Del Rey has announced that the company has acquired the translation rights to Toshihiko Kobayashi's Pastel. The series is set to debut in December. No price point has been announced at the moment.

FUNimation has opened its official websites for Desert Punk and Baki the Grappler.

Central Park Media has announced that they will be offering trailers for download to the Sony PSP. The company plans to make over 100 trailers available for download to the portable. In addition to recent titles such as Munto and Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero, and classic titles such as Dominion Tank Police, Central Park will offer the trailer for its most recent acquisition, KaKuRenBo. Currently, the following trailers are available:

KaKuRenBo The Boy Who Wanted to be a Bear Cat Soup Doggy Poo Dominion Tank Police Grave of the Fireflies Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero Munto Patlabor The Mobile Police: The New Files 1 Ping Pong Club Shadow Star Narutaru

ADV Films has announced the English cast list for the company's upcoming release of Yugo the Negotiator. The roles will be filled as follows:

Yugo Beppu: Jason Douglas Reiichi Kogure: Jay Hickman Mayuko: Christine Auten Yusuf Ali Mesa:Chris Ayres Rashid: Rob Mungle Tonoi: David Born Laila: Monica Rial Haji Rahmani: Marty Fleck. Ahmad: Guru Singh Lall: Vic Mignogna Lieutenant Colonel Shadle: David Born