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• Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Wins Tiptree Award (2010-03-18)
  Award honors sci-fi/fantasy works that explores understanding of gender...
• 4Kids Reports US$21 Million Loss in 4th Quarter (2010-03-17)
  4Kids to "return to its roots" by licensing, airing more Japanese properties...
• Japanese Comic Ranking, March 8-14 (2010-03-17)
  One Piece, Naruto, Reborn stay on chart; Angel Heart, Chihayafuru debut in top 5...
• Right Stuf Adds Dirty Pair TV Anime Series (Updated) (2010-03-17)
  Sunrise animated Haruka Takachiho's novels about 2 female galactic private eyes...
• One Piece #57 is Fastest Manga to Sell 2 Million (2010-03-17)
  Latest volume reaches 2 million in 2 weeks; #56 took 6 weeks...
• Anime Central Hosts 4 Japanese Soul Eater Voice Actors (2010-03-17)
  Yumiko Kobayashi, Kouki Uchiyama, Kaori Nazuka, Narumi Takahira head to Illinois...
• Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae Wins Manga Taisho Award (Updated) (2010-03-17)
  Cartoon Grand Prize goes to gag manga about Roman, Japanese baths...
• Full House Manhwa Gets 3D Animated Film in Korea, Japan (Updated) (2010-03-17)
  Soo Yon Won's romance already printed by CPM in U.S., adapted for TV in Korea...
• Manga Sales Drop a Historic 6.6% in Japan in 2009 (2010-03-17)
  Y418.7 billion total; mag sales fell below Y200 billion for 1st time in 18 years...
• Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 8-14 (2010-03-16)
  Gundam UC, Summer Wars, Hetalia, 20th Century Boys, Seitokai no Ichizon, Mamoru Miyano, Durarara...
• Asahi: Tokyo's 'Virtual' Child Porn Bill Put on Hold (2010-03-16)
  Choice to continue debate would postpone vote until at least June...
• Gundam UC 1 is New #1 Anime BD in 1st-Week Sales (Updated) (2010-03-16)
  Newest Gundam's 1st BD sells 56,000, trails only Michael Jackson's This Is It in Japan...
• Manga UK to Release Live-Action Higanjima Film (2010-03-16)
  Volcano High director, Death Note writer adapted Kōji Matsumoto's horror manga...
• Priest Film's Behind-the-Scenes Videos Streamed (2010-03-16)
  Live-action version of Min-Woo Hyung's horror manhwa to open in January...
• Sora no Otoshimono's 2nd TV Season Reportedly Green-Lit (2010-03-16)
  Production on 2nd anime season listed on new wraparound jacket band...
• Durarara's 7th Volume to Add DVD-Exclusive Episode (2010-03-16)
  Limited edition to also add drama CD of short story never before adapted outside print...
• Cencoroll's Anime Innovation Tokyo Unveils 4 New Works (2010-03-16)
  Production company to premiere new anime next week at Tokyo Anime Fair...
• Daily Briefs (2010-03-15)
  • Solanin Helmer Wants Sekai no Owari to Yoake-Mae Film
  • Joost to Remove Last of Its Anime on March 25
  
• Clannad, Blue Drop, Ghost Hound, Tears to Tiara Get Dubs (2010-03-15)
  Also in Upgrade program: Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story...
• Dark Horse Lists Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse Manga (2010-03-15)
  Ming Ming's supernatural school shōjo manga reimagining of Gainax, Khara's anime...