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#TV and Film: Lucky Brits!In all fairness, our European compatriots often get the short end of the stick when it comes to anime and videogame releases, so it's great to hear that they'll be getting a theatrica...

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#ZOMGWTFBBQ: Longtime anime and otaku culture-fans may have noticed over the years that Japan seems to have a peculiar fascination with Germany. From misplaced German-sounding naming conventions to the nation...

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#Viz Media: Shueisha and Shogakukan are on the move again, this time acquiring German distributor Anime Virtual and French distributor Kaze to create a super-company, spearheaded by Paris-based Viz Europe. W...

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#Video games: Though eroge may (very) slowly be gaining commercial traction in the western world, it seems that there is no place for them yet on major consoles, at least according to Microsoft Europe.Xbox LIV...

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#manga: Well, I learned something new today: DoCoMo has a Netherlands subsidary. The Japanese cellphone company has also launched a new platform called Manga Mode that will provide translations of Shueis...

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#music: Some of you may remember Zac's post earlier this month mentioning the 100% Genki! tour heading around England. I was lucky enough to be able to get to one of these free shows and see the reaction...

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#News: In case you have forgotten, ADV UK has been in a lot of trouble recently. They had to put several of their DVD releases on hiatus, pretty much halting their UK production. Meaning no more specia...

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#Industy affairs: After ADV UK's "streamlining" of productions, ADV Germany and Tokyopop Germany are getting out of the game of anime distribution, according to AnimeonDVD. Tokyopop said that they're lea...