Canada’s YTV television network has confirmed the premiere of the Death Note anime series for Friday, October 26 at 10:00pm (ET/PT). Death Note was previously scheduled to debut on the network on September 7, 2007, but was removed from the lineup with no explanation.
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa is also scheduled to air on YTV Friday, October 19 at 9:00pm (ET/PT).
The August sales number for graphic novels has been posted on ICv2. The statistics come primarily from comic stores surveyed by Diamond, so the manga numbers may in fact be higher than stated. Nineteen manga volumes made it into the top 100 list, including Fruits Basket volume #17 taking the third place and Fullmetal Alchemist volume #14 ranking in at number 12. The full list can be found here.
Black Lagoon DVD #3 [ Geneon ]
September 18, 2007 | $29.98 | 100 min.
Dirty jobs are a part of life for the Black Lagoon, but things seem to be getting worse by the minute. Their latest problem is a maid from Columbia. She’s a killing machine out to rescue Garcia from the clutches of the Black Lagoon and will kill anyone who gets in her way. As if that wasn’t enough, international terrorists make their move and set the scene for a showdown with the Hong Kong Triad, the C.I.A. and the Black Lagoon smack dab in the middle! Can Rock count on his new family to pull him out of a pinch or will he be left to rot?
Dragon Ball Z Season 3 Uncut DVD Box Set [ FUNimation ]
September 18, 2007 | $49.98 | 830 min.
The battle to decide the fate of the universe begins! On the distant Planet Namek, the seven magic Dragon Balls have been brought together and the dragon Porunga summoned. Now, Goku and the Z-fighters are all that stand between the evil Frieza and his wish for immortality!
Having survived their encounters with Frieza’s dreaded minions, Goku and his friends are now left to contend with the ruthless tyrant himself. Despite their recent victories, however, the Z-fighters are ill prepared to face the terrifying reality of Frieza’s power. To defeat this seemingly invincible foe and restore peace to the universe, there is but one hope - a Super Saiyan must emerge!
Fullmetal Alchemist DVD Box Set 1 [ FUNimation ]
September 18, 2007 | $49.98 | 400 min.
As children, brothers Edward and Alphonse used the clandestine science of Alchemy to try the unthinkable: resurrect their dead mother. They failed, unleashing an alchemic reaction that ripped their bodies apart.
Four years later, Ed and Al are combing the country for a rumored stone that could amplify their alchemy and bring their bodies back to normal. And it appears they may have found it - in a strangely prosperous desert village.
Guest appearances have been announced for the Anime Bento Festival showings of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles on September 19, and at Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa on September 20. A Harmony Gold staff member will appear at all the Robotech showings in Los Angeles, Nashville, and San Diego. Six Funimation voice actors will make appearances at the Arlington, Atlanta, and Houston showings of the Fullmetal Alchemist movie. A full list of the Anime Bento screenings can be found here.
Fullmetal Alchemist Volume #14 [ VIZ Media ]
August 21, 2007 | $9.99 | 200 pages
Ed and Al come face to face with the “father” of the homunculi, who just so happens to be a dead ringer for their own father, Van Hohenheim - a resemblance too uncanny for coincidence. And later, when the allure of immortality proves to be too much for Prince Lin of Xin, he lets Greed take over… literally!
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Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Volume #4 [ Dark Horse ]
August 22, 2007 | $10.95 | 224 pages
A small country town’s got more than the usual crop circles to claim aliens drop by… they’ve got the extraterrestrial’s body! It’s going to be a different kind of alien autopsy when the Kurosagi crew investigates their oddest client yet. And there’s more strange visitors from afar when an American entomologist drops in - blond, buxom, and an expert on maggots - not to mention a crossover appearance by Reiji Akiba, the gun-toting exorcist of Mail!
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Monster Volume #10 [ Viz Media ]
August 21, 2007 | $9.99
“Cedok Bridge, the three frogs… The mother of the twins is in Prague.” A cryptic message from wealthy financier Schuwald sends Tenma to the city of a hundred spires. There, he meets Grimmer, an investigative reporter tracking down the former director of the infamous 511 Kinderheim orphanage. Could it be that the horrific experiments of the past are being recreated in Prague?
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Fullmetal Alchemist volume 14 has forged its way to rank 148 in the USA Today Top 150 best-selling books for August 6-12. Fruits Basket volume 17 has taken the 99th sot and Bleach volume 20 holds on in its third week, ranking in at 140.
