Question: From Akira in 1988 to brand new offerings like Innocent Venus in 2007, why are so many series, movies and OAVs based in post-apocalyptic settings? Does this
At this past weekend’s San Diego Comic Con, FUNimation announced its acquisition of distribution rights to four motion picture, three of them live action, one animated. FUNimation announced
Dark Horse has signed famed Japanese manga creator team CLAMP to produce a series of 80 page monthly manga stories for international release. CLAMP will have full creative
The Economist Magazine has published a lengthy article detailing Japan’s declining birthrate and rapidly increasing elderly population, and the impacts of these situations on Japanese society.
Question: Do you think Japanese light novels has potential for considerable success in the American market? A lot of anime are based on light novels such as The
At the ongoing San Diego Comic Con, Viz Media has announced plans for domestic distribution of the Nana and Honey & Clover anime television series. Viz announced February
Japanese portal site Goo now hosts screenshots and character profiles from the upcoming adventure anime series Jyushin Enbu -Hero Tales-. Source: Moon Phase
Question: Why do you think Detective anime doesn’t succeed in America? Kindaichi, Conan, Detective Academy Q, Puppet Master Sakon, Poirot and Maple… none of them have had much
Japanese multimedia site Biglobe now hosts a streaming 3:43 trailer for the upcoming Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina motion picture. The film is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters
Japanese portal site Goo now hosts the first revealed character designs for the upcoming You’re Under Arrest: Full Throttle anime television series. Source: Moon Phase
Japanese portal site Goo now hosts an English language trailer for the current anime television series Romeo x Juliet, and an English subtitled, streaming Flash Romeo x Juliet
FUNimation has formally announced plans to release the Dragon Ball Z Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan, and Broly: Second Coming motion pictures on a single Blu-ray disc on
Question: Do you think Harry Potter will ever be adapted to anime franchise? Gone are the times when anime was simply adapted from the common media of manga.
