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Manga Entertainment, one of the largest anime distributors in the country, and consequently one of the largest Twitter users in the anime business world, have today released a new trailer for their up and coming title: 2001 Nights. This 1.11 minute video shows off some of the incredible looks of this anime and it’s clearly space themed imagery.
Currently the BVA give 2001 Nights a release date as the 26th September, but even if the wait is that long, you can see a snippet of what to expect below.
In May, Manga Entertainment announced that they will be releasing Freedom OVA, this title was previously only available as a limited release from Beez Entertainment, and thanks for the companies highly active Twitter feed, they have further confirmed that this series will most certainly be out in the UK on Blu-Ray.
Rather than just the norm, in the anime world, of a DVD release and a Blu-Ray release, Manga Entertainment are considering going down the option of a DoublePlay release, which means the OVA will contain both DVD and Blu-Ray. This is a method of selling that is used by most Hollywood movies these days and even the new Ghibili titles are on DoublePlay these days.
There’s still no confirmed release date, but with news like this, it’s likely to be the tail end of this year.
Manga Entertainment today announced via their Twitter feed some of the details on two of their most highly anticipated releases for 2011.
The first is Evangelion 2:22, which will be available in Blu-Ray, DVD and a lovely Blu-Ray/DVD combi pack from the 30th May. The combi pack contains bonus materials in terms of a booklet, although the details around the booking are yet to be confirmed. To pre-order early as to not miss out at hmv click here and for Amazon.co.uk click here.
The next one is the age-old Akira. This anime classic will be available for the first time in Blu-Ray and also available on DVD from the 27th June 2011. There will also be a Steel Book version of the release which is going to be super-limited-edition – so ensure you pre-order early as to not miss out. You can pre-order at here for hmv.
Manga Entertainment recently confirmed via their Twitter account that they have obtained the rights to release Dance in the Vampire Bund in the UK at some point this year.
At the present time no details are known regarding the release, in the UK. As soon as information comes to light, we will let you all know.
However, Funimation are the license holders in the USA and they’ve confirmed that Dance in the Vampire Bund will be available in both DVD and Blu-Ray and will be out in the Summer.
If we are truly to expect Vampire Bund this year, we may have a simultaneous release or one in late Autumn. As it’s a 12 episode series there is a decent possibility of seeing a Blu-Ray release.
Seeing as this is a short series and there’s a fair potential for good sales on the highstreet, a Blu-Ray is a fairly likely possibility in my opinion.
Aside from Manga Entertainment, news on the anime front is a little scarce at the moment from the other big distributors. However, Beez Entertainment recently blogged about their plans for the future and what 2011 has in store for us, from them.
They want, more interaction with the average fan, release more shows but reduce and sometimes stop the delay between the US release and the UK one and to increase the volume of the Anime Legends franchise, which has been a huge success for Beez.
This is nothing new to Beez, for a long time they were one of the only companies who would openly frequent forums and Twitter and since the departure of their lead PR man they are trying harder than ever to get closer to the fan. This makes sense as customer loyalty is everything in a niche market, so let them hear your thoughts!
Beez Entertainment’s blog is located here, however, it’s full of spam as their filters aren’t great so you’re better of checking out their Facebook page, Twitter page or just talking about it below!
Today we reported that Manga Entertainment announced that they will be releasing Highschool of the Dead in June or July of 2011 on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Manga Entertainment also announced through the means of Twitter that they will be releasing Casshern Sins in the UK.
Jerome of Manga Entertainment confirmed today that Casshern Sins will be released in May or June of 2011. Details surrounding Blu-Ray are uncertain, due to uncertainty surrounding blu-ray for this title.
Casshern Sins tells the story of a world where robots have subjugated humanity after becoming self aware. Their leader, Braiking Boss, rules over the world with an iron fist until one day Luna is summoned by the people marked as the saviour of human-kind.
Manga Entertainment today announced that they have gained the rights to distribute the undead anime – Highschool of the Dead, which was one of the summer seasons hits this year in Japan.
Highschool of the Dead stars Takashi and his good friend Rei and her best friend Hisashi. Then a Zombie arrived at the school gate. Within a few minutes a zombie plague managed to spread across the school throwing them all into a panic and attempt to avoid being eaten by their former school-mates.
After breaking out of the school to discover the infection had spread across the world, they search for a safe place in the world that’s managed to avoid the zombie chaos….
Currently there are no firm release dates confirmed; however, Manga Entertainment are hoping for the releases to start in June/July 2011 with both a DVD and Blu-Ray release penned. Manga are also hoping to work with Sentai Filmworks for the Blu-Ray release in the UK. So lots of good news there!
Just a few days ago we reported that Manga Entertainment were going to have to delay their release of Summer Wars due to production issues in the USA with their partner Funimation.
This weekend Funimation announced that they will be releasing Summer Wars for a theatrical run across the USA. This is great news as that means there’s potential of Oscar nominations for Summer Wars and whilst we all know that Oscars mean very little as they are always pretty biased, they do look good on a DVD box.
Manga Entertainment, the UK distributor of Summer Wars have also confirmed that they are planning on doing a theatrical release in the UK. News-Anime.com asked if a theatrical run is on the cards and Jerome from Manga Entertainment UK confirmed the below:
That’s the plan. Hopefully around late February if we can get some screens.
This is great news as there are very few anime releases that make it to the cinemas, Ponyo and Howl’s Moving Castle are the last two that had any major cinema interest.
London Anime Con have recently announced their lineup and official dates for their con – we’re just a little late with updating on this one!
London Anime Con will be taking place on the 5 and 6 of February 2011 and will run for 12 hours each day, between 1200-0000 and for just £10 a day or £15 for both days if you order ahead of time.
So far the below has been confirmed:
Watch Anime, Play Video Games, Show off your Artwork/chill with artists in the Artist Alley, dress up and enter our Cosplay Events, buy Anime & Manga from our dealers room, enter events like our DDR Tournament and pub quiz, learn Japanese Culture, go to our cosplay workshops, check out our Trading Card Zone, listen to live-music and party away all night! Go check out http://www.londonanimecon.com/ now!
THE BASICS
Date: February 5th-6th 2011
Venue: The Rocket Complex, London Metropolitian University
Tube: Two minutes from Holloway Road Tube Station (To the North of the Picadilly Line)
It costs £15 for both days (so £7.50 a day) to get in if you prepay, and you need to be 18 years or older. Accommodation is available at just £17.50 a night! On the day entry is £10 (or just £5 if you arrive on the day after 8pm)
You can read all about ALCL on it’s official website at http://www.londonanimecon.com/
SPECIAL GUESTS
Live Bands, DJs, speakers and more guests all to be announced! We shall shortly start announcing them over the months of October and November, so stay tuned!
Martin Billany aka LittleKuriboh – Martin Billany, aka LittleKuriboh, is the creator of the very popular Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series, a parody of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and is also part of DBZ Abridged.
DarkSideIncorporated – DarkSideIncorporated are the makers of Yu-Gi-Oh GX Abridged. The team consist of xthedarkone and ShadyVox. ShadyVox is also the maker of Sonic X Abridged. You can view their material at http://www.youtube.com/DarkSideIncorporated Akemi Solloway – Akemi Solloway is a lecturer and expert in Japanese culture, the daughter of an old samurai family and learned in the traditional arts and culture of Japan. She will present some talks at London Anime Con (which ones shall be confirmed).
EVENTS A-Z – ALL THESE CONFIRMED AND FAR MORE TO COME!
(Read event descriptions at http://www.londonanimecon.com/events.php )
AMV Contest
Art Arena
Battle of the Werewolves Live RP
BJD Workshop & Doll Meet
Cosplay Auction
Cosplay Masquerade
Cosplay Stars
Cosplay Workshops
Cosplay Showdown
DDR Tournament
Dub That Anime
Glowstick Rave
J! Party
J-Culture Talks
The Karaoke Factor Contest
LittleKuriboh Q&A
Manga Masterclass Workshops
Open Mic Evening
Origami Workshop
Art Portfolio Sharing Session
Pub Quiz
Rock Band Tournament
Team Battle
More Parties, Video Gaming Tournaments, J-Culture Talks, Events, Cosplay/Art, Workshops and Talks to be confirmed!
If you want to book your tickets early, please register here.
For further information on the London Anime Con, please click here.
It’s Monday! That means only one thing, Monday Anime Update! Now this week there’s really not a lot to choose from if you want some brand new anime, with the only offering coming from Manga Entertainment is:
Naruto Shippuden – Box Set 3
That’s it! Next week has a couple of better offerings to non-Naruto fans…
Summer Wars is one of 2010′s films of the year, it’s been picked up by Manga Entertainment for UK distribution already. It was originally going to be released in the UK in October, however, we recently heard news from Manga Entertainment that the DVD is going to be pushed back to next year.
This is because the US anime giant, Funimation has decided to organise the dubbing for the film and due to delay in Japan, the masters arrived to them late.
A few weeks ago, Funimation announced the voice-cast for this epic film. The full cast is as follows:
Character – Actor
Kenji Koiso – Michael Sinterniklaas
Natsuki Shinohara – Brina Palencia
Sakae Jinnouchi – Pam Dougherty
Kazuma Ikezawa – Maxey Whitehead
Wabisuke Jinnouchi – J. Michael Tatum
Sakuma – Todd Haberkorn
Mansuke – John Swasey
Mariko – Shelley Calene-Black
Naomi – Lydia Mackay
Shota – Mike McFarland
Yumi – Monica Rial
Mansaku – Barry Yandell
Riichi – Chuck Huber
Rika – Cynthia Cranz
Tasuke – John Burgmeier
Katsuhiko – Christopher R. Sabat
Yorihiko – Rob McCollum
Yuhei – Brittney Karbowski
Shingo – Alison Viktorin
Kunihiko – Patrick Seitz
Noriko – Colleen Clinkenbeard
Kiyomi – Jennifer Seman
Mao – Cherami Leigh
Nana – Caitlin Glass
Kazuo – Bill Jenkins
Yukiko – Anastasia Munoz
Ryohei – Jason Liebrecht
Kana – Tia Ballard
ADDITIONAL VOICES – Alexis Tipton, Phil Parsons, Trina Nishimura, Anthony Bowling, Mary Morgan, Chris Ayres, Chris Cason, Clarine Harp, Eric Vale, Grant James, Greg Silva, David Trosko, Jim Foronda, Joel McDonald, Liza Gonzales, Maeghan Albach, Scott Freeman, R Bruce Elliott, Kara Edwards, Sonny Strait, John Gremillion, Mark Stoddard, Chris Burnett, Stephanie Young
Manga Entertainment today squashed the rumours floating around the internet regarding their acquisition of Kanon 2006. We reported in May that Manga Entertainment along with Bamboo Blade had Kanon 2006 on their wishlist, Bamboo Blade was confirmed today by Manga Entertainment.
To the dismay of the Kanon fans, Manga Entertainment have today confirmed via their Twitter page that they do not currently own the rights for Kanon in the UK:
Re #Kanon rumours. Manga does not currently have this series on its schedule. Sorry for the misinformation that may have got out.
This announcement does not rule out Manga’s interest in the series for the UK, it just reiterates that it does not have the rights to the series.
Following yesterday’s speculation, it has now been formally confirmed by Manga Entertainment that their latest acquisition is indeed Bamboo Blade and it will be released as Play.com stated correctly, on the 22nd November 2010.
Manga Entertainment’s Jerome Mazandarani confirmed this today on their official Twitter page:
@NewsAnime T’is true. #BambooBlade Series 1 Part 1 (Eps 1-12) out on double disc DVD 22.11.2010. www.play.com
There are unconfirmed reports that the popular series: Bamboo Blade: Series 1 – Part 1 will be released in the UK on the 22nd November 2010, according to Play.com, Anime UK News have reported today. Anime UK News have further speculated that this release may actually be published by Manga Entertainment due to the titling of the show.
Manga Entertainment currently have not confirmed that they have acquired the license to Bamboo Blade; however, we reported in May that Bamboo Blade along with Kanon 2006 were on their hit-list. So it’s very possible that Bamboo Blade will be released under the Manga Entertainment name. This rumour is further firmed by the level of Funimation shows that Manga Entertainment distribute as part of their distribution agreement with the US Anime company.
It is being reported by various sources that the parent company of Manga Entertainment, Overture Films, is likely to be sold in the coming weeks. Manga Entertainment has various parent companies; however, the parent company of Overture Entertainment, Starz Media, who in turn are owned by Starz LLC, whom are in turned attributed to the Liberty Capital Group and Liberty Media Corporation own various other companies. Such as Manga Entertainment globally, Anchor Bay Entertainment in the US and Film Roman in the US to play with, it’s likely that different buyers will be interested in each of these specialist companies.
This is still to be confirmed by Starz LLC formally; however, there have been some high level resignations at other subsidiary companies in the Starz LLC family. Executives at Overture Films recently resigned with almost immediate affect, citing: “due to differences over the strategic direction of the company”.
Manga Entertainment, one of the largest anime distributors in the country, and consequently one of the largest Twitter users in the anime business world, have today released a new trailer for their up and coming title: 2001 Nights. This 1.11 minute video shows off some of the incredible looks of this anime and it’s clearly space themed imagery.
