Month: July 2006

The official homepage for the Tekkon Kinkreet motion picture now hosts a new trailer in small and large Windows Media and small and large Quicktime formats. The movie

Avex has opened its official homepage dovoted to the upcoming anime television series LoveDoll ~Lovely Idol~ (“Rabudolu ~Lovely Idol~”). The series is scheduled to premier in October. Source:

Tokyo resident Jason Gray has watched Studio Ghibli’s upcoming new film Gedo Senki and published his spoiler-free response to the film. Source: Twitch

Question: I’m a heavy Japanese fan of Ask John. I decided to ask you a question when I read your “Dub is good or bad?” piece. Do you

IGN now hosts the two minute long trailer for Gonzo’s upcoming TV mini-series Afro Samurai.

The Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa motion picture won the 2006 Fantasia Film Festival audience award for best animated film. Source: Twitch

Question: I just read the plot for one of the most incredibly far-fetched anime series I’ve ever heard about: Kashimashi-Girl Meets Girl. To give you the Reader’s Digest

Software developer CuriousFactory and Japanese creator circle Buredo have partnered to create and release of “Blade Engine,” a free program designed for creating English language visual novel computer

The first trailer for director Satoshi Kon’s upcoming anime film Paprika, an adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui’s sci-fi novel of the same name, is now online in a variety

Production IG animator Koushi Kishida’s self-produced Jin-Roh digital anime short film “Images of the Last Battalion” is now available for online viewing. The short film based on Mamoru

The original Flash sci-fi anime series HANOKA (“Ha no Ka”) will premier during the Anime Paradise! program on the Japanese Kids-Station television network on August 7th. The series

At the recent San Diego Comic Con, Manga Entertainment announced that it is co-producing a new anime series with Studio APPP (Honey & Clover, Risky Safety). The new

At the recent San Diego Comic Con, Viz announced its acquisition of translation rights to several print titles: Brave Story novels 1-2 by Miyabe Miyuki Shakugan no Shana

At the recent San Diego Comic Con, CMX announced its acquisition of translation rights to 8 new manga titles: GoGo Heaven!!, by Yamada Keiko Time Guardian, by Kishi

At the recent San Diego Comic Con, Digital Manga announced its acquisition of translation rights to the Moon and Sandal manga by Yoshinaga Fumi and Megami DX magazine.