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Clannad: Complete First Season on Blu-ray

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara

Studio: Kyoto Animation

U.S. Studio: Sentai Filmworks

U. S. Distributor: Section 23

U. S. Release Date: Nov. 8th, 2011

Format: Blu-ray / 600 minutes / 24 Episodes and 1 OVA

Genre: Shojo, Drama, Fantasy and Romance

Age Rating: TV PG

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar Titles: Air, Kanon

Being in High School and living in a small town with a dysfunctional family relationship, the only path to find a way out may be friends and love.

Flower Mound, Texas (November, 23, 2011) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced it has acquired the U.S. home video rights to Confucius.

This $23 million dollar budget biopic film financed by the Chinese government, stars Chow Yun-Fat as the iconic Philosopher, Confucius, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced life in Asia and beyond. Directed by Hu Mei, best known for her work in the acclaimed historical drama series “Yong Zheng Dynasty” and “The Emperor in Han Dynasty” and captured on Film by Oscar®-winning Director of Photography Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) this cinematic masterpiece will be a must have for lovers of history.

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HOUSTON, November 22^nd, 2011 – Section23 Films is pleased to announce today’s release of the twin sci-fi anime mini features COICENT and FIVE NUMBERS. The two larger than life stories will be released together on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Title:                 COICENT / FIVE NUMBERS

Running Time:   60 min.

Age Rating:       TV PG

Language:         English & Japanese with English Subtitles

CAT:                 SF-COI/FN

UPC:                814131012029

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Street Date:      11/22/2011

Format:             DVD

SRP:                $29.98

FUNimation.tv launches with a new integrated programming schedule and an e-commerce site with their partner FUNimation Entertainment.

West Palm Beach, FL, (November 22, 2011) – FUNimation Channel, the nation’s only 24/7 anime channel in America, is distributed as both a linear channel and VOD on various video providers across the U.S. To meet the demands of fans they recently announced the launch of a renewed www.funimation.tv.

The new website focuses on making the schedule and content more accessible and dynamic.

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Title: Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040

Director: Hiroki Hayashi

American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment

American Release Date: November 29, 2011

Format: 4 DVD box set, 26 episodes

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk

Rating: TVP

Overall Personal Rating: A+

VIZ Media Europe is proud to announce that Hyoe Narita, previously Executive Vice President at VIZ Media, LLC in San Francisco, will become the new President of VIZ Media Europe (VME) from December 1, 2011.

After five years in his function as President of VME, John Easum, will be stepping down at the end of November to pursue new initiatives. Under Easum’s leadership, VME was established in January 2007. Easum was instrumental in building VME’s presence and implementing VME’s strategy of growing the European market for VIZ’s animation and manga properties. From December, he will be moving to Tokyo where he will continue to provide services to the manga and anime industries.

(LOS ANGELES, November 22, 2011) – Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce that it has added two much-requested manga series to its 2012 line-up—Kusano Kouichi’s hilarious harem comedy I Don’t Like You At All, Big Brother!! and Morinaga Milk’s highly praised yuri romance manga Girl Friends. Seven Seas will release both series in value-priced omnibus editions.

“Fans have been requesting we license these series for a long time now, and we have responded,” said Jason DeAngelis, publisher of Seven Seas Entertainment. “Our various omnibus editions have done quite well, so we decided to publish these series for the first time as multi-volume omnibuses to give people a lot of bang for their buck.”

VIZ Media has announced the upcoming debut of ART FOR HOPE, a limited edition digital art book anthology created in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to benefit Architecture for Humanity. The anthology will be available for a limited time, from December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012, for $4.99 through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod™ touch. 100% of VIZ Media’s net proceeds will support Architecture for Humanity’s ongoing disaster reconstruction efforts in Japan. To learn more about these rebuilding projects, please visit: www.ArchitectureForHumanity.org.

The highly-anticipated RPG Fighting Game Based On The Popular Anime Series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, now available on iPhone And iPod Touch with iPad, Android and Facebook Versions Coming Soon

Flower Mound, TEXAS – November 21, 2011 – FUNimation Entertainment announced today the launch of the highly anticipated iPhone game based on the acclaimed anime series “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.”  Developed by Good Game Productions, Fullmetal Battle is a turn-based Online Collectable Card Game with an immediately recognizable RPG style of combat and is available now for the iPhone and iPod Touch and will be followed shortly by the iPad. The game will also soon launch for Browsers on Facebook and Android. The iPhone and iPod Touch version is the first to launch and can be downloaded from iTunes for free at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fma-battle/id466307748

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Title: Romeo x Juliet The Complete Tragedy S.A.V.E. Edition

Studio: Gonzo

Distributor: FUNimation

American release date: November 8, 2011

Format and length: 24 episodes, 4 DVDs

Genre: Romantic Adventure

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: TV PG

Overall Personal Rating: B

Don’t look for the Romeo and Juliet of old. This version still has the  Montagues as rivals to the Capulets but set in Neo Verona with dragon steeds and an mystical secret that is at the core of the city.

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Title: Naruto

Manga Author: Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha)

American Distributor: Viz Media

American Release date: December 6, 2011

Format: Manga, 10 chapters

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shonen

Age Rating: T

Overall personal ratting: B-

Similar Series: Bleach, Dragon Ball, Full Metal Alchemist, Hunter x Hunter, Kekkaishi and One Piece

The biological parent-child bond – that somehow even if a child never knew there parents they could recognize them immediately or with just slightest clue – continues to be one of the most powerful cultural ideas. Naruto, of course, is no exception.

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IP Man: The Legend is Born

Director: Herman Yau

Studio: Mei Ah Entertainment

Staring: Dennis To, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Fan Siu-wong, Haung Yi

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U. S. Release Date: December 13th, 2011

Format: Blu-ray / 100 minutes

Genre: Semi-Biographical, Martial Arts

Age Rating: TV MA (due to violence)

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar Titles: Ip Man, Ip Man 2

Ever really wonder where that intense fighting style of Bruce Lee came from, or who Bruce learned the innovative moves? If so, you should look no further than Ip Man: The Legend is Born.

New Novel From VIZ Media’s Haikasoru Imprint Called The Greatest Japanese Science Fiction Novel Of All Time

San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2011 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the availability of the acclaimed novel, TEN BILLION DAYS AND ONE HUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS, by author Ryu Mitsuse. The hardcover book is published by the company’s Haikasoru imprint and carries an MSRP of $25.99 U.S. / $29.99 CAN. The eBook edition is also available on the Amazon Kindle, the Nook, and Apple’s iBooks Store for $9.99.

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Title: Slam Dunk vol. 19

Author: Takehiko Inoue

Artist: Takehiko Inoue

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: December 6, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Sports, Drama, Comedy

Publisher Age Rating: T for older teens

Overall Personal Rating: B

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Title: Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan vol. 6

Author/Artist: Hiroshi Shiibashi

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: December 6, 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Supernatural, Action, Comedy, Horror (little bit)

Publisher Age Rating: T+ for older teen

Overall Personal Rating: B

It’s A Case Of Forgotten Identity As Ichigo Loses Touch With The Soul Society And Faces Down A Deadly New Enemy Alone In The Newest BLEACH Anime Action Feature

San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2011 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the release of the latest BLEACH feature film – BLEACH THE MOVIE: FADE TO BLACK. The movie is available on DVD and Blu-ray, is rated ’T’ for Teens, and carries an MSRP of $19.98 for DVD (U.S. / CAN) and $24.98 for Blu-ray (U.S / CAN). BLEACH THE MOVIE: FADE TO BLACK offers with both English and Japanese dialogue options as well as bonus features including production art and the original theatrical trailers.

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Visual Kei band D played two concerts at PMX last weekend in Los Angeles, California. TOKYOPOP caught up with the J-rockers between their concerts to talk music, fashion and even Disneyland. D’s new album Huang di ~Yami ni umareta mukui~, hits stores internationally Nov. 21st.

TOKYOPOP: How did the name D come about?

Asagi (vocalist): Passion! I’m joking; the name comes from the shape of the letter D. The first stroke of the letter D is a straight line, representing the strength of the inner core of a human. The second stroke is a curved line, which represents flexibility. You need both of these elements in life.

“The Radius” Fairy Tail Part 1 DVD and Blu-ray combo

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U. S. Release Date: Nov 22 2011

Format: Blu-ray/DVD 300 Minutes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Age Rating: TV-14

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar Titles: Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Blue Exorcist

New Releases For BAKUMAN?, BLUE EXORCIST, DEATH NOTE, D. GRAY MAN, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, VAMPIRE KNIGHT And More Among The Best-Loved Series That Are Sure To Top Holiday Wish Lists

San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2011 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, offers a wide variety of unique art books and manga (graphic) releases – several of them brand new series – that make ideal gift selections for even the most discriminating fan this holiday season.

It’s a pretty light week for anime releases headlined by the North American DVD (and BD) debut of the third Bleach movie, Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black (Viz Media, “13+,” 90 min. $19.98, BD $24.98).  Thanks in part to its long run on the Cartoon Network Bleach remains one of the most popular anime/manga properties in North America.

Also new this week are the ICE Complete Collection (Sentai Filmworks, “13+,” 90 min., $29.98), which collects all three episodes of the 2007 OVA science fiction anime series created by Yasushi Akimoto and Makoto Kobayashi, and Squid Girl Part 2 (Media Blasters, “7+,” 150 min., $24.99), which includes episodes 7-12 of the 2010 series produced by Diomeda and based on the comedy manga created by Masahiro Anbe.