FUNimation Fan Survey Leads to Additonal Rights for “Princess Jellyfish”

FUNimation Fan Survey Leads to Additonal Rights for “Princess Jellyfish”

Fans Agree with Critics: Romantic-Comedy One
of the Best Anime Series of 2010

Flower Mound, Texas (May 12, 2011) – Following the end of the exclusive U.S. simulcast of the Fall 2010 noitaminA block series “Princess Jellyfish” (“Kuragehime’) in February, FUNimation Entertainment asked fans on its Facebook page what they thought of the series and whether they would purchase the series should it be offered on DVD or Blu-ray.

Natsume Ono Live at Kinokuniya NYC May 10, 2011

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Japanese Girlie Pop Rock Band, Scandal, Coming to AM²

IT¹S ³SCANDAL-ICIOUS²! AM² PROUDLY WELCOMES THE LADIES OF SCANDAL
AS OFFICIAL MUSICAL GUESTS OF HONOR

This Summer¹s Most Anticipated Animation, Music and Manga Convention in Southern California Partners with Cure Magazine to Bring the Best in Japanese Musical Talent to the U.S. Passport Holders Receive Premier Seating! Get your Passports Today and Experience the Difference!

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 6, 2011) The ³most powerful Japanese Girlie Pop Rock² band, Scandal, is scheduled to appear and perform at AM² - this summer¹s most anticipated anime, manga and music convention this coming 4th of July weekend. More info can be found at www.am2con.org

The Cowboy Bebop Florida Tour starts THIS WEEKEND!

Are you a fan of Cowboy Bebop? Would you like a chance to meet the voice actors behind this legendary anime? Do you live in/near Florida?

WE HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS FOR YOU!

Visual Kei Juggernauts, SADIE, at AM²

AM² PROUDLY WELCOMES VISUAL KEI JUGGERNAUTS, SADIE, AS OFFICIAL MUSICAL GUESTS OF HONOR

This Summer¹s Most Anticipated Animation, Music and Manga Convention in Southern California Partners with Cure Magazine to Bring the Best in Japanese Musical Talent to the U.S. Passport Holders Receive Premier Seating! Get your Passports Today and Experience the Difference!

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 6, 2011) Fans get ready to rock out as AM² proudly welcomes one of the most hottest and biggest visual kei bands from Japan Š Sadie to this summer¹s most anticipated anime, manga and music convention this coming 4th of July weekend. More info and rules can be found at www.am2con.org

Robert Kirkman at New York Comic Con 2011

AWARD-WINNING CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN IS FIRST GUEST ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 NEW YORK COMIC CON

Acclaimed Writer to be Guest of Honor at Expanded Show

Norwalk, CT, May 5, 2011: Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator of The Walking Dead and Invincible, will be a Guest of Honor at this year’s New York Comic Con, which will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, Thursday, October 13 – Sunday October 16, 2011. Mr. Kirkman is the first guest to be announced for this year’s convention. Show organizers note that Mr. Kirkman will have a prominent role and will participate in panels as well as appear at the Image Comics booth. Further details about his participation will be posted on the NYCC website as soon as they become available.

Summer Wars – Makes You Love Your Family

Article by Chet Royer


Being an anime and manga fan for over a decade, I have seen many different kinds of stories being told over and over again. So much to the point that originality is hard to come by. However, the thing I appreciate about anime and manga, in present time, is that authors add or re-imagine concepts that have been done to make it interesting and refreshing once again. This is what Summer Wars has accomplished. This is Chet a.k.a. Ninja101 and here is my review on the movie.

Viz Media App on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

The World’s Best Manga is now available on your iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod touch™

We’re happy to announce that the VIZ Manga app is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch! We’re hitting the ground running by offering the hundreds of volumes now available on the iPad to your iPhone and iPod touch.