- Blood + Anime = DVD
Popular Adult Swim anime hits shevles. November 20, 2008 - Sci-fi anime fans have more vampire action-adventure to look forward to on January 27, 2008 with the release of Blood +: Volume Four from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. http://dvd.ign.com/articles/932/932274p1.html
- Dying dogs dumped in churchyard
Animal wardens are trying to find out who has been dumping sick or dying dogs in a remote part of Berkshire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/7737061.stm
- City of Fremont Holiday Anime Faire
The City of Fremont will be hosting its annual Holiday Anime Faire on Saturday December 6, 2008. Join us for a fun day of activities for the entire family who love to create and view anime and manga. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-11-19/city-of-fremont-holiday...
- Campaigner's hope for bear plight
A wildlife expert hopes a TV documentary about a bear sanctuary he helped set up will highlight the problems the animals face. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7735363.stm
- Profitable encounters at festival
Behind Bristol's Encounters film festival is a marketplace for local talent as well as the finished product. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/7736410.stm
- Crunchyroll to Stream Shugo Chara, Skip Beat Anime
The Crunchyroll website has announced on Wednesday that it will stream Shugo Chara! , Skip Beat! , and "many other" anime series from the Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo . TV Tokyo and Crunchyroll had already announced that they will begin providing the latest episodes of the Naruto Shippūden anime series on January 8 within an hour of their Japanese broadcast. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-20/crunchyroll-to-stream-shugo-char...
- Japanese, Russian Heads to Discuss Joint Doraemon Anime
Not-So-Daily Link of the Day: The Jiji Press news source reports that Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss a joint anime production starring the Japanese manga character Doraemon and the Russian folklore creature "Dorafei" on Saturday. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-20/japanese-russian-heads-to-discus...
- Big cat fossil found in North Sea
A fossilised bone from a sabre-toothed cat has been dredged up from the seabed by a trawler off the UK coast. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7735544.stm
- Farmers warned over illegal meat
An operation to stop the illegal slaughter of animals in Lancashire gets under way. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/7735250.stm
- From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Eyes of the West
Seven years after her "Anime from Akira to Mononoke", Japanese culture scholar Susan Napier shifts her gaze from what anime is to why viewers outside Japan become anime fans. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/from-impressionism-to-anime
- Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December
The Japanese broadcaster NTV will begin providing English-subtitled episodes of the Ultimate Survivor Kaiji and Buzzer Beater anime to the Joost video-streaming service in the United States in December. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/joost-to-stream-kaiji-buzzer-bea...
- Countryside 'cowboys' warned off
The environment minister launches a guide to best practice in the use of snares. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7735054.stm
- Woolly rhino's ancient migration
Palaeontologists piece together the fossilised skull of the oldest example yet found of a woolly rhinoceros in Europe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7733997.stm
- Ad Lib Prince Slot Machine Manga to Bundle Anime DVD
Seven & Y and other Japanese retailers report that Keiichi Akatsuki's Ad Lib Prince (Ad Lib Ōji) pachinko slot machine (pachi-slo) manga will bundle a 60-minute anime DVD in a "Gokufu Box" on December 20. Pachi-slo are slot machines that are usually found in pachinko gaming parlors in Japan. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/ad-lib-prince-slot-machine-manga...
- Japan's anime guru wants manga-loving PM to keep quiet
Japanese animation guru Hayao Miyazaki wishes one of his industry's most famous fans -- the prime minister -- would just keep quiet about his avowed love of manga comic books. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/ennew_afp/entertainmentjapanfilmanimation_0...
- Latest Gromit misses out on Oscar
Animated heroes Wallace and Gromit's latest adventure will have to wait until 2010 to be eligible for an Oscar. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7733665.stm
- India's 'death road' exacts a heavy toll
A busy road which runs alongside one of India's most spectacular national parks is taking a heavy toll on its wildlife population, reports the BBC's Alastair Lawson. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7522166.stm
- Fruits Basket: Anime vs Manga
This article examines the Fruits Basket anime and manga, and discusses how the anime differs from the manga. http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art10120.asp
- Anime News Nina!
Click the image for a full-size version of this strip. Anime News Nina! - 11- 19- 2008 Anime character design is a delicate and sincere art, full of nuance. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anime-news-nina/2008-11-19
- UK society 'condemning' children
More than half the UK population believe young people act no better than animals, a survey by children's charity Barnardo's suggests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7732290.stm
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