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NewsPro Archive
June 2004
-Subject: New Fall Anime Premier Dates for Adult Swim/CN.
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 @ 7:10 -=- By {-Sam-} 
-It's time to feed the dogs! This news has spread rapidly and was first sited at the Official Adult Swim fourms. Most of you already know about it. But for those of you in the dark, here it is: Two new anime movies will premier on Adult Swim this Fall: InuYasha: The Love That Transcends Time at 12:00 midnight on October 23, and Read or Die, will premier at 12:00 midnight on November 6, 2004
In addition to the two new movies, the Network has announced two new anime series that will also premier this Fall on Adult Swim. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex will premiere November 6 at 11:00 p.m., followed by Fullmetal Alchemist at 11:30 p.m. This line-up is tentative and show times are subject to change.
Informer: ANN Fourm -- Sam.
-Subject: IGN ENTERTAINMENT TO ACQUIRE ROTTEN TOMATOES, ONE OF THE INTERNET'S LEADING INDEPENDENT MOVIE SITES
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 @ 7:08 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Combined Properties Will Capitalize on Close Synergy between Games, Movies and DVDs for Advertisers Seeking to Reach Coveted 18-to-34 Year-Old Market
BRISBANE, Calif. - June 29, 2004 -- IGN Entertainment, a leading Internet media company serving the games and entertainment enthusiast markets, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rotten Tomatoes, a premier destination site for movie and DVD buyers from the most casual enthusiasts to the most die-hard film buffs. The acquisition will add a key movie and DVD-oriented property to IGN's existing entertainment portfolio and will further strengthen the company's ability to deliver the coveted 18-to-34 year-old demographic to its advertisers.
Rotten Tomatoes will be IGN Entertainment's third acquisition in the past 12 months, following on the footsteps of the company's acquisitions of GameSpy Industries and TeamXbox. The transaction represents a step towards broadening IGN's coverage of the movie and DVD markets, which are similar in demographics and buying power to the video and PC games markets reached by IGN's other flagship sites.
"Rotten Tomatoes will add tremendous depth and complementary value to IGN's existing portfolio of movie and DVD coverage on IGN's FilmForce. Hardcore movie buffs and casual fans alike will be able to get the information they want on virtually any movie or DVD," said Mark Jung, CEO of IGN Entertainment. "By adding the Rotten Tomatoes audience to the movie and DVD buyers we already reach, we'll be able to offer even more value to our entertainment, games and general consumer advertisers."
Rotten Tomatoes' addition to IGN Entertainment's portfolio will also increase the size of the key demographic audience the company already offers advertisers. According to comScore Media Metrix, Rotten Tomatoes reached a worldwide audience of 5.2 million in May, 2004, and, when combined with other IGN properties, reached in that same month an unduplicated audience of 22.9 million. *
Rotten Tomatoes' CEO Patrick Lee is delighted to be joining forces with IGN Entertainment.
"We are thrilled to be teaming up with an organization that really does online entertainment content right and shares so many of our company values," Lee said. "Rotten Tomatoes is all about providing the best entertainment content to its users. IGN shares the same mission."
IGN's acquisition of Rotten Tomatoes will offer new opportunities for the game publishers, consumer product companies and Hollywood studios that already advertise on the media company's online properties.
"The fact that Rotten Tomatoes' audience is more mass market than the audience of IGN's game properties broadens our offering to all of our advertising customers," explains Jung. "For our entertainment advertisers, we will be expanding our audience of movie and film enthusiasts. For our game industry customers, we will be providing reach to mass-market gamers. Our consumer product advertisers will get more reach to a key age group whose use of other media is declining. We also will be growing our female audience-nearly half the traffic to Rotten Tomatoes is young women.
"Actually, the acquisition is a good demonstration of how IGN is applying our expertise in amassing vertical content, which we honed in the gaming field, to another key digital entertainment market segment-movies and DVDs," Jung added.
The transaction is expected to close within the next few weeks.
In a related move, the company has decided to stop using the IGN/GameSpy moniker and is reverting back to its legal corporate name, IGN Entertainment, which better reflects the breadth of the company's entertainment media holdings.
About Rotten Tomatoes
Started by a movie enthusiast, Rotten Tomatoes has become one of the leading destinations for both casual movie-goers and film buffs. Rotten Tomatoes' editors collect and index the reactions of the nation's top print and online film critics as well as offering a variety of related integrated services, including streaming movie trailers, movie show times, an image database of official movie posters and celebrity photos, and a price comparison service for DVDs. The site has information on more than 100,000 movie titles and offers 500,000 review links in its ever-growing database. Reviews are neatly summed up on Rotten Tomatoes' trademarked "Tomatometer" index as "Rotten" or "Fresh."
The full articel can be read at RT
This is news related as IGN provides some of the updates on anime (and as you may remember, they provided information about the Live action DBZ Movie). -- SzR.
-Subject: Legacy of Goku 3
Saturday, June 26, 2004 @ 8:28 -=- By {-Dave-}
-Waddup yo? Legacy of Goku 3 will be released and in stores in time for Christmas. Lata minna!
Source: ADN -- Dave.
-Subject: DBZ Live action is back
Saturday, June 26, 2004 @ 8:29 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Okay so I signed up for this email thingy at IGN and on my list is DBZ. Well thank god I do things like that from time to time as Brian just emailed me this bit of INTERESTING info and yes it's an ADD-ON to SAM Da Mans Post::
Dragonball Z's Alive
Live-action DBZ movie back on track.
June 25, 2004 - Just when fans were beginning to think that all hope was lost for the live-action Dragonball Z, today's Variety scoops that 20th Century Fox has hired screenwriter Ben Ramsey (The Big Hit) to adapt the property for the big screen.
In addition to The Big Hit, Ramsey has scripted the forthcoming adaptation of Marvel's Luke Cage and Columbia Pictures' Static. The trade tips that he'll be paid $500,000 for the gig.
20th Century Fox initially fast-tracked the project when the rights were acquired in Spring 2002, but development stalled out and DBZ was feared to be DOA. In fact, an unnamed Fox rep was recently quoted as saying, "We won't be making that movie." Sounds like that was premature.
The hit Japanese anime series was adapted from the Dragonball manga by Akira Toriyama. Back in '02, he told the Hollywood Reporter, "I have always drawn my manga with the desire to create something unique to comics, something that can only be expressed in the form of comics. I felt that if I didn't do so, the reason for the existence of my comics will become weak. But recent movies have surprised us by entering such territory that used to belong only to comics with wonderful technology and wisdom."
As the trade describes it, DBZ follows "the adventures of an adult humanoid alien who's just discovered that he was sent to Earth to blend in and destroy our population but instead elects to protect it from an oncoming alien onslaught."
Fox production exec Peter Kang is shepherding the flick.
No other talent is attached to the film at this time. Screenwriter Tedi Sarafian (Terminator 3) was previously attached to the project and director Roland Emmerich was reportedly interested at one point.
Very very cool.
www.Ign.com
-- SzR.
-Subject: Good News for you Dragonball Addicts. hehe
Saturday, June 26, 2004 @ 7:21 -=- By {-Sam-}
-Heres an update on the Live Action DBZ movie. According to an entertainment online news magazine called Variety.com the Dragonball Z: Live Action Movie project is alive and well. Futhermore, Hollywood screenwriter Ben Ramsey has a half-million-dollar deal with 20th Century Fox to do the Dragonball Z adaptation. This project is being overseen by Peter Kang, Fox's VP of production. In addition, Kang's office confirmed that the movies is a Fox project. However there still is no release date set for it.
Informer: Good Old ANN comming up on this exciting news again. ^_^ -- Sam.
-Subject: New Affiliates!
Thursday, June 24, 2004 @ 11:35 -=- By {-Otaku Goku-}
-Sorry People,
I know it saidi posted on the 23rd, but it was really the 21st lol. anyway, my work just got heavy, so you wont see me much on Saiyanz Rage, untill after July 10th, 2004. Now that is said ill get to the Topic at hand.
Dbzgt Legacy is one of our new Friends. And im glad to be apart of there list :)
Amars DBZN Is one of our new Affiliates, not really a friend of Amar yet, havent talked that much, but our friend DAVE is the co-web, so i must say, he has some good news sometimes like Budo 3.
I havent Heard from Brandon (szr) yet so i dont know how the layout is, nor is the back up uploaded. So once i get some news on that ill have Sam post it or SzR him self can post it. untill then
LOVE & PEACE! Vash of TRIGUN
P.S: I might be on aim from time to time, sometimes ill be away. -- Otaku Goku.
-Subject: Join the Princess Ai Manga Force!
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 @ 6:10 -=- By {-Otaku Goku-}
- Princess Ai is set to rock 'n' roll at bookstores everywhere beginning July 6! Co-created by international superstar Courtney Love and writer-music producer D.J. Milky, with art by Misaho Kujiradou based on original designs by Yazawa Ai...Talk about a dream team!
An all-star roster of talent...with that extra edge Love's followers expect.
-Jen Contino, Anime Insider
An Anime Insider Hot Pick!
Ai is a mysterious young woman who finds herself lost, alone and penniless on the cold, hard streets of Tokyo. As she pieces together clues about who she is and how she ended up on Earth, the clashing forces of love and chaos close in around her...
To sneak a peek at this Princess in action, click here!
Hey! Want to discover Princess Ai before anyone else? TOKYOPOP will offer exclusive copies of this hot new release at Anime Expo in Anaheim on July 2. Grab 'em before they're all sold out!
Join the MANGA FORCE™!
Want to take an amazing journey like Princess Ai? Can you spread the word about the latest in manga from TOKYOPOP? Then you need to become a member of the MANGA FORCE™! You will take part in fun missions, stay updated with the latest news, and get sneak peeks at the latest TOKYOPOP releases. Plus, you will have the opportunity to win cool prizes and rewards for your help! Click here to be part of the action!
© 2004 TOKYOPOP Inc. & Kitty Radio, Inc. -- Otaku Goku.
-Subject: Hot News! A little Old.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 @ 5:35 -=- By {-Sam-}
-- According to thies Anime Tourist Article from Akron Con, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex will make it onto Cartoon Network this year, but the DVD will be released before the air date. (have heard that many times.)
- Bandai did not buy the rights to a live action version of Witch Hunter Robin, but they do have an option to make something. Unfortunately nothing has been made, but a development is in the works.
- In terms games this year; there will a Cowboy Bebop, Gundam Seed and Zeta, Inuyasha and other non-anime games titles.
- Live Action Evangelion Update: Still no director yet. Gainax has just approved the short list of directors. Now its just a matter of negotiating out things. If they were to cast right now, the actors would need to be at most 11-12 years-old. Therefore we can conclude that there will be more than one movie since they are concerned with the actors outgrowing their parts (like Harry Potter)
- According to Funimation speaker "Lance Haskell" The big news for Funimation was the licensing of Gunslinger Girl (Tv). Lance also revealed that they will be releasing the uncut versions of Shaman King for 4 Kids Entertainment (the license holder). This will come both dubbed and subbed.
Informer: Anime Tourist
P.S. Also if you haven't yet check out the Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit video which was put together creativly useing Japanese Anime-style.
Also, According to the Lycos search engine the key word “Dragonball” is the most popular searched item in the history of the Lycos Top 50. -- Sam.
-Subject: ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES AUGUST 24 RELEASE DATES
Tuesday, June 22, 2004 @ 12:05 -=- By {-Otaku Goku-}
-ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES AUGUST 24 RELEASE DATES
HOUSTON, June 21, 2004—ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced its August 24, 2004 street dates.
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KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC: THE MASTER OF SANCTUARY
ADV Films announced an August 24, 2004 street date for the DVD and VHS release of Knights of the Zodiac: The Master of Sanctuary, the sixth volume in this anime action series.
MEGAZONE 23: PART 3
ADV Films has set an August 24, 2004 street date for the DVD release of Megazone 23 Part 3, the third and final volume of this riveting series.
WEDDING PEACH: ANGEL BELL
ADV Films announced an August 24, 2004 street date for the DVD release of Wedding Peach: Angel Bell, the fifth volume in this love-struck magical girl series. -- Otaku Goku.
-Subject: Site Updates
Monday, June 21, 2004 @ 9:54 -=- By {-Otaku Goku-}
-Well im going to post the site updates now, to let you know what i have done and SzR have or is doing. Now the updates your goign to see will be like Blah blah 50% done you know.
Site Progress
Anime Reviews And Content: 25%
>> Ive been working on this alot and i got a few done and found the trigun information so, when we open we hope to have alot of content for you.
Site Layout: 50%
>> Well.... what can i say ive made 2 or 3 layouts, i jsut didnt ereally like them, most of the staff and friends liked them but i put them away, anyway SzR is back, and is making us a great layout like before, but different???? who knows you'll have to wait and see.
Site Staff:4 Staffers
>> Wel you know whos on the team so far but i wil llist them anyway, and we are starting to look for staff so send a e-mail to me and szr
by Clicking Here. The List:
1.SzR (Webmaster)
2.Otaku Goku(Webmaster)
3.Sam (Whatever he wants to be lol )
4.Dave (News poster sometimes)
As far as media goes, we will get to that way later, right now we are foucsing on the Site Content and Layout. i will make another one of these Updates Next Sunday! have a good night.
-- Otaku Goku.
-Subject: Miyazaki DVD releases delayed
Sunday, June 20, 2004 @ 9:40 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Miyazaki Wave 2 DVD releases delayed
The Digital Bits, a DVD Retail Company, is reporting a delay in the long-awaited Region 1 DVD releases of Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Porco Rosso and the new widescreen two-disc Special Edition of My Neighbor Totoro. They were announced for release on August 31, 2004; but have now been delayed for an unknown reason. A new date has yet to be announced.
Takahata titles still tentative
Meanwhile, three other well-known Studio Ghibli films, under director Isao Takahata, are still in the planning stages for similar two-disc Region 1 releases:
1. Pom Poko (a film about raccoon dogs protecting their forest from urban sprawl).
2. My Neighbors the Yamadas (a quirky film about a "typical" Japanese family)
3. Only Yesterday (a movie about a working girl who reflects on her youth).
These will also be released under Disney, and have been announced set for a November release.
-- SzR.
-Subject: 'Rahxephon: The Motion Picture' Anime Coming Soon
Sunday, June 20, 2004 @ 3:30 -=- By {-Otaku Goku-}
-A unique re-telling of the popular mecha anime series, RahXephon: The Motion Picture is the fascinating story of a society torn apart by undisclosed morals, and of a boy trying to find humanity despite nearly losing it every battle. Created by Yutaka Izubuchi, RahXephon offers more than the average giant robot genre title, with its psychological story and complex characters; making the series and consequently the movie, a wonderful portion of what fans hope Japanese animation will become.
The mecha designing genius Yutaka Izubuchi wrote and directed the spectacle that is RahXephon and in the early stages of production once noted that he and his staff were "looking at creating a new 'standard' of robot anime," and with the benefit of hindsight, the popularity and impact of the RahXephon series, it is the hope of many fans on both sides of the Pacific that more animated series' and films in the future will be made with as much effort and desire as was Izubuchi's RahXephon. The story revolve around a youth named Ayato Kamina, and how his world is turned upside down and how all that he once thought was real turned out to be a mere fantasy. His journey to find peace within himself and to save the world from invading forces is a journey that is impossible to take lightly. The winged god of a machine, RahXephon, must be piloted by Ayato, a job that has him counterattacking threats to Tokyo, and a job that will push him to the limits of his human psyche. With an invading race of aliens seeking to overtake humanity, the themes of human beings learning to co-exist with one another's differences are only heightened.
RahXephon: the motion picture is a full-length movie that tells a complex story by the way of personalizing each characters motives and identifying the battling simplicities and complexities of said motives; this feature film retells the story of the series along with a few additional scene an animation as well. The movie will have approximately twenty minutes of new footage added to the already intense storyline, and seeks to involve the audience in a battle to save mankind. Covering the many genres, of action, drama, science fiction and even romance, RahXephon: the motion picture is a thought-provoking story sure to invite much commentary from fans. Revealing more about the mecha that Ayato pilots and the importance it holds, this feature film is an interesting buy for those already familiar with the series and new to the series as well.
ADV Films will distribute the RahXephon feature film in two versions. One of which is the single disc release as will contain the two-hour long movie, which will retail for $29.98. The second version of the film is the limited edition, which will include the feature film as well as a fifty-four paged information booklet and an Artbox (which will hold all seven seasonal DVDs including the feature film), which will retail for $44.98. RahXephon as created by Yutaka Izubuchi is a interesting inspiration to future series and films sure to involve the wonderful world of mecha anime, and is a unique and innovative story that has gained the attention of even the most indecisive of viewers.
Source: Animation Insider Online -- Otaku Goku.
-Subject: Some new Staff ???? or is it !!
Sunday, June 20, 2004 @ 10:16 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Hello, My name is brandon and I'm a SaiyanzRageAholic...
I am the original owner of Saiyanz Rage and glad to say I am back. Well Kiji Anime...... You want the update on that ?? WAIT TILL THIS SITE OPENS and you will hear it here first hand. The rumors aren't true. I'll set the record straight.
I will be contributing to Otaku Goku's site Saiyanz Rage. I will be contacting all my old contact from Arnold to Chris and yeah even A few VA. I have a lot of plans for this site as well as my old tag team buddies Sam (god we killed and changed this community so much back then bro) and Otaku Goku (the best succesor to this site, wonderful job and great dedication, I look up to you now bro).
Reviews? yes we will try hard to bring honest but opinion based reviews. Dragonball Z/GT stuff of course as well as a few Naruto (yes I am a NARUTO DRUGGIE) and maybe a few other animes we got here that we forsee as the next "NARUTO" or "Dragonball Z".
What's in store for Saiyanz Rage?? I would venture to say NEW things but hey why fix something that ain't BROKE. So you can expect "NEWS BREAKING" stories, Up-to-date Anime news and yeah a little bit of Gaming related to anime. Also some crazy interviews and yes of course some UNREAL DESIGNS courtesy of E4D (www.eye4designs.com <~ shameless plug).
Last but not least, ALL of the info here at Saiyanz Rage was written by myself or SAM (along with anything Otaku Goku has added I back as 100% original). This site was created over 8 years ago. All original info. If I had a dime for every site that ripped our info i would be able to get a Dedicated server for the next 10 years and rest assured all NEW info added will be 100% original.
This is the forth-coming, long awaited, highly anticipated and much needed Saiyanz Rage Come Back.
Slogan - Things are gonna get interesting around here !
-- SzR.
-Subject: I step Down from the title SzR
Sunday, June 20, 2004 @ 9:28 -=- By {-Otaku Goku-}
-I will no longer be called SzR.....because.... Brandon the Old SzR is back, we will bring SzR back with.....you can guess it... you will be see some MAJOR changes. Im still owner but SzR(brandon) is part owner to so is Sam we are going to rock this Anime Community!!!!
With all new features...something that you will like anime fans we knwo you hate anime reviews just anime reviews...thats why we got something better then that! you will see sometime in July we Promise that you will not go with out something good.
Contests. I will post about a contest i will be running next week. Its not for donations either :) i hope that makes you guys happy. We may be getting some new staff very sooon....very soon that means all new features to...and since brandon is back More News for you Anime Webmasters and Anime Fans im just so hyped right now SzR will be posting sometime tonight if not tommorrow he will but ill cut this short i know this is longer then i posted before but you will see more like this alot!!!!!!!! Peace! -- Otaku Goku.
-Subject: Dragonball declared the most popular item in the history of the Lycos 50
Saturday, June 19, 2004 @ 6:25 -=- By {-Sam-}
-According to the Lycos search engine the key word “Dragonball” is the most popular searched item in the history of the Lycos Top 50. If I remember correctly Lycos started their Top 50 list of searches back in 1999. That’s about About 4-years-ago, and since then DBZ hasn't been out of the Top 10 since the first week of the Lycos 50. And its still going strong; currently its at #9 on the Top 50. It’s hard to believe that people still search for DBZ on the net. I mean I can’t remember the last time I typed DBZ in a search engine. Also read these two articles about the DBZ phenomenon on the web. [article 1 / article 2 ]
Informer: Lycos Top 50 Elite List
P.S. btw I'm Sam, nice you meet you Anime/DBZ fans. I used to work here on this site 3 years ago. I'm still deciding if i want to join up with SZR and become a new reporter again. I'm a busy person and don't have much time on my hands. So, i'm still thinking about it. E-mail me if you want me to come back, your e-mail could tip the balance in your favor. (can't expect to get some hate-mail from my rivals.) lol -- Sam.
-Subject: An Interview on Ani-CC
Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 9:10 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Well....I had an interview with one of the staff at Ani-CC Click here to go to the Interview. -- SzR.
-Subject: Uncut Yu-Gi-Oh! and Shaman King
Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 6:13 -=- By {-SzR-}
-4Kids Entertainment Home Video have confirmed that the company will begin releasing the original, un-cut Japanese versions of Yu- Gi-Oh! and Shaman King on DVD this fall. Both series were cut for American TV to make them appropriate for younger audiences, and the earlier DVD releases have been of those bowdlerized versions. The uncut versions will appeal to an older, otaku audience. Stay tuned for more details.
Source: ICv2 -- SzR.
-Subject: Manga Display Space Growing
Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 6:11 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Tokyopop is reporting that display space is continuing to grow for manga and for its Cine-Manga lines. Much of the growth is occurring in chain stores, where increasing sales are begetting still more space.
Behind a 250% increase in year-over-year weekly manga sales, Hastings is doubling its manga display space and moving the section to a more prominent location. Musicland has added a new manga fixture, increasing space by around 75%.
In test mode, Best Buy will try out anime-related manga titles this July and Tower is testing Tokyopop's permanent 40-pocket display now.
Tokyopop is also finding more space for its Cine-Manga line. Barnes & Noble is running a "buy two, get one free" promotion from an endcap, and Books-a-Million is running a similar promotion from a top shelf position. And Scholastic Books placed an order for 250,000 copies of the fourth SpongeBob volume to sell in its school book fairs. Tokyopop is rapidly increasing its production of Cine-Manga
Source: ICv2 -- SzR.
-Subject: Hasbro To Produce OAVs
Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 1:35 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Hasbro and Paramount have announced a deal in which Paramount Home Entertainment will distribute OAVs that Hasbro will produce. Among properties on which Hasbro will base the OAVs are G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Duel Masters. The first releases include G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom in September, and Transformers Energon in October. Hasbro will release OAVs based on other properties next spring.
These are clearly distinct from the existing material based on these properties. The Duel Masters anime, for example, is a ShoPro production currently airing on the Cartoon Network (see "Duel Masters Anime on Cartoon Network in March").
Source: ICv2 -- SzR.
-Subject: Otaku Place
Thursday, June 17, 2004 @ 2:09 -=- By {-SzR-}
-WOW,
We have finally got up our forums!!! i just made a new style for it and its up and running! go and join we are looking for Forums staff now, to MODS and SUPERMODS, and one more admin! So the url is below or you can just click the button below the splash!
URL: OtakuPlace -- SzR.
-Subject: Dark Horse to Publish Trigun 'Anime Manga'
Thursday, June 17, 2004 @ 6:09 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Dark Horse Comics has announced that it will publish a full color "Anime Manga" based on the Trigun anime series in October. Tokyopop refers to these fumetti-like productions, which marry word balloons and sound effects to art from the anime or film, as "Cine-Manga," while Viz calls their version "Visual Manga.
"Dark Horse has already sold over 100,000 copies of the first two Trigun manga volumes.Along with Cowboy Bebop, the Trigun anime, which is based on the manga series by Yasuhiro Nightow, is a mainstay of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. The first volume of the Trigun Anime Manga will include 160 pages of full color art and will have a cover price of $14.95
Source: Icv2 -- SzR.
-Subject: Optimum expands (UK)
Thursday, June 17, 2004 @ 1:36 -=- By {-SzR-}
-According to this report from DVD Times:
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=11751, Optimum Releasing have
created a new label Optimum Asia to release asia films in the UK. The list of
titles mentioned include the Studio Ghibli film 'Grave of the Fireflies'.
-- SzR.
-Subject: Yu-Gi-Oh Movie Trailer Online
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 @ 10:46 -=- By {-SzR-}
-The Movie Box now hosts the official Warner Bros. theatrical trailer for the Yu-Gi-Oh Movie scheduled for nationwide theatrical release on August 13th.
Source: Jagged Team -- SzR.
-Subject: CPM Schedules New Titles
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 @ 10:45 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Central Park Media has announced a pair of American debuts scheduled for release on September 21st:
Ichi The Killer: Episode Zero will retail at $24.99 and run 47 minutes long.
The adult anime title Stepsister Xtreme Series Edition will retail at $29.98 and run 60 minutes long.
Source: Anime on DVD
-- SzR.
-Subject: Budokai 3 news!
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 @ 3:37 -=- By {-Dave-}
-Waddup yo? I'm Dave. I worked at the old SzR for about two months a couple years ago. I'm here to post some news every once and a while. I work at amarsdbzn.com.
There have been several screen shots released for the upcoming, DBZ: Budokai 3 for the PS2. You can access all 41 available screen shots by clicking HERE. They have greatly improved upon the cell shading and overall visual appeal.
Some of the new or re-added characters include
-First-form Cell
-Third-form Freeza
-Coola
-Broli
-Gogeta
-SSJ4 Goku
-SSJ4 Vegeta
-SSJ4 Gogeta
-Turles
-Bardock
-Chichi (Late DB)
-Little Goku (DB)
-Pan (GT)
-Janemba
-Tapion
-Adult Gohan (Future)
-Kame-sennin
-Uub
Thanks everybody... This info was brought to you from Atari and Amar's DBZ Network
For the 'all-access' sneak peek at this upcoming Dragon Ball Z® monster hit for PlayStation 2, check out the exclusive first-look cover story in the upcoming October issue of GamePro magazine and Gamepro.com. Dragon Ball Z®: Budokai™ 3 will ship this November in North America.
There's also an image of a possible cover for the European version of the game, which may or may not be fake. I'll inform everybody of any updates. Lata minna! -- Dave.
-Subject: Tokyopop-Diamond Deal Put Diamond on Par with CDS
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 @ 4:14 -=- By {-SzR-}
-The change in Tokyopop's shipping made in conjunction with Diamond's new direct market exclusive (see "Diamond Has Tokyopop Exclusive for Directs") took effect in May, according to Tokyopop COO John Parker. Diamond Comic Distributors is now shipped at the same time as Client Distribution Services, Tokyopop's bookstore distributor. As Diamond is shipping its comic store accounts, CDS is shipping book chain distribution centers (except for some Walden's stores, which are dropshipped). Depending on the turnaround times at CDS, book chain DCs, and at Diamond, comic stores should come out ahead of most bookstores at least some of the time.
Tokyopop isn't the only manga publisher with which there have been timing issues between the comic store and bookstore channels. Diamond VP Marketing Communications said that Diamond was "...in discussions with both Viz and Random House to improve their delivery times to the comic store market too."
Tokyopop is also working to improve Diamond's inventory of Tokyopop books by flooring inventory at the distributor. In this arrangement, Tokyopop is placing some of its inventory at Diamond in order to have product closer to the market for reorders and backlist orders.
Several of the distributors cut off by Tokyopop when it went exclusive with Diamond, including AAA Anime, are now buying Tokyopop books from Diamond, and continuing to distribute them. Cold Cut Distribution and FM Distribution are not among those buying Tokyopop books from Diamond.
Source: ICv2 News -- SzR.
-Subject: Animage Internet Radio
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 @ 10:35 -=- By {-SzR-}
-According to the July issue, Animage will launch its own web radio program on the Onsen internet radio distribution service on June 23 for free.
Source: ANN -- SzR.
-Subject: Otakon announces first Japanese Guests
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 @ 10:30 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Otakon has announced that Artists: Koge Donbo, Ichiro Okouchi and Tatsuo Sato will be guests of honor at this year's event.
Source: Otakon -- SzR.
-Subject: Manga Entertainment changes hands
Monday, June 14, 2004 @ 7:41 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Last month, IDT Entertainment announced that they had acquired Manga
Entertainment. They posted a press release about it here:
http://www.idt.net/corporate/press/releases/1034.asp.
IDT already own the video company Anchor Bay, so Manga UK has become part of
Anchor Bay UK. Unfortunately, this means all of Manga's current release plans
have been put on hold while the transfer of the company takes place.
Accordingly, none of the previously announced releases for the next few months
are expected to go ahead.
-- SzR.
-Subject: MVM news
Monday, June 14, 2004 @ 6:33 -=- By {-SzR-}
-MVM have updated me with their planned release schedule for the next few months:
5th July: Tenchi Muyo OVAs volume 2, Ninja Scroll volume 2, Kiddy Grade
volume 1, Psycho Diver Soul Siren, Sailor Moon volume 13
2nd August: Tenchi Muyo OVAs volume 3, Fruits Basket 3, Bubblegum Crisis
Box Set, Golgo 13: Queen Bee, Sailor Moon volume 14
6th September: Love Hina volume 1, Kiddy Grade volume 2, Urusei Yatsura
Complete OVAs Set, Fruits Basket volume 4, Tenchi The Movie -
Tenchi In Love
4th October: Kiddy Grade volume 3, Ninja Scroll TV volume 3, Love Hina
volume 2, Love Hina Xmas Special, Tenchi The Movie - Tenchi
Forever
-- SzR.
-Subject: Layout
Monday, June 14, 2004 @ 12:56 -=- By {-SzR-}
-The layout is nearly finsihed. This means More time working on content. I hope to have some more staff and more news posts on here real soon so be looking for New stuff...and if your wondering we are looking for real Dedacated staff that will work hard on szr.
If you feel like you are the one to work at SzR give me a holla VIA e-mail. Under the buttons is my e-mail or my AIM is Saiyanzragenet well thats all i guess until next update peace! -- SzR.
-Subject: Evangelion Platinum With Box Announced
Monday, June 14, 2004 @ 8:15 -=- By {-SzR-}
-At virtually the last minute (in terms of the DVD distribution business), AD Vision yesterday announced that Evangelion Platinum DVD 1, scheduled for release on July 27th, will now be released in a $29.98 disc only version and a $39.98 disc with series collector's box edition.
Source: Anime on DVD (June 11th news) -- SzR.
-Subject: Manga Continues Market Dominance
Friday, June 11, 2004 @ 8:02 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Manga continues to dominate bookstore sales in the graphic novel category. According to the most recent survey of actual sell-through for the week ending June 6, Fantagraphics The Complete Peanuts volume 1, which came in at number 4, was the only non-manga volume in the top 25, and there were only five non-manga releases in the top 50. Rurouni Kenshin volume 5 from Viz took the top spot, followed by Tokyopop's Fruits Basket Volume 3, and Viz's Alice 19th volume 4. Del Rey's mighty duo of Tsubasa and Negima dipped slightly, but still remain in the top 10. Tokyopop's D.N.Angel is performing especially well with two volumes (1 & 2) in the top 10, while Naruto, Bleach and Shaman King are doing well for Viz. -- SzR.
-Subject: Viz Schedules New Titles
Friday, June 11, 2004 @ 8:00 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Viz has scheduled several new titles:
Inuyasha TV season 1 boxed set: $99.99 available September 7th.
Inuyasha Movie 1: $24.98 available September 7th.
Inuyasha Movie 2: $24.98 available December 28th.
Flame of Recca volume 1: $24.98 available October 26th.
Pokemon: Master Quest volume 1: $34.98 available October 26th.
Source: Anime Nation -- SzR.
-Subject: Well...Its...Like a Change
Thursday, June 10, 2004 @ 10:49 -=- By {-SzR-}
-Yeah, as you can see ...i have changed the splash and the Opening Date becuz this project may take awhile longer then expected.
What You Can Expect:
New and Updated Content
New Layout
More Anime News Posts
More Site Updates
New Contests
Some Media(Looking for a Media Server!)
MORE FUN FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!
Thats just half of whats to come. I promise Saiyanz Rage will be better then Last Year! Some Anime News Later Today!
-- SzR.
-Subject: July Releases (UK)
Thursday, June 10, 2004 @ 9:22 -=- By {-SzR-}
-ADV Films have sent me their press releases for July. Confirmed for release on
19th July are Rune Soldier vol. 1: Enter The Klutz, Final Fantasy: Unlimited -
Phase 3, Pretear vol. 3, King of Bandit Jing vol. 4, Slayers Great, and Queen
Emeraldas. Here are the details for the new stuff:
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR RUNE SOLDIER VOL.1: ENTER THE KLUTZ
FIRST VOLUME OF ROLLICKING FANTASY ADVENTURE-COMEDY OUT 19th JULY 2004
LONDON, UK, 1st June 2004 - ADV Films today announced a 19th July 2004 release
date for the DVD release of Rune Soldier vol.1: Enter the Klutz. This first
volume contains four complete episodes, and debuts complete & uncut on region
2 DVD.
The talented crew behind this animated version of the original manga by Ryo
Mizuno (RECORD OF LODOSS WAR) include writer Katsuhiko Chiba (Gundam Wing,
Outlaw Star, Inu Yasha), animator-turned-director Yoshitaka Koyama (Dirty Pair
Flash, Dragon Ball Z - the Movie 3), character designer Kazunori Iwakura
(Burn up Excess, Slayers Great), animation director Takashi Wada (the upcoming
Azumanga Daioh) and prolific composer Kenji Kawai (Dai-Guard, Zaion: I Wish
You Were Here, Ghost In The Shell, Patlabor and the Ring movies). The varied
humour will be appreciated as much by sitcom fans as role-playing aficionados,
running the gamut from verbal wit to slapstick.
Rune Soldier vol.1: Enter The Klutz (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release,
containing four episodes in English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 language versions,
with English subtitles. Extras include clean opening and closing animations,
and ADV previews.
Running Time: 100m approx. BBFC Classification: 12
Street Date: 19/07/04 Cat#: DLR/001
Format: DVD RRP: £19.99
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR SLAYERS GREAT
MOVIE TIE-IN TO FAN-FAVOURITE FANTASY-ADVENTURE SERIES OUT 19th JULY 2004
LONDON, UK, 1st June 2004 - ADV Films today announced a 19th July 2004 release
date for Slayers: Great, the third movie tie-in (after Slayers: the Motion
Picture and Slayers Return) to the fan-favourite fantasy-adventure anime
series Slayers.
Slayers: Great brings back odd couple Lina Inverse and the buxom Naga the
Serpent to entertain fans with more (mis)adventures that are equal parts
action and comedy. The movie is based on a manga by Hajime Kanzaka (Lost
Universe) and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe (King of Bandit Jing, Orphen).
Slayers: Great (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release, letterboxed, including
both English and Japanese 2.0 versions, with English subtitles. Extras
include: Slayers trailers and ADV previews.
Running Time: 60m approx. BBFC Classification: 12
Street Date: 19/07/04 Cat#: DSL/004
Format: DVD RRP: £19.99
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR QUEEN EMERALDAS
COMPLETE SF ADVENTURE FROM INTERSTELLA 5555 CREATOR AVAILABLE 19th JULY 2004
LONDON, UK, 1st June 2004 - ADV Films today announced an 19th July 2004
release date for the DVD release of Queen Emeraldas, the complete tale of
space pirate Emeraldas from the universe of Leiji Matsumoto (Starblazers,
Galaxy Express 999, Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey,
Interstella 5555).
The production of this tale reflects the story - traditional animation is
mixed with modern CGI in the same way that Matsumoto's classic universe and
old-fashioned values are combined with a brand new adventure and story-telling
techniques.
Queen Emeraldas (RRP £15.99) is a DVD-only release, containing the both
episodes in English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 language versions, with English
subtitles. Extras include character profiles, a Scene Slide Show, and ADV
previews.
Running Time: 60m approx. BBFC Classification: PG
Street Date: 19/07/04 Cat#: DVDQE/001
Format: DVD RRP: £15.99
Source: ADV -- SzR.
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