The official Genshiken website announced that a new Genshiken novel adaptation will be released on January 23, 2008, titled Genshiken Hainyu Ranjin no Yabo: Return of the Otaku. The title will be published under the KC Novels imprint from Kodansha with an MSRP of ¥940 (about US$8.25).

G4TechTV in Canada will begin airing the four-part 3×3 Eyes OVA on Saturday, December 29 at 8:30pm (EST).

The Anima 2008 International Film Festival will screen Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and Tekkonkinkreet, all of which have been nominated in the feature film category. Other anime nominations include Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor and Shinobi Black & White in the Short Animation category and Yasai no Yousei - N.Y. Salad in the Children’s Works category. The animation film festival will be held in Brussels, Belgium from February 1 to 9, 2008.

Famitsu announced that BEC is developing the first Mobile Suit Gundam 00 game for the Nintendo DS. The release date is currently set for March 27, 2008.

AnimeNation reports that the fourth Hellsing OVA episode will be released in Japan on February 22, 2008.

ANN is streaming the first episode of Kanon, dubbed by ADV.

The Shin Kyuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken Toki Den (Fist of the North Star: New Saviour Legend) anime OVA has been pushed back to a March 26, 2008 release date.

An anime adaptation of Atsuko Asano’s Telepathy Shoujo Ran Jiken Note will premiere on the NHK-Educational Japanese television network in the Spring 2008 season.

A new Strike Witches anime has been confirmed for a 2008 television premiere, and a manga adaptation will begin serialization in the Comp Ace manga magazine publication. The anime series was originally released as a single-part OVA in January 2007.

Starchild has announced the fourth Da Capo anime season titled D.C.II S.S. -Da Capo II Second Season- for an April 2008 debut.

Gonzo’s Brave Story anime movie will be screened in France on February 6, 2008. More information can be found at the series’ official French website.

An official website for The Magician’s Academy light novels has opened with an announcement of a 2008 anime adaptation.

ANN has confirmed the anime adaptation of the To Love-Ru manga by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki.

Two new commercial videos for the Shigofumi anime have been posted on the series’ official website. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in Japan on January 5, 2008.

The latest issue of Shogakukan’s Big Comic manga magazine has revealed that Golgo 13 by Takao Saito will be adapted into an anime for the Spring 2008 season.

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Toei has posted 18 free Fist of the North Star episodes in Japanese language on their Anime BB Premium video service. Free registration is required.

The manga magazine Big Comic Spirits announced that a new manga titled Animal Joe by Tohru Fujisawa will begin serializing in the seinen magazine in the next issue. Fujisawa is best known for her Great Teacher Onizuka manga.

Yomiuri TV has posted yet another promotional trailer for the upcoming remake of Yatterman. The anime will begin airing on YTV on January 14.

AnimeNation has reported an unconfirmed posting on the Moon Phase message board which claims an anime adaptation of the novel series Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (Legend of the Legendary Hero) by Toyota Saori is currently in production.