Mobile Anime's Paranoid Steam-Powered Gatchamen

Mike Ferreira (Editor) — June 7th, 2004 — 21:42
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Central Park Media has announced that they are the first anime company to "go mobile." Through a partnership with mobile media company Zingy, Central Park has made several images from their biggest series available for download as cell phone wallpaper. The wallpapers will be available until April 2005, and feature images from Project A-Ko, Animation Runner Kuromi, DNA2, Maze: the Mega-Burst Space, Alien Nine, Legend of Himiko, The World of Narue, and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.

The Anime Network has managed to strike a deal with Sandy Frank Entertainment to bring all 105 episodes of the original Gatchaman series to television. This airing will be the first time that the original Gatchaman has been released to US audiences in its entirety.

Composer Hirasawa Susumu is currently hosting ten tracks from the hit series Paranoia Agent. These pieces were not included on the original soundtrack and are only for non-commercial purposes.

According to Yahoo! Japan, Katsuhiro Otomo's Steamboy will be released to Japanese theaters on July 17. The article continues, stating that an American and European release is set for October. According to the article, the October release date was chosen to ensure that the movie will be eligible for nomination in next year's Academy Awards. Steamboy will hold the record for most expensive anime title ever produced when it is released. The film had a 2.4 billion yen ($21.6 million US) budget.