ICv2 has posted their compilation of Spring 2009’s top manga and anime properties. Gracing the list are such titles as Naruto, Otomen, Dragon Ball Z, Vampire Knight, Fruits Basket, and Rosario + Vampire.

Flower Mound, TX & Anaheim, CA (June 22, 2009) – FUNimation® Entertainment today announced that it will premiere the English dubbed version of Hideaki Anno’s “EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE” at Anime Expo® held this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 2-5, 2009.
“EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE” is the film sequel to 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.
Director in Chief Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and the creative …

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (June 1, 2009) - Otakuthon, Montreal’s bilingual, fan-run anime convention, is pleased to announce that it will be running a three hour long anime sketching fundraiser at the Strangers in the Night 5 event held by the Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada. The fundraiser will be held at the event in the Fairview Shopping Center in Pointe-Claire, Quebec from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Saturday, June 27th, 2009. All proceeds will be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada.
About the Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada: The Starlight Children’s …

June 17, 2009 (Cypress, CA) - Bandai Entertainment and American Cosplay Paradise are proud to celebrate the US release of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 at Anime Expo® 2009 in Los Angeles (July 2 – 5, 2009; Los Angeles Convention Center; http://www.anime-expo.org) with a costume contest! If you have a costume from GUNDAM 00, this is something you don’t want to miss. Interested participants can enter the contest at http://www.acparadise.com/acp/contests.php. Users will vote for their top five favorite entries!
The top five entries will be invited as guests to the GUNDAM 00 …

Malice Mizer Front Man, Mana, to Attend Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention
Anaheim, California (June 17, 2009) — Visual kei fans get ready for a musical explosion as Moi dix Mois rocks Anime Expo® 2009 as an official Guest of Honor for the nation’s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.
Moi dix Mois is a sound project headed by Mana, the consummate guitarist and leader of Malice Mizer which is on indeterminate hiatus. …

The official website for the movie adaptation of Kotomi Aoki’s emotional manga, Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu ( 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ - I Give My First Love to You) has finally posted a trailer to the October release movie.
Mao Inoue, known largely for her role as Makino Tsukushi in Hana Yori Dango, plays Mayu while Okada Masaki, from Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and the upcoming Otomen, plays Takuma.
The story follows Mayu and her childhood friend (and first love) Takuma as they struggle through their growing emotions, high school, and Takuma’s …

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Brings Makes Schedule Available Online
Anaheim, California (June 13, 2009) — With something for everyone, Anime Expo® 2009 announces the 2009 Program Schedule for the nation’s largest anime and manga convention held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org/schedule.
With an event for fans of anime, manga cosplay, video games, art and all things Japanese/Japanese-inspired-highlighted events include the Midnight Tea, Otaku Parliamentary Debate, ParaPara Dancing 101, Magic Macabre, Last Comic Standing, Masquerade Ball, Giant …

NEW YORK, NY – June 12, 2009 – Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, today announced an acquisition continuing a fan-favorite manga series and the launch of a brand new series from one of Del Rey Manga’s most popular authors.
SAMURAI DEEPER KYO, the supernatural action series by Akimine Kamijyō, will continue to be published in the US by Del Rey Manga, beginning with a special omnibus edition that collects Volumes 35 and 36 of the Japanese editions into a single package. The …