Geneon Entertainment’s Marketing Manager Chad Kime has sent out an email informing fans that the Geneon Spot fanclub has been closed down. Included is a PDF letter from CEO Eiji Orii concerning people’s comments on Geneon’s halting of production.
“At this time, we are internally discussing plans to explore all available options to continue distribution of Geneon titles, both old and new, at a later date. However, nothing is certain at this time. We will release more information to the public once we have concrete plans, if any.
Tatsuhiko Sato has found himself in the middle of the darkest plot in the world! Well, after Area 51, the Kennedy assassination, and American Idol. The twenty-two-year-old college dropout is a hikikomori, someone with acute social withdrawal, with a growing psychosis that there are conspiracies all around him. A cute girl named Misaki Nakahara is willing to save Tatsuhiko from being a hikikomori if he signs a contract to join her project, but is any of it real? Tatsuhiko Takimoto’s twisted look at Japanese subculture has transformed from novel to manga and now an animated series with Welcome to the NHK: 1st Conspiracy from ADV Films. (more…)
If you will recall an earlier report referring to comments from Epcar and several other sources, The Ocean Group was working on a Ghost in the Shell property that was believed to be the Solid State Society movie. Well, it was close. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man cuts down the first GitS:SAC TV season into a 2 hour OVA and features a brand new cast from The Ocean Group.
Now before you go grabbing your pitchforks, keep in mind that The Laughing Man is a (greatly) shortened version of Season 1. So, you’re not losing your original English cast for an entirely new addition to the Ghost in the Shell saga. Instead, you gain an interesting second look at Season 1 and something on DVD that isn’t just TV episodes with a few new lines of dialogue added. The Laughing Man hits stores October 2nd in a 2-Disc set.
FUNimation has posted up the English dub version of episode 2 and 3 on their Glass Fleet website to check out. Simply follow the link and click on “Watch Episode” in the top menu. Volume 1 hits stores Oct. 16th in Single DVD and DVD with Box flavors.
ActiveAnime has added an audio response interview with Stephanie Wittels. Stephanie is a recent addition to the ADV roster with recent roles in Welcome to the NHK, Air, and Xenosaga the Animation as Shion Uzuki.
Just as I was getting ready to wrap up the Xbox 360’s Dynasty Warriors: Gundam for review, the friggin’ machine decided to go Red Ring of Death on me. WTF!? Don’t you know Halo 3 comes out next week!? The biggest game of the Fall season and the system chooses to up and die now!?!
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The ADV/Geneon deal that would have placed sales, marketing, and distribution of Geneon’s titles in ADV’s hands has been called off between the two companies. The press releases from ADV and Dentsu (Geneon’s Japanese parent company) don’t reveal many details other than the deal has been called off, but that won’t stop the rampant speculation this weekend by fans. Over the past couple of weeks Geneon has been letting go of its sales and marketing staff so the company will have to decide something soon as ADV was set to take control as of Oct. 1st.
 Oh! And if someone sees Stephen Tang wandering around, tell him to email in. I’m not through with our Alba VS Kardashian conversation just yet. 😉
Something happened last night. Something awful which took the lives of four private high school girls. However, the next morning each of them wake up with no memories of what happened the previous day. As night falls, a flock of red butterflies appear overhead and each of the girls find themselves strangely beckoned to follow. Arriving at the same location separately, the girls are shocked to see each other. However, someone is waiting for them and has all the answers. GONZO (Gate Keepers, Last Exile, Hellsing) brings supernatural horror to New York City in Red Garden: Volume 1 – Live to Kill from ADV Films. (more…)
Continuing our coverage of the Wii game, GameTrailers has added a new Victorious Boxers: Revolution trailer featuring the same English voice cast from the Fighting Spirit TV series. Go check it out when you get a chance. Also, the new issue of EGM (Silent Hill 5!) features an ad for the upcoming game.
The evil Ungrar is plotting to take over the world and the Goddess of Vaccine World’s only hope is Mugimaru finding a suitable candidate to defeat the viruses. Komugi-chan is selected for the job, but forget everything you know about magical girl series because Komugi is going to shatter the traditional formula as only she can. The SoulTaker’s cosplaying Komugi Nakahara returns to reveal a different take on the SoulTaker world with Nurse Witch Komugi: Volume One. (more…)
