For a limited time, Amazon is offering the first episode of many Anime series for free, including Samurai 7, Bleach, Naruto and Death Note.
Author: James Haley
Russell To Voice Wonder Woman?
TV Guide Online columnist Michael Ausiello reported that Keri Russell will voice Wonder Woman in an upcoming animated straight-to-DVD movie, citing anonymous sources.
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MOONLIGHT MILE: ONE SMALL STEP
ADV Films is pleased to present a near-future sci-fi series chronicling mankind’s first steps in the struggle to conquer space. Volume one of Moonlight Mile will be available everywhere on February 19.Produced by powerhouse studios Klockworx (Chrono Crusade, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu) and Imagica (Divergence Eve, Gravion), Moonlight Mile follows two globe-trotting adventurers as they join the international effort to mine Helium 3, a new energy source discovered on the moon. The gritty early days of space exploration make for engaging visuals and exciting plotlines.
“Futurama,” “Doomsday” Blaze New Markets for Old Series
Doomsday has sold 600,000 units since it was released, which is 30% ahead of Warners’ own internal predictions. New Frontier is also tracking ahead of expected preorders.
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New Dr. Strange Site
Marvel has launched a new web site for the new Dr. Strange film:
http://www.marvel.com/doctorstrange
Grow Up?
While reviewing the anime film, Paprika, Newsweek‘s David Ansen wonders why Americans aren’t more open to animated films for adults.
There’s no reason the imaginative freedom that animation allows shouldn’t be unleashed on adult themes, especially when graphic novels have entered the literary mainstream and when CGI has blurred the line between live action and animation in films like “300.” Outside the United States, animators are not so likely to be confined to the ghetto of kiddie movies.
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SCI FI Unveils ‘Ani-Monday’
SCI FI Channel announced “Ani-Monday,” a new weekly programming block featuring anime, Mondays from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET/PT, starting June 11. Ani-Monday will feature a collection of movies, series and shorts from Starz Media’s anime distribution arm, Manga, and marks SCI FI’s first foray into original late-night programming, the channel said.
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Official Doomsday Site
Waner Bros. Entertainment has created an official web site for the movie Superman: Doomsday.
John Semper Talks Spider-Man: The Animated Series
John Semper served as the series producer/story editor for Spider-Man: The Animated Series. He was given the daunting task of adapting Spider-Man’s long comic book history onto the small screen and now speaks to The Marvel Animation Age about his work on the series.
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UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie: Toast That Ghost
UFO ULTRAMAIDEN VALKYRIE: DECEMBER NOCTURNE
TOAST THAT GHOST
“Warning: Hottie harem sci-fi comedic frolics contained herein!”– theOtaku.com