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NEW YORK, September 17 – Yen Press announced today that it will publish a manga adaptation of the first book in Lisi Harrison's #1 New York Times bestselling series, THE CLIQUE, published by the Poppy imprint of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Yen's visualization will be released in July 2010 as a trade paperback and is illustrated by manga artist Yishan Li.With nearly 8 million copies sold and a ...

SHOCHIKU¹S ENDEARING ANIME SKETCHBOOK TO STREAM ON CRUNCHYROLLThe Number One Online Destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment withJapan¹s Leading Movie Studio Brings a Poignant Story to Fans WorldwideSan Francisco, CA (August 17, 2009) ‹ Japan¹s leading movie studio Shochikubrings the delightful and poignant anime SKETCHBOOK to Crunchyroll animemembers and fans in North America starting September 17th at 6pm PDT. Moreinformation can be found at www.crunchyroll.com <http://www.crunchyroll.com>.SKETCHBOOK was originally created by ...

Gardena, CA (September 15, 2009) - Pop Japan Travel, originator of the best pop-culture tours of Japan, is excited to announce the tour that every manga lover should join, the Mind Over Manga tour!!! On this amazing tour, you'll get to visit the land where manga originated, and go to a manga cultural event like no other, Comitia 90! At Comitia, amateur and professional artists alike create and sell their ...

VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH DISNEY XD TO PRESENT NARUTO SHIPPUDEN TO TELEVISION AUDIENCES THIS FALL Newly Launched Disney XD Channel To Host World’s Most Popular Ninja With New Action-Packed Episodes To Debut Weekly Beginning In October San Francisco, CA, September 10, 2009 – In a landmark agreement, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced that its ...

SPIKE TV TO PRESENT ENCORE PRESENTATION OF “AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION” ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 IN HONOR OF THE NETWORK’S FIRST PRIMETIME EMMY®-NOMINATED PROGRAM Program Nominated For Outstanding Animated Program, Winner To Be Announced During 2009 Emmy Creative Arts Awards Ceremony On September 12 Winner Of Juried Emmy Award For Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation New York, NY, September 8, 2009 – Spike TV will present a special encore presentation of ...

EISNER-NOMINATED MANGA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RELAUNCH WITH 1,825 GRAPHIC NOVEL GIVEAWAY ON SUVUDU.COM Random House’s Suvudu.com and Jason Thompson to give away 5 manga a day for an entire year from Thompson's personal collection NEW YORK, NY – September 9, 2009 – Suvudu (www.suvudu.com), Random House’s science fiction and fantasy portal , will present a new exclusive feature on Suvudu: the long-awaited continuation of Jason Thompson's Manga: The Complete ...

DAPHNE IN THE BRILLIANT BLUE ON SALE TODAYAlso New J-horror Double Feature from Switchblade PicturesHOUSTON, September 8 2009 – Section23 Films, America’s fastest-growing anime distributor, is pleased to announce the the Sentai Filmworks DVD release Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Collection 2 goes on sale today, as does the live-action Japanese horror double feature Slit Mouth Woman / Zombie Dead from Switchblade Pictures. Daphne in the Brilliant Blue is a ...

CRUNCHYROLL AND MICO BRING BEAST PLAYER ERIN TO THE PEOPLEWorld Anime Channel to Simulcast High Fantasy Epic Based on the LegendaryNahoko Uehashi's NovelsSan Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (September 4, 2009) ‹Crunchyroll andMedia International Corporation (MICO) partner to bring the epic fantasyanime BEAST PLAYER ERIN, based on the novels by legendary fantasy writerNahoko Uehashi, to Crunchyroll. More information can be found atwww.crunchyroll.com/erin.BEAST PLAYER ERIN (ERIN) commences on Crunchyroll September 4, ...

Anime Network * Angelic Layer * Appleseed * Aquarian Age * Burn Up Excess * E’s Otherwise * Madlax * Neon Genesis Evangelion * Sister Princess * UFO Ultramaiden ValkyrieFUNimation * Afro Samurai * Ah! My Goddess * Aquarion * Baccano! * Baldr Force EXE * Basilisk * Black Blood Brothers * Blue Gender * Burst Angel * The Count of Monte Cristo: Gankutsuou * Darker Than Black * Desert ...

SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER SLATEIncludes Five New Anime from Sentai FilmworksHOUSTON, September 2, 2009 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its November 2009 slate of new DVD releases. Section23 client Sentai Filmworks is coming out with six new home video releases, including five anime series never before available on DVD in North America. These new series are Blue Drop, Polyphonica, Special A, Tears to Tiara, and You’re Under ...

A.D.VISION, INC. CONCLUDES SERIES OFASSET TRANSACTIONSHOUSTON, September 1, 2009 – A.D. VISION, INC. ("ADV" or the "Company") announced today that June 1, 2009, the Company concluded a series of transactions that are expected to result in seamless delivery of home video products and television programming to customers.Through an asset purchase agreement, AEsir Holdings, LLC (“Aesir”) acquired a subordinated interest in selected programming from ADV’s film library together with other intellectual ...

Gardena, CA (August 26, 2009)- Pop Japan Travel, originator of the best pop-culture tours of Japan, is proud to announce another amazing tour, the Jump Festa 2010 tour! Yes, even though it takes place in 2009-it's called Jump Festa 2010! Do you love Naruto? Bleach? One Piece? Then check out the Jump Festa festival, put on by Shueisha/Shonen Jump Comics in Japan, which brings out anime and manga from some ...

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ARTISTIC DOCUMENTARYTRAVELING WITH YOSHITOMO NARA The First In The NEW PEOPLE ARTIST SERIES That Spotlights Renowned Modern Japanese Pop Artists San Francisco, August 26, 2009– VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced the DVD release of Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara – NEW PEOPLE ARTIST SERIES, Volume 1 on September 15th. The DVD will carry ...

LIVE NATION/HOUSE OF BLUES ANNOUNCES TODAY ONLY SPECIAL ON GLAY CONCERTTICKETS FOR HOLLYWOOD SHOWSHouse of Blues Sunset Strip Announces Special Ticket Prices for Super J-RockBand¹s Concerts Dates in Hollywood for One (1) Day Only-While Supplies Last!Los Angeles, California and Tokyo, Japan (August 26, 2009) ‹ LiveNation/House of Blues Sunset Strip announces a special one (1) day dealstarting today for J-Rock fans to obtain GLAY tickets for either of theirtwo (2) ...

BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT AND CRUNCHYROLL TO STREAM ANIME MECHA SERIES HIT EUREKASEVENThe Number One Online Destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment andAward Winning U.S. Anime Distribution Company Team Up!San Francisco, CA (August 26, 2009) ‹U.S. Anime distribution company, BandaiEntertainment Inc., and the number one (1) online destination for Anime andAsian Entertainment, Crunchyroll, to stream the hit mecha Anime seriesEUREKA SEVEN (episodes 1-50; subbed and dubbed) to Crunchyroll anime membersand fans worldwide ...

THE U.S. DEBUT OF EUREKA SEVEN – GOOD NIGHT,SLEEP TIGHT, YOUNG LOVERS BRINGS A FUTURISTICANIME TALE OF LOVE AND WAR TO MOVIE THEATERSNATIONWIDE IN ONE NIGHT EVENTTickets Now on Sale to Highly Anticipated Anime Event with Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at the “Regeneration” of the Storyline to be Simulcastin More than 430 Select Movie Theaters Nationwide on September 24thCentennial, Colo. – Aug. 25, 2009 – NCM Fathom and Bandai Entertainment team ...

NEW PEOPLE HOSTS THE THEATRICAL WORLD PREMIERE OF THE THIRD AND FINAL 20th CENTURY BOYS FILM BASED ON THE SMASH HIT MANGA SERIES Dynamic Japanese Pop Culture Venue Debuts Live-Action Science Fiction Feature On August 28th – The Same Day Film Premieres In Japan San Francisco, CA, AUGUST 25, 2009 – NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, presents ...

Official girugamesh tour goods available at JapanFiles August 26, 2009 – JapanFiles is now selling official girugamesh tour goods to fans worldwide. A limited amount of tour pamphlets, stickers, postcards, cell phone straps, towels and wristbands are available, including goods from previous tours and the current “SUMMER EVOLUTION” tour. Girugamesh tour goods available at this link:http://www.japanfiles.com/store/band-goods.html About girugamesh and JapanFiles:JapanFiles has released girugamesh's complete discography for digital download. Fan support ...

SUPER JAPANESE ROCK BAND GLAY ARRIVES IN THE U.S. WITH CONCERTS AT THEFILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO AND THE HOUSE OF BLUES HOLLYWOOD IN SEPTEMBERUDO Artists, Inc. Brings Celebrated Super J-Rock Glay to U.S. Audiences inSan Francisco and Los AngelesLos Angeles, California and Tokyo, Japan (August 25, 2009) ‹ Celebratingfifteen (15) rocking years and with over 56,000,000 sold Singles, CD¹s,DVD¹s, Japan¹s super rock group GLAY will take the U.S. by storm withconcerts ...

JAPANESE LIVE ACTION VAMPIRE DRAMA, RH PLUS, TO STREAM ON CRUNCHYROLLFans Will Experience Love At First Bite as the Number One Online Destinationfor Anime and Asian Entertainment Licenses Suwa Ayako¹s Manga Based LiveAction DramaSan Francisco, CA (August 24, 2009) ‹ Crunchyroll has licensed the highlypopular Japanese vampire fantasy live action series based upon manga-ka SuwaAyako¹s same named original series, RH PLUS for online streaming startingtoday at 12:00 pm PST. More ...