The French/Japanese co-produced anime series Oban Star Racers has been nominated as one of four candidates for a 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award
Question: I am aware that the Japanese would use religious themes as long as they have pomp or circumstance, find aesthetically appealing, or like the sounds of the
The official Japanese Lupin the Third homepage has revealed that a new Lupin OVA titled “Green vs Red” will be released next spring. Source: Moon Phase
Anime production studio Xebec has announced that the Ryusei no Rockman: Tribe anime television series, the second Ryusei no Rockman anime series, will premier on Japanese television on
The official homepage for Production IG’s upcoming anime OVA “Tokyo Marble Chocolate” now hosts two short, streaming trailers. The OVA is scheduled for Japanese DVD release on December
Aurora Publishing will launch its “josei” (“female”) line of English translated manga targeted at young adult and adult female readers in January. The “Luv Luv” line of translated
Anime production studio Madhouse and Japan’s oldest film production studio, Nikkatsu, have jointly established an American company named Index Holdings. The Index Holdings office will open in Los
Question: Within the last two years, we’ve seen numerous magical girl shows targeted at young boys like Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and My Otome. Is this the start
The latest half-year report from the Japan Video Software Association reveals that mainstream anime DVD sales in Japan during the first half of 2007 have increased by 15%
Question: Do you know how Americans came to use the term “hentai” to refer to anime pornographic videos? Did the usage of the word “hentai” evolve among fans
Japanese portal site Goo now hosts the first released screenshots from the upcoming .hack//G.U. TRILOGY full CG OVA. The OVA is scheduled for Japanese released on January 25th.
ICv2 now hosts an interview with Dark Horse Comics editor Philip Simon regarding the transition of publishing Hiroaki Samura’s Blade of the Immortal manga in monthly comic book
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the organizing body for the annual Anime Expo convention, is currently seeking employees to fill the positions of: Vice-President
Ten years after the release of the arcade fighting game Street Fighter III, Capcom has formally announced development of Street Fighter IV. The official Street Fighter website now
