The attendees of the festival selected the manga movie adaptation from 76 movies from 27 countries, with the Death Note: The Last Name companion film as the runner-up. Director Shusuke Kaneko attended the festival as a juror, and he said, "I was surprised when my own name was called out." The festival also featured its first cosplay contest this year.
Lucky Star Changes Director After Four Episodes
Yutaka Yamamoto replaced by his Full Metal Panic sequels' boss, Yasuhiro Takemoto
Yutaka Yamamoto replaced by his Full Metal Panic sequels' boss, Yasuhiro Takemoto
Honey & Clover's Umino to Start Manga in Young Animal
Chika Umino, the artist of the Honey and Clover female-oriented romance manga, announced that she will start a manga early this summer in Young Animal, Hakusensha's biweekly magazine aimed at men. Young Animal's 2007 No. 9 issue and website report the "industry-shaking" manga's tentative title as Sangatsu no Raion (The Lion of March). Umino described Honey and Clover as "a story about a world I already knew without having to extend myself," whereas The Lion of March is "a story based on researching and hearing various stories about worlds I didn't know."
Chika Umino, the artist of the Honey and Clover female-oriented romance manga, announced that she will start a manga early this summer in Young Animal, Hakusensha's biweekly magazine aimed at men. Young Animal's 2007 No. 9 issue and website report the "industry-shaking" manga's tentative title as Sangatsu no Raion (The Lion of March). Umino described Honey and Clover as "a story about a world I already knew without having to extend myself," whereas The Lion of March is "a story based on researching and hearing various stories about worlds I didn't know."
Ohio's Columbus, Dayton Get FUNimation Channel Block
Funimation Entertainment announced that the MyTV Columbus and MyTV Dayton digital sub-channel stations in Ohio are airing two-hour blocks of the FUNimation Channel. The programming will begin late Monday evening (early Tuesday morning) at 1:00-3:00 a.m. Eastern Time with Slayers, Baki the Grappler, Pandalian, and another episode of Baki the Grappler. The two stations join earlier broadcast affiliates in New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Sacramento, California; and Wausau, Wisconsin.
Funimation Entertainment announced that the MyTV Columbus and MyTV Dayton digital sub-channel stations in Ohio are airing two-hour blocks of the FUNimation Channel. The programming will begin late Monday evening (early Tuesday morning) at 1:00-3:00 a.m. Eastern Time with Slayers, Baki the Grappler, Pandalian, and another episode of Baki the Grappler. The two stations join earlier broadcast affiliates in New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; Sacramento, California; and Wausau, Wisconsin.
Adult Swim Shortens Eureka 7's Final Episode Broadcast
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block aired the 50th and final episode of Eureka 7 on April 29 with about four and a half minutes of footage cut—specifically, the opening monologue and all but the first few seconds of the episode's epilogue. The original version of the episode aired in Japan with production credits displayed during those scenes and without the regular opening and ending animation sequences. The full version of the episode was available a day earlier for twelve hours at Adult Swim Fix, the free online streaming service provided by the network.
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block aired the 50th and final episode of Eureka 7 on April 29 with about four and a half minutes of footage cut—specifically, the opening monologue and all but the first few seconds of the episode's epilogue. The original version of the episode aired in Japan with production credits displayed during those scenes and without the regular opening and ending animation sequences. The full version of the episode was available a day earlier for twelve hours at Adult Swim Fix, the free online streaming service provided by the network.
