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Beyblade Gets Home Entertainment
Nelvana Enterprises has entered into a licensing agreement with Vivendi Entertainment for home entertainment and digital downloading for the new animated series BEYBLADE: Metal Fusion in North America. Content will include an initial 51 episodes in 7 DVD releases with Volume 1 available on November 9, 2010, in English, French and Spanish at retail outlets [...]
Continue reading...Bleach Films on Adult Swim
17. August 2010
VIZ Media has announced special encore presentations of two BLEACH anime feature films – BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY and BLEACH THE MOVIE 2: THE DIAMOND DUST REBELLION (both rated ‘T’ for Teens) – on Saturday, August 14th on Adult Swim. Check local times for availability and airtimes ( Based on the wildly popular animated series [...]
Continue reading...Ghost Sweeper Mikami coming to North America
12. August 2010
Toei Animation, Inc. has licensed the anime TV series, Ghost Sweeper Mikami to Sentai Holdings, LLC. Sentai has acquired Pay Television, Pay-Per-View, and DVD rights to the series’ complete forty-five episodes in North America, it was announced today by Kanji Kazahaya, President and COO. Ghost Sweeper Mikami Urban development and crowding in Japan have deprived many [...]
Continue reading...Ghost in the Shell Saga in Theaters
8. July 2010
VIZ Cinema and NEW PEOPLE are proud to present, in association with Bandai Entertainment and Manga Entertainment, Sci-fi Anime Madness Volume 2: Ghost in the Shell Marathon with a very special series of feature film screenings taking place July 3rd – 8th at the theatre located in San Francisco’s Japantown. The creation of veteran anime [...]
Continue reading...Cartoon Network Answer Call for Anime ThunderCats
4. June 2010
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has begun production on “ThunderCats,” an all-new animated series for Cartoon Network, based upon the iconic 1980s action classic. “ThunderCats” is the newest series from WBA, joining “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” which was recently renewed for a third season, and the following forthcoming programs: “The Looney Tunes Show,” “MAD,” “Scooby-Doo! [...]
Continue reading...Pokemon New Season Coming to Cartoon Network
4. June 2010
The Pokemon Company International and Cartoon Network announced that the 13th season of the Pokemon animated series, Pokemon: DP Sinnoh League Victors, will debut Saturday, June 5th at 7 a.m. EST/PST. The new season introduces Pokemon never before seen in the animated series and marks the final chapter of the Pokemon Diamond & Pearl storyline. To [...]
Continue reading...Nelvana Brings Comedy, Boys Action And More To MIPTV
10. April 2010
Nelvana Enterprises will showcase several exciting cartoon animation properties at MIPTV this year: Sidekick – Superhero sidekicks-in-training try to figure out girls, life, school and saving the world, while waiting for their superpowers to kick in. For Kids 8-11. (52 x 11 mins) Detentionaire – A high school student tries to uncover the mystery behind an epic [...]
Continue reading...Naruto Shippuden successfully aired in Disney XD this Wednesday.
28. October 2009
Naruto Shippuden, the popular cartoon animation series, premiered on Disney XD this Wednesday, October 28, with four back-to-back episodes beginning at 8:30pm. The episodes were as follows: Homecoming: 8:30pm A fearless teen trains to become a ninja while battling the demon who lives inside of him. Sequel to “Naruto,” a popular anime series. In the opener, [...]
Continue reading...L.A. Looks Announces Partnership With Blockbuster CG Animated Film, Astro Boy
21. October 2009
The partnership blasts off with Astro Boy’s star-studded Premiere including cast members Freddie Highmore and Kristen Bell. The iconic 3D animation film is in Theaters Nationwide on Friday, October 23, 2009 At last night’s premiere of Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios’ Astro Boy in Los Angeles, L.A. Looks, a leader in mass market professional styling products, [...]
Continue reading...Astro Boy’s Heroic Animated Tale Blasts Off with D-BOX Motion Technology in Theatres October 23
16. October 2009
D-BOX Technologies Inc., a leader in motion technology for the entertainment industry is about to take flight with Imagi Studios and Summit Entertainment’s classic cartoon character Astro Boy, rated PG and landing in theatres October 23. Moviegoers will stir and quake from their individual D-BOX MFX theatre seats as D-BOX Motion Code(TM) moves audience members during [...]
Continue reading...Koihime Musou Gets Subtitles
16. September 2009
Enter the world of the Han Dynasty as Japanese Anime distribution company, Marvelous Entertainment Inc., and the number one online destination for Anime and Asian Entertainment, Crunchyroll, are set to stream the action packed/comedic/fantasy fan-favorite KOIHIME MUSOU (episodes 1-4; subbed) to Crunchyroll Anime Members and fans worldwide starting Saturday; Sept. 12, 2009 at 5pm PDT. Inspired [...]
Continue reading...Torrent Downloads to Blame for Anime Recession?
5. August 2009
Just because anime is popular doesn’t mean that it’s proliferating. As Japan sinks deeper into a recession, even its seemingly stable animation industry has started to feel the curse of the economic plague. Even worse, we, anime fans, may have blood on our hands. Yasuo Yamaguchi, executive director of the Association of Japanese Animators, in an [...]
Continue reading...Mediafreaks Picks: Our Five Favorite Animes
3. August 2009
If you’re living in the same generation, then you most probably have your own top picks. In our five favorite anime series of all time, however, we based the results from other top name-a-number lists in the blogosphere and other online communities. It’s not quite scientifically sampled, but in the number of sites that we’ve [...]
Continue reading...Ghost in the Shell: Locking in, Focusing, Zooming in
1. August 2009
If there’s anything to get from anime, it’s that this medium proves that the Japanese are visionaries. Their sci-fi genre has always captivated us not only because of hard- kicking animation, but because of the philosophy and ideology that they insert in every stroke, shade and color. This time, MediaFreaks will feature to you what [...]
Continue reading...Cartoon Network Asia Secures Rights to MixMaster2
29. July 2009
Cartoon Network Asia Pacific announced today that it has secured the cable and satellite rights to broadcast MIXMASTER2, the hugely popular action adventure series, to over 91 million viewers across 25 Asia Pacific countries. Cartoon Network’s agreement with Sunwoo Entertainment, the producer and distributor of MIXMASTER2, marks a significant milestone for the Korean animation industry as [...]
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2. September 2010
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