Japonese actor/producer Tetsuya Bessho - of live-action Ultraman - The Next (2005) will be in São Paulo city to attend the 17ºInternational Festival de Curtas-Metragens.

Tetsuya Bessho was the co-founder of the Shorts Shorts Festival that introduces people to the world of short films both in Japan and U.S.A.

This year Bessho will be presenting 4 new movies with the support of the Fundação Japão de São Paulo, he will be present on Sunday (27th) until 8:00 p.m. in Sala Cinemateca. Other information on the Festival can be found on Fundação Japão Sâo Paulo official site.

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San Francisco, CA, August 22, 2006 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies has closed deals with three of the largest terrestrial elevision companies in Latin America for two animated series from Japan: NARUTO and ZATCH BELL!. America TV (Peru) has acquired 52 episodes each of ZATCH BELL! and NARUTO ; TV Globo (Brazil) has acquired 52 episodes of ZATCH BELL! and Televideo Services picked up 52 episodes each of ZATCH BELL! and NARUTO for Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Honduras.

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The Korean animation Pucca (or Funny Love) will be aired on the Brazilian Jetix Channel this coming September 11th, to 9:00 p.m.

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It's an online Sonic fan animation made to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the popular game character. The animation has two dubbings: Brazilian Portuguese and French. There's also a Portuguese version with subtitles in English.

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From Papo de Budega comes an interview with VIZ Media Vice President International Carol Roeder. Carol Roeder talks about titles that will appear soon in Latin America, along other informations.

The Fullmetal Alchemist anime DVD will be launched in Brazil on October 2nd, according to Focus Filmes.

The anime Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen - Overture (Os Cavaleiros do Zod­aco - O Filme: Prologo do Cu - portuguese title) will be delayed in Brazil. The initial date was set for September, but now the film will arrive in October instead. The voice actors have already been chosen.

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Gisaku is a Spanish anime-style anime that will arrive on the Brazilian market in the form of DVD.

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Brazilian brothers Monica and Mauri­cio Somenzari Leite Olivas are the winners of World Cosplay Summit 2006. The two cosplayed as Rosiel and Alexiel from Angel Sanctuary. Go Nagai (from the jury) said that the two brothers represented Brazil well: "Their presentation was good, and impressed all us". This is the first time Brazil participated in the World Cosplay Summit.

World Cosplay Summit - or simply WCS - brings together the best cosplayers from around the world in a competition for the title of "world’s best cosplayer". WCS is organized yearly by Aichi TV. The main ceremony of WCS 2006 takes place today and tomorrow in Nagoya (JP).

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