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  • NARUTO to be on postal stamps on October 23
    [August 24, 2009]
  • Manga hosting site MANGAROO opens in both Japanese and English
    [August 17, 2009]
  • Yui Makino on world tour from Paris, Shang Hai to N.Y.
    [August 10, 2009]
  • Japan’s SENGOKU BASARA wins at World Cosplay Summit 2009
    [August 3, 2009]
  • Japanese domestic anime market decreases for two years, Media Development Research...
    <<Japanese domestic anime market decreases for two years, Media Development Research Institute Inc. says>> [July 30, 2009]
  • THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA’s CD sales hit a million record
    [July 22, 2009]
  • ANPANMAN achieved the world record for characters in an anime series recognized...
    <<ANPANMAN achieved the world record for characters in an anime series recognized by Guiness World Recrods>> [July 17, 2009]
  • Sunrise’s official mobile site to open on July 10
    [July 8, 2009]
  • Studio 4°C’s latest movie FIRST SQUAD awarded at Moscow International Film Festival
    [June 30, 2009]
  • Madhouse introduces new movie TIBETAN DOG at Annecy
    [June 18, 2009]
  • EVANGELION:1.11’s Blu-Ray Disc debuts with the record of49,000 copies sold
    [June 9, 2009]
  • Writer Kaoru Kurimoto passes away and GUIN SAGA remains unfinished
    [June 1, 2009]
  • Young Jump holds a content for a TV commercial that features its serialized manga...
    <<Young Jump holds a content for a TV commercial that features its serialized manga titles and characters form them for the 30th anniversary>> [May 22, 2009]
  • Natsuki Takaya to be a special guest at Japan Expo in Paris
    [May 15, 2009]
  • Animage Mobile opens for cellular phones
    [May 8, 2009]
  • Toei Animation revises the sales estimates upward with the best sales record.
    [May 1, 2009]
  • IG Port announced the 3rd quarter result as the sales increased while...
    <<IG Port announced the 3rd quarter result as the sales increased while the profit decreased.>> [April 24, 2009]
  • Yahoo! Doga and GyaO merge to be a huge video hosting site in Japan
    [April 15, 2009]
  • Kadokawa Group is to launche a strategic subsidiary company for the game biz
    [April 8, 2009]
  • China’s booth at TAF shows the rise at its first national exhibition as official
    [April 1, 2009]
  • Anime Fair 2009 marks the record of 129,819 visitors
    [March 25, 2009]
  • Meiji University launches a homepage of “Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library"...
    <<Meiji University launches a homepage of “Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library” that will open this summer.>> [March 19, 2009]
  • Shogakukan to launch a new monthly manga magazine “Gessun”
    [March 10, 2009]
  • Marvel and Tatsunoko to produce animation featuring the both companies...
    <<Marvel and Tatsunoko to produce animation featuring the both companies’ characters?>> [March 2, 2009]
  • The 1st Blu-ray Awards go to GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 and BIOHAZARD...
    <<The 1st Blu-ray Awards go to GHOST IN THE SHELL 2.0 and BIOHAZARD DEGENERATION.>> [February 24, 2009]
  • Toei Anime fully subsidizes its own child company in Hong Kong by acquiring...
    <<Toei Anime fully subsidizes its own child company in Hong Kong by acquiring the shares from the partner.>> [January 19, 2009]
  • NHK to release TV program “Professional; Hayao Miyazaki’s Work” on DVD
    [January 16, 2009]
  • Japan Otaku Awards 2008 goes to GEGEGE NO KITARO anime (Hakaba & Season 5)
    [January 15, 2009]
  • Thailand’s largest Anime & Manga event to take place; Japanese Embassy...
    <<Thailand’s largest Anime & Manga event to take place; Japanese Embassy and Fukuoka Prefecture are participating>> [January 14, 2009]
  • Disney Channel placed at the 1st place in 4 targets for December’s ratings
    [January 13, 2009]
  • IG Port makes upward revision to the 2nd quarter estimate as Mag Garden...
    <<IG Port makes upward revision to the 2nd quarter estimate as Mag Garden improves business>> [January 7, 2009]
  • Kadokawa Group makes over 10 million yen on YoutTube
    [January 6, 2009]
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