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Mangaranga said:
Rosencrantz said:
Dannielle said:
& still no TWGOK ... >_<

Highschool DXD will please a certain someone I know.
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Both Yen and Viz have access to Manga that have popular Anime out in the US yet have not licenced them :(
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but Isn't TWGOK a title which can only be licensed by Viz(?) for reasons similar to why Index can only be licensed by Yen Press?
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Yep that's correct, well technically I think they have 1st refusal, as theirs theoretically no reason you couldn't negotiate to licence something if Viz wasn't interested. But why would Viz ever say they were not interested as any new Manga released is 1 more book on a shelf to compete with theirs.

Yen and Viz both have titles they have access too that you'd think they'd be releasing given Funimation/Sentai have the Anime and they are popular. I can only assume the titles either don't fit their intended market (anything too risky/adult for Viz) or are too many volumes to be a viable seller.
 
The following Manga will end its current run soon:
Is This a Zombie?
Millennium Snow

DVD versions for Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic have been revealed by Aniplex of America:

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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Complete DVD Set Vol.1
RELEASE DATE - 1/14/14

SRP: $74.98
Store Price: $59.98

DVD SPECS
Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
Subtitles: English
Episodes: Episodes 1-12
Number of Disc: 3 Discs
Total Run Time: approx. 300 min.
Region: Region 1
Rating: 13 UP

BONUS MATERIALS & SPECIAL PACKAGE
■ Textless Opening
■ Textless Ending
■ English Version Trailer
■ Deluxe Booklet
■ 5 Collectable Foil Stamped Postcards
■ O-Sleeve with Key Visual Art Illustrated by Toshifumi Akai (Character Designer)
■ 2-Sided Reversible Cover
• Bonus contents and materials are subject to change.
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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Complete DVD Set Vol.2
RELEASE DATE - 3/18/14

SRP: $79.98
Store Price: $64.98

DVD SPECS
Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English
Episodes: Episodes 13-25
Number of Disc: 3 Discs
Total Run Time: approx. 325 min.
Region: Region 1
Rating: 13 UP

BONUS MATERIALS & SPECIAL PACKAGE
■ Textless Opening
■ Textless Ending
■ Deluxe Booklet
■ 5 Collectable Foil Stamped Postcards
■ O-Sleeve with Key Visual Art
■ 2-Sided Reversible Cover
• Bonus contents and materials are subject to change.
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Also, wondered what Collection 1 and 2 look like together in a box:
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News Buzz! Strike Witches has returned.

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Crunchyroll said:
Lending credence to the series of Tweets republished on Japanese anime blogs is an image notice on the official Strike Witches movie site saying "Next Mission: Strike Witches OVA & New Series Coming Soon" and more teasers...
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The show already had two seasons and a movie. Season 1 and 2 are available for DVD by Manga UK and Blu-ray (B compatible) by Funimation USA.
 
Manga Entertainment ‏@MangaUK 56s
Don't forget guys, make a note of 30th October for your diary. More details coming soon. ^JG
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BBFC have rated Wolf Children with a PG rating: Contains mild violence and threat

Also Sentai Filmworks have licensed the third season to Phi Brain.
 
Licenses, goodies & more from Anime Limited at MCM Comic Con!

Glasgow, UK October 09, 2013 - Anime Limited, the Glasgow-based anime licensing company and parent company of All the Anime, will be attending the MCM Comic Con in London this October 25-27th.

WHAT’S GOING ON?
Anime Limited’s presence at this October’s MCM Comic Con in London will include not only blu-ray and DVD offerings from Anime Limited, our friends at 101 Anime and others but will also act as the launchpad for Wakanim.co.uk – our simulcast partners for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

The Anime Limited booth will include information and an introduction to the Wakanim service for the UK. The booth will also showcase the two series featured by the service – Kill la Kill and Samurai Flamenco. In addition to all the information and promotion for the series, there will be some goodies available to hand out for visitors to the booth (while stocks last)!

EVENTS:
Over the weekend Anime Limited will be helping out with the guests from Studio WIT – so expect Anime Limited’s President, Andrew Partridge to be chairing the WIT Studio panel on the Saturday and the HAL panel showcasing their latest work on the Sunday.

Anime Limited will also take part in the industry panel at MCM Expo and will look forward to telling you more about Wakanim at both!

WHAT GOODIES DO ANIME LIMITED HAVE GOING?
Giveaways over the weekend will include:
- Samurai Flamenco branded credit card calendars (available in the convention bag)
- Kill la Kill goodies distributed over the weekend
- Samurai Flamenco beer mats handed out by the team over the weekend
- And finally, 250 Kill la Kill A2 posters given away to the first 250 people who ‘like’ the Wakanim.co.uk Facebook page and mosey on down to the Anime Limited stand to show us

COME GET THE LATEST ANIME LIMITED PRODUCTS AT THE EVENTS!
Don’t forget, Collectors editions Cowboy Bebop Parts 1 & 2 on blu-ray will also be available to purchase as well as Perfect Blue on DVD among a range of other products from partners
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Serial Experiments Lain will soon be released again under Funimation's Anime Classic Line in January 2014 for $39.98 (£24.73) as a Blu-ray/DVD combo.

Sentai Filmworks licensed Time Bokan: Royal Revival. This was previously licensed by Central Park Media.

Hanabee have licensed Little Busters!

New Sailor Moon will be subtitled into 10 different languages
Kuroko's Basketball sold nearly 20 million copies in Japan (as everywhere else it's not translated)
Magi manga has 13 million copies in circulation
 
There are rumours that Funimation have licensed Eureka Seven (the series) and Eureka Seven: The Movie for Blu-ray and DVD. Note that they own the second season Astral Ocean (Eureka Seven: AO) so it makes sense.

Fandom Post said:
EUREKA SEVEN THE MOVIE BD + DVD (Net) (C: 0-1-1) 01/29/14 SRP: $34.98 = $
EUREKA SEVEN THE MOVIE DVD (Net) (C: 0-1-1) 01/29/14 SRP: $29.98 = $

EUREKA SEVEN COMP SER BD (Net) (C: 0-1-1) 01/29/14 SRP: $59.98 = $
EUREKA SEVEN COMP SER DVD (Net) (C: 0-1-1) 01/29/14 SRP: $49.98 = $
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Japanese Newtype magazine confirms a new JP BD Box of Kara no Kyoukai (Garden of Sinners) with the new film not included in the set.

Pantema Inverted has been licensed for a physical release (but due to the UK Anime Network website not loading I don't know who).
 
NormanicGrav said:
Pantema Inverted has been licensed for a physical release (but due to the UK Anime Network website not loading I don't know who).
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Heard many good things about this one, so I'm happy to hear that. The site still isn't working but I would presume it's an Anime Limited license?
 
I really liked Patema Inverted at the showing yesterday, so that's great news. Jonathan Clements announced it had just been licensed before the screening, but didn't say who did it. Anime Limited seems like the natural fit though.
 
Just Passing Through said:
Seems it will be in 2 halves not four quarters.
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Oh bloody hell Manga, I get that you're using the Collections but why do that when you have Part 5 on its own it will just piss people off (like myself, I don't want to have 1-2, 3-4, 5 on my shelf).
 
Latest release dates for Yen Press: March/April 2014
Yen Press graphic novel and book releases for March and April 2014 are now listed, including debuts for Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki, Sword Art Online: Aincrad, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story and Blood Lad: Bloody Brat, continuing volumes of Higurashi: When They Cry, No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular, Bunny Drop, Soul Eater and Inu X Boku Secret Service , next installment of the Spice and Wolf novel series and more. Find the complete list of Yen Press items added to the site via the New/Changed Items page.
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Keanu Reeves has gone to Reddit about the Cowboy Bebop live action take, it looks like he won't be involved.
Actor Keanu Reeves (The Matrix Trilogy, Animatrix, A Scanner Darkly) hosted a Q&A session on the Reddit website on Sunday, and when asked about the live-action Cowboy Bebop film, Reeves replied:

Cowboy Bebop does not look like it is going to happen with me in it. The script that was written was great and amazing, but it would cost like half a billion dollars to make it, and while I wished and hoped I would have done that project, we are working on trying to get Bill & Ted 3. There's a script and we are trying to put it together.
In an interview with the Collider film news site in September 2010, Reeves had given a similar statement:

I haven't heard anything back. They turned in the script and it was very expensive. I don't know if they're going to…it would cost, like, half a billion dollars to make that script. So, I don't know where it's at right now.
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