Month: May 2005

Tofu Records has announced that the L’arc~en~Ciel Live in U.S.A. double DVD set will be released on May 31st. Source: Anime on DVD

DVD Vision Japan has announced that Anne R. from New Jersey has been selected as winner of the first annual “Mascot Idol” contest. A ceremony will be held

Sony has officially revealed the design and technical specs of the Playstation 3 console. According to Kung Fu Cult Cinema, Sony plans to retail the system in Japan

Bandai Games has announced that Japanese development studio Cyber Connect 2 is producing a new .Hack game for the Playstation 2. .hack//G.U. will launch in Japan and North

The official Japanese homepage for the My Hime Playstation 2 game now hosts a streaming 2 minute long trailer in Windows Media and Real Media formats. The trailer,

Question: I’ll start this question with just two words: Tsubasa Chronicle. Will this anime, which is neither a sequel nor even a spin-off of any particular series created

Go! Media Entertainment has announced plans to launch a publishing line called “Go! Comi” to distribute English translations of Japanese manga and new international co-productions. Former Senior Editor

AD Vision has announced plans to distribute the 13 episode Samurai Gun TV series in North America. The 2004 series was an Avex Mode and AD Vision co-production.

At this past weekend’s Anime Central convention, FUNimation announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the three Slayers television series formerly distributed in America by Software Sculptors and

At this past weekend’s Anime Central convention, Dark Horse Comics announced a number of new publications including 7 manga titles: Lady Snowblood Eden Space Pinchy Zombi-ya Reiko Faces,

Genvid L.L.C. has announced that its book Warriors of Legend: Reflections of Japan in Sailor Moon, an analytical study of influences and examples of Japanese culture, history and

Japanese televison network TBS has opened its webpage for the upcoming Binchoutan anime TV series. Presently the website consists of only a placeholder image. Source: Rakuga Kidou

Galaxy Anime has updated with an exclusive interview with Del Rey Manga Marketing Manager Dallas Middaugh, and video footage of Soul Calibur 3.

Seven Seas Entertainment has redesigned its website to focus on its three new American created web exclusive manga style comic series: Unearthly, by Ted Naifeh and Elmer Damaso

Japanese toy companies Takara and Tomy have agreed to merge. Takara has been under financial strain after Konami sold its stock in the company, and Takara has not