The Japanese Biglobe website now hosts a two minute long streaming Windows Media format trailer for the Gonzo/AIC co-produced anime television series SoltyRei. The 24 episode series is
TV Tokyo has opened its official website for the anime television series Animal Yokocho. The website features a streaming Real Media trailer. Click the “sign” in the bottom
The official Japanese website for the upcoming Wings of Rean anime series is now open. Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Wings of Rean novels were first adapted into anime in the
The Akiba BB website has confirmed that production of a Papillon Rose anime television series will be officially announced at the “Dream Party Tokyo” publicity event scheduled for
According to Galaxy Anime, Bandai’s Mobile Suit Gundam MS Igloo: The Hidden One Year War will be expanding with a novel and manga. MS Igloo originated as a
According to the November 2005 issue of Nikkei Characters Magazine, Sunrise Studios is developing a new Armored Trooper Votoms anime. Nikkei Characters Magazine currently serializes Ryosuke Takahashi’s serial
Infinity Studios has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Masayuki Takano’ Blood Alone manga series. The first English translated volume will retail at $9.95 beginning in January
On September 22nd, TV Asahi broadcast the results of its nationwide poll of Japan’s most favorite anime television series. Anime News Network hosts an English translation of the
ICv2 News reports that the latest Neilsen BookScan list of 50 best selling graphic novels in mainstream American bookstores consists of 48 translated manga and only two American
The Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) has published its 2005 Japanese Publishing Industry Report for the fiscal year 2004. Manga book sales in Japan declined by 2% from
The official Japanese website for the Gamecube game SD Gundam Gashapon Wars now hosts a streaming 3 minute long Windows Media format trailer. “Gashapon” are Japanese “capsule toys”
IGN reports that the Playstation 2 RPG Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will be released in America on November 22nd. 1up confirms that the game
Japan-Zone reports that the live action film “Mayonaka no Yaji-san, Kita-san,” an adaptation of Shiriagai Kotobuki’s manga based on Jippensha Ikku’s classic novel Tokkaidochu Hizakurige, will screen in
Toei has announced that the live action Saishuheiki Kanojo motion picture will premier on October 29th at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The movie opens in Japanese theaters
Adult Source Media has announced that the 30 minute long adult anime “University Girls” will go on sale September 30th and retail at $24.98. Source: Anime on DVD
