Month: April 2004

The American release of smash hit Chinese action/comedy film Shaolin Soccer officially opens in American theaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York today. The American version

DVD Vision Japan has published a new review of “Silver Screen Samurai” by Cocoro Books. This 112 page book covers the evolution of chumbara cinema since 1935 with

Question: Do you think American people are foolish for devoting a lot of their life to anime? Simply, I want to know if you agree to American anime

Bandai Entertainment has scheduled release dates for three new domestic title premiers. Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo) will debut on June 8th in a $29.98 regular edition and

Viz now hosts a free online preview of the upcoming English language translation of the RahXephon manga series. Source: Jagged Team

Moon Phase now hosts a scan of a Japanese magazine advertisement confirming that the Rozen Maiden manga by “Peach-Pit” will be adapted into an anime TV series later

This month Tokyo’s Waseda University will begin offering liberal arts international courses, taught primarily in English. One of the courses is titled “Manga and Anime: Expressions of Japanese

The Associated Press has reported that Scholastic Inc. has decided to no longer offer Shonen Jump Magazine for sale at school book fairs across America. The decision comes

The Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) has officially canceled plans for its 2004 convention due to scheduling conflicts with the Republican National Convention. Instead, BAAF planning will now

DVD Vision Japan has published its review of Kiddy Grade DVD volume 1.

As a follow-up to their Initial D/Fast & the Furious parody, and right in time for April Fool’s Day, DVD Vision Japan has crossed over the cast of

Question: I heard that there is another types of anime and manga beside shounen and shoju. Is it true? Also I heard Berserk in under a type called