Kikkunimen Stealthily Travel Over Maburaho's New Technical Domains
ADV Films has announced that they have acquired exclusive video and broadcasting rights to Maburaho. ADV has not announced a release plan for the series, but expects it to be released this year.
TOKYOPOP has quietly listed three new titles onto their release schedule. Heat Guy J, Threads of Time, and Tokyo Tribes will all see an American release. Heat Guy J will be released on August 3, Tokyo Tribes will see its first volume's release on September 7, and Threads of Time will debut on September 14. All three titles will have a suggested retail price of $9.99 US.
It seems that NuTech is branching out of the hentai business and into legitimate anime. According to a press release, NuTech has entered an exclusive agreement with Ken Groove Productions to distribute the company's entire animation catalog. Also included in the deal is first right of refusal on all new releases. The titles that NuTech controls are still unknown at the moment.
Bandai has announced that they will be releasing Kinnikuman (also known as Ultimate Muscle) Generations on the Playstation 2. The 3D wrestler will be based on the classic anime, and feature several game modes, including Story, 2 vs. 2 Tag, Battle Royal, Team Battle, and Mask Hunt (or Survival). The possibility of an American release of this title is currently unknown.
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