Japanese anime specialty store chain Animate has revealed that Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s Iron Linebarrels (Kurogane no Linebarrels) “real battle action robot” manga series will be adapted
Bessatsu Margaret Magazine has announced that British author Alex Shearer’s novel Bootleg will be adapted into an anime and manga under the Japanese title “Chocolate Underground.” The manga
Toho has announced plans for a theatrical adaptation of Takuya Mitsuda’s baseball manga series Major. The anime film will be released in 2009. Major has already had three
Japanese anime news site New Akiba now hosts a Japanese language petition designed to allow viewers to express their unhappiness over alterations made to characterizations and stories in
Question: Why isn’t Masakazu Katsura more popular in the U.S.? While there’s clearly a stateside market for romantic comedies, it’s clear that his anime and manga haven’t hit
Korean media company Key East has reached an agreement with Japanese entertainment company Total Promotion to develop an anime adaptation of the internationally successful 2002 Korean romance TV
Question: Doesn’t it seem that since the manga explosion DVD sales have been decreasing? With only so much money to spend, people seem to be picking up more
The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming “hard boiled SF action” anime series Mnemosyne now hosts a streaming trailer. The 3:20 trailer contains imagery which may be suitable
Voice actress Caitlin Glass reported on the AnimeOnDVD.com forums on Sunday night that fellow character voice Randy Tallman had passed away on November 20. He was 67. In
Online video distributor Vuze has acquired the exclusive worldwide internet distribution rights to the 2006 anime television series Neko Ramen, which Vuze titles “Neko Rahmen.” All 13 episodes
