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animenews.biz - 7/3/2009

AX09: Funimation to Launch Shodojo Social Video Community

— animenews.biz — Funimation has launched a teaser page for the forthcoming Shodojo.com social video community. The forthcoming launch of the site will be Funimation’s second attempt to enter the niche social networking space after its aborted animeOnline social networking portal was first launched and ... (more) AX09: Funimation to Launch Shodojo Social Video Community

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Funimation to Host Shodojo.com Social Community Site
Anime News Network — ... 's booth at the Anime Expo's Exhibit Hall has confirmed that the anime distributor is launching a social community site under the name Shodojo.com. Funimation 's advertising promises that the anime video community will offer "1000's of episodes, 1000s of friends, waiting for you." The website is still in the beta stage.

AX09: Funimation to Launch Shodojo Social Video Community
AnimeNews.biz — Funimation has launched a teaser page for the forthcoming Shodojo.com social video community. The forthcoming launch of the site will be Funimation’s second attempt to enter the niche social networking space after its aborted animeOnline social networking portal was first launched and shuttered in 2006, with the bespoke holding company citing staff reductions and issues with the then untested software platform. ...

FUNimation Developing Social Networking Site
AnimeNation Anime News Blog — FUNimation has revealed its development of Shodojo.com , a social community site for anime fans that will host anime video, fan art, online chat, forums, photo galleries, and other social networking options. Source: ...

Anime Life: FUNimation AX ‘09 News
AnimeBlogger.net Antenna — ... the license of Sands of Destruction (World Destruction) w/ the 1st season coming out Spring 2010. And they also revealed the voice actors for El Cazadora de la Bruja dub (an ok series). I really don’t have much interest in these two. ShoDojo.com Next, the announced that they will be starting a new social community site, ShoDojo.com (funny name). Supposedly, its an anime community site that will include anime videos. “1000s of episodes, 1000s of friends, waiting for you.” (whatever that means). The site is in currently in beta. I’m not sure if it will get past the beta stage ...

AX 2009 Report: More About Experiences Than News
Nigorimasen! Blog — ... Ever since seeing the ad in the AX program guide, I have been wondering about different aspects of FUNimation’s in-development community website, Shodojo.com. All you can do right now is sign up for an e-mail update and there is no indication of when it will go live (and after that, when it will shed its beta label). I asked Rojas after Funi’s panel about it and he couldn’t give me any details but I’m guessing some version will be accessible by fall since I wrote down Adam Sheehan saying “very near future” during his presentation. ...

New York Anime Festival 2009
Reverse Thieves — ... . Actually, they have acquired all of Initial D and will be repackaging it. I nearly wept with joy. They also made mention of their upcoming ShoDojo site which is going to be a sort of social networking tool. The piece of the site that sounds fun is the ability to chat while watching streaming video. The launch of the site has been delayed but it could be another thing Funi does right for fans. ...