All the indications are that the leaked Bones animator list was at some point a company document after all: anime industry group “The Association of Japanese Animations”, as well as several other industry groups, have issued statements deploring the uploading of a file containing the personal details of animators and vowing to tighten handling of this sort of data to ensure no repeat.
Every company in the industry must make more strident efforts to administer employee information, they say, in what sounds like a slight to the errant Bones.
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The recently leaked and rather controversial Bones animator list has been disowned by Bones as not being an internal company document, however as Moon Phase rightly points out, they have not touched upon the genuineness of the information contained within (the personal details are thought to be genuine), nor shed any light on the provenance of the document.
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Being something of a fan of 鋼の錬金術師 / Full Metal Alchemist, I couldn’t help but have my eye caught by this massive limited edition 28 disc box set; it contains the full 51 episodes on DVD, a Blu-Ray version of the FMA film Conqueror of Shamballa, the Premium Collection OVA (didn’t even know there was an OVA) and a special feature disc, for a total of 20 AV DVDs, and has a further 8 music CDs.
Naturally the entire thing is lavishly presented with extra art, goods, etc. The only thing they’ve missed are the games and drama CDs, and of course the manga side of things.
The set is due to go on sale at the end of January, with a reservation required to get a set, closing at the end of September. The only thing as eye opening as the size of this set is the price – ¥65,000 list, although it can be had online for much cheaper. Personally, I will stick to reading the excellent manga…
