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ADV announced at
Otakon that they are co-producing a new Rurouni Kenshin OVA
series.
The Escaflowne movie is
expected in theaters starting the second week of January, with
the subtitled version going to art theaters and the dub into
wider release. www.escamovie.com will launch around the middle
of September. Bandai is considering showings in LA, New York,
Boston, Chicago and Toronto. The DVD will be released between
four and seven months after the conclusion of the theatrical
run.
The Utena movie will in fact be
released on 23 October in two versions, a standard release and
a limited-edition collector's series with a see-through pink
case.
Bandai Entertainment confirmed
that Love Hina will be released in February. Love Hina DVD
Volume 1 can be purchased alone, or with a collector's Love
Hina DVD Box. In other words, a very Japanese style release.
Love Hina will be a six disc release with four episodes on
each disc. There is still no word on getting the specials
NewType Top 10: NewType
magazine has releases their top 10 lists in Japan. Here
are the results...
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Ten Anime
1) Cowboy Bebop
2) Noir
3) Startup Angel Angelic Layer
4) Kidousenshi Gundam
5) Inu Yasha
6) Ah! My Goddess!
7) Card Captor Sakura
8) Sister Princess
9) Gensomaden Saiyuki
10)You're Under Arrest!
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10 Male Anime Characters
1) Spike Spiegel [Cowboy
Bebop]
2)
Inu Yasha (Inu Yasha)
3) Liui (Majosenshi Liui)
4) Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)
5) Itchan (Startup Angel Angelique Layer)
6) Genjo Sanzo (Gensomaden Saiyuki)
7) Bit Cloud (Zoid Shinseiki Zero)
8) Shya Azunable (Kidousenshi Gundam)
9) Amuro Rei (Kidousenshi Gundam)
10) Claude C. Kenny (Star Ocean EX)
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10 Female Anime Characters
Misaki
Suzuhara (Startup Angel Angelique Layer)
Belldandy (Oh My Goddess!)
Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop)
Sakura Kinomoto (Card Captor Sakura)
Kagome Higure (Inu Yasha)
Ruri Hoshino (Kidousenkan Nadesico)
Rika Yuumuraki (Noir)
Bouquet Mireiyu (Noir)
Guu (Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu)
Miyuki Kobayakawa (You're Under Arrest!) |
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