Month: June 2005

Question: How much does it cost to produce anime? Are you able to cite some examples ranging from the cheaper productions to the top notch, expensive ones? How

Question: On a previous answer, you wrote that Jubei-chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyuu “fulfilled the unspoken and undelivered promise of the first series.” You also wrote

AnimeNation will be officially attending this weekend’s Metrocon convention in Tampa, Florida, so there will be no update to the AnimeNation News Page tomorrow. The AnimeNation offices and

The Kids’ WB has acquired broadcast rights to the first 26 out of 52 episodes of the Viewtiful Joe anime series and plans to air them as part

FUNimation has opened its “Biggest Fan” contest to crown the biggest fan of Full Metal Alchemist. Two grand prize winners that describe why they enjoy Full Metal Alchemist

Del Rey has announced release dates for the first volumes of three new manga series. GatchaGatcha volume 1 will go on sale August 30th and retail at $10.99.

According to Japanese fan site Moon Phase, Kijima Renga’s “battle action” manga series Brafman will be adapted into anime next year.

The official Japanese website for the GUNxSWORD anime TV series has updated with a new 30 second trailer, the first one to feature footage from the anime. The

The anime film Ashita Genki ni Naare! ~Hanbun no Satsumaimo~ (“Tomorrow I’ll be Lively ~Half Sweet Potato~”) will open in Japanese theaters on June 30th. Source: Kung Fu

4Kids Entertainment has named America’s largest toymaker, Mattel, as the master toy licensee for the popular One Piece manga and anime property. The license grants Mattel the right

Sakura Con has announced that the 2006 convention, to occur on March 24th – 26th, 2006, will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The

The official Japanese website for the Playstation 2 action RPG Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 3: Kami o Tsugu Shoujo (roughly, “Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl that Succeeds God”) now

The official Japanese website for the Itadaki Jan-Gari-An R adult PC game now hosts the game’s adorably cute, all-ages suitable opening animation in downloadable MPG format. The video

The official Japanese website for the Eureka Seven TR1:New Wave action RPG for the Playstation 2 is now open and features a Windows Media format trailer. Source: Rakuga

Question: The number of stores in Akihabara alone that sell doujinshi absolutely shocked me. Why hasn’t this “fan comic” medium caught on outside Japan? I’ve never heard of