Month: August 2002

Mobile Suit Gundam mechanical designer Kunihiko Oogawa has designed a prototype sci-fi styled motor scooter built by Honda called “Zoomer.” Although not directly based on any existing manga

Anime News Network has published a highly positive first review of the English dubbed version of Spirited Away.

The September issue of Newtype Magazine includes a fun trivia contest that features 10 memorable quotes from current bishoujo heroines, in Japanese and English. Readers are challenged to

Question: What’s the deal with the sentai issue? Why can’t the people who release the Americanized Power Rangers also release the original show itself on VHS and DVD?

The official American homepage for Spirited Away is now online. The site features background information on the movie and its director, Hayao Miyazaki, as well as one of

Galaxy Anime has updated with a pre-con report that gives all the details needed to attend the Big Apple Anime Fest and clears up any other issues an

In keeping with the dual nature of CLAMP’s X, Pioneer has opened a pair of homepages for the X TV series at DragonsOfHeaven.com and DragonsOfEarth.com. Source: Anime News

THQ will release the Phantasy Star Collection for GameBoy Advance in America in November. The cartridge will include the original Sega Genesis/Megadrive and enhanced versions of Phantasy Star

Miramax has released the American theatrical trailer for Shaolin Soccer. Ain’t It Cool News has published a harsh but reasonably accurate critique of the trailer, along with a

Question: Surely you’ve heard of the debate that’s been going on, comparing RahXephon against Eva. Some say it outright rips it off while others say there are similarities

Cable television network Nickelodeon has announced that they will add the 1997 Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer) revival TV series to their new “Slam” programming block. The

Central Park Media has announced plans to release a 5 disc DVD set of Ping Pong Club for $119.98 and a 2 disc DVD set of Twin Angels

AICN has published a pair of extensive, very favorable new reviews of the American version of The Ring. The first review contains high praise of the film, and

Seemingly appearing out of nowhere, the live action adaptation of the award winning shock/suspense anime movie Perfect Blue opens in Japanese theaters on August 24th. The Perfect Blue:

Microsoft has announced that the upcoming American Shenmue 2 port for the Xbox will be packaged with a DVD copy of Shenmue the Movie. Released to Japanese theaters,