Month: September 2009

Question: What is your opinion of the Spice and Wolf Yen Press novel cover backlash?

During last weekend’s New York Anime Fest, Del Rey announced its acquisition of translation & publication rights to 4 new manga titles: Arisa, by Natsumi Ando Here I

During last weekend’s New York Anime Fest, FUNimation announced its acquisition of five installments of the Initial D anime franchise and the 2001 X TV anime series. Specifically,

During last weekend’s New York Anime Fest, Tokyopop confirmed the acquisition of 9 manga titles. .hack//Link (.hack//Link ~Kokon no Kishidan~), by Megane Kikuya Ratman, by Sekihiko Inui Qwasar

During last weekend’s New York Anime Fest, Vertical announced its acquisition of four new manga titles: Chi’s Sweet Home, by Kanata Konami Needle (70 Oku no Hari), by

During last weekend’s New York Anime Fest, Viz Media announced plans for an online simulcast of the Inuyasha: The Final Act television series on the ShonenSunday.com & Hulu

Crunchyroll has begun streaming the current Flash anime TV series Naked Wolves (Hadaka no Okami). The series’ first 25 episodes will be available over the next several days.

Japanese publisher Kadokawa has added to YouTube a new 30 second TV commercial for next month’s romantic comedy TV anime series Sora no Otoshimono. The harem comedy about

The homepage for for next month’s Seitokai no Ichizon TV anime series is now streaming a 15-second trailer. The harem show based on Sekina Aoi & Kira Inugami’s

Japanese public TV network NHK will commemorate the 100th anniversary of famed author Osamu Dazai’s birth with the broadcast of the 4 episode Dazai Osamu Tanpen Shosetsu-shu (Dazai

Japanese film production studio Kadokawa Pictures has announced that its American subsidiary, Kadokawa Pictures USA, ceased operations on August 31, 2009. Kadokawa Pictures USA was previously involved in

The mobile phone video content producer BeeTV has revealed its development of a live action adaptation of Sensha Yoshida’s 4 panel nonsense gag comedy manga Utsurun Desu. The

The official website for next month’s Kampfer gender-swap supernatural street-fighting action/comedy television series has added a streaming trailer. The show will premiere on October 1st. Source: Moon Phase

Question: Would you say that there is a formula or common occurrences in anime that reaches America versus anime that just stays in Japan?

A new, full length trailer for Molot Entertainment & Studio 4°C’s feature anime film First Squad has surfaced. The film will has its premiere screening today at the