Archive for May, 2007

ASSIMILATION, Florida’s Newest Science Fiction Experience, has announced their 2007 guest lineup!

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Orlando, FL, May 18, 2007: Assimilation has announced the guest lineup for its 2007 science fiction experience in Orlando, Florida. The event will be held at the Radisson Worldgate Resort on, September 29th and 30th (Saturday & Sunday), 2007. The following guests will be on hand for the entire weekend to meet fans and sign autographs:

ETHAN PHILLIPS (“Neelix” from Star Trek: Voyager)

TRACY SCOGGINS (“Capt. Elizabeth Lochley” from Babylon 5)

RICHARD HORVITZ (“Invader Zim” from Invader Zim)

MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE (New York Times Bestselling Author)

GLENDA C. FINKELSTEIN (Acclaimed Local Science Fiction Author)

ROOSTER TEETH PRODUCTIONS (Creators of “Red vs Blue“)

ASSIMILATION 2007 is a weekend long consumer focused show involving science fiction and the related elements of this unique entertainment genre with the intent of creating an exciting, new and memorable fan experience for SciFi fans! It is produced by Green Mustard Productions.

Further information regarding the even can be found at www.assimilationcon.com.

UNFURLING THE YAGYU NINJA SCROLLS

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Yagyu Ninja Scrolls

As you know, Futaro Yamada and Masaki Segawa are the genius creators behind our fan-favorite manga Basilisk, the tale of star-crossed lovers and warring ninjas that inspired not only a breathtaking anime but also a brilliant live-action movie. Del Rey Manga is delighted to announce that we’ll be publishing another fantastic series from these creators: The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan.

A rebellion in Aizu Territory is brutally crushed, leaving most of the nuns in a local convent slaughtered. Most of them. The surviving nuns will have their vengeance and for that purpose have dedicated themselves to the study of the deadliest of ninja arts. Pity those who stand against them now.

Look for the first volume of this tale of ninjitsu and nunnery in November!

DEL REY TO PUBLISH GRAPHIC NOVEL – STARRING DEAN KOONTZ’S “ODD THOMAS”

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

NEW YORK, NY May 15, 2007 Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that it has acquired an original graphic novel starring Odd Thomas, perhaps the most memorable and beloved character Dean Koontz has ever created. The charismatic young fry cook from Pico Mundo, California has appeared in three New York Times bestselling novels: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, and Brother Odd, which was one of Koontz’s fastest-selling hardcovers. Odd, who has the ability to communicate with the dead, has inspired more readers’ letters than any other of his characters, according to Koontz.

Koontz’s characters including Odd, his girlfriend Stormy Llewellyn, Pico Mundo Chief of Police Porter, the ghost of Elvis Presley, and many more will be drawn by one of the top original-English-language manga artists working today, Queenie Chan. Chan, author of the popular mystery-horror series The Dreaming, will script the story as well. Publication is planned for Summer 2008.

Anime Convetions 2007

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Anime Banzai — 08.31.07 — Salt Lake City, UTAnime Fest — 08.31.07 thru 09.03.07 — Dallas, TX

Dragon*Con — 08.31.07 thru 09.03.07 — Atlanta, GA

Anime Vegas — 09.01.07 thru 09.03.07 — Las Vegas, NV

KumoriCon — 09.01.07 thru 09.03.07 — Vancouver, WA

Alcon — 09.07.07 thru 09.09.07 — Leicester, UK

Connichi — 09.07.07 thru 09.09.07 — Kassel, Germany

MatsuriCon — 09.07.07 thru 09.09.07 — Dublin, OH

MikomiCon — 09.07.07 thru 09.09.07 — Northridge, CA

Manifest — 09.14.07 thru 09.16.07

Nan Desu Kan — 09.14.07 thru 09.16.07 — Denver, CO

T-MODE — 09.14.07 thru 09.16.07 — Arlington, VA

Midlands MCM Expo — 09.15.07 thru 09.16.07 — Telford, UK

Anime Weekend Atlanta — 09.21.07 thru 09.23.07 — Atlanta, GA

Fanime Cruise — 09.22.07 thru 09.27.07 — Galveston, TX

Aurora-Con — 09.23.07 — Anchorage, AK

Erie Anime Experience — 09.27.07 — Erie, PA

Otaku University — 09.28.07 thru — 09.30.07 — Mesa, AZ

UppCon — 09.28.07 thru 09.30.07 — Uppsala, Sweden

Yuricon — 09.29.07 — Newark, NJ

MangaNEXT — 10.05.07 thru 10.07.07 — Secaucus, NJ

Shimakon — 10.05.07 thru 10.07.07 — South Padre Island, TX

SiliCon — 10.05.07 thru 10.07.07 — San Jose, CA

Sogen Con — 10.05.07 thru 10.07.07 — Sioux Falls, SD

Tsubasacon — 10.05.07 thru 10.07.07 — Huntington, WV

Another Anime Convention — 10.12.07 thru 10.14.07 — Nashua, NH

Rochecon — 10.13.07 — Rochester, NY

Zenkaikon — 10.13.07 — King of Prussia, PA

Chibi-PA — 10.19.07 thru 10.21.07 — West Palm Beach, FL

FuyuCon — 10.19.07 thru 10.21.07 — Nottingham, UK

Oni-Con — 10.19.07 thru 10.21.07 — Houston, TX

Yaoi-Con — 10.26.07 thru 10.28.07 — San Mateo, CA

Shikkaricon — 10.27.07 — Newtown, PA

AC Cubed — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Ottawa, Ontario

Diplocon — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Lancaster, PA

Izumicon — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Oklahoma City, OK

JaniCon — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Jacksonville, FL

Nekocon — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Hampton, VA

Reactor — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Wheeling, IL

Youmacon — 11.02.07 thru 11.04.07 — Troy, MI

Bakuretsu Con — 11.09.07 thru 11.11.07 — Colchester, VT

TandokuCon! — 11.09.07 thru 11.09.07 — Philadelphia, PA

Anime NebrasKon — 11.16.07 thru 11.18.07 — Lincoln, NE

Anime USA — 11.16.07 thru 11.18.07 — Arlington, VA

SugoiCon — 11.16.07 thru 11.18.07 — Ft. Mitchell, KY

East Meets South — 11.30.07 thru 12.02.07 — Oxford, AL

New York Anime Festival – 12.07.07 thru 12.09.07 — New York, NY

Anime South — 12.28.07 thru 12.30.07 — Destin, FL

YamiCon — 12.28.07 thru 12.30.07 — Houston, TX

First Night Boston — 12.31.07 — Boston, MA

ADV Announces Four New GONZO Acquisitions! (May 11th)

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Release Announcement straight from ADV Films!

Red Garden, Welcome to the N.H.K., Pumpkin Scissors, Magikano All to Launch Late 2007

HOUSTON, May 11, 2007 - At 9pm this evening ADV Films co-founder Matt Greenfield will formally announce that ADV has acquired four of the hottest new titles to come out of the world-famous studio GONZO (Gantz, Hellsing): the sexy supernatural thriller Red Garden, the critically-acclaimed dark comedy Welcome to the N.H.K., the sci-fi actioner Pumpkin Scissors, and the magical comedy Magikano.