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AX10: Viz Media
At their Anime Expo panel, Viz Media had the surprising announcement of a new anime simulcast- "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan." It's based off a Shonen Jump manga, which helps explain why Viz would be interested in it in the first place. But still, when you think of simulcasts you really don't think of Viz. Sure they do simulcasts for their ( Read more... ) -
AX10: Aniplex
The young Aniplex of America used their panel at Anime Expo to announce their second anime license- the television series Durarara!! The series recently concluded in Japan & was simulcasted on CrunchyrollInterestingly, Aniplex actually plans to dub this series into English as opposed to the sub-only treatment the Gurren Lagann movies got (even ( Read more... ) -
AX10: FUNimation
Was there any doubt that the biggest anime company in the industry also had the biggest announcements at Anime Expo? When FUNimation announced a couple license-rescue titles shortly before AX in their FuniCon panel, I speculated that they must have tons more stuff in waiting to save for the country's biggest anime convention. & boy did they ( Read more... ) -
AX10: Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks announced at their Anime Expo that they had licensed & will be simulcasting one of the most anticipated series of the Summer- High School of the Dead! The series will stream shortly after they air in Japan on the Anime Network's website, making it their second official simulcast after last season's Demon King Daimao. But unlike ( Read more... ) -
AX10: Bandai Entertainment
Anime Expo is upon us once again, & Bandai Entertainment had the first licensing announcement of the convention. & boy is it a big one- K-ON! While it might make sense for Bandai to get K-ON considering they also have its sister series Haruhi Suzumiya & Lucky Star, it's still a bit surprising While this is a huge title for anime fans, many are ( Read more... ) -
AX09: Production I.G
Japanese animation studio Production I.G. confirmed at Anime Expo its involvement with an anime project based on EA's video game Dante's Inferno. Yasuomi Umetsu (Kite), Shukou Murase (Ergo Proxy), & several others will take part in the six-part project. More information will be revealed at Comic-Con International in two weeks.
Source: expo, video games, anime
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