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• Live Charity Auction Raises US$45,000+ for Totoro Forest (2008-09-07)
  Silent auctions also raise roughly twice that for forest that inspired Miyazaki...
• Ponyo, Sky Crawlers Passed Over at Venice Film Fest (2008-09-06)
  Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Oshii fail to take any of festival's major awards...
• Imagi's CG Gatchaman Teaser Trailer Video Streamed (2008-09-06)
  Final ten seconds of computer-animated film's full trailer...
• D.C.I.F. Da Capo If Part I OVA Announced (2008-09-06)
  Tentatively titled video anime episode to feature Kotori Shirakawa (Yui Horie)...
• New Slayers TV Anime Series Officially Confirmed (2008-09-06)
  Current Slayers Revolution series already planned as 1st part of half-year story...
• Japanese Box Office, August 30–31: Ponyo Drops to #3 (2008-09-05)
  America's Hancock, 1st of 3 20th Century Boys films place one-two...
• Oshii's Sky Crawlers Wins Venice Fest's Digital Award (2008-09-05)
  Ponyo gets special mention in prizes sponsored by Future Film Fest...
• Zeorymer Omega Manga Revives 1980s Robot Title (2008-09-05)
  Latest update of robot manga/anime from Guyver's Morio Chimi...
• NYC Fashion Designer Inspired by Wallflower Manga (2008-09-05)
  Julie Haus prepares "Not a Wallflower" line for latest Fashion Week...
• ANN Job Opportunity: Anime Weekend Atlanta Freelance Reporter (2008-09-05)
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• Daily Briefs (2008-09-04)
  • Museum Featuring Manga, Anime Planned for Kobe, Japan
  • MTV Looks to Cast Anime Fans for True Life Episode
  
• 11 Manga Titles in August's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (2008-09-04)
  Watchman, Batman continue to dominate, while Naruto tops manga...
• Chaos;Head Game Gets Third Manga in Comic Rush Mag (2008-09-04)
  Koharu Biyori's Takehito Mizuki to start Chaos;HEAd H on September 26...
• Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 27–September 2 (2008-09-04)
  1st Geass R2 DVD moves to #2, between debuts of 1st Gintama Season 3, 8th Shana II DVDs...
• Kite: Liberator Sequel Being Written by Creator Umetsu (2008-09-04)
  Sequel to story that is itself a loose follow-up to the original Kite anime...
• Beck Manga Side Story to Run in Japan in October (2008-09-04)
  Story to depict crucial day in life of significant side character...
• Chi's Sweet Home Episodes Posted for Free in Japanese (2008-09-04)
  First four episodes about wandering kitten streamed online until December 3...
• New Hell Girl Shōjo Manga Launches in Japan in October (2008-09-04)
  Manga precedes debut of Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae TV anime by one day...
• Daily Briefs (2008-09-03)
  • Anime Expo Organizers Picks New CFO, Steve Rezayat
  • 1980s Robotech Adaptation Sold on iTunes
  
• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Extends Seattle Run (2008-09-03)
  Mamoru Hosoda's award-winning film to play until September 11...