Rocket Girls blast into US, fuelled by Bandai Ent. US
Rocket Girls has been acquired by Bandai Entertainment for release in North America. The 12 episode TV series from 2007 is, as its name suggests, about a group of high-school girls transformed into astronauts.
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Washed up on the good shores of Anime UK News after many a year at sea, Paul has been writing about anime for a long time here at AUKN and at his anime blog.
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Bandai channel gives amazing prizes II
Fill in the Bandai channel survey for a chance to win a signed copy of the Gurren Lagann Artbook and a pencil board, signed by the Japanese voice actress in the show! http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=19gdbvmwsiseive654926
Bandai online channel to launch next year
Bandai have announced the launch of their own online streaming channel, close on the heals of Funimation, Manga and ADV. The channel which will not launch until October 2010 will cover the USA aswell as mainland Europe and the UK, however more info will hopefully come out soon after the current trail in Japan.
Bandai Entertainment Ceases Production and Distribution
Bandai Entertainment, the subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) that handles anime and manga in North America, has announced that it will cease to offer new DVD, Blu-ray and manga releases next month. Bandai Entertainment will continue to offer existing releases from its current catalogue, and even produce new stock when required until the licenses … Continued