FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Additional Rights to HAGANAI

Flower Mound, TX – January 28, 2012 - FUNimation Entertainment announced today at Ohayocon that it has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, merchandising, mobile and streaming rights to the anime series, HAGANAI (Boku wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai). FUNimation plans to release the HAGANAI series on DVD and Blu-ray. Watch full episodes on www.funimation.com.

John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist’s Edition in Stores February 1st!

John Romita’s
The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist’s Edition
in Stores February 1st!

IDW and Marvel present
classic stories, all scanned from original art

San Diego, CA (January 27, 2012)— JOHN ROMITA’S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST’S EDITION is the next book in the ongoing Artist’s Edition series from IDW Publishing. Collecting six classic issues from Romita’s stellar run on The Amazing Spider-Man, each and every page scanned from the original art and presented at full size, the same as it looked on Romita’s drawing table.

Aniplex of America 2012 Madoka Magica Meet and Greet Event

© Magica Quartet ／Aniplex, Madoka Partners, MBS

Aniplex to Host Puella Magi Madoka Magica Special Meet and Greet Event at Anime Jungle in Los Angeles

SANTA MONICA, CA (January 26, 2012)– Celebrating the Release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 1 in North America, Aniplex of America is having a special Meet and Greet Event with the English Voice Cast of the series. Fans will get to share the excitement of Madoka Magica with the English Cast just days after the release of the First Volume (February 14th). This Meet and Greet event will be held on Friday February 17th at 8:30 PM at Anime Jungle #1 in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.

The Secret World of Arrietty: Beloved Story Reimangined Studio Ghibli Style!

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE WONDROUS
MINIATURE ADVENTURES OF STUDIO GHIBLI’S
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
TO READERS IN A NEW SERIES OF BOOKS

Releases Based On The New The Film By
Hayao Miyazaki’s Famed Animation Studio
Include Film Comics, Art And Picture Books

San Francisco, CA, January 26, 2012– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, brings the miniaturized adventure of famed Studio Ghibli’s newest animated creation – THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY – to readers everywhere with a collection of ARRIETTY film comics, art and picture books set to debut on February 7th, 2012. THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY is scheduled for North American theatrical release on February 17th, 2012.

Rocketeer Adventures Vol 2 Into Stores in March

ROCKETEER ADVENTURES Vol. 2 #1 Coming in March!

San Diego, CA (January 24, 2012)– The second all-new, all-fantastic Rocketeer Adventures series launches into stores in March! Each extra-long issue—boasting 25 pages of story and art— will feature covers by Darwyn Cooke and Dave Stevens. The first issue’s line-up includes Peter David, Marc Guggenheim, Sandy Plunkett, Stan Sakai, and Bill Sienkiewicz, with Arthur Adams supplying a pin-up.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series - Guadalajara, Mexico

DUELISTS TO CONVERGE IN GUADALAJARA,
MEXICO FOR PRESTIGIOUS
Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
FEBRUARY 4th – 5th

Younger Players Can Compete in Dragon Duel

El Segundo, CA (January 24, 2012)– Duelists from Mexico and surrounding Latin American countries have been preparing their Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Decks for weeks as the countdown to the first 2012 Yu-Gi-Oh! CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (YCS) begins. Hundreds of players are expected to compete at the YCS Guadalajara, Mexico February 4th – 5th, the first premier-level Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG event of the year from Konami Digital Entertainment (Konami).

John Layman, John McCrea to Reimagine Mars Attack

EISNER-WINNING CREATORS TAPPED FOR
MARS ATTACKS ONGOING SERIES

John Layman, John McCrea to reimagine cult sci-fi classic in June

San Diego, CA (January 23, 2012)— IDW Publishing and Topps are pleased to announce the multiple Eisner Award-winning creative team for MARS ATTACKS, an all-new ongoing comic series based on the fan-favorite Mars Attacks franchise.

B.P.R.D. Training Camp

TRACKERS PIONEERS B.P.R.D. TRAINING CAMP!
GOING OUTSIDE JUST GOT FUN AGAIN!

January 23, MILWAUKIE, OR—Do you or someone you know have a penchant for the supernatural? Do you like spending time in the great outdoors? Are you between the ages of 9 and 17? Will you be in Portland, Oregon, from July 16 to July 20? If so, Trackers Earth has the ultimate summer-camp experience for you!