Pirates Pirating Pirates

Wow, and the hackers ruin it for everyone else. Good job, jerks.

http://www.onepieceofficial.com/videos.aspx

As anime fans know, FUNimation Entertainment planned under the authorization of Toei Animation, Fuji Television, Shueisha for the first ever online simulcast of the series ‘One Piece’ tonight at 9:00 pm CDT., just one hour after its premiere on Japan’s Fuji Television. Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours we have determined that the FUNimation servers were compromised, even though we employ strict security standards. An unknown individual accessed and posted episode 403 online and as a direct result of this illegal act, all U.S. and Canadian fans will be deprived of access to this great anime series for the immediate future. We will use the full extent of our efforts to locate and prosecute the perpetrators and will provide updates in this most serious matter.

sources: Twitter accounts of @Funimation and @Benu

Ristorante Paradiso

I've been a busy little fish lately with lots of good intentions but little time to post. So! Here's a trailer for Ristorante Paradiso. I watched eps 1 & 2 (late) last night on Crunchyroll. Oh man, what a refreshing change of pace. Details later, trailer now. :)

Britney "AMV"

So Britney Spears made a music video that has an anime feel to it. It's already been pulled from youtube for some reason, but I found it again (hooray google!) at TV Crunch. (who, in turn found it on myspace tv via Britney's Official MySpace page.) Sorry to break your hearts, but I find that this video is completely non-offensive. (hell, I even looked for the video to buy on iTunes) The song is just a standard pop/dance track and the animation isn't bad at all. Britney is still a strung out idiot, but media vultures picking on this is just silly.

Break the Ice

CrunchyRoll, it begins....

Via ANN:
(Gonzo/) GDH has confirmed that it has been talking with Crunchyroll. GDH is planning a formal press release in the next two weeks or later regarding newer Gonzo titles.

Read the entire article here
I get more excited the more I hear about this.