Latest topics from “Anime Resourceâ€Latest topics from “Anime Resource†board.Display your desktop- September 15, 2008 Well seeing how creative people are with there own computers I thaught it might be interresting to display your desktops in a topic. Might be in terrested to see and maybe exchange wallpapers that people like and such This is my desktop, yes its not verry creative but mostly its my workhorse so its supose to be plain and fast and to do its job. I do not really use it for much fun. But then again my xbox360 has a nice look cause its a gaming machine might show a picture of that laterhttp://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2569 Yasuko to Kenji Manga's Revival to End Next Month- September 15, 2008 The October issue (released on September 13) of Shueisha&039;s Bessatsu Margaret magazine has announced that Aruko will end her Yasuko to Kenji manga, which she just restarted in July to coincide with the premiere of the television drama adapatation. The next issue with the final chapter will ship on October 11, while the drama version will end this Saturday. The manga originally ran in the magazine from 2005 to 2006. Tokio idol group&039;s Masahiro Matsuoka stars in the drama as a former gang..http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2568 Japanese Box Office, September 67: 20th C. Boys at 1- September 15, 2008 The first segment of Yukihiko Tsutsumi&039;s three-part adaptation of Naoki Urusawa&039;s 20th Century Boys manga rose from 2 to 1 in its second weekend. The distributor TOHO expects the first live-action movie to make over 4 billion yen (about US$37 million), which means TOHO will have distributed seven films that each made over 1 billion yen (US$10 million) since June. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Hayao Miyazaki&039;s first feature film in nearly four years, also rose from 3 to 2 in its...http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2567 Hajime no Ippo Reportedly to Return to TV in January- September 15, 2008 This year&039;s 42nd issue of Kodansha&039;s Weekly Shonen Magazine will reportedly announce that George Morikawa&039;s Hajime no Ippo boxing manga will return to television in a new anime series in January of 2009. The story follows the path of Ippo Makunouchi as he rises from a shy high school boy to the ranks of Japan&039;s best boxers and eventually the world&039;s. The first Hajime no Ippo television series ran in Japan from 2000 to 2002, and no new anime has been produced since then...http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2566 ADV Films Waits Out Hurricane Ike- September 15, 2008 The website and servers for the North American anime distributor ADV Films have been offline this weekend as the company&039;s staff deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. On Saturday morning at 2:10 a.m. CT, Hurricane Ike made its Texas landfall just southeast of Houston, which is where ADV Films is headquartered. Much of the metropolitan Houston area is without power, but almost all the areas that were in danger of flooding were evacuated well in advance of the storm&039;s approach. (ADV..http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2563 Sakai City Answers Complaint on BL Books in Libraries- September 15, 2008 The city of Sakai, located in the central Japanese prefecture of Osaka, posted a citizen&039;s July 30 complaint about the massive amounts of boys-love materials in the city&039;s four main libraries. The citizen not only claimed that the books in the reading rooms are "sexual harrassment," but also expressed concern for the books&039; "bad influence" on children and the citizens&039; tax burden. According to the complaint, neither the nearby Osaka Municipal Libraries nor...http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2564 Japanese Anime DVD Sales Drop 13.5%, Partly Due to BD- September 15, 2008 The Japan Video Software Association announced its survey results on Japanese video software sales in the first half of 2008. The overall market, which includes DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, HD DVDs, and UMDs, was 94.9% of the sales in the same period last year. However, the sales of Japanese animation DVDs for general audiences fell further to 86.5% of last year&039;s total. Similarly, the rentals of Japanese animation DVDs for general audiences fell to 88.1% of last year&039;s total. Nevertheless,...http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2565 Genius Party, Live-Action Grave of the Fireflies at NYC- September 14, 2008 The New York-Tokyo organization has announced that it will be holding its annual film festival, which will open in New York City on September 28 this year. The planned film roster includes Studio 4C&039;s Genius Party anime anthology films and the live-action adaptation of Akiyuki Nosaka&039;s Grave of the Fireflies novel. Genius Party is a collection of eclectic shorts from 12 acclaimed directors, split into two feature-length omnibus films. Those directors are Atsuko Fukushima, Shoji...http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2562 Haruhi Suzumiya Poster Appears in Canadian Tylenol Ad- September 14, 2008 For the past month, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has been airing a commercial for Extra Strength Tylenol Rapid Release pain relievers that includes a brief shot of a Haruhi Suzumiya poster. In the 30-second commercial, the poster appears at the 18-second mark. The Haruhi character or her likeness has appeared in everything from Belarusian chocolate waffles to a protest sign in the Gaza Strip and a Chinese pamphlet about the Beijing Olympics. She also appeared with the official...http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2561 Shuffle's Nishimata Illustrates Rice Bag, Strawberries- September 14, 2008 Aoi Nishimata, the artist best known for her character designs in Shuffle!, Final Approach, Lovedol Lovely Idol, and other games (or their anime adaptations), has created the illustrations that will adorn the rice bags and strawberries from the Japanese township of Ugo-machi. Nishimata said that the design concepts are of characters that are accessible to everyone including even children in marked contrast to the drawings she did for Shuffle! and other erotic games. The rice mascot is named..http://www.animeresource.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2560 |