ADV has announced that their next manga series, Gunslinger Girl, will hit stores on November 18, 2003. The anticipated science fiction manga will contain 184 pages, and will retail for $9.99 US.

According to AIC, the company will be releasing an OVA based on the popular PC game, Angel Rabble. The series, entitled Tenbatu Angel Rabble, will retail for 5800 yen (about $53 US), and will be released in two versions. The Limited Edition will contain a figurine of Lasty Farson, an original booklet, and a special promotional video clip of the theme song performed by UNDER17.

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, president of Production IG, has been awarded this year's Entrepreneur of the Year award for Japan. Furthermore, Ishikawa has been invited among 35 other top entrepreneurs to attend WEOY 2004 in Monte Carlo, representing Japan.