Month: April 2005

Anime Expo will be holding an “Open House / Job Fair” to recruit new staff for the AX 2005 convention. The event will take place at the Redwood

Ain’t It Cool News hosts the first links to the American trailer for Howl’s Moving Castle. According to Ain’t It Cool News, subtitled and dubbed editions of the

TOKYOPOP has confirmed plans to release the first volume of the Girls Bravo manga series in America this September. Source: Anime News Network

The official Japanese homepage for Elfen Lied has updated with 15 screenshots from the upcoming home video exclusive 14th episode. The screenshots are available, three at a time,

Bandai of Japan has announced plans to be the first company to release anime in both the DVD and Playstation Portable UMD editions. The first volume of the

Japan’s Comix Wave has announced plans to release director Makoto Shinkai’s short film Hoshi no Koe (Voice of a Distant Star) on PSP compatible UMD format disc. Price

Weta Workshop’s official site hosts a selection of previously unreleased concept designs for the planned live action Evangelion film. According to Weta Workshop, the production is “on hold.”

Question: Do you think that anime broadcasts can actually hurt the popularity of the manga series they are based on (in the case of anime based on manga?

Geneon has revealed three anime acquisitions at the MipTV trade show currently ongoing in France. Geneon will co-produce a new Hellsing OAV series with Gonzo Digimation Holdings. Each

Japan’s G-Fantasy Magazine has announced that Hikawa Hekiru’s Paniponi manga series will be adapted into an anime television series. Japan’s Comic Rush Magazine has announced that the Tonagura

Japan’s Trilogy Future Studio has announced development of several new anime TV series including “Bionic Angels,” “Majin,” and an adaptation of Kazumi Yamashita’s manga series Ghost Rhapsody. Source:

FUNimation has revealed release dates for several upcoming Lupin the Third feature length television specials on American DVD Island of Assassins will be released on April 26. Farewell

Anime on DVD has published an exclusive interview with English dub voice actor Vic Mignogna.

The Magic Box has published screenshots of the Japanese produced Playstation 2 game Dragon Ball Z Sparking! The game is scheduled for Japanese release this fall.

Question: I recently saw Mamoru Oshii’s 1985 art film, Tenshi no Tamago, or Angel’s Egg. This film left me utterly confused. Yet, it also left me enchanted. This