Well, the first four of Central Park Media’s prior titles have been saved from near oblivion. AnimeVice reports that ADV has grabbed the licenses for Grave of the Fireflies, Now and Then Here and There, World of Narue, and MD Geist (the main character of MD Geist was the “mascot” for CPM’s “US Manga Corps” line. The status of other series such as Dominion Tank Police, Patlabor, Armored Trooper Votoms, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Project A-Ko, and Record of Lodoss War are still up in the air. Continue reading →
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Central Park Media files for Bankruptcy
Anime News Network reports that Central Park Media, licensors of Mobile Police Patlabor, Grave of the Fireflies, Record of Lodoss War, Project A-Ko, Armored Trooper Votoms, and many other shows and films has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Unlike Chapter 11 and 13 bankruptcy – Chapter 7 means that all of CPM/US Manga Corps assets will be liquidated, including their entire back catalog of licences that they still hold.
Weekend Review – Mobile Police Patlabor: New Files (OVA)
This weekend we continue with the reviews of the Patlabor Franchise, with the OVA (Original Video Animation) sequel to the TV Series reset. Does it bear up to the spinoff and the source material, or as Ota does oh so often, does it miss the mark?
Weekend Review – Mobile Police Patlabor (TV)
Our weekend review for this week continues with the Mobile Police Patlabor franchise, this time with the franchise’s first reset for it’s first (and, technically, only) TV series (and it’s a long one too.)
Mandalay Pictures has rights to Full Metal Panic
The Hollywood Reporter is, well, reporting that Mandalay Pictures (the people who brought you “Enemy at the Gates”) has licenced the US film rights for Full Metal Panic. (Our review of the first series in the franchise is here.)
Weekend Review: Mobile Police Patlabor – The Movie
This weekend’s review is the film spinoff of the Patlabor OVA that was my last weekend review. Mobile Police Patlabor – The Movie. It’s not Oshii’s first film for theaters (that would be the first Urusei Yatsura film), but it does pre-date Ghost In The Shell. So, how does early Oshii work for films, and is his cinematic comedy actually funny?
Blood: The Last Vampire
Ogre writes, I saw a story about a live action version of Blood: The Last Vampire. I enjoyed the original anime release and decided check around. I was able to find a trailer on YouTube for the UK release which will be on June 12.
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“Anime Insider” Ends Publication.
Anime News Network reports that Wizard Entertainment has ceased publication of its anime and manga magazine Anime Insider, after 7 years of publication. At this time there are no print anime and manga magazines (in terms of news and genre coverage) being published in the United States of America. ADV had previously been publishing a US version of the Japanese anime and manga magazine Newtype but they stopped publication of that in January of last year as part of other cost-cutting measures (including sourcing distribution of their Full Metal Panic licenses to Funimation). The Japanese version of Newtype is still being published.
Miyazaki’s next gets US release date, dub cast
Anime News Network reports that Hayao Miyazaki’s next film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, which is already out in Japan, is has a US release date. The film, which is getting a name-shortening to just Ponyo will open in US theaters August 14th of this year. John Lasseter (Cars, Toy Story) and Miyazaki are co-producing the US release. The English language dub will include the voices of Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson, and Lily Tomlin (among others).
2009 Spring Anime Preview
Anime Vice has their preview up of all 30 new anime that will be debuting this spring. Some of these shows may get licensed and brought stateside. Some of them probably won’t. My shows of interest are below the cut.