Month: May 2006

WOWOW has opened its official homepage for the Wa Wa Wa Wappi-chan anime TV series that will premier on July 3rd. Source: Moon Phase

The Japan Times has published a lengthy English language article that subtly distinguishes between Japanese manga and manga influenced international comics, and analyzes the international influence and dissemination

The Mainichi Daily News has reported that 13 year old actress Riko Narumi will star in a live action film adaptation of Akira Sasou’s award winning 1998 manga

HandHeld Entertainment has announced plans to offer AD Vision’s anime catalog for purchase and download for viewing on the ZVUE portable media player. Source: Yahoo Financial News

4Gamer now hosts a downloadable WMV format trailer for the upcoming Japanese PC adventure game My Hime: Unmei no Keitoujyu Shura. The revised edition of the Unmei no

Question: A lot of anime fans, and especially casual viewers hold Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in extremely low regard simply because it’s not a “serious” anime, and simply on the

At last weekend’s Anime Boston convention, FUNimation announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid and Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad anime television

At last weekend’s Anime Boston convention, Media Blasters announced plans to co-produce a new Kite OVA, possibly for release next year. The 45 minute long OVA will feature

At last weekend’s Anime Boston convention, AD Vision announced its acquisition of distribution rights to the Jinki:Extend anime TV series. AD Vision announced a new policy of waiting

Broccoli Books has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Arashi Shindo’s manga adaptation of Makai Senki Disgaea, and Koge-Donbo’s Yoki Koto Kiku. The single volume Disgaea manga

Central Park Media managing director John O’Donnell has formally revealed that CPM has laid off a substantial number of its employees, a move forced by the bankruptcy of

Game News Site EG has announced that Yumeta Company (Animation Runner Kuromi) is now producing an anime TV series adaptation of Koei’s romance simulation game Kiniro no Corda.

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Busou Renkin anime television series, based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki, is now open. Source: Anime News Service

Starchild has opened its official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (“Otoboku”) anime TV series, which was first announced by Caramel Box, creators of

Banpresto has opened its official homepage for its upcoming Playstation 2 action game Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne. Source: Anime News Service