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Robotech Comic Preview
Robotech.com has a preview of the first 3 pages of the upcoming Robotech comic being released by Wildstorm Productions.
China Central TV making Anime!
The Nippon Animation Company and the China Central TV Broadcasting Station (CCTV) have announced that they signed a deal, earlier this month, to co-produce a number of Anime TV Series to be broadcast in Japan and China. As many as 20 of Nippon Animation's staff will be transferred to China to work on the project, and CCTV will also send a number of staff to Japan to study the Japanese way of producing animated TV series. This is the first time a Japanese Anime studio has signed a major deal with a major Chinese TV station. Chinese law restricts the amount of exposure and airtime foreign produced material can receive on Chinese TV. However material that is co-produced with a chinese company is not subject to these limitations, as such this will be the first time that a Japanese Anime series is broadcast across China.
AdultSwim 5 days a week!
Cartoon Networks Schedule starting Saturday, January 11th includes Anime 5 days a week. The only days in the CN schedule that will not see any Anime are Friday and Sunday. The Adult Swim Block, running from Monday to Thrusday will see two hours of Anime, starting with the addition of the Lupin the 3rd TV series at midnight.
12:00AM - Lupin III
12:30AM - Inuyasha
1:00AM - Yu Yu Hakusho
1:30AM - Cowboy Bebop
Toonami on Saturday will be extended to a seven and a half hour block including two hours of Anime, one and a half of which are Dragonball:
6:30PM - Dragonball
8:30PM - Zoids
9:00PM - Dragonball Z (full hour)
Also of note, on December 7th, Outlaw Star, which does not appear to be in the new schedule, will be cancelled in favor of an extra episode of Inu Yasha.
Source: ANT
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English Subtitles on Production I.G R2 DVD releases
Comic World News has posted an interview with Mark Paniccia, TokyoPop's new Senior Editor. The first half of the interview deals mostly with the (mainstream) comic industry, but the secondhalf looks a bit into the going ons at Tokyopop.
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Manga Entertainment To Edit Read Or Die
According to an unconfirmed report, Manga Entertainment announced at Ohayocon that their upcoming release of Read Or Die would have the OAV's three episodes edited into one feature.
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ADV To Release Two Varieties Of Saint Seiya
ADV will dub the series for television distribution by DiC under the name Knights of the Zodiac. This release will be edited and rewritten. There will also be an uncut bilingual DVD, with a dub that is true to the original series.
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More Bandai Anime shows on Cartoon Network
While not yet officially confirmed, a reliable source has informed ANN that .hack//SIGN is due to air on Cartoon Network in February, to coincide with the video game release. Another reliable source has indicated that Ghost in the Shell TV will be airing on North American television, although the exact channel has not yet been announced.
