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FUNimation’s Roll-Out Riot Long on Live Action Movies, Short on Anime

sidereeldom — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:50:02 +0000

If you’re wondering why I’m not posting as often right now, it’s because I’m technically on vacation – but that’s okay, since the anime news is a bit light right now anyway. Just look at FUNimation, which spent some time hyping up its “2010 Roll-Out Riot.” While many were expecting some anime announcements right off the bat, it’s been nothing but live action movies – and while their Shaw Brothers announcement did tickle my fancy a bit, the subsequent announcement of RoboGeisha and Kamui didn’t really register on my excitement meter. There are still three more days of FUNimation announcements, though, so who knows – maybe they’ll blow my mind with an out-of-left-field licensing announcement (*cough Cross Game cough*).

Naruto, Toriko, One Piece Shorts Streamed From Shonen Jump Website

sidereeldom — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:16:55 +0000

Over on the English Shonen Jump page, you can find two new videos from the Jump Anime Tour in Japan – one is a Naruto short done in all CG, set back when Sasuke was still on the side of Team Kakashi. Another is the very first anime ever made from the Toriko manga, which is an odd little story about a hunter who tracks down exotic wildlife for the tables of gourmets.

Meanwhile, the Japanese version of the Jump video page is streaming a trailer for the One Piece Strong World movie, which comes out in theaters in mid-December. The page also promises a Yu-Gi-Oh! movie trailer in the near future, for the upcoming crossover between the original Yu-Gi-Oh! and its successors, 5D’s and GX.

Naruto Shippuden Special Means No Episode This Week

sidereeldom — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:23:11 +0000

Don’t try to look for today’s Naruto Shippuden episode – the show has taken a week off of its broadcast schedule so that the animators can spend more time on next week’s special episode.

Next week’s special is titled Ruten no Hate: Kyoudai no Saikai (roughly, “On the shores of flux: the brothers’ reunion”) and will be all about the Uchiha brothers, Itachi and Sasuke. The extra time spent on the special episodes usually translates to improved animation and picture quality, so Naruto fans should be rewarded for their patience.

TV Tokyo has a short, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it trailer for the episode available on its official Naruto Shippuden site, which consists of Sasuke talking about how much he hates his brother and why.

The regular schedule for Naruto Shippuden will resume on November 26.

Naruto Shippuden The Movie Hits DVD November 10

sidereeldom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:58 +0000

For those of you who just can’t get enough of Naruto Shippuden, even with newly dubbed episodes airing every week Wednesday on Disney XD and Thursday simulcasts from Crunchyroll, the Naruto Shippuden movie is coming to DVD next week, uncut and complete with both language tracks for all flavors of fan!

The official press release is after the jump, and includes some details about the movie-original story.

VIZ MEDIA’S “NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE” COMES TO DVD ON NOVEMBER 10

Los Angeles, CA – November 4, 2009 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, will release “NARUTO Shippuden The Movie” on DVD on November 10, 2009. The DVD will be dubbed and uncut. VIZ Media DVD titles are distributed (in English) in the U.S and Mexico by Warner Home Video and in Canada by Allegro.

NARUTO Shippuden The Movie • Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens •
MSRP: $24.92 US / $35.99 CAN • Available November 10
A powerful spirit that once threatened to destroy the world is back! Naruto’s mission is to protect a priestess named Shion, who is the only one with the power to seal away the monster. She also has the uncanny ability to predict someone’s fate. her latest prediction: Naruto will soon die. Naruto’s only hope is to abandon Shion, but that’s not Naruto’s style. He decides to face her fatal prediction head-on–and die!

The movie is available for pre-order at a discounted price of $17.99 at the VIZ Media Online Store: http://store.viz.com/Naruto-Shippuden-The-Movie/A/B002MIK0TE.htm

About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa and is a global ex-Asia licensor of Japanese manga and animation. The company offers an integrated product line including the popular monthly manga anthology SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages.