Tokyo Anime Fair and Tokyo Game Show to merge? (Events, 07 Jul 2006)
According to a report in Sankei Shinbum, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry is considering merging the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), Tokyo Game Show (TGS), and Tokyo Anime Fair (TAF)--three of Japan's largest trade shows for the country's content business--into one major trade show for 2007.
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GitS: Stand Alone Complex returns on Sky PerfecTV (, 07 Jul 2006)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex returns this September on Japan's SKY PerfecTV with the 105-minute full-length feature, Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society.
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New Sci-fi drama from Ootomo Katsuhiro (Anime/Manga, 07 Jul 2006)
FREEDOM, director OoTOMO Katsuhiro's new sci-fi OVA, is expected to hit stores in Japan this October.
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Tokyo Fanta 2006 called off (Events, 07 Jul 2006)
After 21 years since it began in 1985, the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival--affectionately called Tokyo Fanta--will be taking a break this year, according to a statement published on its official website.
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - 2.4 million copies sold worldwide (Anime/Manga, 07 Jul 2006)
Square-Enix has announced that it has sold over 2.4 million copies of its Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children worldwide.
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Strike Witches takes off this summer! (Anime/Manga, 06 Jun 2006)
GONZO and SHIMADA Humikane, the creator of Mecha Musume, will unveil their latest collaboration, Strike Witches, in a promotional video that will go one sale in Japan this summer!
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New Angelique TV-series starts July! (Anime/Manga, 06 Jun 2006)
"Koisuru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kokoro no Mezameru Toki ~", a new TV-series based on KOEI's neoromance games, Angelique, starts airing in Japan this July!
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New Tokimeki Memorial anime! (Anime/Manga, 06 Jun 2006)
A new Tokimeki Memorial TV-anime based on Konami's "Tokimeki Memorial Online" love-simulation is in the works!
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New Kanon TV-series for autumn 2006 (Anime/Manga, 06 Jun 2006)
Following the success of "AIR", Kyoto Animation is now adapting Key's other tear-jerker, "Kanon", for a TV-series to be aired in Japan this autumn.
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JIGOKUSHOUJO: The horror begins this October (Anime/Manga, 07 Jul 2005)
"Tactics" director WATANABE Hiroshi's new horror TV-anime series is set to begin airing this October.
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GONZO's first-ever feature animation to open Jan 1, 2006 (Anime/Manga, 07 Jul 2005)
"Gin-iro no Kami no Agito", GONZO's first-ever feature animation, is set to open in Japan on Jan 1, 2006, the company has confirmed.
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Detective Conan creator ties the knot (Anime/Manga, 06 Jun 2005)
Detective Conan creator AOYAMA Goshou and seiyuu TAKAYAMA Minami tie the knot.
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Yukikaze Goes Bishoujo (Anime/Manga, 01 Jan 2005)
It's babes and mecha for Bandai Visual and GONZO's new "Yukikaze" series.
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Another Panic?! (Anime/Manga, 01 Jan 2005)
Third "Full Metal Panic!" series in the works; due out in 2005.
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Interlude for the Windows platform this May (Games, 03 Mar 2004)
NEC InterChannel will release "Interlude" on the Windows platform that includes stories and visuals from both the Dreamcast and PS2 version, and more.
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