May 2012
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The Japanese publisher Zassosha announced on Friday that its Puff magazine has been suspended. Zassosha had already announced earlier this month that the September issue, which would have shipped on July 30, was cancelled.
For 37 years, Puff provided coverage on manga news and fandom, with an emphasis on shojo, boys love, and other areas of interest for female readers. The last issue, the August issue (pictured), shipped on June 30.
Zassosha thanked the readers of Puff for their patronage and promised to notify them if the magazine is relaunched.
Premium Bandai, Bandai’s official shopping website, took pre-orders for a One Piece-themed “Thousand Sunny Roll Cake.” The preliminary batch of orders is already sold out.The roll cake is made of sponge cake with a cream filling, and has chocolate cream and cocoa powder on the outside. The set comes with a mast and lion figurehead to make the roll cake look like the Thousand Sunny ship that Monkey D. Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates sail in the One Piece manga and anime. The set also comes with forks featuring the characters Monkey D. Luffy and Tony Tony Chopper.
Third film in Rebuild of Evangelion project slated for Fall 2012 release via teaser after TV airing.
An announcement made after last night’s TV airing of the Evangelion 2.0 feature film on Fuji TV has confirmed that the long delayed third film “Evangelion 3.0: Quickening” is now slated for Fall of 2012. The announcement was made via an after credits trailer with the following narration:
“Ikari Shinji wakes up to find an unfamiliar boy standing next to him. And a new world awaits Shinji.”
Santa Ana, Calif. (August 24, 2011)–NIS America is excited to announce the license acquisition of the highly anticipated Japanese RPG title for PlayStation®Portable, Black Rock Shooter The Game, for North America and Europe. “We are delighted to announce Black Rock Shooter. This is a title that many fans have been waiting for and it definitely lives up to the hype. We have not finalized a release date yet, but we are working hard to get it out as soon as possible. Please look forward to this amazing game,” says NIS America producer Jack Niida. It is finally available on PlayStation®Portablein Japan, and NIS America is extremely pleased to be able to bring this fan favorite to Western shores.
SOU • SOUFounding Designer Explores Ideas Of Creating Modern Designs Based On Japanese Tradition With Discussion And Fashion Show
San Francisco, CA, August 24, 2011 – The Consulate General of Japan, in cooperation with NEW PEOPLE, San Francisco’s dynamic entertainment destination showcasing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture, are proud to present, Cool Japan: Old Meets New in Kyoto,a unique fashion show and cultural discussion set to take place on Saturday, August 27th as part of the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival.
Pricing for the long delayed but hotly anticipated PS3 version of the Level-5 and Studio Ghibli collaboration Ni No Kuni has been confirmed by the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu released in Japan this week. The game will be launched on November 17th in Japan for 8800 yen or $115 US at the current exchange rate, making it one of the most expensive single PS3 games released in the Japanese market that is not a special or limited edition.
All Nippon Entertainment Works, a new company formed to adapt Japanese intellectual property for the rest of the world, has been funded at $80 million by investment fund Innovation Network Corp. of Japan. The new company, launching in October, will develop films, TV shows, games, books (including novels and manga), toys, and character goods,” according to the report.
Partners in the new venture include Asmik Ace Entertainment, Dentsu, Fuji TV, Mitsubishi, Nikkatsu, Production I.G., Toho-Towa, Tokyo Broadcasting, and Tomy, with more expected.
Source Japanese IP will include movies, books (including novels and manga), television shows, games, toys and other content industries.
Title: Ah! My Goddess Flights of Fancy S.A.V.E. Edition
Author: Kosuke Fugishima
Distributor: FUNimation
American Release Date: August 9, 2011
Format, Genre and length: DVD, Comedy, Romance 24 episodes
Publisher/Industry Age Rating: TV-PG
Overall Personal Rating: A
Similar Series/Tittles to check out: Chobits
Keiichi is a Tech School student who inadvertently wished for a someone to be his girlfriend. He should be careful what he wishes for, it may, and did, come true.
Format: Season 1 Blu-ray, Season 2 Blu-ray and DVD
Genre: Shojo, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Distributor Age Rating: TV 14
Personal Review Rating: A
There are but a few stories about a harvest goddess running around, and when Lawrence actually finds this goddess, things start looking better for him.
NEW PEOPLE And SEGA Bring The First-Ever Consumer Generated Media Arcade Game Featuring World’s First Virtual Pop Star To The Annual Bay Area Japanese Pop Culture Celebration
San Francisco, CA, August 22, 2011 – NEW PEOPLE, San Francisco’s dynamic entertainment destination showcasing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture, teams with SEGA Corporation to bring the “Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Arcade” to the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival, taking place in the city’s Japantown for two days – Saturday and Sunday, August 27th and 28th.
As such, now that it is time to announce a few more of the cast members brought into the world that is Hetalia, we have opted to focus on the Nordics. Two reasons: it’s cold there and we are partial to puffins.
You already know that the Netherlands is represented by Michael Sinternikklas, Finland by Clint Bickham and Iceland by Jason Leibrecht.
Now we are happy to share that Denmark is played by Montgomery Sutton, Norway by Alex Organ and Sweden by Robert McCollum.
Once again this year ICv2 had a chance to sit down with Viz Media Senior Vice President and General Manager Alvin Lu at the San Diego Comic-Con to discuss current conditions in the manga market and Viz Media’s plans for the future. In Part II of the interview Lu discusses the various digital platforms that Viz utilizes, the potential effects of Day & Date releases, and what Viz Media learned from its experiences with anime that could be applied to the world of digital publishing. In Part I of the interview Lu talks about the effects of Borders’ demise on manga publishers and the current state of the market (see “The ICv2 Interview: Alvin Lu, Pt.1”)
Santa Ana, CA (August 18, 2011) –NIS America announced today that KatanagatariVolume 2 Premium Edition will be released this fall on September 20, 2011. Fans will once again be enraptured in the series with its breathtaking and distinguished artstyle beautifully projected via high-quality Blu-ray discs. Katanagatari Volume 2 Premium Edition will come packaged with 6 quests (episodes, approximately 50 minutes/episode) on 2 Blu-ray discs and 2 DVDs with a hard cover art book titled “The Epic of Shichika.” Available at select online retailers: Right Stuf, The Anime Corner Store, Anime Pavilion, Anime Castle, and NIS America’s Online Store.
On Borders, the Stabilizing Market, & Attracting New Readers
Once again this year ICv2 had a chance to sit down with Viz Media Senior Vice President and General Manager Alvin Lu at the San Diego Comic-Con to discuss current conditions in the manga market and Viz Media’s plans for the future. In Part I of the Interview Lu talks about the demise of Borders and the effect it has had on manga publishing in America, the development of a new younger audience for manga with its own favorite titles, and Viz Media’s strategy in the wake of Borders’ collapse. In the second portion of the interview Lu talks about digital day and date, and what Viz Media learned from its experience with anime that it can apply to digital publishing (see “The ICv2 Interview: Alvin Lu, Pt.2”).
Unique Art Book Project In Partnership With Autodesk Will Curate Digital Artwork Created With Autodesk SketchBook® Software
VIZ Media reaches out to visual, graphic and manga/comic-inspired artists to submit original work and participate in ART FOR HOPE, a special limited edition digital art book anthology, to be sold through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iOS devices, with 100% of net proceeds supporting ongoing disaster relief efforts in Japan. Artists interested in submitting work to be considered for the collection can get the full details at www.viz.com/artforhope.
This chart of the ICv2 “Top 25 Manga Properties” reflects sales in all channels for Q1 & Q2 2011. The “Top 25″ chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.
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The Japanese publisher Zassosha announced on Friday that its Puff magazine has been suspended. Zassosha had already announced earlier this month that the September issue, which would have shipped on July 30, was cancelled.
