* In Glass Mask ( episode 29 of the anime and volume 17 of the manga ), Ayumi Himekawa played Carmilla in a stage adaptation of the novella.

The manga was first adapted into a theatrical anime film adaptation in 1995, titled Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii.

Astro Boy quickly became ( and remains ) immensely popular in Japan and elsewhere, and the anime adaptation of Sazae-san drawing more viewers than any other anime on Japanese television in 2011.

When Le Guin finally requested that Miyazaki produce an anime adaptation of her work, he refused, because he had lost the desire to do so.

Robotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985.

" Sixteen-year-old Maaya Sakamoto, fresh from a small role in the anime adaptation of Mizuiro Jidai, was selected not only as the voice of Hitomi, but also to sing the Escaflowne theme song.

He is currently developing a live-action adaptation of the 2006 anime film Paprika.

* Fushigi no Kuni no Alice, 1983 anime adaptation

The anime was an adaptation from its precursor manga entitled Seton's Wild Animals ( Japanese: シートン動物記 ) by Sanpei Sirato published between 1961 and 1965 and consisting of a total of Five volumes.

Similar themes can be seen in the Japanese anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and its Robotech American adaptation.

* The Cardinal is also a recurring character in the anime adaptation of Dumas ' novels.

Diarmuid appears as Lancer in the 2006 novel Fate / zero and its anime adaptation, wielding his two spears Gáe Buide and Gáe Derg.

* Sailor Moon: The first arc of the final season of the anime adaptation tells a story heavily based around the tale of the Snow Queen.

When Sailor V was enough of a hit to earn its own anime adaptation, Takeuchi was asked to expand the concept to include more girls, and when she did, she placed Usagi Tsukino as the protagonist, with Minako as a part of the team.

Battle of the Planets ( 1978 ) is an American animated television adaptation of the Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ( 1972 ).

The anime adaptation, Anpanman is one of the most popular anime cartoon series for young children in Japan.

It was previously the longest manga not to have a TV anime adaptation.

At a July 5, 2012, press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series and promoting an upcoming Hirohiko Araki art exhibition, Araki and his people announced that an anime adaptation titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation was in production and will premiere in October 2012.

As well as the drama CD, there have been two CD releases of Fruits Basket to coincide with the anime adaptation, Memory for You and Four Seasons ( also known as Song for Ritsuko Okazaki ).

" Animerica reviewers felt the anime adaptation was similar to Ranma ½ in terms of premise and its using a similar musical score.

The Fruits Basket anime adaptation has also been well received, ranking third in Anihabara's list of top televised anime series in Japan for February 2002.

He composed the music for the 2009 anime Guin Saga ; this marked the first time he provided a full score for an animated series.

Category: 2009 anime

On October 20, 2009, it was announced that Mr. Children produced their first anime theme " Fanfare " for the movie One Piece Film: Strong World.

As of October, 2009, a large number of new anime are being distributed using this same model through Crunchyroll.

* Cosplayers: The Movie, released in 2009 by Martell Brothers Studios for free viewing on YouTube and Crunchyroll, explores the anime subculture in North America with footage from anime conventions and interviews with fans, voice actors and artists.

An anime adaptation was scheduled to air in Fuji Television's noitaminA block, starting January 2009, but the producer decided to make the anime directly from the original Tale of Genji, calling the new anime Genji Monogatari Sennenki.

As of 2009, Matsumoto and Nishizaki were working on independent anime projects featuring the acclaimed Space Battleship Yamato, with the conditions that Matsumoto cannot use the name Yamato or the plot or characters from the original, and Nishizaki cannot use the conceptual art, character or ship designs of the original.

* The anime The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi contains numerous references to Hyperion, hinted at by the appearance of the book itself in the second episode of the remake ( 2009 ) of the series.

Later, in 2009, the prequel novel Before Green Gables was adapted into an anime, Kon ' nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables, in which Anne also appears as the central character.

The anime was licensed by ADV Films until the company shut down in 2009.

In July 2009, Syfy announced that they had renewed and expanded their licensing agreement with Manga Entertainment to continue the " Ani-Monday " block, as well as to add a similar two-hour block of horror anime, also called " Ani-Monday ", to their sister channel Chiller.

Category: 2009 anime

Because of ADV's large number of titles, its UK division also became the largest anime distributor in the UK from the early 2000s until 2009.

* Ling ( sometimes spelled " Lin ") Yao, a character from the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist and its 2009 anime adaption Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

In the manga and 2009 anime, they are created from the fabled Philosopher's Stone with Father, whose original form fits the classical perception of a Homunculus.

Category: 2009 anime

In 2009, Funimation signed a deal with Toei Animation to stream several of its anime titles online through the Funimation website, and Hulu.

In 2009, another anime TV series was announced, called Tamagotchi!

The same year, Oshii revealed his plan to release an anime / 3DCG adaptation film of the drama in 2009, the Kerberos Panzer Blitzkrieg project.

* The 2009 Japanese visual novel, novel, manga, and anime series, Steins ; Gate makes heavy use of the legend of John Titor, the IBM 5100, the fictional organization SERN ( based off of the real organization CERN ), and a character using Titor's name as a pseudonym .< ref >

In 2009, YTV moved the Bionix block from Friday to Saturday nights, cutting down the length and number of anime series on the block significantly.