Shueisha announced that Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has been adapted into a light novel titled The Book ~ JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day, which a release date of November 26, 2007.

Del Rey has launched its official re-designed blog, hosted by Active Anime.

The official website for the December 19 DVD release of Ghibli no E-Shokunin: Oga Kazuo Ten: Totoro no Mori no Kita Hito (The Artisan of Ghibli: Kazuo Oga Exhibition: The Man Who Drew Totoro’s Forest) has opened with a trailer available in 500k and 1mB bandwidth.

A trailer for the new True Tears anime has been posted on the series’ official website for both 500k and 1mB bandwidth. The anime will premiere on Japanese television networks in January 2008.

A promotional video for the second DVD release (December 21) of Armored Trooper Votoms has been posted online in both low quality and higher quality.

The official Japanese website for the January 2008 Persona -trinity soul- anime series has opened.

Actor James Kyson Lee (Ando on Heroes) stated on November 11 at Pacific Media Expo that he will be auditioning for the role of Yamcha in Fox’s Dragonball Z live action film adaptation and that the movie is scheduled for a 2010 release.

Microsoft will be offering free Xbox Live Marketplace downloads of the first two Blue Dragon anime episodes from November 15 to January 15 to promote the Platinum Collection edition of the game.

Borders is offering a seven-DVD collection of Studio Ghibli films directed by Hayao Miyazaki for $202.99. The set contains Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Devliery Service, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. Borders has previously released DVD collections of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s works.

Media Blasters CEO John Sirabella stated on the AnimeonDVD.com forums that the company “will be dubbing shows like Kujibiki and Genshiken 2 and Dojin Works.” It is unclear if Sirabella was referring to the 2007 Doujin Work anime, which has yet to receive an official announcement of an English distribution license.

Bandai visual USA launched the official English website for its North American release of Gunbuster vs Diebuster Aim for the Top! The Gattai!! Movie. The website features a trailer for the film. The limited edition DVD ships today, November 13, and the standard edition will be released on January 8, 2008; both will be distributed through the dot-anime.us online store.

The official japanese Macross anime website posted a trailer for the 2008 Macross F anime.

The Young Animal seinen manga magazine announced that the Detroit Metal City manga by Kiminori Wakasugi will be adapted into both an anime series and live action film. Further details are expected to be released soon.

The first issue of Jump Square, the manga magazine replacement for Monthly Shonen Jump, will receive a reprinting of 100,000 extra copies after its initial 500,000 copy run sold out in just three days. The second printing is expected to ship Friday, November 16.

The Tekkonkinkreet anime film from Michael Arias and Studio 4°C is being considered for nomination for the Best Animated Feature category in the 80th Academy Awards. The Tekkonkinkreet film will vie for one of three official nominations (announced January 22, 2008) in the category, along with Alvin and the Chipmunks, ATHF:Movie, Bee Movie, Beowulf, Meet the Robinsons, Persepolis, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie, Surf’s Up, and TMNT. Anime film Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki won this category at the 75th Academy Awards.

Frontier Works has confirmed that the Bus Gamer manga from Kazuya Minekura will be adapted into an anime with plans for a Japanese television airing in 2008. Minekura will supervise both the production and script development, while Naoyuki Kuzuya will be directing the series.

The 2007 New York Anime Festival has released its event schedule. The convention will be held at the Javits Convention Center in New York City from December 7-9.

Black Lagoon and Hellsing Ultimate have been added to the 2008 Animidnight block on the Starz Edge cable channel in North America. Hellsing Ultimate will premier February 11 and Black Lagoon will start March 10.

Nippon Animation has produced Porufi no Nagai Tabi (The Long Journey of Porphy or Porphyras), an anime adaptation of the French novel Les Orphelins de Simitra (The Orphans of Simitra) by Paul-Jacques Bonzon. The adaptation is scheduled to air on Japan’s BS Fuji satellite network on January 6, 2008.

MediaWorks announced that Production I.G will be adapting the science-fiction novel Toshokan Sensō (Library War) by Hiro Arikawa into an anime set for a 2008 television premier.