Question: I have heard from various English-speaking companies (namely Hirameki International) that there are three parts to the “Holy Trinity” of Japanese entertainment: anime, manga, and visual novels.
Capcom has formally announced that the “Ryusei no Rockman” anime television series will premier on the TV Tokyo network on October 7th. Source: Moon Phase
ICv2 has published two editorial responses to TOKYOPOP’s new website design and its plan to sell select manga titles exclusively through the TOKYOPOP website. The first negative response
The Japanese Moon Phase message board has uncovered the first known image of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS anime television series, which is scheduled to premier next
The current Japanese DVD release of the 14 episode Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi anime television series is accumulating phenomenal sales numbers. Kadokawa Entertainment marketing director Takafumi Ishibashi has
The Nikkei Business newspaper has published a lengthy Japanese language article analysing the current condition of Japan’s anime industry. The article cites Studio Ghibli’s Gedo Senki as a
The Phoenix Anime Fest has announced that Kaiju Big Battel will make a rare guest appearance at this year’s convention, along with guests Tsutomu Nihei, Kate Higgins, and
Question: Do Japanese R2 DVDs have better extras than their US R1 counterparts? Also, are the R2 first press discs identical to the later printings just without inserts
Japanese fan site SWFBLOG now hosts a video segment, in English, from a Japanese television broadcast about the difficulty of translating Japanese into English. The video clip uses
Gonzo Digimation Holdings has formally announced plans to release the Project Papo animation on standard DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray media on November 3rd. Source: Anime on DVD
Digital Manga has announced release dates for a number of new manga titles. J-Boy volume 1 will retail at $16.95 beginning November 1, 2006 Seven volume 1 will
ICv2 has published a lengthy new interview with TOKYOPOP CEO Mike Kiley on the decision to release some TOKYOPOP manga exclusively through the online TOKYOPOP store.
According to Japanese fan site Moon Phase, computer game production studio Age Soft has revealed that there are plans for a “Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Haruka Route” anime
