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 Manga Bulletin: May 28, 2008
Written by Park Cooper
Hello, Park Cooper here, and welcome once again to Manga Bulletin, a newish feature in which, among other things, ML will give you the manga/anime/industry news of the week and comment on it, perhaps snarkily (perhaps not). Indeed it’ll be a place for all sorts of shameless plugging, but let’s jump right into things with some professionals of hype with the newest press release I’ve gotten from Viz:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF POKÉMON: THE RISE OF DARKRAI
Latest Feature Film From Iconic Children’s Property Offers Exciting New Adventure Featuring Popular “Diamond and Pearl” Characters Dialga and Palkia, Also Introducing the Mysterious Darkrai
San Francisco, CA, May 27 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the DVD release of the latest Pokémon movie – Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai to hit store shelves today and will carry an SRP of $19.98.
Pokémon remains one of the most successful children's properties worldwide, generating billions in global sales to date. In North America the Pokémon television series airs seven days a week on Cartoon Network and the property continues to be one of the network’s top ranked programs in all key demographics. Pokémon is also the top-ranked show on Toonami JetstreamT, an online service developed jointly by Cartoon Network and VIZ Media that allows users to watch streamed episodes from several of the network’s hit series.
In Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, young hero Ash may think he's seen everything when it comes to Pokémon, but is he ready to face the mysterious Darkrai in his latest awesome adventure? While touring Alamos Town - home of the Space-Time Tower - with the beautiful Alice, Ash and his friends discover that the town's special garden has been decimated! Baron Alberto, a dashing but arrogant fellow, immediately blames the destruction on Darkrai. As if it just overheard the accusation, Darkrai appears and confronts our heroes! Who is Darkrai? Is it a friend... or an enemy in disguise? And as a battle between Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia rages directly above Alamos Town, and threatens to tear a hole in the space-time continuum, will Ash and his friends survive this showdown and learn Darkrai's true nature?
“Pokémon continues to be a cornerstone of VIZ Media’s catalog of unique children’s titles and we’re extremely pleased to announce the DVD release of this latest feature film, Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai,” says Mark Chang, Director, Product Marketing, VIZ Media. “For more than a decade, Pokémon has captivated millions of kids with positive messages about cooperation and friendship. VIZ Media was one of the first companies to bring Pokémon home videos and DVDs to a domestic audience and in coming months we plan on releasing a variety of new Pokémon DVDs, manga and puzzle books and we look forward to fans catching them all!”
I personally drew a blank on what to say about this, so I threw it up for grabs to the ML staffers: David Rasmussen, got anything to say about this one?
David Rasmussen: No, not really.
How about “Don't mock the living impaired”? (since Poke'mon's movie franchise is, at this point, a living impaired series of movies that should have been buried once the WB lost interest in releasing said movies).
Poke'mon hasn't been the same as a movie franchise since years and years ago when Poke'mon the Third Movie came out and the franchise went downhill from there. The WB gave up the franchise to Disney after the Third Movie's failing in the box office, then Disney gave up trying to keep it in theatrical releases a few movies later (two to be precise) and now somebody else has the rights to it and... well, if there was a franchise that is the Anime version of the undead this is one of those franchises.
The only thing worth talking about with Poke'mon these days is Magical Poke'mon Journey (VIZ), and the Nintendo DS franchise of Poke'mon games including Diamond/Pearl and the recent Darkness/Time release (which you play as a Poke'mon instead of a trainer).
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Sounds like you know way more about it than do I, David. Alethea and Athena Nibley? You got anything?
Nibleys: Sadly, we stopped following Pokemon too long ago to come up with any comments on that, but we do have a couple of press releases from AX we can comment on if you want to use them! From www.anime-expo.org
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Yes, I totally want that. Proceed.
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Prolific Voice Actor of Over 180 Roles To Attend Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention As An Official Guest of Honor
Anaheim, California (May 21, 2008) — Anime Expo(R) 2008 announces the attendance of the extremely popular and prolific seiyuu (seiyū, seiyuu or seiyu (声優) is a Japanese vocal actor) Toshihiko Seki as an official Guest of Honor to this year's Anime Expo(R) 2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.
Born on June 11 in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan, Toshihiko Seki first debuted as a voice actor during college in a radio drama series. Mr. Seki's first lead voice actor role was in a television science fiction anime series Akai Koudan Zillion (Red Photon Zillion). Amongst his many roles, Mr. Seki's best known voice acting role is that of Genjo Sanzo from the animation Saiyuki and as Shurato from Tenku Senki Shurato. Mr. Seki also has a long running radio program called Ruby ni Kichizuke (Kissing Ruby-Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc.) and has also appeared in educational television programs as the character Toshi-kun in Fue wa Utau (Recorder Sings-NHK). Mr. Seki was also awarded the Synergy Award for Kamen Rider Denoh in the Seiyuu Awards of 2008.
Mr. Seki has appeared in other major titles including:
* Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula (Bleed Kaga)
* Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Duo Maxwell)
* F (Akagi Gunma)
* YAWARA! (Matsuda Kosaku)
* Nintama Rantaro (Doi Hansuke)
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Rau Le Creuset)
* Angelique (Luva)
* Mirage of Blaze (Ougi Takaya)
* Ranma 1/2 Netto-hen (Mousse)
* Naruto (Iruka)
* Kamen Rider Denoh (Momotarosu)
Toshihiko Seki joins up and coming director Masahiro Ando, legendary American voice actor David Hayter, famed POKEMON director Masamitsu Hidaka, the dynamic duo known as Jyukai and the new Japanese "It-Girl" Shokotan in Anime Expo(R) 2008's amazing line up of Guests of Honor.
Attendees that have pre-registered can also update their information and add on orders for main event tickets via the Anime Expo(R) 2008 Online Registration Area at www.anime-expo.org.
Free shuttle services for all hotel attendees will be provided. Regular non-hotel attendees will have access to utilize the free shuttle services during designated hours as well. All schedules and routes will be posted in the lobby of each shuttle hotel. Frequency of service is pending local traffic, road conditions and can change without notice. Also, no shuttle service provided to the Holiday Inn City Center and the Figueroa Hotel (both are within walking distance of the Los Angeles Convention Center).
Attendees, Press and Industry Members are also encouraged to view the video coverage site of the 2007 convention at www.AXBackstage.org.
This year's Red & Black Sponsors are FUNimation and ImaginAsian Television. Platinum Sponsor is Imagi Studios. Gold Sponsor is Digital Manga Publishing. Silver Sponsor is Gaia Online. Patron Sponsors are Central Park Media and COPIC Markers.
About Anime Expo(R)
Located in Los Angeles, California - Anime Expo(R), the nation's largest anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2008 will be held July 3 – July 6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at its website (www.anime-expo.org).
About Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation: The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more popularly known by its entertainment property – Anime Expo(R). More information can be found at its website (www.spja.org).
The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Anime Expo(R)/SPJA's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions. The Company may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the Company's assumptions or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Alethea: We would die of happiness, but then we wouldn't get to go meet him! This is crazy awesome! He's probably our favoritest seiyuu they've gotten so far. We actually already own stuff we want him to sign! And the best part is we already have costumes from our favorite things he's in! This is extremely happy, because we like to dress up for our favorite guests, and we're so super super busy that I don't know if I'll have time to make new costumes. So much yayness. (If anyone would like us to write a column about Toshihiko Seki, go on over to our handy-dandy forums and leave a comment!)
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Anime Pop Star Returns to Nation's Largest Anime and Manga Convention
Anaheim, California (May 22, 2008) —Anime Expo(R) 2008 in conjunction with Geneon Entertainment, is ecstatic to announce the return of the highly popular Anime Pop Star Yoko Ishida to this year's Anime Expo(R) 2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.
Ms. Ishida will be performing with Anime Expo(R) 2008 Guest of Honor Jyukai at their official concert held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.
Ms. Ishida began her musical career after receiving a Grand Prix Award in an anime singer contest. Soon after, she made her professional debut with the song "Maiden's Policy" in the hit TV animation Sailor Moon R. Yoko continued to sing anime theme songs and produced other hits such as "White Destiny" (Pretear – The New Legend of Snow White TV opening theme), "Sugar Baby Love" (Sugar: A Little Snow Fairy TV opening theme), "Towa no Hana"/"Eternal Flower"( Ai Yori Aoshi TV opening theme), "Ienaikara"/"Because I Can't Say it" (Petite Princess Yucie TV ending theme) and many others.
On February 26, 2003, Ms. Ishida released her first album titled "all of me," which included five anime theme songs. Following the release of her hit series "Para Para Max," she attended Anime Expo(R) 2004 and has headlined the Anime Fusion Tour that toured in over six locations on the east coast in 2005 and several other west coast locations in 2006. "Hyper Yocomix 3," the long awaited third addition to the "Para Para Max" series, is set to release on June 25, 2008, and her sphere of activity is widening both in Japan and abroad.
Current list of official Guests of Honor include up and coming director Masahiro Ando, legendary American voice actor David Hayter, famed Pokemon director Masamitsu Hidaka, the dynamic duo known as Jyukai and the new Japanese "It-Girl" Shokotan in Anime Expo(R) 2008's amazing line up of Guests of Honor.
Attendees that have pre-registered can also update their information and add on orders for main event tickets via the Anime Expo(R) 2008 Online Registration Area at www.anime-expo.org.
Note: The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Anime Expo(R)/SPJA's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions. The Company may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the Company's assumptions or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Alethea: When we were watching a street show at Tokyo Disneysea, a couple of women stood next to us, and one of them kind of looked like Ms. Ishida, but I only saw her from the side and I couldn't tell for sure. If we run into her at AX and she says, "Hey, were you at Disneysea in May?" then we'll know. I don't know; she might recognize us.
Athena: We love her concerts, though. We usually get bored at concerts easily, but we can watch hers.
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Also-- you said that we should say when this happens-- two manga volumes we’ve worked on have just come out: Hockey Club 5 and minima! 2!
Hockey Club 5: Fun with dialects! There's somebody with a different dialect in almost every chapter of this one, so we tried to be creative and use different ones. And, to be honest, there's not really such thing as "pirate speech" in Japanese (as far as we know), so even though the pirates don't have a different Japanese dialect, we tried to make them "talk like pirates" anyway. Hopefully we succeeded.
minima! 2: Volume two of the second series we translate for Del Rey. I'm not entirely convinced that Nicori is really a meerkat, but we take the little details, and put them to the side. This volume features Nicori and Midori as action stars! Well, not like they're in a movie or anything, but they do actiony type things. Check it out!
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Thanks, Nibleys.
EiC’s Note: minima! is also a series that I (Park Cooper) and my wife (Barbara) have recently started editing. So please enjoy it, and please look forward to next time.
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