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Aniplex USA to release Oreimo
At their Otakon panel earlier today, Aniplex USA announced plans to release the anime series Oreimo on DVD. They will release it in a complete series set on October 18th, and it will include the OVA episode as well. The set will come with postcards, and a booklet featuring production info and character designs. The series will also begin streaming on Hulu and Crunchyroll starting on August 31st. When asked during Q&A, Aniplex revealed that Oreimo will be a subtitle only release.
Other news came out of the panel as well. Star Driver, a series that Bandai licensed earlier this year, will begin streaming on Hulu and Crunchyroll beginning on August 17th. There was no news about Madoka during the panel announcements, but during Q&A Aniplex revealed that the series will be dubbed when they eventually release it. During Q&A Aniplex also mentioned they were looking into a possible DVD release for Garden of Sinners, which was released on Blu-Ray earlier this year for $400. They also said they were looking into the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin series, as well as the movie Welcome to the Space Show.
The ConBlog: Otakon 2010
Every summer, close to 30,000 otaku gather in Baltimore’s inner harbor area to attend the largest anime convention on the US east coast: Otakon. This year’s “Convention of Otaku Generation” took place from July 30 to August 1. In what turned out to be one of my favorite Otakons thus far, this year’s exhibition sported some awesome panels and special events that made the weekend lots of fun. Without further ado, let’s get to the rundown of what I attended…
