Month: February 2006

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Kyou no Go no Ni (“Today in Class 5-2”) OVA series is now open. Source: Moon Phase

Production IG’s English language website now hosts a transcript of Otogi Zoshi director Mizuho Nishikubo, character designer & animation supervisor Kazuchika Kise, and series producer Tetsuya Nakatake reflecting

Inspired by strong sales of the recently released Sukeban Deka DVD boxed set, Toei Studios has contracted director Kenta Fukasaku (Battle Royale 2) and star Aya Matsuura to

The Sapporo University has reported that a feature film adaptation of Morohoshi Daijiro’s 1996 horror manga “Kabe Otoko” (“Wall Man,” a variation of the traditional Japanese ghost “nurikabe”)

Famitsu Magazine has revealed that Marvelous Interactive is now developing a Playstation 2 adventure/”anime comic” game based on the new anime television series Binchotan. The game is tentatively

Joyride Entertainment has announced that the 2005 Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game championship season will begin on February 20th with local competitions. Please visit the official Fullmetal Alchemist

FUNimation has announced its “FUNimation Films” division, which will manage theatrical screenings of FUNimation anime properties beginning March 17th. A double feature of Dragonball Z movies 6 &

During a press conference promoting the new .hack//G.U. Project, Bandai Visual announced that a new anime TV series titled “.hack//Roots” will air on TV Tokyo stations beginning in

Japanese TV network TBS has opened its official website for the xxxHOLiC anime TV series, which is scheduled to premier this April. Source: Moon Phase

Production I.G. President Mitsuhisa Ishikawa will lecture and sign autographs at the Japan Anime Festival at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, on March 19th. Admission is free.

Shogakukan’s Spirits Magazine has announced that author Naoki Urasawa’s manga series “Happy!” will be adapted into a live action television drama to air on the TBS network this

Question: What is the story with CLAMP’s X series? Viz stopped publishing the book with volume 18 and since then has made no comments on volume 19. I

The third episode of the King of Fighters: Another Day anime series is now available for free viewing online. Episodes 1 & 2 are also still available. After

Ain’t It Cool News reports that Dark Horse Comics has scrapped its plan to release Tony Takezaki’s Space Pinchy: The Pinch of the Illegal Brain Intrusion manga in

Gainax has announced that the “Shin Seiki Evangelion 2: Tsukurareshi Sekai -another cases-” adventure game for the Playstation Portable will be released on April 27th. Famitsu Magazine online