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NAME: Phoenix Wright
OCCUPATION:Defense Attorney
INFORMATION: Former witnesses attest that it is a jarring experience to be the target of Phoenix Wright's pointing finger when he shouts, "Objection!" or "Hold it!" This is probably why opponents resentfully refer to him as Porcupine Head... well, that and the fact that he has the most amazing gravity-defying coif around. |
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 FUNimation Entertainment to release all 12 episodes of Shigurui: Death Frenzy in 2009. Flower Mound, TX – May 16, 2008 – FUNimation® Entertainment today officially announces that it has acquired DVD, digital and broadcast rights to the 12 -episode Edo period drama anime series Shigurui: Death Frenzy from Mad House Inc. The storyline is adapted from the manga "Shigurui" created by Takayuki Yamaguchi based on the novel “Suruga-jou Gozen Jiai” by Norio Nanjo. The anime was directed by Hirotsugu Hamazaki and produced by Mad House Studios (Gunslinger Girl, Claymore). About Shigurui: Death Frenzy The bloody tale Shigurui: Death Frenzy is based upon actual events of 17th century feudal Japan. The story begins at the moment just before the end: Two disfigured opponents face off in a hidden tournament under the eyes of a deranged Shogun. Destined to fight to the death; the end result of the dark history which they have shared. Only seven years before, these two students met within the walls of a renowned dojo. Learning the secret sword techniques of their master, they became warriors of the blade and competitors for the hand of their teacher’s daughter… the very future of the dojo a prize to be claimed. Within a nation at peace, violence erupts around two rivals fated for one final duel. FUNimation Entertainment will release all 12 episodes of Shigurui: Death Frenzy in 2009. Please visit www.funimation.com/shigurui to see video from the series. Kindly Provided By Active AnimeEditing And Image Provided By The Hokages Inc. Editorial Team
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 X-Men co-creator discusses collaboration with Shaman King's Hiroyuki Takei The Japan Times newspaper has published an interview with Spider-Man and X-Men co-creator Stan Lee about the world of manga and his Ultimo collaboration with Shaman King co-creator Hiroyuki Takei. The interviewer, Otaku USA magazine editor-in-chief Patrick Macias, talked with Stan Lee about Ultimo and other comic topics in a separate podcast he posted last month. Ultimo premiered in Japan in Shueisha's Jump SQ.II inaugural magazine issue on April 18, and Viz Entertainment plans to publish Ultimo in North America in a format that has yet to be decided. Kindly Provided By ANN
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 On-location report in Young Jump's next feature article early this summer  This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine has published the first official full-color image of Justin Chatwin as the main character Son Goku in James Wong's live-action Dragonball film on Thursday. The film adapts Akira Toriyama's fantasy fighting manga, which ran in the same magazine from 1984 to 1995. Early this summer, the magazine will publish its next feature article on the film with an on-location report.  Japan will be the first country in the world to screen the film in March of 2009. The film will then open in the United States on April 3. Emmy Rossum (Bulma), Chow Yun-Fat (Master Roshi), James Marsters (Piccolo), Jamie Chung (Chichi), Joon Park (Yamcha), Eriko Tamura (Mai), and Randall Duk Kim (Grandpa Gohan) also star in the international production. Source: Dragonball the MovieKindly Provided By ANNImage Taken From ANN And Anime Haven
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FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES STRAIN: STRATEGIC ARMORED INFANTRY FROM HAPPINET FUNimation Entertainment acquires the anime Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry from Happinet with DVD, digital and broadcasting rights. Flower Mound, TX – May 15 , 2008 – FUNimation® Entertainment today officially announces that it has acquired DVD , digital and broadcast rights to the 13-episode sci-fi anime series Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry from Happinet. Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry is the first Mecha driven science fiction tale influenced by the works of Frances Hodgson Burnett (most notably, “A Little Princess” and also “Little Lord Fauntleroy” and “The Secret Garden”). The anime was directed by Tetsuya Watanabe (Rumbling Hearts) and produced by Studio Fantasia. About Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry A young cadet named Sara yearns to follow her brother Ralph to the stars, but in the midst of intergalactic war, betrayal intervenes to alter her fate. Sara loses everything when the enemy unleashes a surprise assault on her school, her friends and fellow cadets massacred along with her dreams. The leader of the enemy forces is no faceless villain… her brother commands the opposition. As the mystery of an ancient alien race surfaces and factions of humanity stand against one another, Sara changes her name and re-enlists. Her new mission: Confront Ralph to discover his true motives and, if necessary, put an end to his treasonous ways. FUNimation Entertainment will release all 13 episodes of Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry in one complete DVD release in Spring 2009. Kindly Provided By Active AnimeEditing And Image Provided By The Hokages Inc. Editorial Team
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TOMY AND D3PUBLISHER OF AMERICA ANNOUNCE NARUTO: PATH OF THE NINJA 2 FOR NINTENDO DS Everyone’s Favorite Ninja Returns to the RPG Genre with Original Storyline, 30 Playable Characters, and Wi-Fi Multiplayer Feature Los Angeles - May 14, 2008 TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), publishers of interactive entertainment software, today announced NARUTO™: Path of the Ninja™ 2 for the Nintendo DS™. Everyone’s favorite orange-clad ninja returns to the role-playing genre with Path of the Ninja 2, featuring an all-new original storyline, a huge roster of playable characters, an improved combat system and for the first time, exciting Wi-Fi battles. Based on VIZ Media’s hit animated TV series NARUTO, NARUTO: Path of the Ninja 2 is scheduled to hit stores in September 2008. “There are huge numbers of NARUTO fans across North America, and we wanted to give them more choices than ever before,” said Laura Yoshioka, director of consumer software at TOMY Corporation. “This new adventure will allow fans to play as their favorite character and create their own dream ninja squad as they try to complete an entirely original mission.” NARUTO: Path of the Ninja 2 is set to give players a portable outlet for their inner ninja this fall. A deep, original storyline will allow players to access 30 major characters from the series, from standards such as Naruto and Sakura to unlikely allies like the weapons-based Tenten. The improved and intuitive battle system will make it easy for even the newest fighters to get into the combat, using the DS Touch Screen to unleash devastating melee and jutsu attacks on any opponent foolish enough to get in their way. The new Squad Leader and Ninja Tag systems provide even more squad-building options, while the Wi-Fi multiplayer feature offers aspiring ninja the chance to take on challengers from around the world. For more information on NARUTO please visit www.naruto.com. For more information on NARUTO: Path of the Ninja 2, please visit www.NarutoNintendoGames.com. About TOMY Corporation With U.S. headquarters in Santa Ana, California, TOMY Corporation is one of the worlds’ oldest and most endearing toy companies. For more than eight decades, TOMY has developed and manufactured a broad portfolio of exciting and educational toys, games and video games for children of all ages. Known for its innovation, quality and safety, TOMY’s mission is to produce toys, videogames and merchandise for North America that entertain and inspire children and adults. The Consumer Software Division currently publishes for the Nintendo GameCube™, Game Boy® Advance, Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ home video game system. TOMY Corporation is a subsidiary of Japan-based TOMY Company, Ltd. (aka TAKARATOMY in Japan). More information is available at www.TOMY-USA.com. About VIZ Media, LLC Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan Production Co., Ltd. (ShoPro Japan), VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America and a global licensor of Japanese manga and animation. The company offers an integrated product line including, magazines such as SHONEN JUMP and SHOJO BEAT, graphic novels, videos, DVDs, audio soundtracks and develops and markets animated entertainment from initial production, television placement and distribution, to merchandise licensing and promotions for audiences and consumers of all ages. Contact VIZ Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and at www.VIZ.com. About D3Publisher of America, Inc D3Publisher of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of D3, Inc. with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. D3Publisher of America’s strategic focus is on licensed and original titles from leading third-party developers that appeal to mass-market consumers or gaming enthusiasts. Based in Los Angeles, D3Publisher of America distributes and publishes software for personal computers, major console platforms, and handheld systems, including Wii™, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance, PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, the Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For additional information on D3Publisher of America and its products, visit the website at http://www.d3publisher.us. Kindly Provided By Active AnimeEditing And Image Provided By The Hokages Inc. Editorial Team
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RIGHT STUF'S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS TRAILER & DETAILS FOR MARIA WATCHES OVER US - SEASON 1 July 2008 release of Maria-sama ga Miteru to feature two subtitle tracks GRIMES, IA, May 15, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to unveil the first trailer for MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru), now showing at mariasama.rightstuf.com ( http://mariasama.rightstuf.com). In addition to hosting the trailer’s premiere, the newly refreshed site also reveals more details about the MARIA WATCHES OVER US – Season 1 DVD Collection, which is scheduled for July 29, 2008. · The set will feature Japanese audio, as previously announced, along with English on-screen translations and two English-language subtitle tracks: one with regular dialogue subtitles and a second, special subtitle track that retains the Japanese honorifics. · The Season 1 DVD Collection will also include the following special features: Season 1 “Specials” 1-7, character bios and liner notes. **** “July cannot come fast enough!” – AnimeOnDVD.com The Maria Watches Over Us anime is based upon an ongoing series of light novels – written by Oyuki Konno and illustrated by Reine Hibiki – that began in 1998 and currently spans 32 volumes. Short stories related to the series have been published in the shoujo (girls’) magazine Cobalt, and a manga adaptation is serialized in the anthology magazine Margaret. The series’ publisher, Shueisha, also produced 14 drama CDs (with radio-style plays). The anime adaptation of Maria-sama ga Miteru – also referred to by fans as “MariMite” – encompasses two, 13-episode TV seasons, a 5-episode OVA (original video animation) as its third season, and a fourth season, currently in production in Japan. The first three seasons of Maria Watches Over Us feature animation by Studio DEEN (Fruits Basket, Gravitation, Rurouni Kenshin), direction by Yukihiro Matsushimataa (Blue Dragon, Sugar Sugar Rune), and scripting by Reiko Yoshida (Aria, Boys Over Flowers, Story of Saiunkoku). Visit mariasama.rightstuf.com for more information about Maria Watches Over Us (Maria-sama ga Miteru) and the upcoming DVD box sets. About MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru) – Season 1 When Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls’ Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined she would catch the eye of beautiful and demure Sachiko Ogasawara, one of the school’s most popular students. Now Sachiko has offered to be Yumi’s sœur – her “sister” and guide for all her years at the academy. The whole idea has Yumi completely flustered: After all, they hardly know each other! The entire campus is abuzz with rumors about the two of them, but Yumi is conflicted over accepting Sachiko’s offer. While she admires Sachiko, being her sœur would also mean constantly being at the center of the entire school’s attention! Contains the complete 13-episode first season, plus the Season 1 “specials.” MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru) - Season 1 DVD Collection Pre-Book: 6/24/2008 Street Date: 7/29/2008 Runtime: Approximately 325 minutes, Dolby Digital Stereo, Color Genre: Drama Suggested Rating: 13+ Format: DVD (2.0 Japanese, 2 English Subtitle Tracks, English On-Screen Translations) Catalog #: RSDVD0815 ISBN: 1-57032-790-4 UPC: 7-42617-0815-2-1 SRP: $49.99 Discs/Set: 4 Item Measurements: 5 3/8” x 1 7/32” x 7 5/8” (LxWxH), Weight TBA Case Qty: 9 sets / case DVD Features: Scene access; Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio for Japanese dialogue; two English subtitle tracks (regular dialogue subtitles, plus a special subtitle track that includes Japanese honorifics); and English on-screen translations. PLUS: Season 1 “Specials” 1-7, character bios, liner notes and Nozomi Entertainment trailers. * Cover Art: Not yet available. MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru) Season 1 © OYUKI KONNO / SHUEISHA • YAMAYURIKAI. * To view this image, cut and paste the URL into your Web browser. ** Product specifications and content may be subject to change. ABOUT RIGHT STUF, INC. Currently celebrating its 21st year in business, Right Stuf, Inc. was one of the first players in the U.S. Japanese Animation ("anime") industry, as both an anime producer/distributor and a retailer. Right Stuf works to promote knowledge of its own products, as well as the anime and manga industry, in general, through its online storefront at RightStuf.com and a variety of media including podcasts and special publications. Nozomi Entertainment, Right Stuf’s production division, is dedicated to the highest quality releases. True to the Japanese word that inspired its name, Nozomi’s focus is on “what fans want.” By focusing on a limited number of anime properties each year, the Nozomi production team ensures each release receives the care and attention to detail it deserves. From anime classics like Astro Boy, Kimba and Gigantor to modern comedies, dramas and favorites such as The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, His and Her Circumstances, Gravitation, Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars, Ninja Nonsense, To Heart, The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye and Emma: A Victorian Romance, Right Stuf and Nozomi Entertainment produce quality programming for fans of all ages and interests. For more information, visit www.rightstuf.com and www.nozomient.com. Kindly Provided By Active Anime
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 Appleseed Ex Machina two-disc set and Blu-ray to be released by Warner Home Video on June 2, 2008 “Gorgeous art design, zippy, entertaining plot” – Anime News Network “Pumped to the max visually” – Variety Visionary Japanese director Shinji Aramaki and internationally acclaimed producer John Woo (Face/Off) bring you the outstanding animated epic APPLESEED: EX MACHINA, released on 2 June from Warner Home Video as a two-disc collector’s DVD and Blu-ray set. This action-packed feature-length Japanese animation is based on the popular all action sci-fi manga by Shirow Masamune (Ghost in the Shell). Ex Machina is an evolution of the original Appleseed anime released in 2004 featuring next generation technology, and is more sophisticated and even more explosive than its predecessor. Although a work of science-fiction, this thrilling spectacle of an adventure has all the trademarks of a John Woo film – stylish slow-motion gun play, all-action set pieces, deep romance and of course, Woo’s trademark white doves! The real showcasing element of Appleseed: Ex Machina is the outstanding film design and visual style. A combination of meticulous motion capture and superb cell-shading CGI animation really make Appleseed: Ex Machina a stand out title for DVD collectors. The year is 2135. After a non-nuclear war has wiped out half of earth’s population, one bastion of hope survives; the utopian city of Olympus. In this high-tech wonderland the leaders of the world have congregated at a summit to discuss the production of Bioroids; genetically cloned humans who are manufactured with dulled emotions in an effort to avoid further global conflicts. ESWAT, an elite police strike-force who utilise huge combat robots called ‘Landmates’ to carry out their peacekeeping work, are charged with the responsibility of monitoring the summit. Our born-for-action sexy heroine, Deunan works for ESWAT along side her part-cyborg boyfriend Briareos. Their partnership is tested when a new member is introduced to the team; Tereus, a genetically engineered soldier, grown from Briareos’s DNA. As well as looking just like pre-cyberised Briareos, Tereus has strong feelings for Deunan and is willing to fight Briareos for her affection. When the summit comes under attack from an unknown terrorist threat the trio are forced to swallow their emotions and work together to defend the future of humankind. Gear up and drop in with the ESWAT team in this second instalment of a widely acclaimed Japaniamtion. DVD & Bluray Specifics: Release date: 2 June 2008 Running time: 100mins (+ extensive EC) Certificate: 12 UK / 15 IRE Released by: Warner Home Video Genre: CGI Anime Sci-fi Special Features: Team Up – John Woo & Shinji Aramaki; Revolution – Animating Ex Machina; Commentary. Kindly Provided By Active AnimeEditing And Image Provided By The Hokages Inc. Editorial Team
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FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES GUNSLINGER GIRL IL TEATRINO FROM MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT INC. Gunslinger Girl makes a comeback to FUNimation Entertainment with its sequel Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino. Flower Mound, TX – May 14, 2008 – FUNimation® Entertainment today officially announces that it has acquired DVD and broadcast rights to the 13-episode action drama anime series Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino from Marvelous Entertainment Inc. Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino is the sequel to the Gunslinger Girl series currently distributed by FUNimation. The Gunslinger Girl storyline is adapted from the manga Gunslinger Girl by Yu Aida. The anime was directed by Rei Mano (Ghost Hunt, among others) and produced by Artland (Mushi-Shi). About Gunslinger Girl IL Teatrino When the Social Welfare Agency investigates the disappearance of an operative, their inquiry leads them right into the lair of their rival, the Five Republics. The assassin Triela infiltrates the hostile organization, but her search is cut short when she finds herself staring down the barrel of a gun. FUNimation Entertainment will release all 13 episodes of Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino in one complete DVD release in 2009. Kindly Provided By Active AnimeEditing And Image By The Hokages Inc. Editorial Team
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 Romantic Comedy Based On Popular Manga Series Depicts Five Art Students And Their Transformations From Adolescence To Adulthood San Francisco, CA, May 12, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced the DVD release of HONEY AND CLOVER today. The live-action film, directed by Masahiro Takata and based on a best-selling manga series by Chica Umino, features English subtitles and will carry an estimated retail price of $24.98. Special bonus features on the disc include cast interviews, and a dedicated website about the film is available at www.honeyandclover.us. HONEY AND CLOVER is a romantic comedy that focuses on five college students and the art school they attend. Mayama, Morita and Takemoto (played by J-Pop star Sho Sakurai, who also appeared in HULA GIRLS) aren't necessarily living fancy lives, but they always manage to have fun. When a talented and pretty painter named Hagumi Hanamoto (played by HULA GIRLS star Yu Aoi) enrolls in the program, her presence and unique approach to art affects the entire school and her new friends, especially Takamoto. The plot thickens as Hagumi becomes embroiled in a complicated love triangle as she struggles to find her artistic voice. Takemoto has a deft touch with his art, but he's not at his best with relationships, while Mayama is calm and gentle, and Morita is an eccentric genius and a rootless wanderer. Five one-sided feelings are tangling, with no answer in si | | | | | | | | |
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