Month: July 2004

The official Japanese website for the Hayao Miyazaki directed film Howl’s Moving Castle is now open. Source: Moon Phase

The Japanese Gpara news website has announced that a Ragnarok the Animation motion picture will be released in Japan next year. The film will be an extension of

According to Animaxis, director Yuudai Yamaguchi will helm a live action film adaptation of Eiji Nonaka’s bizarre “serious gag manga” Sakigake!! Cromartie High School. Main character Takashi Kamiyama

Perhaps in response to Right Stuf’s announcement of domestic distribution rights to the “Boys Be…” anime TV series, TOKYOPOP has announced that they have dropped the tentative American

According to Moon Phase, Gantz 2nd will debut on Japanese television on August 26th.

Konami has announced development of a Playstation 2 adventure game based on Ken Akamatsu’s popular Mahou Sensei Negima manga series. Source: Moon Phase

Anime News Network’s latest Shelf Life column has given AN Entertainment’s Miami Guns volume 1 a positive recommendation. DVD Vision Japan has given Miami Guns volume 2 a

Viz has formally announced that the theatrical motion picture Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time will have its debut American screening on Friday, July 23 at the 2004 San

Makino Ryuichi, the animation character designer for the new Girls Bravo anime TV series, has confirmed on his BBS that Japan’s Fuji TV television network has censored nudity

The Sankei Sports Newspaper reports that the live action/CG Devilman movie will be released to Japanese theaters on October 9th.

Question: How important are show endings to determining whether or not a show is “good”? And does a Japanese sense of a good ending not always mesh with

Yahoo Japan now hosts a six minute long streaming Windows Media trailer for Steamboy, available in three different resolutions. Source: Jagged Team

AD Vision has announced release dates for a number of new titles: Aquarian Age TV series volume 1 – September 14th – $29.99/39.99 w/series box Neo Tokyo (first

Bandai has scheduled the release of several new complete series DVD sets: Banner of the Stars Complete Collection – 325 minutes – $49.98 – September 14th Love Hina

Planet Exile now hosts exclusive interviews with vocalist Yoko Ishida and Trigun/Hajime no Ippo director Satoshi Nishimura conducted at the recent Anime Expo convention.