Top ten anime news of 2006

Anime! Anime! News' Top 10 news of 2006
The top 10 anime news stories of the year, as chosen by Anime! Anime! News:
1) The "Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya" boom
2) The high profile of "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" in the entertainment industry
3) The big strides made by web animation
4) Japanese investing in ADV
5) Anime sales on the Internet & the growth of Internet anime distribution
6) The expansion of anime events with record years for the Tokyo Animation Fair,
Anime Expo, and Japan Expo
7) Successive profit warnings from up-and-coming anime/manga-related enterprises
8) American Michael Arias becomes the first foreigner to direct a large-scale
domestic anime production with "Tekkon Kinkreet"
9) Yoyogi Animation Institute files for bankruptcy
10) Mobile Suit Gundam TV released on DVD - Anime! Anime! writes a DVD is considered a hit if it sells 10,000 copies. So for a DVD box to have 120,000 sets shipped despite its priceyness makes it a big hit.