Welcome to the December 23rd edition of the BellaOnline Anime newsletter!
Here are the headlines to come out of the anime industry since last week's newsletter:
*It has been announced that Studio Ghibli's next project is an anime film based on Mary Norton's 1952 novel, The Borrowers. This film, which is titled Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Borrower Arrietty) is the directorial debut for 36-year-old animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi. The film will open in Japanese theaters in the summer of 2010.
*Production on a fourth Bleach film has been green-lit, and it is expected to open in Japanese theaters in the winter of 2010.
*A fourth Naruto Shippuden film has been confirmed, and is scheduled for release in Japanese theaters in the summer of 2010.
There are topics in the anime forum for these news stories. If you'd like to join in on the discussion, there's a link to the forum later in the newsletter. You need to have a BellaOnline forum account in order to post, but signing up for a forum account is free.
This week, I posted two new articles. The first is an overview article for Princess Resurrection. The second is a review of the book The Art of Princess Mononoke. I have also added some words from Princess Resurrection to the list for the word games at the Anime site.
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Here's the latest articles from the Anime site at BellaOnline.com.
Princess Resurrection
Princess Resurrection is an anime series based on a manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64964.asp
The Art of Princess Mononoke
The Art of Princess Mononoke is a book originally released in Japan, and was translated and released in the United States in 1999.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64965.asp
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