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Site Updates: We have a full load of goodies for you today. First off is a review of the Japanese box office hit, Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), which will appear in theaters this fall. The review can be found here. Accompanying the review of the film is our first Spirited Away wallpaper!
Also on the wallpaper front, Nukunuku has graced us with four new desktopian artworks, covering Soul Calibur,Steel Angel Kurumi,Love Hina, and Gate Keepers. Finally, I've included two additions of my own into Anime Dream's wallpapers library, one covering Love Hina and the other X TV. Check out our Downloads Page to see the new wallpapers.
In the News
Japanese Fans Loving .hack//SIGN: A Newtype reader poll puts .hack//SIGN at the number one spot for anime series. Other notable series to make the list are Cowboy Bebop at #4, Chobits at #6, Noir at #7, and Neon Genesis Evangelion at #10. The full list can be found here.
Production I.G. Info Bits: Ever wonder what the I and G stand for? Of course not, but we're gonna spread the word anyway. As mentioned in their The Spy Who Loved Kimchi column on their official English site (and also their About I.G. page), the I and G in Production I.G. are actually the initials of two of its executives, Ishikawa and Goto. Now you know.
Not familiar with Production I.G.? They've produced (in whole or in part) some of the most popular anime series and movies in existance, including Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Jin-Roh, Blood: The Last Vampire, and Sakura wars the Movie. I.G.'s circle of influence doesn't end there though. Subsidiaries Xebec (Nadesico, Love Hina) and Bee Train (Noir, Arc the Lad) have both produced wildly popular works. Now you know.
ADV to Distribute Newtype: Right Stuf reports that ADV will be publishing the monthly Newtype magazine (a popular Japanese anime magazine) in America. The publisher was supposed to be Digital Manga, Inc., but due to internal problems, ADV has taken over. The US version of Newtype will cover latest anime happenings on both sides of the Pacific. 20,000 first prints will be given out at Anime Expo this year.
In other Right Stuf news, Tokyopop has picked up the popular street-racing drama Initial D for distribution. A release date has not yet been announced for the first volume.
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