A promotional video for the new anime adaptation of the light novel Shigofumi: ~Stories of Last Letter~ by Ryo Amamiya has been posted on the series’ official website.

Japan’s Geneon Entertainment will be releasing the Perfect Blue anime movie on Blu-ray, marking the company’s first high definition release. The disc will go on sale February 22, 2008 with an MSRP of ¥5800 (about US$53); a limited edition will also be available. Perfect Blue was released on DVD in English by Manga Entertainment.

Director Shinji Aramaki and screenwriter Kiyoto Takeuchi will attend the US premiere of the Appleseed: Ex Machina film at the Jules Verne Adventures Film Festival on December 15, 2007. The film’s screening will be at 2:00pm at the Los Angeles Theatre with ticket pricing from $15 to $200.

To promote the upcoming anime adaptation of Shina Dark - Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi (Shina Dark: The King of the Black Moon and the Princesses of the Blue Moon), a special DVD will be included in the manga’s third volume release (February 27, 2008) and in the February issue of Comic Dengeki Daioh (on sale December 21).

MediaWorks announced that the light novel Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (Haruka Nogiaki’s Secret) by Yuusaku Igurashi will be adapted into a drama CD and anime series; both with a 2008 release.

MediaWorks has posted a new promotional video for the 2008 Kemeko Deluxe (Kemeko-DX) anime. The video reveals Tsutomu Mizushima (xxxHolic) will be directing the series, Yoshimi Narita (Beet the Vandel Buster) will be editing the scripts and character designs by Isao Sugimoto.

I.T. Planning has opened a new website for an upcoming anime project combining Takehiko Inoue’s Vagabond and REAL manga publications. The site currently hosts a ‘making-of’ trailer and two other promotional videos. More details are expected to be announced on November 29.

An anime adaptation of the manga Kemeko Deluxe by Masakazu Iwasaki is in production. An air date has yet to be announced.

An anime adaptation of Matsuri Hino’s Vampire Knight manga will be produced, no air dates have yet been announced. Viz Media has released the first three manga volumes in English.

A high-definition Blu-ray version of the live action Initial D film will be released on January 22, 2008 with an MSRP of $34.98. The Blu-ray disc will include Cantonese, English, and Mandarin audio tracks, with subtitles in English and Chinese and 1080p video. The live action movie is currently available on DVD.

Shinji Aramaki’s Appleseed: Ex Machine anime film will be screened on December 15 at the Jules Verne Adventures Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film will be presented in high definition.

The live action film adaptation of the Honey and Clover manga will be premiered in the US on December 7 at Seattle’s Grand Illusion Cinema, the New York Anime Festival will also be screening the movie on December 9.

The official website for the Japanese live action television drama 1 Pound Gospel has opened. This is an adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s manga and will begin airing in January 2008.

An official Japanese website for the upcoming Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar live action movie has opened. This is an adaptation of Kyosuke Usuta’s manga and is scheduled to debut in Japan on January 12, 2008.

The Shonen Sunday Magazine from Shogakukan announced that Fujisaki Masato’s WildLife manga will be adapted into a live action television drama. No further details have yet to be released.

The Macross Frontier manga adaptation will begin publication in Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Shonen Ace Japanese manga magazine in the February 2008 issue (on sale December 26). A debut airing date for the Macross Frontier anime has not yet been announced, however it will be in 2008.

The New York Anime Festival announced that Media Blasters will premiere the Tweeny Witches (Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu) anime at the event on December 9 at 1:00 PM. A North American DVD release date has not been set yet.

An anime adaptation of the light novel series Kyōran Kazoku Nikki is in production and is planned to debut in Japan in 2008.

Discotek Media is delaying the DVD release of the anime movie Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon indefinitely due to “the state of anime sales.” The anime film had previously been released in North American on VHS and laser disc by previous licensee AnimeEigo. Discotek recently released Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy on DVD and FUNimation had previously released two movie collections on DVD.

Famitsu reports that the Kyo Kara Maoh! anime’s third season will premiere in Japan in April 2008, consisting of 39 new episodes. Geneon has been releasing the anime on DVD in North America.