The official Japanese homepage for the Ichigo Marshmallow OVA series is now open. The first of three OVA episodes is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on
Question: I’ve been bugged by the oft-time used refrain that Americans can’t fully grasp anime, because, “Anime is for the Japanese.” I’ve heard Japanese animators express bewilderment that
A second trailer for director Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming anime movie trilogy Byousoku 5 Centimeter has been added to the official site. The trailer is available in three streaming
Manga artist Ken Ishikawa, best known for co-creating Getter Robo with Go Nagai, unexpectedly collapsed and died this past Wednesday evening in Tokyo. Ishikawa was 58 years old.
Question: Please allow me to ask you a question from Japan, John-sama. As you know, many anime shows are aimed at kids for the promotion of toy merchandise
DramaQueen, LLC. has confirmed its acquisition of translation to an additional ten yaoi manga titles: Doctor’s Rule Here Comes the Wolf?! I’ll Get You! Wanted: Mysterious Man! Junk!
IGN’s Direct2Drive service now offers commercial downloads of select Central Park Media and Manga Entertainment anime titles. Downloads are priced almost identically with physical DVD copies, but do
The official Japanese website for the Nana 2 live action movie, the second and final live action film adaptation of Ai Yazawa’s best selling manga, now hosts a
Toei has released a streaming trailer for the upcoming Futari wa Precure Splash Star: Tick Tock Kiki Ippatsu! & Digimon Savers the Movie: Kyuukyoku Power! Burst Mode Hatsudou!!
AD Vision has revealed its acquisition of translation rights to the Keroro Gunso anime television series. AD Vision has not revealed exactly how much of the 100+ episode
The official Higurashi no Naku Koro ni anime homepage has announced that Japanese consumers who purchase the entire TV series on DVD will be eligible to receive a
Question: Why hasn’t Nasu: Summer in Andalusia been licensed yet? It’s played at various American conventions over the last few years. It’s short, straightforward, and it’s gotten praise.
Del Rey has announced the acquisition of translation rights to Mitsunaga Yasunori’s gothic horror manga series Princess Resurrection (Kaibutsu Oujo). The first volume will be released on May
Japan’s AV Watch has reported that Aniplex has canceled plans to release the Blood: The Last Vampire Digital Master movie on Blu-ray disc in Japan. The disc was
