- Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters treats pirated Anime DVD issue
[December 21, 2007] - “Evangelion”, “Coo”, “Tekkon” etc selected as Japan Academy Prize ....
<<“Evangelion”, “Coo”, “Tekkon” etc selected as Japan Academy Prize “ Animations of the year”>> [December 21, 2007] - Television Tokyo launches a mobile global site of anime
[December 20, 2007] - Animation Kobe joins “Second Life” with the opening of “Anime Kobe ”
[December 20, 2007] - GDH to establish Joint Venture with Chinese Company for Internet Distribution....
<<GDH to establish Joint Venture with Chinese Company for Internet Distribution of Anime in China>> [December 19, 2007] - NAMCO BANDAI Holdings announces complete takeover of BANDAI VISUAL
[December 19, 2007] - “Hoshi Shinichi, the person who wrote 1001 novels” wins the 28th Japanese....
<<“Hoshi Shinichi, the person who wrote 1001 novels” wins the 28th Japanese Science Fiction Award>> [December 18, 2007] - Meiji University collaborates with Graduate School of Digital Hollywood ....
<<Meiji University collaborates with Graduate School of Digital Hollywood University in digital contents education>> [December 18, 2007] - “The Snow Queen” joins hands with a chocolate shop
[December 17, 2007] - Precure ranks top in Toei Animation’s domestic copyright sales
[December 17, 2007] - DeAgostini to publish Gatchaman DVD Magazine in February
[December 14, 2007] - “Neko Rahmen” to be distributed worldwide by Vuze with P2P
[December 14, 2007] - “Area Zero Tokyo” promotion site starts, designed by Studio 4℃
[December 13, 2007] - Publication of free weekly manga magazine “Comic Gumbo” suspended
[December 13, 2007] - BUSHIROAD launches Mega Card Game Project “WeißSchwarz”
[December 12, 2007] - Video Rental Shops getting larger, analyzed by Japan Video Software Association
[December 12, 2007] - “Tomiyama Kei Award” to be established at 2nd Seiyu Awards
[December 11, 2007] - Tokyo Anime Center makes Proposals for Strategic Council on Intellectual Property
[December 11, 2007] - A total of 25 animators accepted in the 2nd Animator Training Project
[December 10, 2007] - TakaraTomy announces broadcasting of special effects new program....
<<TakaraTomy announces broadcasting of special effects new program “Tomica Hero Rescue Force”>> [December 7, 2007] - Official site for “Ponyo on a Cliff ”starts as a part of the full-scale promotion
[December 7, 2007] - Gold coated “Saint Seiya” to be launched, limited to 20 thousand pieces worldwide
[December 6, 2007] - Cultural Affairs Agency Media Arts Festival Grand Prize goes to “Summer Days with Coo” and ....
<<Cultural Affairs Agency Media Arts Festival Grand Prize goes to “Summer Days with Coo” and Contribution Prize to Mr. Masaki Tsuji >> [December 6, 2007] - ANIME INNOVATION TOKYO to open “ANIME INNOVATION CHANNEL” on YouTube
[December 5, 2007] - ITOCHU, SQEX, Fuji TV, etc. to finance for the Japanese style....
<<ITOCHU, SQEX, Fuji TV, etc. to finance for the Japanese style 3D Virtual Space “meet-me”>> [December 5, 2007] - Suginami Animation Museum to have “Commemorative Exhibition for 20th....
<<Suginami Animation Museum to have “Commemorative Exhibition for 20th Foundation Anniversary of Production I.G”>> [December 4, 2007] - “.hack//G.U. TRILOGY” to make a screen debut on December 22
[December 4, 2007] - Amusement Media Sogo Gakuin collaborates with University of Tokyo’s....
<<Amusement Media Sogo Gakuin collaborates with University of Tokyo’s Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies>> [December 3, 2007] - Bandai to hold a Charaben Competition
[December 3, 2007] - Symposium to be held with the theme of establishing animation theory
[November 30, 2007] - “YES！Pretty Cure 5 GO! GO!” to be the fifth anime in "Pretty Cure Series”
[November 30, 2007] - BOST TV launches for direct on-line anime delivery from Japan to abroad
[November 29, 2007] - Nerima Animation Association reorganized to LLC
[November 29, 2007] - Animation artist of “Oshiri Kajiri Mushi” wins the New Artist Award in big ....
<<Animation artist of “Oshiri Kajiri Mushi” wins the New Artist Award in big Pop Song Festival>> [November 28, 2007] - TOEI ANIMATION’s interim result down in both income and profit, overseas....
<<TOEI ANIMATION’s interim result down in both income and profit, overseas business performs well>> [November 28, 2007] - China made rag doll to be withdrawn for lead over safety standard
[November 27, 2007] - Two big anime programs appear on BS11 which opens on December 1
[November 27, 2007] - The 8th International Manga Summit held in Hong Kong to discuss....
The 8th International Manga Summit held in Hong Kong to discuss digital media issues [November 26, 2007] - Koei announces “Koei Vision 2011” aiming to double its sales in five years
[November 22, 2007] - “Ah! Megamisama (Oh! My Goddess)” to be on air to commemorate....
<<“Ah! Megamisama (Oh! My Goddess)” to be on air to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its publication>> [November 22, 2007] - “5 Centimeters Per Second ” wins the best animated feature film of ....
<<“5 Centimeters Per Second ” wins the best animated feature film of Asia Pacific Screen Awards>> [November 21, 2007] - Miyabe Miyuki’s “Crossfire” to be Mobile Comic
[November 21, 2007] - Of the 18.2 billion yen domestic digital book market, electronic comics account....
<<Of the 18.2 billion yen domestic digital book market, electronic comics account for10.6 billion yen, growing threefold from the previous year>> [November 20, 2007] - TYO acquires a CG content production, Ludens, to consolidate it into the group
[November 20, 2007] - Dentsu reports consolidated net sales of 997.3 billion yen
[November 19, 2007] - Bandai Namco to launch a powerful promotional project for ”Ultra Galaxy...
Bandai Namco to launch a powerful promotional project for ”Ultra Galaxy: Giant Monster Battle” [November 19, 2007] - The 7th Hida International Animation Festival of Folktales and Fables....
The 7th Hida International Animation Festival of Folktales and Fables to be held in December [November 16, 2007] - SF Channel to appear in SKY Perfect TV next April
[November 16, 2007] - Tsuburaya’s new program to appear in BS 11 and Bandai Channel
[November 15, 2007] - Nippon Animation announces “The Long Journey of Porphy” as the 25th anime for....
<<Nippon Animation announces “The Long Journey of Porphy” as the 25th anime for World Masterpiece Theater>> [November 15, 2007] - “Hakaba Kitaro” TV series to be aired at late night from January 2008
[November 14, 2007] - Japanesque Modern Committee selects 3 animes for its Japanesque Modern....
<<Japanesque Modern Committee selects 3 animes for its Japanesque Modern Collection including Gunpla>> [November 14, 2007] - "Persona" to be animated by A-1 Pictures
[November 13, 2007] - Osaka sets out to offer an international trade fair for anime and manga....
Osaka sets out to offer an international trade fair for anime and manga in November 2008 [November 13, 2007] - Nippon TV starts distribution of anime programs via the Internet
[November 12, 2007] - Bandai Namco reorganizes business operations through TOB of Bandai V and....
<<Bandai Namco reorganizes business operations through TOB of Bandai V and Bandai Networks>> [November 12, 2007] - Meiji University to establish a new school to analyze “Cool Japan”....
Meiji University to establish a new school to analyze “Cool Japan”, Aso Taro to join to commemorative symposium [November 9, 2007] - TIFCOM2007 attracts the largest ever 3,505 attendants
[November 9, 2007] - TV Tokyo revises up the business performance with “Naruto” overseas....
TV Tokyo revises up the business performance with “Naruto” overseas business success [November 8, 2007] - Animax at the top of CS Channel contact ratio
[November 8, 2007] - Production I.G to be a holding company I.G Port
[November 7, 2007] - Production I.G and Shirow Masamune to collaborate again in “Real Drive”
[November 7, 2007] - Japan Animation Content Meeting 2007 attracts 10,000 people
[November 6, 2007] - TMS ENTERTAINMENT announces interim results, income increases but ....
<TMS ENTERTAINMENT announces interim results, income increases but profit decreases ,production boosts but DVD sales remain dull> [November 6, 2007] - Tokyo International Anime Fair starts inviting anime works to the Tokyo Anime....
<Tokyo International Anime Fair starts inviting anime works to the Tokyo Anime Awards competition> [November 5, 2007] - Index Holdings to begin distribution of manga and games in China joining hands....
Index Holdings to begin distribution of manga and games in China joining hands with China Mobile [November 5, 2007] - Nerima Animation Association to produce a local anime information program
[November 2, 2007] - “BROSTA TV” the website to find & produce creators to open
[November 2, 2007] - ANIMAX mobile to be launched in Hong Kong globalized even in mobile phone field
[November 1, 2007] - iTune to launch about 800 tunes owned by Lantis
[November 1, 2007] - Suginami animation museum to open memorial exhibition for the late Hiroshi Osaka
[October 31, 2007] - Movies with expired copyright to be cartooned
[October 31, 2007] - P. A.WORKS directly contracts for production of animated “true tears” in 2008
[October 30, 2007] - Kadokawa Group announces interim results, visual business goes into red
[October 30, 2007] - “Witchblade” ranks No.1 in the U.S. anime DVD sales
[October 29, 2007] - Shochiku lowers earnings forecasts but the sales of DVDs and....
Shochiku lowers earnings forecasts but the sales of DVDs and rights business remain strong [October 29, 2007] - Oban Star-Racers nominated for British Academy ....
Oban Star-Racers nominated for British Academy Children Film and Television Awards [October 26, 2007] - Wedge HD promotes contents development such as anime project with....
Wedge HD promotes contents development such as anime project with APFG in Thailand [October 26, 2007] - Softbank to launch Char-type mobile phone, an eye-catcher in winter 2007
[October 25, 2007] - Japanese government asks U.S. government to take measures against....
Japanese government asks U.S. government to take measures against illegal anime distribution on the Net [October 25, 2007] - J-Stream collaborates with BitTorrent in commercial services
[October 24, 2007] - Fanworks collaborates with Suginami Ward on the ward character
[October 24, 2007] - Tokyo International Film Festival opens, Director Oshii and others are on red carpet
[October 23, 2007] - A preview given to celebrate completion of “TSUBASA TOKYO REVELATIONS 1”
[October 23, 2007] - MMV Revises Interim Performance Strong DVD Repeat Sales
[October 22, 2007] - Kids Station Launches SNS “Aniba” for Anime Fans
[October 22, 2007] - Animax Grand Prix ,“Yumedamaya Kidan” produced by I.G. to be....
Animax Grand Prix ,“Yumedamaya Kidan” produced by I.G. to be aired on November 25 [October 19, 2007] - Sale Anime sustains Anime DVD market for the first half of 2007
[October 19, 2007] - Bandai Networks launches an official game site of “Dragon Ball”
[October 18, 2007] - TOMY revises up its business performance forecast due to....
TOMY revises up its business performance forecast due to “Pokémon“,”Transformer” good sales [October 18, 2007] - GashaPon + Digital, Bandai to launch new type product of SD Gundam
[October 17, 2007] - Bandai Visual’s interim results down in income and profit
[October 17, 2007] - MANGA Festival of Akihabara talks about “Overseas Market” and “Copyright”, etc.
[October 16, 2007] - Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) announced to be established
[October 16, 2007] - Winners of Mobile Comic Award 2007 Announced
[October 15, 2007] - Unprecedented concert to offer Kenji Kawai’s music to be held in November at ....
Unprecedented concert to offer Kenji Kawai’s music to be held in November at National Convention Hall, Yokohama [October 15, 2007] - TOMY aims to achieve 10 billion yen annually with new “Yatterman” products.
[October 12, 2007] - BLUE DRAGON to be aired in North America where Xbox enjoys its popularity
[October 12, 2007] - ASIAGRAPH2007 with varied events including “CG Animation theater”
[October 11, 2007] - “Yatterman” revives in commemoration of 30th birthday
[October 11, 2007] - Family oriented theme song announced for Miyazaki Animation....
Family oriented theme song announced for Miyazaki Animation “Gake no Ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on a Cliff)” [October 10, 2007] - TMS ENTERTAINMENT starts airing family-targeted animation on UHF Network
[October 10, 2007] - THINK Corp. to disclose its know-how on using LLP in animation production
[October 9, 2007] - TMS Entertainment is expanding anime distribution business
[October 9, 2007] - dwango AG Entertainment Co., Ltd. launches a new A-POP label, recommending MAD
[October 5, 2007] - The Association of Japanese Animations and Visual Industry Promotion....
The Association of Japanese Animations and Visual Industry Promotion Organization start Fan-fiction Official Net Community [October 5, 2007] - Gung Ho Online launches closed B of “Fist of the North Star ONLINE” in December
[October 4, 2007] - Free weekly manga comic Gumbo to be published in book form
[October 4, 2007] - “Nico Nico Douga (Animation)” Announces to Strengthen Copy Right Protection of ....
“Nico Nico Douga (Animation)” Announces to Strengthen Copy Right Protection of Contributed Animation [October 3, 2007] - Animation by PICOGRAPH of Sapporo Chosen for ANIME INNOVATION TOKYO’s ....
Animation by PICOGRAPH of Sapporo Chosen for ANIME INNOVATION TOKYO’s 5th Supporting Project [October 3, 2007] - Italian Director’s Animation Film Project will be presented in TPG of ....
Italian Director’s Animation Film Project will be presented in TPG of TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL [October 2, 2007] - JETRO Opens Seminar, Search for Possibility of Secondary Use of ....
JETRO Opens Seminar, Search for Possibility of Secondary Use of Animation, etc. in China [October 2, 2007] - Dentsu to post extraordinary loss of ￥4.7 billion....
Dentsu to post extraordinary loss of ￥4.7 billion due to business downsizing of Geneon Entertainment (USA) [October 1, 2007] - Animation Kobe’s Production Awards to go to “Paprika” and “Code Geass”
[October 1, 2007] - BANDAI V revises business performance
[September 28, 2007] - TMS revises down interim business performance forecast
[September 28, 2007] - GDH increases its copyright revenues from the past anime productions and ....
GDH increases its copyright revenues from the past anime productions and revises up interim period business performance forecast [September 27, 2007] - Director Yamamura wins Grandprix in Ottawa conquering....
Director Yamamura wins Grandprix in Ottawa conquering four biggest animation festival [September 27, 2007] - “The Tower of Druaga” will Revive in Animation, On Air Next Spring
[September 26, 2007] - TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007 achieves Largest Attendees but Public Attendees Down
[September 26, 2007] - Lineup for the Tokyo International Film Festival Announced
[September 25, 2007] - TX-BB opens a mobile comic book site “Comic-do Shoten”
[September 25, 2007] - ADK to open “ADK Anime World” in Second Life in November
[September 21, 2007] - Japan-Korea Joint Production of “Maple Story” Announced
[September 21, 2007] - BANDAI NETWORKS Opens Official Mobile Game Site of “Dragon Ball”
[September 20, 2007] - JETRO Releases Survey Report on Contents Market in Hong Kong
[September 20, 2007] - Licensing Asia 2007 announces seminar lineups
[September 19, 2007] - Incorporated “Gekigason-Juku” aims Talent Development and Protection of ....
Incorporated “Gekigason-Juku” aims Talent Development and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights [September 19, 2007] - TYO takes over Tsuburaya Productions famous for special effects art
[September 18, 2007] - Dot-Anime adds Sunrise’s anime songs to its distribution lineup
[September 18, 2007] - Anime movie box-office sales for 2007 July summer season down 11.2% from 2006
[September 14, 2007] - Avex Marketing Inc. creates two new departments for Content...
Avex Marketing Inc. creates two new departments for Content Planning and Rights Planning [September 14, 2007]
