According to Amazon, TOKYOPOP will release the first English translated volumes of Keitaro Arima’s Tsukuyomi ~Moon Phase~ manga, World of S & M by Be-Papas & Chiho Saito
An announcement from the current New York Licensing Show reveals that popular teen clothing store chain Hot Topic will be the exclusive American retailer for Naruto apparel. Viz
Viz has announced that Bandai will release Naruto video games for the Playstation systems and trading card games in America. The announcement does not clarify if Bandai will
FUNimation has announced that Southern Island LLC. has been awarded exclusive rights to produce toys based on Cased Closed (“Detective Conan”) and action figures based on Fullmetal Alchemist,
A live action film adaptation of Mitsuru Adachi’s popular baseball themed romantic drama manga series Touch will open in Japanese theaters on September 10th. Source: Kung Fu Cult
Geneon has announced its acquisition of North American translation rights to the current Law of Ueki anime television series. Article provided by Galaxy Anime
Although there’s little available on it right now, the official Japanese website for the anime TV series Jigoku Shoujo (“Hell Girl”) is now open. The series, animated by
The Japanese Hatena message board hosts a photo providing official evidence that an anime TV series adaptation of Yuki Urushihara’s Mushishi manga series will debut this fall. Source:
Chinese director Jeff Lau has announced plans to direct a “sci-fi martial arts movie” loosely based on Leiji Matsumoto’s Galaxy Express 999 manga. The film, titled “Galaxy Princess,”
Anchor Bay has announced plans to release three of Manga Entertainment’s anime films on Playstation Portable UMD format discs. The Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire,
An audio interview from J!-ENT RADIO has revealed XM Satellite Radio’s plans to unveil a Japanese music only station called “Wasabi Radio” next month. Debut programming will be
Question: Why are most anime movies just a shortened versions of the series, but with some added footage? Rahxephon, Blue Gender, Gundam, and countless others are good series.
