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AX Photo Updates from Twitter!
Jul 1st
Earlier today we began live tweeting from the convention floor of Los Angeles’ Anime Expo 2012. If you can’t make it, this is your first chance to see some glimpses of just what is unfolding at this year’s show. So check out some of the images from earlier today down below, and then remember to follow us on twitter to get more live coverage and photos throughout the weekend.
Live from Anime Expo: Funimation booth http://twitpic.com/a2g4xj
Live from Anime Expo: Team avatar http://twitpic.com/a2fz92 Live from Anime Expo: Bandai games http://twitpic.com/a2fwik Live from Anime Expo: Crunchy roll http://twitpic.com/a2esqy
Live from Anime Expo: Harley Quinn of Arkham More >
Viz Creates New Anime Channel, Neon Alley
Jun 29th
For most American anime fans, it really does feel that anime has left our television sets. Even with the return of Toonami, it just isn’t enough for a few programs to appear on your television every now and then. But Viz has come up with a solution to aid your anime addiction. Starting this fall, VIZ Media (the largest publisher, distributor, and licensor of manga and anime in North America) will be bringing a new 24-hour anime channel to game consoles near you! Called Neon Alley, the service will be available in the United States and Canada for the low More >
SG2M Travels: Anime Expo 2012
Jun 26th
Fourth of July weekend is coming up here in America, which means it is time once again for us to pack our bags, cosplay, and photography equipment before heading over to this year’s Anime Expo. Thrown right in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, this year’s convention might get a little packed thanks to the X-Games taking place just across the street. Anyone else following us there might want to arrive a little early to ensure parking, which will be both limited and expensive this year. Never-the-less, this is the big one for the anime and manga community each year, More >
Sakura Con Update: Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Trailer
Apr 8th
Fresh from Sakura Con, the great anime convention in Seattle that is going on right now, we have a fun new trailer for you. Below is the Sakura Con exclusive trailer for Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations! Guh, tell me that isn’t a mouthful. The newest Naruto game is available for PS3 and Xbox360, having been released in the US earlier last month. I’m sure not all of you have it, but those with any interest in Naruto will likely be rushing out to stores to pick up the game after viewing the trailer below. The game features over More >
The 2012 Eisner Awards
Apr 7th
The Eisner Awards are a long running comic industry award series that has been held at the San Diego Comic Con International since 1990. The awards are named after the late and great Will Eisner, father of the graphic novel, and took over where the Kirby Awards left off in 1987. These awards are given to some of the greatest comics and creators each year, honoring their significant contribution to the sequential art form. This year the award show has a great and well rounded list of judges and nominees you can find out more about here. But I’m sure More >
Friday Quick Caption for March 30th 2012
Mar 30th
Friday Quick Caption is a weekly update of quick links and blurbs from the world of entertainment news. Expect your fast pace, A.D.D. dose of movie trailers, comic news, celebrity updates, and video game announcement from throughout the week.
Harry Potter and the Sale of Digital Books – Harry Potter, the long beloved series of all ages novels about a young wizard and the drama of wizarding school/puberty, is now available digitally. Yes, thanks to Rowlings new site, Pottermore, which has been a little less popular in the past few months than it was within the first few weeks of beta More >
VIZ Shuts Down MangaStream’s Scanlations
Feb 11th
Terrible news for the controversial world of scanlations: MangaStream, one of the largest manga scanlation sites on the net, has been forced to stop releasing their VIZ titles. While there are still hundreds of other scanlation sites that will continue to release these VIZ titles, this comes as powerful movement from the US manga company. Here is MangaStream’s formal release:
February 11th, 2012
Dear MangaStream supporter,
It’s with a heavy heart that I make the following announcement. MangaStream will no longer be releasing the following series:
- Naruto - Bleach - One Piece - Hunter x Hunter - Katekyo Hitman Reborn - Claymore - More >
Digital “Shonen Jump Alpha” replaces physical print of “Shonen Jump”
Feb 4th
Shonen Jump, which was considered the “most successful and widely read” manga anthology in North America, has officially ended its print-run. In its place Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, a weekly digital version of the magazine, will be released on January 30, 2012 from Viz Media.
Shonen Jump (2002-2012), which started off strong and hit their top run of 540,000 copies is mid-2003, eventually tapered off to a circulation of 215,000 by 2008. The transition to a digital format reflects the era of internet scanlations, as well as the rise of e-book readers.
Though targeted towards “tween & teen male consumers”, the magazine enjoyed More >
Bleach manga to enter final arc
Feb 3rd
Tite Kubo has officially announced that his series, Bleach (one of the “Top Three” works in the manga and anime world), is coming up on its final arc. The series has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, alongside Naruto and One Piece, for the past decade. Currently Bleach is in the middle of a three week hiatus, and should return to print in two more weeks. From that point Kubo intends to begin the final storyline for Ichigo and his friends.
The manga has been been dragging on for several years now, recycling its original “female-kidnapped/explore-new-world/rescue-female” formula twice over. Now, if not five More >
