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Otaku and Gamer Clothing Company Urban Alchemist Launches - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Former employees of Central Park Media and Be Beautiful Manga today announced the formation of Urban Alchemist, an independent clothing company dedicated to creating high-quality, original shirts and accessories for anime, video game, and comic book fans.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1099

Warner Video Caves in to UMD Format. - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Warner Home Video announced on Monday that it will release movies and other content on the Universal Media Disc, making it the sixth and last of the major studios to release software for Sony's PlayStation Portable multimedia player. Sony has registered sales of more than 2.2 million PSP hardware units in the U.S. since its March launch.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1090

Sneak Peek at November Newtype USA - (Found June 24, 2008 )

For a Thanksgiving feast of epic proportions, pick up the November 2005 issue of Newtype USA, overstuffed with more anime, manga, video game, toy and cosplay coverage than any other anime publication in the English-speaking world!
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1091

Japan Outsources Animation Work to Philippines - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Japans Toei Animation Co., Ltd., creator of the hit cartoon series Dragonball Z, Mazinger Z, and Digimon, is considering increasing its offshore outsourcing to the Philippines amid growing global demand for Japanese anime.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1092

Be Beautiful Announces 4 New Titles - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Be Beautiful has announced four new releases in its yaoi line, a new Signature Edition DVD of Kizuna: Bonds of Love, based on the best-selling yaoi graphic novel of all time, and a special contest letting fans name yaoi superstar Ms. Kazuma Kodaka's newest work.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1093

Hellboy Gets Animated - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Dark Horse Comics' Hellboy is going Hollywood -- again -- courtesy of a newly announced pair of animated films from IDT Entertainment. Under the terms of their agreement, Revolution Studios, which produced the first Hellboy film, will cooperate with IDT in the design and execution of the features. Hellboy creator Mignola and del Toro will serve as creative producers and contribute to both the story content and visual design, which will differ from Mignola's own style at the artist's request.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1094

Anime Festival Orlando 7 Announces First Annual Fan Film Contest and AFOscars! - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Anime Festival Orlando, or AFO, has announced they will be hosting their first annual Fan Film Contest. This is something that has been in development for a few years at the request of our staff and attendees, said President of AFO, Karen Trudeau.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1095

Anime Pulse Podcast Records MIT's - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Podcast releases exclusive recording and transcript of symposium.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1096

Yuri Revolution a Success! - (Found June 24, 2008 )

The past met the present as the Yuri Revolution, Yuricon's all-yuri event, was held on April 17th in Tokyo, Japan.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1098

Cartoons now available via podcast - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Frederator Studios founder Fred Seibert has launched Channel Frederator, the world's first cartoon video podcast created expressly for distribution of content on portable video devices such as the Apple iPod and the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). Released weekly, the episodes will contain several short form original and vintage cartoons submitted by producers from around the world, packaged into 10 to 15 minute episodes by the Channel Frederator programming team.
http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=1089