Month: February 2001

AD Vision has confirmed that both the VHS and DVD versions of Gasaraki volumes 4 & 5, originally scheduled for release in March and May respectively, have been

Central Park Media has announced that Project A-ko movies 2, 3 & 4 will all be released on a single bilingual DVD on May 8th, with a retail

Question: This “Ask John” question was posted on the AnimeNation site once before, but a site update accidentally deleted it. This morning I drafted a new summarization of

A stunning 45 second trailer for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, has been posted online in streaming .asf format, playable on Windows Media Player.

Media Blasters has announced several new DVD releases for May, including Elf Princess Ren, Samurai: Hunt for the Sword, and a bilingual double feature of the adult titles

Proving that anime is becoming a major force in the American home video market, Jubei-chan volume 4 is currently the 8th most often purchased video title in America,

Japanese anime production company Toei, responsible for some of the most popular of all anime series, including St. Seiya, Sailormoon, Captain Harlock, Dragonball and Devilman, has opened a

Berserk creator, Kentarou Miura will provide original jacket illustrations for each of the 7 discs in the upcoming Japanese Berserk DVD boxed set. TV series character designer Umakoshi

A legal battle is brewing that may delay the anticipated fall launch of the Microsoft XBox video game console system. Apparently a Florida based business software development company

Question: I just got an artbook for the Utena movie and even though it’s a show aimed towards girls (shoujo-type), I don’t understand why there are so many

AD Vision has announced that they have acquired the American translation and distribution rights to Senkaiden Houshin Engi. The 12 episode adventure/comedy/drama is loosely based on Chinese myth

A press representative for Funimation and Irwin Toys has confirmed for AnimeNation that, while the possibility of a cable television broadcast is still in consideration, FUNimation is focusing

The English language AIC Studios homepage has posted character designs for Kenichi Sonoda’s next anime series, Wrestloid Baby. Judging from the story summary and character design sheets, the

Fans of Lodoss War will be pleased to know that Lodoss creator Ryo Mizuno, creator of Lodoss War, will help bring his latest manga to TV this April.

Pokemon: Serebei’s Time Adventure, coupled with the short film Pikachu’s Doki Doki Hide & Seek Game will premier in Japanese movie theaters on July 7th. The new film