Month: December 2001

Question: I have found a version of Akira manga in color! Issue 10 only though. I have not found more since. I like to know a bit more

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FUNimation has officially confirmed that Dragonball Z movie 5: Cooler’s Revenge will premier on American home video on January 22nd. The film will be released on unedited DVD

Bandai will release its third Space Cruiser Yamato strategy RPG, Space Battleship Yamato: Recollection of Iskandar, on December 20th. This game will be the first in the series

Jessica Alba (Dark Angel TV series), Seann William Scott (Evolution, Jay and Silent Bob) and James King have signed on to co-star with Chow Yun Fat in Bulletproof

Question: What is a cram school? I hear about it in anime like Love Hina.

Bandai has opened an official website for the American release of the Escaflowne movie at www.Escamovie.com. The site provides information on the film, an early theatrical release schedule,

The long delayed fourth subtitled DVD disc of Card Captor Sakura from Pioneer Entertainment is now scheduled for release on January 15th. As promised, it will include a

According to the Gaming Intelligence Agency, Sony is currently working on two new Arc the Lad RPGs. Scheduled for release next year, Arc the Lad: Kijin Fukkatsu for

Wired Magazine has published an interesting article introducing westerners to the unusual new Japanese arcade game Boong-Ga Boong-Ga, in which players are encouraged to relieve stress by forcibly

Siena Heights University in Michigan is now offering a two-credit class on how religion and philosophy are part of popular culture. This in and of itself is not

Question: Why is hentai/yaoi/yuri so popular now? Now all my friends (including myself) are into hentai and those things, but why are those types of anime so popular?

Shin’ichiro Kimura, the director of Hand Maid May, will direct the “pretty girls” fantasy/action TV series G-On Riders next spring. Masami Shimoda, the director of Saber Marionette J,

Leiji Matsumoto, creator of Yamato, Captain Harlock and Galaxy Express 999 among other titles, was recently awarded the Japanese national Purple Ribbon Medal. Purple, Yellow and Blue Medal

Question: Can you please explain to me what “dubtitles” are?