SciFi Japan

    Promotional art for BROKEN BLADE. Image courtesy of Section23 Films. © 2010 Yunosuke Yoshinaga/ Flex Comix, Broken Blade Production Committee

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Anime Network press release Official Site: breakblade.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Toni Brown Broadcast and digital distributor Anime Network and Comcast Cable are starting 2012 off with a bang, coming together to bring our fans a tale of war, magic, and ancient mecha: BROKEN BLADE (???? ????, Bureiku Bureido, 2010)! Throughout January and February, Anime Network is inviting BROKEN BLADE viewers to enter to win ten limited edition DVD/Blu-ray and English cast autographed poster sets. For more information, visit theanimenetwork.com/brokenbladecontest. BROKEN BLADE, published by Sentai Filmworks and distributed by Section23 Films, is an epic new series of animated films based on the international manga bestseller from Yunosuke Yoshinaga (Rampage). Created in six 50 minute installments, the mega production is helmed by Chief Director Tetsuro Amino (MACROSS 7, SHIKI, JEWELL BEM HUNTER LIME), and Director Nobuyoshi Habara (DNANGEL, NEGIMA!, FAFNER) working from screenplays by screenwriter Masashi

    Key art for MOURETSU PIRATES. © 2011 King Record Co., Ltd.

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: starchild.co.jp Special Thanks to David Williams Prepare to be boarded by stellar entertainment on a galactic scale as Sentai Filmworks announces the impending escape of the rollicking, hit space opera MOURETSU PIRATES (????????, Mooretsu Paireetsu aka BODACIOUS SPACE PIRATES, 2011)! What happens when Teen Chic meets Pirate Technique? Find out when Director Tatsuo Sato (MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO, NINJA SCROLL TV, STELLVIA) returns to the familiar waters of comedy and interplanetary adventure and deftly steers the bestselling Mini-Skirt Pirate (Minisuka Uchuu Kaizoku) novels by Yuichi Sasamoto (VENUS WARS, Ariel) on a course to become an all new 26 episode anime masterpiece, while Noriyuki Matsumoto’s brilliant original characters designs are adapted for animation by the team of Akira Yasuda (TURN A GUNDAM) and Hiroshi Takeuchi (BIG O, XENOGLOSSIA.) There’s plenty of pillage and yo-ho-ho-ing ahead in the most plunder-full adventure epic

    Anime - Animation

    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: hagaren-movie.net (Japan), funimation.com/fullmetal-alchemist-the-sacred-star-of-milos (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski FUNimation Entertainment, in conjunction with Aniplex Inc. and Eleven Arts Inc., announced that its animated feature film FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS (?????? ??????????????, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no Sei-naru Hoshi, 2011), produced by BONES, will be presented at a red carpet premiere at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles, CA on Friday January 20, 2012. It will be a night of entertainment for fans of the popular FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST franchise featuring an opportunity to walk the carpet starting at 8:00pm and see the movie presentation at 9:00pm. A Q&A will follow with both the Japanese director Kazuya Murata and the US Director Mike McFarland as well as members of the US voice cast

    Humans and robots learn to coexist in the anime film TIME OF EVE. © 2010 Yasuhiro Yoshiura/ DIRECTIONS, Inc.

    Anime - Animation

    First-ever Digital Platform Release in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Source: DIRECTIONS, Inc. press release Official Site: timeofeve.com (Japan), timeofeve.com/e (English) Special Thanks to Ann Yamamoto DIRECTIONS, Inc. and STUDIO RIKKA are proud to announce the immediate availability of Yasuhiro Yoshiura`s TIME OF EVE: THE MOVIE (????? ???, Gekijoban Ivu no Jikan, 2010) on the iTunes Store in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This release marks the anime film`s digital platform premiere outside Japan. TIME OF EVE (?????, Ivu no Jikan) launched as 6 episodes from August 2008 through September 2009 on streaming platforms worldwide. The series quickly gained a devoted following as word spread about the sheer artistry of the visuals, and the tightly woven coming-of-age story about friendship, family and confronting society`s norms. The series exceeded 3 million views in Japan alone and sold out of the

    Logo for BLUE DRAGON: TRIALS OF THE SEVEN SHADOWS, the new anime series now available on on VIZAnime.com and Hulu. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2008 BLUE DRAGON PROJECT/TV TOKYO

    Anime - Animation

    Anime Series Based on Popular Xbox 360 Videogame Comes to North America on VIZAnime.com and Hulu Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: tv-tokyo.co.jp/bluedragon (Japan), vizanime.com/blue-dragon-seven-shadows (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media has announced the launch of BLUE DRAGON: TRIALS OF THE SEVEN SHADOWS (BLUE DRAGON ?????, Blue Dragon Tenkai no Shichiryuu, 2008), the second season of the hit fantasy adventure series BLUE DRAGON (both rated TV-14), available now on VIZAnime.com, the company’s own website for free anime, as well as on the streaming content provider Hulu. Episodes 1-5 are available now, and 2 new episodes will debut each Friday. The BLUE DRAGON series is based on the exclusive Xbox 360 videogame of the same name, developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of FINAL FANTASY, and features character designs by Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: hagaren-movie.net (Japan), funimation.com/fullmetal-alchemist-the-sacred-star-of-milos (US) Special Thanks to Shun Ohara Cineplex Entertainment, Eleven Arts and FUNimation Entertainment are bringing FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS (?????? ??????????????, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no Sei-naru Hoshi, 2011) to the big screen exclusively at participating Cineplex theatres across Canada on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 12:55pm and Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 7:30pm local time. Originally released in Japan on July 2nd in 2011, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS is directed by Kazuya Murata. The film tells the story of a fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities who leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: hagaren-movie.net (Japan), funimation.com/fullmetal-alchemist-the-sacred-star-of-milos (US) Special Thanks to Shun Ohara Eleven Arts and FUNimation Entertainment are bringing the feature length sequel film to the popular FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST anime franchise, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS (?????? ??????????????, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no Sei-naru Hoshi, 2011), to more than 100 theater screens across North America in January 2012. The Fullmetal Alchemist manga started in 2001 and ended in June 2010, selling over 50 million volumes. It was adapted into an animated TV series of 51 episodes in 2003. A second season of 64 episodes debuted in 2009 on Adult Swim/Cartoon Network. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS was released in Japan on July 2, 2011. The movie was

    FUNimation Channel Video-On-Demand is now available from Armstrong Cable. © 2011 FUNimation Entertainment.

    Anime - Animation

    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: funimation.tv Special Thanks to Scott Lonski FUNimation Channel, a partnership between Olympusat, Inc. and FUNimation Entertainment, is the market leader in providing fans in the U.S. direct access to an exclusive portfolio of anime movies, series and specials to TV, mobile and broadband customers alike. FUNimation Channel is currently available in approximately 20 million TV households in the U.S. and is available on AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, Verizon, and others. The FUNimation Channel has now launched its Subscription Video-On-Demand Package on Armstrong Cable. The package combines standard definition and select high definition product sampling with proven transactional and subscription levels of service for this extremely attractive demographic. Each product drives usage to the next, creating a path to capture a wider audience while maximizing revenues. “We’re delighted Armstrong customers can watch their favorite anime series and movies, including premiere titles

    The six part BROKEN BLADE film series will be available on Comcast`s Xfinity OnDemand in January. © 2010 Yunosuke Yoshinaga/Flex Comix, Broken Blade Production Committee

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Anime Network press release Official Site: breakblade.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Anime Network and Comcast are starting 2012 off with a bang, coming together to bring fans a tale of war, magic, and ancient mecha: BROKEN BLADE (???? ????, Bureiku Bureido, 2010)! An outcast from birth, Rygart Arrow is thrown into a situation he never wanted and forced to fight former friends as enemies. His new-found ability to pilot an ancient golem, however, turns this lifelong outsider into the world`s best hope of stopping a war that threatens to destroy them all! The BROKEN BLADE six part film series will be available to rent in the Xfinity OnDemand Top Picks section, only on Comcast, from January 1 to January 31, 2012. An exclusive Top Picks extra will also be included at release, available only to Comcast customers. Just hit the ONDEMAND button on your

    Anime - Animation

    Film Series at the Museum of Arts and Design from December 2-16 Source: Museum of Arts and Design press release Official Site: unbridled-energy Special Thanks to Marisa Bartolucci and Jake Yuzna In conjunction with the exhibition "Korean Eye", the Museum of Arts and Design in New York presents "Unbridled Energy: Korean Animation", a program that showcases the breadth and diversity of contemporary creativity in this Asian nation. The series runs from December 2 to December 16, 2011 at MAD (2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019). Though Japanese anime is more widely known, in the past two decades Korean animation or "han-guk manhwa aenimeisyeon" has become increasingly prominent. With over 260 animation studios, mostly based in the capital Seoul, Korea has become an international leader in animation production. Its studios are responsible for the hand-drawn

    The students at the all-girl Yuihime private academy are not happy that their school is going co-ed. © 2011 Palette/ Ketsu Hime Joshi Gakuen Nukobu

    Anime - Animation

    Episodes Begin Streaming November 21st Source: Anime Network press release Official Site: mashiro.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Watch it boys: if you`re trying to get in, these girls will make sure you stay out! Broadcast and digital distributor Anime Network has announced the acquisition of the all new high school comedy, MASHIROIRO SYMPHONY ~ THE COLOR OF LOVERS (?????????? ~the color of lovers ~, 2011), for their streaming service, Anime Network Online. Director Eiji Suganuma (PATLABOR: THE MOVIE, SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN) and producers Media Factory (MARIA HOLIC: ALIVE, INFINITE STRATOS) welcome you to a school rumble where the females hold all the cards, and the males are just trying to survive! The odds are stacked, and there`s no place to hide from the wrath of a thousand girls in MASHIROIRO SYMPHONY ~ THE COLOR OF LOVERS! As soon as life starts becoming normal for

    The odd Inga and the ‘Defeated Detective’ Shinjurou Yuuki unravel a criminal conspiracy in the new anime series UN-GO. © 2011 Un-Go Committee

    Anime - Animation

    Episodes Begin Streaming November 13th Source: Sentai Filmworks, Anime Network press releases Official Site: un-go.com (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams and Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks has acquired UN-GO (???, pronounced `An Go`, 2011), the eagerly awaited new series from Fuji TV’s prestigious noitaminA animation block and mega animation studio BONES (NO.6, XAM’D: LOST MEMORIES). Loosely inspired by a collection of detective stories by Japanese literary giant Ango Sakaguchi, the all star production transposes the action to a gritty near future, post-war Tokyo, and is helmed by director Seiji Mizushima (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00, DAIGUARD, EUREKA SEVEN) with a storyline by his FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST collaborator Shou Aikawa (BLOOD REIGN: CURSE OF THE YOMA, MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO, GHOST SLAYERS AYASHI). In yet another unique twist, character design duties have been split between illustrator pako (RENTAL MAGIKA) and Loveless and Earthian manga creator

    The female members of samurai team cause havoc in MAJIKOI ~ OH! SAMURAI GIRLS. © 2011 MinatoSoft/ Majikoi Production Commitee

    Anime - Animation

    Episodes Begin Streaming November 18 Source: Anime Network press release Official Site: anime-majikoi.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Broadcast and digital distributor Anime Network announced that they will begin streaming the slapstick comedy MAJIKOI ~ OH! SAMURAI GIRLS (??????????, Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!, 2011), in Japanese with English subtitles on Anime Network Online. Adapted from Minato Soft`s popular visual novel, directed by Keitaro Motonaga (AKANE IRO NI SOMARU SAKA, SCHOOL DAYS), with story supervision by Katsuhiko Takayama (AND YET THE TOWN MOVES, e.f. A TALE OF MEMORIES), the 12-episode series centers around a city where samurai ancestry runs deep, a tightly knit group of girls who suddenly find themselves with two new members, and a ton of new problems. Starting on Friday, November 18, Anime Network will kick off the online release with the first two episodes going live at 12 PM Eastern.

    Nanoha Itou and Kaito Daimon attempt to solve a potentially deadly puzzle in the anime series PHI-BRAIN ~ KAMI NO PUZZLE. © 2011 Sunrise/ NHK · NEP

    Anime - Animation

    Episodes Begin Streaming this Friday Source: Sentai Filmworks, Anime Network press releases Official Site: phibrain.net, nhk/anime/phibrain (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams and Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks and Anime Network have acquired the new paranormal thriller series PHI-BRAIN ~ KAMI NO PUZZLE (???????? ?????, Fai Burein Kami no Pazuru, 2011) from famed director and manga creator Junichi Sato (SAILOR MOON, SERGEANT FROG, PRETEAR, ARIA), and legendary anime studio SUNRISE (MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, COWBOY BEBOP, SORCERER HUNTERS, DIRTY PAIR, ESCAFLOWNE). Based on a treatment by ‘Hajime Yatate`, a collective name for the Sunrise staff, and with script supervision by Mayori Sekijima (NAJICA BLITZ TACTICS, PLASTIC LITTLE, SOL BIANCA, CLAMP SCHOOL), the 25 episode series features character designs by veteran animator Youhei Sasaki and music by Akio Izutsu. Digital distribution will begin this week on the streaming service, Anime Network Online. Starting Friday, November 4th,

    Key art for MASHIROIRO SYMPHONY ~ THE COLOR OF LOVERS. © 2011 Palette/ Ketsu Hime Joshi Gakuen Nukobu

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: mashiro.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams Sentai Filmworks has acquired MASHIROIRO SYMPHONY ~ THE COLOR OF LOVERS (?????????? ~the color of lovers ~, 2011), the anime adaptation of the hit game franchise from visual novel developer Pallete, which has already spawned three manga spinoffs and a series of drama and music CDs. Produced by Manglobe, the 12 episode series is scripted by Team RIKKA and directed by Eiji Suganuma (SASAMEKI KOTO, NINJA CADETS). Adaption of the intricate original designs by Tsubasu Izumi (AKANE-IRO NI SOMARU SAKA, EF: A TALE OF MEMORIES) were handled by Toshie Kawamura (THE WORLD ONLY GOD KNOWS, YES! PRECURE 5, PRECURE ALL-STARS), who also serves as the animation director. When boys suddenly get into places where they’ve never been allowed before, some girls tend to get upset. So when the decision is made to

    The FAFNER anime series and movie are coming to North America in 2012. © King Record.Co.,Ltd. © Xebec/Tatsumiyajima Yakuba

    Anime - Animation

    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: fafner.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Michelle Lee FUNimation Entertainment has acquired the home entertainment, digital, and merchandise rights to the FAFNER (????????, Sookyuu no Fafunaa) anime series and movie. The twenty-six episode series focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in a war against the Festum— giant aliens who destroyed much of the world. The movie FAFNER: DEAD AGGRESSOR: HEAVEN AND EARTH (????????Dead Aggressor HEAVEN AND EARTH, Sookyuu no Fafunaa: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth, 2010) takes place two years after the end of the original series. About FUNimation Entertainment FUNimation Entertainment is the leading Anime company in North America. FUNimation has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands. They manage a full spectrum of rights for most of their brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home

    Melon from AKIKAN! © Riko Ranjo, Hiro Suzihara/ Shueisha, Authority A

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: melomelomelon.com (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams Sentai Filmworks has let the genie out of the bottle... or in this case, can... with the company’s announcement of the acquisition of the latest ‘pop’ culture phenomenon from Japan, AKIKAN! (????!, 2009). Animation industry veteran director Yuji Himaki, already known for his work about a superhero made of bread with the latest Anpanman feature film, switches materials and genders to helm both the 12 episode series and the bonus OVA telling the story of a bubbly young girl who just happens to be a soft drink can, while the process of adapting creators Riku Ranjo and Hiro Suzuhira’s original text and art go respectively to script-master Hideaki Koyasu (BRIGHTER THAN THE DAWNING BLUE, KURE-NAI), and character designer Ryo Tanaka (VIRTUA FUGHTER, LUPIN III, MISSED BY A DOLLAR). Hobbies are often a

    Anime - Animation

    Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: hagaren-movie.net (Japan), funimation.com/fullmetal-alchemist-the-sacred-star-of-milos (US) Special Thanks to Shun Ohara Eleven Arts and FUNimation Entertainment are bringing the feature length followup film to the popular FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST anime franchise, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS (?????? ??????????????, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no Sei-naru Hoshi, 2011), to more than 100 theater screens across North America this Winter. Eleven Arts is the company that has brought you such celebrated Japanese films as MEMORIES OF TOMORROW starring Ken Watanabe and Yoji Yamada’s LOVE AND HONOR. FUNimation Entertainment is known for releasing quality anime titles to the American market, and they have handled such popular titles as DRAGON BALL and EVANGELION. In 2011, these two companies brought EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE and TRIGUN: BADLANDS RUMBLE to North American

    © 2011 FUNimation Entertainment.?© 2011 Nico Nico, Inc.

    Anime - Animation

    Fall Slate of Simulcast Series Announced October 14th Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: niconico.com/anime Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Michelle Lee During New York Comic con, North America’s anime leader, FUNimation Entertainment, and the world’s premier video networking website, niconico.com, announced that they are forming a partnership that will begin with the simulcast of several of the newest anime series debuting in Japan this fall. All simulcast episodes will be available at niconico.com/anime. The companies are forming a joint effort where both companies will be contributing to the acquisition of new anime titles from Japan. “Our goal is to simulcast top-notch anime. It’s an ambitious plan but one in which we are investing heavily,” said Gen Fukunaga, President and CEO of FUNimation Entertainment. Part of that investment includes supporting niconico.com’s growth in the U.S. market and building toward the site

    The highly anticipated BROKEN BLADE debuts this month on Anime Network Online. © 2010 Yunosuke Yoshinaga/ Flex Comix, Broken Blade Production Committee

    Anime - Animation

    Mecha Anime Begins Streaming this Month Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: breakblade.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams Sentai Filmworks has announced the company’s acquisition of one of the year’s most eagerly awaited anime titles; BROKEN BLADE (???? ????, Bureiku Bureido, 2010), an epic new series of animated films based on the international manga bestseller from Yunosuke Yoshinaga (Rampage). Created in six 50 minute installments, the mega production is helmed by Chief Director Tetsuro Amino (MACROSS 7, SHIKI, JEWELL BEM HUNTER LIME), and Director Nobuyoshi Habara (DNANGEL, NEGIMA!, FAFNER) working from screenplays by screenwriter Masashi Sogo (BLEACH, GANTZ, SAMURAI X/RUROUNI KENSHIN). Music duties for the blockbuster production will be handled by Yoshihisa Hirano (DEATH NOTE, BEYBLADE, OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB). In Cruzon, children are born with the ability to control quartz. This power allows them to levitate simple objects— or control enormous and

    Page 38 of 43

    SciFi Japan
    Copyright © 2025 | SCIFI JAPAN
    © 2025 Your Company. All Rights Reserved. Designed By JoomShaper