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Toei Animation Sues 869 BitTorrent Users Over One Piece

U.S. defendants allegedly downloaded, distributed One Piece TV anime episode 515

JManga Adds Japan Sinks, I Love You Chief Clerk! Manga

Also: 1st volume of Hayako Goto's Poor Poor Lips yuri manga

Shoko Conami to End Shinobi Life Manga in March

Bonus spinoff to ninja romance series to run in April

Arrietty U.S Dub's "Summertime" Music Video Previewed

Bridgit Mendler, U.S. voice of title character, contributes new song for film

Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: January 30-February 5

Horizon, Tiger & Bunny, Sphere Club, Persona 4, Usagi Drop in top 20

Nisemonogatari's 'Naisho no Hanashi' Song Ranks #2

Ending theme by ClariS sells 34,706 to become female duo's 1st top-3 song

Shochiku's 2012 Lineup: 1st Tiger & Bunny Film in September

Also: Himitsu no Akko-chan in September, 2nd Ōoku film in December

Daily Briefs

• Anime Contents Expo Sells 18,508 Tickets in 2 Days
• Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Slated for April
• Crackle Service Streams Funimation Anime on Xbox Live
• Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost Slated for Early April

Ghibli's Arrietty Anime Film to Open on 1,200+ U.S. Screens

Release aimed at original novel's fans; Ponyo, Spirited Away played on 900 & 750 screens

Rock Band LM.C to Perform at Anime Central in Illinois Before World Tour (Updated)

Band played theme songs for Nura, Reborn, Red Garden anime

Kodansha USA to Publish Genshiken: Second Season Manga

1st volume scheduled for North America on September 4

Tiger & Bunny's Keiichi Satou Directs Saint Seiya CG Film

Tiger & Bunny episode scriptwriter Tomohiro Suzuki pens screenplay

Kenji Kamiyama's 009 RE:CYBORG Teaser Streamed

Shotaro Ishinomori's classic science fiction manga remade in this fall's film

Saint Seiya Returns in New Omega TV Anime Series (Updated)

1st TV anime for mythical fantasy in quarter century to feature a new generation