Month: August 2004

The AnimeNation warehouse and offices will be closed tomorrow due to the impending threat of Hurricane Charley.

According to 4Kids’ second quarter earnings press release, they will be releasing “MewMew Power” on FoxBox this fall. So far 4Kids has referred to Tokyo Mew Mew as

According to the Internet Movie Database, director Mamoru Oshii will be one of 20 directors contributing 5 minutes of film to the Joel & Ethan Coen directed romance

Question: How have TV censorship standards in Japan changed in the past 10 years and how has it affected anime?

Denkyu.com has published its distinctive, positive review of AN Entertainment’s Miami Guns DVD volume 2.

MIT University’s Technology Review has published a two page article by director of the Program in Comparative Media Studies at MIT Henry Jenkins, discussing the positive effects of

ICv2 News has uncovered additional detailed information about the DVD collections Bandai will release later this year. All nine of the following limited edition sets will only be

TOKYOPOP has announced its acquisition of English language translation rights to Ako Yutenji’s manga series Liling-Po. The official English language version will premier next year. Source: Jagged Team

Bandai has pushed back the American release of the Playstation 2 Cowboy Bebop game from October 2004 to early 2005. Source: The Magic Box

The official Japanese website for the live action Cream Lemon movie. The site now hosts a streaming, Real Media trailer and a short, Japanese language history of the

Bandai of Japan has announced the release of a limited edition, life sized Mobile Suit Gundam Haro PC case. Only 1,000 units will be produced and sold for

The new anime & furry fanzine titled Furtype is now accepting submissions for its first issue. This includes reviews of anime, manga, comics, movies, TV, video games, and

Question: Do American fans take anime too seriously? Is anime considered as much of an “art” in Japan as it is here, by the “otaku elite”? Shows like

Central Park Media has announced that the following anime DVDs are now on moratorium, essentially meaning that they are now out of print. Battle Arena Toshinden Garzey’s Wing

Toei Animation has announced plans for two new anime TV series to debut this fall. Bouken Ou Beat (King of Adventure Beat) will premier on September 30th. The