Month: June 2005

Question: Why is it that a lot of fans don’t like it when main characters die in an anime? In a recent episode of Mahou Sensei Negima, a

Viz Media has scheduled release dates for three new manga series premiering in America. Beauty is a Beast graphic novel 1 will retail at $8.99 beginning November 8th.

MTV has published its annotated list of best anime motion pictures available on American DVD. Article provided by Carl Davis

Japanese fan site FF7AC – Reunion now hosts photos of pages from the upcoming issue of Shonen Jump Magazine, including the first released images of the Last Order

Tekkoshocon has announced that the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania anime convention will host its fourth annual even at the Monroeville ExpoMart and Radisson Hotel on March 31, through April 2,

Question: There appears to be a serious “Lolita complex,” or “lolicon,” functioning within anime, a fixation and erotic desire for young girls. Does this have to do with

CPM has announced that a new, third volume in the Night Shift Nurses adult anime series, “Night Shift Nurses: Clinical Confessions,” will retail at $29.98 beginning September 13th.

Japanese television network NHK has announced that the recently concluded baseball anime TV series Major will get a second season of episodes this fall. Source: Moon Phase

Disney has now revealed the cover art for the domestic DVD versions of Pom Poko and My Neighbors the Yamadas. Source: The Digital Bits

Japanese “comical pop experimentalists group” Attack Haus will play live for three nights in New York City on the 27th, 28th, and 30th of this month. Attack Haus

An anonymous source has informed Cinescape Magazine that a script for a Warner Bros. produced American live action Speed Racer film will be turned in to studio executives

Question: Given the current growth in the popularity of manga in the United States, do you think there is a realistic chance that some of the iconic, long

AD Vision has announced that the “Azumanga Daioh: Class Album” DVD set will be released on September 20th and retail at $69.98. The set will compress the 26

Question: I read your recent article in on Crayon Shinchan, and it got me thinking about why certain anime are not popular in the US that are extremely

Tokidoki Journal has published an exclusive interview with Takahiro Umehara & Masao Maruyama of Madhouse Studio. Umehara was the character designer and the director for the opening and