Month: December 2005

The AnimeNation offices and retail store will be closed on Monday, January 3rd in commemoration of the new year holiday.

The official Japanese website for the Simoun anime series is now open. The official Japanese website for the Himesama Goyoujin anime series is now open. The series is

Pop Japan Travel has announced that its upcoming winter tour will include an exclusive guided tour of the Gonzo Digimation studio where productions including Afro Samurai, Witchblade, and

Harmony Gold now hosts a free downloadable version of the first English dubbed Gatchaman OVA from 1994. The video file in .m4v format encoded with H.264, which may

Viz has authorized Basic Fun! to produce Naruto Ipod covers and keychains, and authorized Great Eastern Entertainment to produce Naruto wall scrolls, patches, wrist cuffs, headband, caps, key

Infinity Studios has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Ju-Ri Kim & Jae-Sung Park Korean romantic comedy comic series Sweety. Volume 1 will be released in late

Question: What were the best and the worst anime shows for the year 2005? Another year came and went by. Based on your initial expectations and your judgement,

The cover of the February 2006 issue of Shinshokan’s Wings Magazine announces that Mikiyo Tsuda’s manga series Princess Princess will be adapted into an anime. Source: Moon Phase

Marvelous Entertainment has formally announced that the first episode of a 7 episode long Prince of Tennis OVA series will be released on March 24, 2006. Source: Moon

Bandai has announced release dates for two new anime titles. Fantastic Children volume 1 will retail at $19.98 or $29.98 with series box beginning April 11, 2006. Eureka

Galaxy Anime has updated with numerous video game trailers including: Kingdom Hearts II, Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerebus, Front Mission 5, Grandia III, Naruto: Narultimate Hero 3,

Question: Do trends in Japan determine the success of an anime series and manga series? Also, if someone has their own manga published and distributed during a certain

The Akibakei BB Channel news site now hosts a 1:30 clip from the upcoming Papillon Rose New Season anime television series. The show is scheduled to premier on

Japanese publisher Shogakukan has announced that An Nakahara’s shoujo manga series Kirarin Revolution will be adapted into an anime television series that will premier next April. Source: Moon

Mag Garden’s Comic Blade Magazine has announced that Aria the Animation will be getting a second season. Mag Garden has also confirmed earlier reports that Noriko Ogawara’s novel