December 06, 2003
snb69 3:15a People update things?
Yeah, so it has been brought to my attention that I have neglected to do anything to the site for a while. So I took some time and updated the upcoming releases on the right. You might notice less DVD's than normal. That is not due to a lack of upcoming releases, but less of the releases actually interest me. Also, I have been more interested in manga as of late. So I might try to start putting more manga on the site.
June 17,2003
snb69 7:00 p minor updates
It has been a while since I have had time to do any updating. So, I updated the release dates on the side menu, and added some select manga release dates as well. Enjoy.
March 07, 2003
snb69 10:25 p Berserk manga coming
Finally! The Berserk manga is coming to the America. Dark Horse Comics has made a deal to bring the long awaited masterpiece by Kentaro Miura.
February 24, 2003
snb69 2:51p site misshaps
Trying to use my home internet connection to lessen the load of my tripod account seems to have backfired today. It seems my ip changed and the files that were linked to it were not available. I have returned to using the onsite versions of the files so the site should look ok. I am sorry for those that have had trouble viewing the site these past few weeks. It seems that more and more people are coming to the site, and my bandwidth on Tripod is not sufficient. Eventually I would like to fix this problem, but I am not in the situation to do so yet.
January 20, 2003
snb69 11:58p Macross legal battle
According to ANN:
In a serious legal blow to Studio Nue, widely perceived as the original creators and rightful owners of Macross, the Tokyo district court today ruled that the rights associated with authorship, the "author's right," for the first Macross series, belong to Tatsunoko Productions, not Studio Nue. Head judge Toshiaki Inamura explained, "After Studio Nue planned the project, the general director was engaged creatively in producing the series entirely. Tatsunoko made a contract with each staff member and managed the production." Japanese copyright law gives ownership to the company when the body of work is created by its employees (or by people under contract) as a part of their duties. Therefore, the property right are guaranteed to the production company, not the planner(s) nor the director(s). In October 2002 the Tokyo district court ruled that the rights to the design of the Valkery belong to Studio Nue.
Source: Anime News Network
January 14, 2003
snb69 1:20a Details on RahXephon movie
For those of you that have seen the series RahXephon already, you should remember in the last episode the mention of a theatrical movie in the works. I don't know if that has been previously stated, but according to ADV panel at OhayoCon, the RahXephon movie will be similar to the original Mobile Suit Gundam Movies. It will be a re-hashing of the series with "some" new animation.
snb69 1:05a CN airing .hack//SIGN starting Feb 1st
Cartoon Network will begin airing the 26 episode .hack//SIGN on February 1st. This television series is just one of the many aspects of Bandai's .hack project. The first installment of the .hack video game is slated for a late February release.
Source: Anime News Network
December 30, 2003
snb69 11:22p Upcoming Trailers
According to Anime on DVD, there are some DVD's coming out soon that have some trailers to look out for. Ai Yori Aoshi #1 (Pioneer) will have trailers for Chobits, Sugar (Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar), Mahoromatic, and Gatekeepers 21. Zone of Enders #2 (AD Vision) will have trailers for RahXephon, Neo Ranga and Samurai X: Reflection.
Source: Anime on DVD
December 13, 2002
snb69 6:45p more on Anime Network
According to the Anime Network press release, the network will see a multi-staged release. Phase One a mid-December launch as part of Comcast Cable's video-on-demand (VOD) initiative in the Philadelphia area, delivering programs directly to viewers, at their request, at any time.
The Anime Network(tm) model is structured around four categorized content areas: Action Zone, Sci-Fi, Comedy, and Martial Arts. The mid- December launch of The Anime Network(tm) will include approximately 25 hours of available content, including both feature films and episodes from series. Titles will include "Spriggan," "Neon Genesis Evangelion," "Excel Saga," "Martian Successor Nadesico," "Gasaraki," "Noir," "Dai- Guard," "Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040," "Orphen," Golden Boy," "Sorcerer Hunters," Kimera," "Ninja Resurrection," "Tekken," "Those Who Hunt Elves," "Gunsmith Cats," "Burn Up W" and "Samurai X: The Motion Picture." Viewers in the Philadelphia area wishing to confirm availability of The Anime Network in their specific areas can do so by visiting http://www.comcast.com.
Source: Anime News Netork
snb69 6:38p New Gits movie
Production IG has announced that they will be producing a new Ghost in the Shell movie, Innocence Ghost in the Shell. The movie is slated for release in the Spring of 2004, and will be co-produced by Studio Ghibli.
Source: Anime News Netork
December 02, 2002
snb69 2:27a site work
I actually did some site work over the holiday. The Gundam section is about 80% done. I just have to write up the disc pages for G Gundam and Gundam Wing. A couple of decent releases coming up this week. Ping Pong Club, His and Her Circumstance #2, Arjuna #2
November 22, 2002
snb69 2:24a Anime on TV?
The TechTv show, The Screen Savers breifly announced yesterday that the TechTv cable network will begin broadcasting anime daily starting December 30th. You can here an audio clip stating such, here.
Speaking of anime on TV, for those of you that live in a vacuum, AD Vision has officially announced that they will be creating an all anime cable channel. John from AnimeNation has written up an interesting piece on the subject. You can read it, here.
Source: AnimeNation.com