Month: July 2001

Ain’t It Cool News has published a spoiler free but very adult-oriented review of Takeshi Kitano’s latest film, Brother, Kitano’s first movie directed in America. “Beat” Takeshi is

Question: Where does the term “anime” come from? Is it derived from the French word for cartoons, which is also “anime,” or is it a shortened form of

Toynami displayed and previewed a number of toys from their Robotech license at the San Diego Comic Con including prototypes of the poseable batteloid figures, the “third generation”

AD Vision has revealed that the first four episode DVD volume of the 26 episode, child-friendly Power Stone TV series, based on the Capcom fighting game franchise, will

Contrary to earlier reports that the Kids’ WB had the license to only the first two seasons of DBZ and that they would be broadcasting the first five

Akadot has published an interview with Madhouse Studios animator Hisashi Abe discussing his evolving career. Abe has served as a designer on shows including Petshop of Horrors and

Ain’t It Cool News has posted a positive and relatively spoiler-free review of Hayao Miyazaki’s Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi. Source: Anime News Service

The Gaming Intelligence Agency has posted five short QuickTime video clips from the upcoming Playstation 2 Xenosaga prequel to Xenogears. The clips focus on the individual characters and

Question: There are so many shows where the main character’s mother died while they were an infant/young child. Is there a reason for this?

Question: What exactly are OAVs, and how are they different from anime we see on T.V.?

Anime on DVD has posted a detailed list of the supplemental material expected to grace the upcoming Utena movie DVD, as well as an early cover image for

Dark Horse Comics revealed prototypes of a number of American sculpted and produced anime related figures at last weekend’s San Diego Comic Con including Gunsmith Cats action figures

Kotobukiya subsidiary Koto premiered the vinyl figure version of Final Fantasy X’s Kamahri at the San Diego Comic Con, along with the already available 11 1/2″ tall vinyl

Ain’t It Cool News has posted a link to the theatrical trailer for Tsui Hark’s kung-fu fantasy special-effects spectacular Legend of Zu, scheduled for theatrical release in Hong

The feature length anime adaptaion of the fairy tale “The Clever Princess” entitled Princess Arete, opened in Japanese theaters on July 21st. Produced by Studio 4C, the studio