Media Blasters is preparing to release the first season of the Ah! My Goddess television series that they released back in 2005/2006. This is a re-release of the economy boxed set they released two years ago and this new set is priced affordably for anime fans to pick up on.

From the details that I have, the set is due to be released on September 1st and Amazon has it listed for Pre-Order at $31.49. The set has an SRP of $44.99 and is priced lower than the previous economy set and will include all six DVD’s. The content is unchanged.

Click this link to pre-order: Ah! My Goddess Season 1.

More details will be forthcoming as soon as they become available. Use the link to Pre-Order and help support the site.

It looks like Diamond Comic Distributors are showing some real antipathy toward anime and manga publishers and the makers of toys releated to both egnres. Dismissing it off by classifying that it costs Diamond $2500 to list each item. While I sympathize with the distributor, how much can it cost to use ink to print an item on the page? This is just Diamond’s way of trying to get publishers to guarantee huge orders and greater profits for Diamond.

Diamond Comic Distributors should be ashamed of themselves for placing unreasonable burdens on anime and manga publishers. After all, if more and more comic book publishers start deciding that dealing with outfits like Diamond just isn’t worth it anymore and work instead on dealing directly with comic shops and bookstores/booksellers, then Diamond could be setting off a firestorm that could have real hard implications for their company.

Source: Anime News Network

Well, Funimation has finally announced the release date for the complete boxed set of Welcome to the NHK. This set is due to be released on August 25th and is to be released in a four-disk DVD thinpack, like the rest of their boxed sets. Amazon.com has it listed for Pre-Order at $51.99. Click on the image below and order it today and help support the site. Remember, every purchase you make by using these links helps support our site.

Well, Funimation has finally announced the release date for the complete boxed set of Pumpkin Scissors. This set is due to be released on August 25th and is to be released in a four-disk DVD thinpack, like the rest of their boxed sets. Amazon.com has it listed for Pre-Order at $62.99. Click on the image below and order it today and help support the site. Remember, every purchase you make by using these links helps support our site.

Long out of print from Bandai Entertainment, Funimation released the Love Hina TV series to DVD in the form of a 4-disk boxed set containing all 24 episodes of the television series as well as the 25th episode that was found on the Love Hina Christmas Movie DVD. No news on whether Funimation plans on releasing the Love Hina Christmas Movie, Love Hina Again or the Love Hina Spring Movie but we’ll be sure to let you know when we hear something.

Click on the image above to order this boxed set from our Amazon store. Get it today for$35.99, that’s 28% off the retail price.

If you haven’t checked out AnimEigo.com then you may want to head over to their website. Just about all of their anime DVD’s have been on sale since January for $7.99 each. With such classics as Urusei Yatsura (TV Series, OVA, Movies), Oh My Goddess (Original DVD Release), Riding Bean OVA, You’re Under Arrest and many others, now’s your chance to grab those anime titles you’ve been wanting before the sale is pulled.

For those of you who didn’t know, AnimEigo is still running their massive clearance sale. Whether you’ve been waiting to purchase the Riding Bean OVA, the Urusei Yatsura series (TV Series, Movies, OVA’s), Oh My Goddess (Single Release DVD’s) or any of their library titles, you may wish to point your web browsers over to their site. Not only do they offer free shipping and no taxes on your purchases, but every single-release DVD is still on sale for $7.99.

What better way to fill out your collection than by heading over to AnimEigo and order those anime DVD’s you’ve been anxiously waiting on.

I felt that it was about time I address this personally.

Funimation is a great company with some great titles but they’re starting to act like Microsoft by trying to monopolize a certain market. Recently, it was announced that the Anime Network would no longer be offered from Comcast and that the cable giant would be replacing The Anime Network with anime titles offered by Funimation through their catalog of licensed anime.

This is bad news for the anime industry in North America. With very few anime companies licensing and distributing anime in the United States, they are effectively eliminating various anime distributors with only Bandai Entertainment, USA, being the final  major licensor of anime. Bandai Entertainment, USA, is associated with Bandai Visual, Japan and operates and distributes anime in North America.

While we applaud Funimation for their efforts in expanding the number of anime titles available for anime fans in the United States, we cannot support a monopoly of the industry where anime prices can be controlled by one company. They currently control a majority of anime in the United States as well as replacing an anime network that previously enjoyed a decent life on a cable network.

For those of you interested in this, Funimation Entertainment has just announced that they will release the first 24 episodes of the hit series by manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Negima!, Negima!?!). This boxed set will contain the entire series in a four disk boxed set and will be released on Novemver 24th, 2009. While no further information is known about the Christmas Movie, the Spring Movie or Love Hina Again, one can only hope that these special releases will also be released sometime in the near future.

For those interested about the status of the 25th episode, this was a special episode that was included as a bonus on the Christmas Movie DVD release from Bandai Entertainment. One can only assume that this will be included either in the DVD release for the Christmas Movie or included as a bonus feature in a boxed set featuring the two movies and the OVA episodes. Just stay tuned to our blog and we’ll try to bring you the information as it develops.

No information regarding the English dub is available at this current time. It’s hopeful that Funimation Entertainment may be using the same English dub, although this is not verified at this time.

Love Hina: The Complete Series is available for Pre-Order for $34.99 at Right Stuf.com