AnimeNation’s John discusses anime topics including Non Non Biyori season 3, the new Leo Ieiri album, opinions on current shows including Kimetsu no Yaiba, Carole & Tuesday, Sarazanmai, and Gundam the Origin, and the incarnations of the rare English language Five Star Stories manga.

In short, the forums in recent years haven’t been what they once were, and Rightstuf is going to drop them. There’s a lot of great ideas and interest in saving and injecting life back into them. Be a part of the discussion!

Came across these today, here’s the workshop links

Steam Workshop  Steam Workshop

More names have been revealed on the English Dub of From Up on Poppy Hill.  The main cast includes Gillian Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dern, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard, Chris Noth, Aubrey Plaza , and Anton Yelchin. Other recognizable names include Sarah Bolger, Beau Bridges, Jeff Dunham, lle Fuhrman and Emily Osment.

Source: ANN

Hit the jump for a subbed trailer:

A friend turned us on to this one today, the Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones book. While we wait impatiently for the next season, I’ve got one of these ordered and on the way (And while we’re shilling for Amazon, here’s the complete First &  Second seasons on DVD)

Expiring December 1st

Expiring January 1st

Passing along this press release to everyone. We’re happy this is playing in our area, is it playing in yours? If so, this would be a great way to see it!

CINEMA ASIA RELEASING, ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment are proud to announce the release schedule of the second of the EVANGELION film series in the U.S. EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE opens on January 21, 2010 while there are a few exceptions. Some theaters will also show the first chapter, EVANGELION 1.0: YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE, prior to the release of the second feature.

Release Schedule after the break:

Date(from) Term State Area Theater EVA 1.0
2011/1/19 1 day TX Austin Alamo Lake Creek 1/18 (1 day)
2011/1/21 2 days AK Anchorage Bear Tooth Theatre –
2011/1/21 1 week AZ Phoenix, Tempe Valley Art Theatre 1/21- (3 days on matinee)
2011/1/21 1 week CA San Francisco New People 1/17- (4 days)
2011/1/21 1 week CO Denver Denver FilmCenter/Colfax 1/18- (3 days)
2011/1/21 2 days FL Tampa Bay Clearwater Cinema Café TBA
2011/1/21 1 week GA Atlanta Plaza Atlanta –
2011/1/21 1 week HI Maui Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas 12 –
2011/1/21 3 days IN Indianapolis Georgetown 14 Cinemas 1/20 (1 show at night)
2011/1/21 1 week MO Kansas City Screenland Crossroads 1/21- (2 days on matinee)
2011/1/21 1 week NC Greensboro Carousel Luxury Cinemas ?
2011/1/21 2 days NM Albuquerque The Guild Cinema 1/14, 15
2011/1/21 1 week NY New York Big Cinemas Manhattan 1/19 (2 days)
2011/1/21 1 week TX Dallas/Fort Worth Southlake 14 1/21- (3 days on matinee)
2011/1/21 1 week WA Seattle Grand Illusion Cinema 1/14- (1 week)
2011/1/28 1 week CA Los Angeles Downtown Independent 1/14- (1 week)
2011/1/28 1 week OR Portland Living Room Theatre –
2011/2/8 4 days HI Honolulu Doris Duke Theatre –
2011/3/18 2 days OK Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Museum of Art ?
TBA 1 day FL Fort Lauderdale Cinema Paradiso ?
TBA 1 day CA San Diego Ultra Star Chula Vista 10 ?
TBA 1 day CA San Diego Ultra Star Mission Valley – Hazard Center ?
TBA 1 day CA San Diego Ultra Star Mission Marketplace ?
TBA 1 day CA Anaheim UltraStar GardenWalk 14 ?
TBA 1 day CA Riverside Ultra Star University Village 10 ?
TBA 1 week CA Irvine Regency South Coast Village ?

*: More theaters will be added.

 You can check the latest schedule on www.funimation.com/evangelion

*: The release schedule for Canada will be announced in early January.

CINEMA ASIA RELEASING, ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment are bringing the sequel of new EVANGELION series to the big screen in theaters across North America in January 2011.

CINEMA ASIA RELEASING is a newly created distribution company specializing in releasing 6 to 8 Asian themed theatrical features for the North American market per year. ELEVEN ARTS is the company that has brought you such celebrated Japanese films as MEMORIES OF TOMORROW starring Ken Watanabe and Yoji Yamada’s LOVE AND HONOR. FUNimation Entertainment is known for releasing quality anime titles to the American market, and they have released such popular titles as “Dragon Ball” and “Full Metal Alchemist.”

– About the film-

EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, is the second film of in four part film series, re-imagining the sci-fi animated series blockbuster Neon Genesis Evangelion (also written and directed by Hideaki Anno) which aired on Japanese television in the mid 1990’s

EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, was one of the top 5 highest grossing Japanese films of 2009 with box office in excess of $40 million US (source: Motion Pictures Producers of Japan, Inc.)

EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE screened at Film Festivals around the world, including the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival, the 2010 SITGES Film Festival, and the 15th Lyon Asian Film Festival (France)

You can download stills and press kit on our press site at

http://www.locthemovie.com/EVA2.0/press

Atlanime is celebrating its “Endless Eight” Anniversary Party on May 23 celebrating 8 years of fandom. Atlanime is an anime fanclub located in Atlanta, Georgia which has held meetings since 2002, and is an active participant in the anime community. They’re having their anniversary party at their meeting on May 23 at 3:00 PM at The Dragon’s Horde comics store in Stone Mountain, GA. They will have anime screenings, free snacks, and a DVD givaway. For more info, see their site at http://www.atlanime.net