Personal Review: The Guin Saga Book One

Review By Jong Chung

The Guin Saga presents itself in a manner that may not draw the typical anime/manga fan in right away. Many times, we are to judge manga series by cover since the volumes found at bookstores may be shrink wrapped, thus discouraging a short sift through it to judge its worth of purchase. Well... The cover illustration for The Guin Saga Book One: The Leopard Mask may seem “outdated” in the context of anime and manga, but while that is certainly true (as it dates back to 1979) it is still something of merit, which I will cover in a bit.

YuGiOh Booster Pack Sneak Peek February 6-7, 2010

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME
ABSOLUTE POWERFORCE
BOOSTER PACK SNEAK PEEK FEBRUARY 6-7, 2010
Booster Packs Feature the Season Finale Monsters
from the Dark Signers’ Storyline

El Segundo, CA (January 21, 2010) – Continuing its commitment of year-round support to hobby stores nationally, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) today announced plans for the company’s first Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Sneak Peek event of 2010 featuring the soon-to-be released Absolute Powerforce booster set.

Winter 2010 Tokyopop Internships

Hey guys!

It is that time of year again! School is starting, and you want some work experience to build up that resume of yours. Well, here is your chance! Tokyopop is offering internship opportunities for college credit. Check out the list of available internships.

For quick access purposes:
Internship to Founder & CEO Yes, they mean the big guy.
Business & Legal Internship
Design Internship
Editorial Internship
Marketing Internship

Good Luck Everyone!

Personal Review: Trinity Blood Rage Against the Moon vol.1

Review By Jong Chung

Trinity Blood Vol. 1: From the Empire found a strange niche for me. Due to the recent (as in within the past several years) boom in popularity of the vampire genre in just about everything, I was reluctant when I first began to sift through the opening pages. Suddenly, realization kicked in. It was rather, or actually, very enjoyable! Before I knew it, an hour had passed in no time. The writing wasn't toned down like certain other translated light novels I've read in the past, and the story was just gritty enough without the over exposure of the “romantic vampire” setting that I have assumed the genre was riddled with. No, it actually provided a solid writing and plot (though probably slightly cliché) and characters that have distinct roles and fit them to a tee.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc Prevails in Lawsuit Against Upper Deck

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC PREVAILS IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UPPER DECK COMPANY – TRIAL TO DETERMINE DAMAGES TO START IN LATE JANUARY

El Segundo, CA – (January 13, 2010) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) won a significant victory in its lawsuit against The Upper Deck Company, its one-time distributor of the immensely popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG). United States District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank ruled that The Upper Deck Company counterfeited hundreds of thousands of cards from the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, and is liable to KDE for those activities.

Meeting Kawashima Ai

Setting up my laptop and trying to get into my comfort zone, a young girl walked into the recording room. She was wearing a white graphic stylish t-shirt, beige cargo shorts, black leggings and black formal flats. She looked at me with a smile and said “hi.” Yes, it was the Kawashima Ai greeting me. If I did not know who she was, I would have thought she was just a regular average girl.

FUNimation Entertainment and Axis Powers Hetalia

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
“AXIS POWERS HETALIA”
FROM MEDIA FACTORY

Flower Mound, Texas (January 08, 2010) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home entertainment, broadcast, merchandise, and digital rights to the 52 episode comedy anime series “Axis Powers Hetalia” from Media Factory, Inc.

FUNimation Entertainment and The Sacred Blacksmith

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
“THE SACRED BLACKSMITH”
FROM MEDIA FACTORY

Flower Mound, Texas (January 08, 2010) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home entertainment, broadcast, merchandise, and digital rights to the 12 episode action anime series “The Sacred Blacksmith” from Media Factory.

FUNimation Entertainment and Jyushin Enbu Hero Tales

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
“JYUSHIN ENBU HERO TALES”
FROM MEDIA FACTORY

Flower Mound, Texas (January 07, 2009) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home entertainment, broadcast, merchandise, and digital rights to the 26 episode action anime series “Jyushin Enbu Hero Tales” Media Factory, Inc.

FUNimation Entertainment and Master of Martial Hearts

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
“MASTER OF MARTIAL HEARTS”
FROM SHOCHIKU

Flower Mound, Texas (January 7, 2010) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home entertainment, merchandise, and digital rights to the five episode action anime series “Master of Martial Hearts” from Shochiku Co., Ltd.

FUNimation and FLCL

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
FLCL
FROM PRODUCTION I.G.

Flower Mound, Texas (January 6, 2010) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home entertainment and digital rights to the six OVA sci-fi comedy anime series “FLCL” from Production I.G.
“FLCL” is the hugely popular OVA series from powerhouse partners Production I.G. (“The Ghosts in the Shell,” “Tsubasa”), Gainax (“Evangelion” series), and Starchild (“The Slayers” movies). It is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki.

YuGiOh TCG Championship Los Angeles January 2010

KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES
SIDE EVENTS FOR JANUARY’S
Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP
IN LOS ANGELES
22 Billion Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Sold Making it the
World’s Best Selling TRADING CARD GAME of All Time!

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – January 6, 2010 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.’s (KDE) Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) SHONEN JUMP Championship (January 9-10) in Los Angeles offers a plethora of side events for fans attending this premier event.

FUNimation and RoboGeisha

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
“ROBOGEISHA” FROM T.O. ENTERTAINMENT

Flower Mound, Texas (January 5, 2010) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home video, broadcast and digital rights to the live-action splatter comedy “RoboGeisha ” from T.O. Entertainment.

FUNimation and Live Action Kamui

FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES
“KAMUI GAIDEN” FROM SHOCHIKU

Flower Mound, Texas (January 5, 2010) - FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it has acquired home video, broadcast and theatrical rights to the live-action dramatic epic “Kamui ” from Shochiku Co., Ltd.

YuGiOh Twilight Edition

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Embarks on a Year of Spectacular Releases with Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME Twilight Edition

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – (January 5, 2010) – Looking for a New Year’s resolution that can be kept? No need to give up sweets, caffeine or lose weight. Make a pact to experience the world’s best-selling trading card game, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, and what better way to keep to that resolve than by playing with cards from Twilight Edition, Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.’s first introduction for 2010.

FUNimation Entertainment and the Shaw Brothers Film Library

FUNimation Entertainment To Distribute
Select Titles From Famed
Shaw Brothers Film Library

~FUNimation Acquires 15 Films From The King Fu Masters~

Flower Mound, TX – January 4, 2010 – FUNimation® Entertainment announced today that it now has U.S. home video distribution rights to 15 live action films from Celestial Filmed Entertainment, Inc.®’s expansive film collection featuring films by those known as “the Kung Fu masters”: the Shaw Brothers

Anime comes to the iPhone and iPod Touch

APPLIYA ANNOUNCES A PARTNERSHIP
WITH FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT
TO BRING ANIME APPS TO THE iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH

A Japanese iPhone app developer partners with North America’s premier anime licensor to distribute apps based on a variety of anime titles including Fullmetal Alchemist, Shin chan, and Afro Samurai.

Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2009 - Appliya Inc., a leading Japanese iPhone app publisher, is proud to announce a partnership with FUNimation Entertainment to create iPhone and iPod Touch apps for anime fans across North America. The first app in the series is Fullmetal Alchemist: State Alchemy Exam, which is now available exclusively on the iTunes App Store. The State Alchemy Exam app features 130 questions that quiz your knowledge of physics, chemistry, and the events and characters of the original Fullmetal Alchemist TV series—one of the world’s most popular anime. Being an anime expert won't be enough to master this challenge; you'll need good knowledge of the fundamentals of science to earn the prestigious title of Alchemy Sage.