Kanta Kamei, animation director of the fourth Digimon movie, has been signed by Kadokawa Pictures to direct an anime feature film adaptation of Namco’s Xbox 360 RPG Tales
In addition to the previously announced Eden of The East (Higashi no Eden) anime television series that will premiere in April, Production I.G reportedly is also developing an
Bessatsu Margaret magazine, which has serialized Karuho Shiina’s shoujo manga Kimi ni Todoke since 2005, has announced the development of an anime adaptation of the story about a
The Japanese Moon Phase Diary fan site reports the unconfirmed rumor that Imai Kami’s “bishoujo violence” action/comedy/sci-fi manga series Needless will be adapted into an anime television series
Multimedia blog Studio 360 this week features a diverse look at contemporary Japanese art culture, including an introduction to Akihabara; interviews with working Japanese poets, novelists, architects, and
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reports that 14-year-old Deborah Kalai Fourzan disappeared on Monday from her hometown of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, and may be traveling to
The Fuji TV network and its affiliates will begin airing a new high definition re-master of the Dragon Ball Z television series on April 5. The HD re-master
Comic industry observer ICv2 reports that 2008 manga sales in America were down roughly 17% compared to 2007. The decline is blamed on the current U.S. economic recession;
A Japanese press conference revealing details about director Ryuhei Kitamura and producer Shunji Iwai’s anime project Baton has revealed that contrary to initial plans, the animation will consist
Japanese publisher MediaWorks has officially announced the development of a second Nogizaka Haruka’s Secret television series. The primary staff and cast of last year’s first series will reprise
Japanese publisher Kodansha has confirmed that a second Chi’s Sweet Home anime television series will premiere in April. The first 104 episode series of 3 minute long daily
Japanese celebrity Ai Iijima was found dead in her Tokyo apartment last December. A police investigation has now determined that Iijima died of of pneumonia rather than foul
