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FUNimation Profits Up 47.8%
Thanks to strong sales from Dragon Ball Z, Full Metal Alchemist and Trinity Blood, FUNimation's profits jumped by 47.8% for 2007's first quarter.
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Crayon Shin-Chan confirmed
Yes, Crayon Shin-Chan is back on Adult Swim, and now we know the time slot for the popular anime.
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FUNimation Acquires School Rumble
FUNimation grabs yet another anime property, School Rumble, and sets up for a fansubbing showdown. The first DVD is scheduled for January 2007.
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FUNimation Catches Ghost Hunt
FUNimation announced that they have acquired the 25-episode anime Ghost Hunt, based on Fuyumi Ono's novel series. Anime will be released in the Fall of 2008.
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FUNimation gets Black Cat
FUNimation will distribute Gonzo anime Black Cat in the U.S. after manga gets strong response.
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FUNimation gets Shadow Chronicles
FUNimation acquires the rights to Shadow Chronicles, the "first true sequel" to the 1980's Robotech anime series.
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FUNimation gets Shuffle!, My Santa
FUNimation continues licensing more animes for North American distribution, including the romantic comedies Shuffle! and Itsudatte My Santa. FUNimation also has admitted
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FUNimation gets Witchblade
FUNimation to distribute anime to the US.
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FUNimation licenses Suzuka
FUNimation will release Kouji Seo's romance/sports anime Suzuka on DVD this spring. The company plans to do some crossover promotion with Del Rey, which distributes the
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FUNimation threatens fansubs
FUNimation has sent out cease-and-desist letters to fansubbers regarding several anime including XXXholic TV, Mushishi, and Ragnarok The Animation.
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Anime sales save Navarre
Anime sales help boost Navarre Corporation's stock prices, despite a fall-out from the collapse of Tower Records.
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Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood
Studio Bones have returned to one of their greatest hits, but the new series so far lacks the original's freshness and overall cohesion.
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Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino Complete DVD Review
FUNimation/Marvelous Entertainment's Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino is well written and animated, but isn't as strong as the original series. 8/10.
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Illumitoon's first anime DVD
Former FUNimation executives form Texas-based Illumitoon, an anime licensing company. Illumitoon Entertainment Ltd. will release Beet the Vandel Buster.
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One Piece Debuts on Toonami
Eichiro Oda's manga-turned anime One Piece comes to Cartoon Network's Toonami in slightly edited form. Episode 144 will be the first to air.
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Robotech comes to theatres Oct. 20
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles will get a limited theatrical release on October 20. DVD comes out November 21.
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Shin-Chan returns to Adult Swim
FUnimation has confirmed that the Cartoon Network will bring back Crayon Shin-Chan to Adult Swim in the late spring, early summer. A DVD will follow in August.
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Shin-Chan top 5 quotes
FUNimation makes a video montage of fans' favourite lines from Crayon Shin-Chan, taken from its test run on Adult Swim.
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Viz Media May Change Fansubbed Anime
Viz Media will offer free subtitled anime online within days that a new episode airs in Japan. This bold new move may change the future of fansubs.
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Who gets Full Metal?
FUNimation gains distribution rights to 3rd Season of Full Metal Panic anime, but ADV claims it has continuing relationship with anime creators.
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Mushishi - Anime Review
The anime adaptation of Urushibara Yuki's manga brings to life a world rich with beauty and fantasy in a way that can only be described as artistic.
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One Piece Season Two 3rd Voyage DVD Review
The plot of One Piece Season Two Third Voyage DVD from FUNimation/Toei could have been wrapped up in a lot less time. 5/10.
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Soul Eater Anime Episodes 1-6
Soul Eater's action, humor and style entertains even if it adheres to well-worn conventions.
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Robotech wins award
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles won the Best Animated Sci-Fi Feature Award at the 2006 Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival in Tempe, Arizona.
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Afro Samurai on DVD
FUNimation will release Afro Samurai on DVD on May 22. Anime stars the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Kelly Hu and Ron Perlman, with music from RZA.
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Afro Samurai strikes January 4th
Five-part anime series Afro Samurai will debut on Spike TV on Thursday, January 4th. Ron Perlman and Kelly Hu join Samuel L. Jackson in the voice cast.
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection CD Announced
The RZA is once again doing a soundtrack album for Afro Samurai: Resurrection, the series featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu and Mark Hamill. It's due January 27th.
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DVD Review: Claymore Volume 6 The Awakening
FUNimation's Claymore Volume 6: The Awakening is a powerful end to a most unusual anime. 8/10.
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DVD Review: Darker than Black Vol. 5 and 6
Aniplex/FUNimation's Darker than Black has clichéd characters and a "been there, done that" storyline but the animation and action scenes are great. 8/10.
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DVD Review: Gungrave
Gorgeous visuals and excellent theme music can't save Geneon/FUNimation's Gungrave from a flabby plot and annoying female characters. 4/10.
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DVD Review: Gunslinger Girl Complete Series
Madhouse Studios' Gunslinger Girl - based on the manga by Yu Aida - is a powerful, haunting series that features well-rounded characters and tight action sequences. 9/10.
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DVD Review: Kaze No Stigma Volume 1 - Wind
Gonzo/FUNimation's Kaze No Stigma doesn't break new ground, but it's a well executed anime with a decent storyline. 7/10.
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DVD Review: Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 1
Geneon/FUNimation's Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 1 DVD is goofy, light-hearted bishonen fun. 7/10.
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DVD Review: Mushi-Shi The Movie
Tohokushinsha Film/FUNimation's Mushi-Shi is an intriguing fantasy film from Japan that never quite achieves lift-off. 6/10.
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DVD Review: One Piece Season Two First Voyage
FUNimation/Shonen Jump's One Piece Season Two First Voyage DVD is goofy, good-hearted fun. 8/10.
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DVD Review: Rozen Maiden Träumend Complete Set
TBS/FUNimation's Rozen Maiden Träumend, directed by Ko Matsuo and based on the Peach-Pit manga, is a haunting look at living dolls. 8/10.
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DVD Review: UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie OVA
Media Factory/FUNimation's UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie: The OVA Collection has great pacing . . . if you're a hyperactive goldfish. 5/10.
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DVD Review: XxxHolic Complete Series
CLAMP/Kodansha's XxxHolic has beautiful imagery and a compelling concept, but the hero is annoying beyond belief. 6/10.
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One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates
The first One Piece movie brought to North America is an entertaining-if-disjointed synopsis of one of the manga's story arcs.
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Spring 2009 Anime Roundup - Dragon Ball Kai
A great starting place for new Dragon Ball fans, Dragon Ball Kai is a nostalgic revisit for some and a worthy celebration of the animation's 20th anniversary.
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When They Cry Complete Series DVD Review
Geneon/FUNimation's When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) is an intensely trippy ride through psychological horror. Highly recommended. 9/10.
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Toei Animation's next movies
Toei Animation has a whole slew of titles coming out in the next year, including a remake of Rose of Versailles, and a movie based on the Pretty Cure anime series.
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Vote For 4th Annual TV DVD Awards
Here's your chance to vote for your favourite classic shows in the 4th Annual TV DVD awards. Awards are handed out on November 12th.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a retelling of the original story, but with a stronger focus on the manga version, which deviates from the anime halfway through.
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More October 2003 Headlines
A medley of news flashes from the land of kids TV.

Crayon Shin-chan on Adult Swim
The Cartoon Network will bring Crayon Shin-chan to Adult Swim in August for a test run. FUNimation will do an all-new dub.
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Illumitoon licenses B't X
Illumitoon licenses Masami Kurumada's anime B't X and B't X Neo.
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Trinity Blood comes to Adult Swim
The Cartoon Network brings Trinity Blood anime to its Adult Swim programming block. It makes its debut September 9, following fellow anime Bleach.
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Why Do Fansubbers Sub?
Why would anime fans download their favourite shows for free when they could wait and buy the DVD? Part #2 of a series.
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DVD Picks: June 2004
A little late? Sure. Great DVDs? Yup.


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