Dattebayo to stop fansubbing Naruto

Dattebayo fansub group has announced that they will permanently stop subtitling and distributing Naruto on January 15.

That date is when the Naruto.com, Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Joost websites will officially begin streaming the latest episodes of the Naruto Shippūden series one week after their Japanese broadcast — for free.

"Interactii," an alias from Dattebayo organizer, said that an episode of Naruto Shippūden would get 450,000 downloads in its first week.

"Interactii" notes that Viz Media, the North American official distributor of the anime and manga series, had never asked Dattebayo to stop subtitling and distributing Naruto.

He continues, "But like any symbiosis, you have to know when its time to move on. That time has come.

"Viz and Crunchyroll have gotten their acts together and are trying something new, with one of the most popular shows in anime today.

"I, and the rest of the staff, know that if we continue to subtitle it, they will have to ask us to stop. That's something they probably don't want to have to do, because it will most likely make all of you very mad at them. That's something they really don't deserve."

You can read the full statement from Dattebayo here.

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Matt Lucas joins Astro Boy cast

Matt Lucas has joined the cast of the upcoming CGI animated feature film Astro Boy.

The BAFTA-winning actor-writer has appeared widely on the stage as well as in feature films and television, most recently starring in HBO's Little Britain USA series.

The British actor will be joining a cast that includes Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Freddie Highmore and Eugene Levy.

Set in the future, the Astro Boy movie is a classic superhero origin story about a young robot with incredible powers who searches for the love of his father/creator, Dr. Tenma, taking him into a netherworld of robot gladiators before he returns to save Metro City.

The character Astro Boy was created in the early 1950s by Osamu Tezuka, known as the "God of Manga," and has been the hero of three acclaimed animated television series aired around the world.

The film will be directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away), and is set for domestic release on October 23, 2009.


Image courtesy of Tezuka Productions Co. Ltd./Imagi International Holdings Ltd. via IGN


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Hell Girl comes to U.S. screens

Hell Girl, an anime series which produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen, began its American run on Independent Film Channel (IFC) on September 30th.

The anime television series is a horror title that makes sure that its episodic journey into the lives of people with worst of luck is worth remembering.

Whenever someone encounters a moment in their life that feels unbearable, they go to the much talked about website for the Hell Correspondence.

The website, only on-line and activated at the stroke of Midnight, is a direct line to the Hell Girl, whom with her supernatural denizens of the underworld take the liberty of taking the souls of those deserving hell.

Hell Girl, also known as Jigoku Shoujo (地獄少女), premiered across Japan on numerous television stations and followed by its second series, Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori (地獄少女 二籠). A live-action television series adaptation started airing in Japan from November 2006.

From 2000 to 2005, American audiences saw imported television anime such as Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Paranoia Agent and Samurai Champloo.


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Itachi tribute - Raven

My favorite character combined with my favorite song!


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