After the success of the DVD Vision Japan Mascot Idol contest, “DVJ” is looking to start an all girl video game team. Interested applicants should email sakurageisha@dvdvisionjapan.com with
The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper has published a lengthy article detailing the evolution of primarily Japanese, and some American, otaku and their effect on contemporary Japanese commerce. Source:
The official Japanese website for the upcoming Cartoon Network/Production I.G. co-produced IGPX anime television series is now open. Source: Moon Phase
Japanese fan site Idolinglife has published screenshots comparing Gonzo’s opening animation sequence from the current Japanese live action television series Densha Otoko to Gainax Studio’s famous fan produced
The current episode of the BBC4’s radio program is a 24 minute long segment on anime featuring interviews with Ollie Bader of animation magazine Neo; David Sin of
Media Blasters has opened its official English language website for the Japanese action/fantasy movie Death Trance, directed by Yuji Shimomura, action director on Ryuhei Kitamura’s Versus, and staring
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Josh Olson, who adapted the upcoming “A History of Violence” for New Line Cinema and director David Cronenberg, will write the screenplay
Galaxy Anime has updated with an exclusive look at the intro for the Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixer PS2 game, an exclusive look at the
The official Japanese homepage for the Cowboy Bebop: Nocture of Memories PS2 game now hosts a streaming Windows Media format trailer. The game will be released in Japan
Question: Is Trinity Blood a terrible anime? Or is it just me? I watched the first two episodes of Trinity Blood and thought it was terrible. It seemed
Viz Media has announced that the Cartoon Network will premier Naruto episodes 1 & 2 on Saturday, September 10th from 9 to 10 PM. The episodes will then
ICv2 News has learned that AD Vision has acquired not only North American distribution rights to the live action Japanese comedy program Oh! Mikey, ADV has also acquired
Canadian television network YTV, which airs animation primarily intended for children, has announced plans to broadcast Mew Mew Power, Zatch Bell, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,
Takara has purchased an 88 percent share of anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. The deal is estimated to be worth more than 1 billion yen ($8.9 million). Tatsunoko Productions
The USA Today newspaper reports that this week’s issue of CosmoGIRL Magazine will contain the debut of a monthly manga-style comic strip by artist Svetlana Chmakova and publisher
