While I was away from the computer, dozens of bloggers reported the joyous news: Bandai Visial USA is gone, Bandai Entertainment endures (and so do my definite must-get releases of Lucky Star, Rocket Girls, and Gurren-Lagann). I've read about if at Astro, who linked to ANN. But I think this is important enough to warrant repeating. Some were saying that Japanese are set in their crusty rut, and cannot change or adapt, and so on. But I see them acting according to realities here. Guess production company execs are not as dumb as they look, are they?

BTW, it's quite possible that Shigofumi will be released by BEI now, in which case Astro only wins from the change. BEI is scheduled to have a panel at Fanime this weekend, I may be able to attend.