Veteran anime theme music composer Takashi Miki (real name Tadashi Watanabe) passed away in a Okayama City hospital on Monday at 6:05 a.m. He was 64. Miki composed
During this past weekend’s Anime Central convention, Media Blasters representatives reportedly confirmed that the Adult Swim network will broadcast the entire 26 episode Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
The homepage for director Yoichi Sai’s live action adaptation of Sanpei Shirato’s 1965 Kamui Gaiden manga now hosts its first full trailer. The action film about a ninja
China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao last month made a point by complaining that his grandson watches Ultraman (Japanese entertainment) instead of homegrown Chinese cartoons. Wen then encouraged Chinese
Douglas Glen, the chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-based Imagi Intl. Holdings Ltd., has resigned. Company board member William Courtauld will take over CEO duties while a new
Let me get this straight. X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked to the public more than a month prior to theatrical opening, and the flick has been widely panned. Yet
The official Japanese Evangelion homepage is now streaming a new 85 second trailer for this summer’s Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance motion picture. The film is scheduled
The official website for this summer’s Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ television series has added a streaming promotional video of vocalist “marble” performing the show’s opening
NIS America, the domestic arm of Japanese game developer Nippon Ichi Software, has announced plans to release “Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love” on the PS2 and Wii
Japanese advertising company Dentsu is reportedly actively seeking American licensors to market the Japanese Mameshiba bean-dog mascot franchise. Dentsu is specifically looking for licensors interested in producing Mameshiba
Nico Nico Douga has begun its free streaming release of Kigurumikku V3 “episode 18” (actually the second OVA). Click the right hand button on the player control bar
The Kiniro no Corda anime -La Corda D’oro- ~Secondo Passo~ homepage has announced that a second “Secondo Passo” TV special will air on the Kids Station network on
Viz Pictures and its affiliate J-Pop Center Project have announced the development of New People, a 20,000 square foot contemporary building located at 1746 Post Street in San
