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The popular series Cowboy Bebop (currently on the Anime Channel CH199) has been pencilled in to be turned into a live action movie. The deal is still in the very early stages and film producer Erwin Stoff (The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly) will be involved in the project. Erwin has promised to be as true [...]

This links in to the previous post here on eMagi about Funimation picking up 32 titles from ADV Films for distribution as licenses change hands. It seems more titles have been dropped with these titles confirmed to bite the dust from ADV Films:
* 5 Centimeters Per Second
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As ADV woes continue, Funimation steps in to pick the rights to 30 titles. Those rights include the home video, broadcast, digital, and merchandising rights in North America and other regions so it is posible to see them being released here in Europe also. The complete list are as follows:
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# Ah! My Goddess: Flights [...]

Yes that lovable, brown fuzzy mascot of the Japanese NHK channel will be making its official debut on the Veoh video streaming website this Friday, 20th June 2008. In a series of 20 new short episodes will be available over the next five weeks. For those who have yet to witness the power of Domo, [...]

Manga publisher Tokyopop has announced that it will be decreasing its output of Manga titles in the UK after sluggish sales. This is a direct link from the parent company in the USA as they look to downsize the company to maintain profits. The knock on effect then is that Tokyopop UK will be [...]

Yes it’s that time of year once again where anime, manga and videogame fans invade London and the ExCel Centre! We will be there to cover the event and hopefully will grab some interviews with various cosplayers, list news and announcements, images of the guests and coverage of the Masquerade as many people have worked [...]

Many years ago there was a war with the giants known as the Zentradi which lead to near extinction of the human race by the extraterrestrials. Faced with the threat of destruction, a colony fleet was created entrusting mankind into space as part of future expansion into the galaxy. As the years went on, in 2059 A.D. the 25th vast colony fleet was created known as Macross Frontier as mankind continued to expand towards the centre of the galaxy.

Mnemosyne is a 6 episode supernatural Horror/Thriller series from Xebec. I will first say it is pretty graphic, with scenes of torture, experimentation, nudity and sexual content. You have been warned this isn’t a series for the faint of heart, if you are in any way squeamish don’t watch it. Mnemosyne is named after the [...]

Voices of a Distant Star tells the story of a long-distance relationship between Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao whose only source of communication is through text messaging across space. Mikako is a middle school girl recruited by the U.N Space forces to fight against a race of aliens. Mikako is sent in space to pilot [...]

Freshly announced by VIZ Media is Blue Dragon on Cartoon Network! Here is the official press release:
Blue Dragon is coming to Cartoon Network, and it’s dynamite! Based on the awesome Xbox 360 video game, the Blue Dragon anime will mesmerize you with its fantastic tales of magical powers, ancient civilizations, mythical creatures and unbounded heroism! [...]