Month: February 2008

Question: Is there, and if so, what is the official definition for determining whether an anime qualifies as hentai? Are there any anime that are technically hentai but

FUNimation has formally announced its acquisition of translation and distribution rights to the 2007 Claymore fantasy action anime television series, based on the manga series by Norihiro Yagi.

Media Blasters CEO John Sirabella has revealed plans for an official American release of the 2006 Night Head Genesis anime television series. The series is based on the

Chris Drake, one of the composers working on the upcoming American/Japanese co-produced Batman: Gotham Knight animation project, has uploaded a 10 minute long “sneak preview” of the Gotham

A new trailer for Nitro+ and Gonzo’s upcoming anime television series Blassreiter is now available online. The series is scheduled to premier in April. Source: Moon Phase

The March issue of Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine has announced that Yuji Nagai’s gag comedy manga series A Penguin’s Troubles (Penguin no Mondai) will be adapted as an

Question: Why is it that the majority of hentai seems to have large sections of sadistic and masochistic scenes, some bordering on such extremes that they become hard

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Chocolate Underground anime series has formally announced that the show will be produced for online and cel phones distribution. The anime

Acclaimed film maker Kon Ichikawa died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Wednesday at 1:55 AM He was 92. Ichikawa may be best known to Americans as

Question: This is a recurring theme in anime and manga: a mother who loses her mind thinks that a doll is her real daughter. I’ve seen this three

ICv2 reports that sales of anime DVDs in North America fell by more than 20% during 2007 while the number of North American anime DVD releases during the

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Soul Eater anime television series, based on Atsushi Ohkubo’s popular “cool & pop action fantasy” manga, has announced that the program

An official Japanese website announcement has revealed that Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume the Movie II: Shimane wa Tottori no Hidarigawa Desu will premier this summer. The Taka

Question: I have been a huge Guyver fanboy since I was 9 years old. I grew up watching the two live action movies, the 12 episode OVA, and

The official Japanese homepage for the Candy Boy anime has announced that the premier episode, which debuted online last November, will be continued with 7 additional episodes. No