Murakami Kouichi, the producer behind adult anime titles including Mahou Shoujo Ai, The Guts!, and Taimanin Asagi, has posted a public letter warning that erotic anime production studio
ICv2 reports that Warner Bros.’ new live action Speed Racer film earned only $20.2 during its opening weekend, far below even its scaled-down pre-premiere estimated gross of $30+
Question: I can understand why unnatural hair and eye colors are the norm in fantasy-based anime, but why do they regularly occur in anime series based in present
On May 9, the Kyoto Prefectural Police’s High-Tech Crime Task Force arrested three individuals on suspicion of illegally distributing anime video footage with the peer-to-peer program Share. These
The Daily Yomiuri newspaper has published an English language profile of two popular current manga series that relate stories about traditional Japanese theater. The article interviews creator Minako
Why isn’t there a manga about contemporary ninja that use guns? It would make perfect sense that samurai may retain a traditional reliance on swordsmanship, but ninja strive
Question: Finding a mecha fan is like chasing leprechauns. The closest thing I’ve found was one person who liked Evangelion, and only because it was “deep.” I want
Just in time for the upcoming live action Speed Racer movie, fan editor Johnny John John Kearns pointed us in the direction of his playful parody homage to
Bandai Visual USA has formally announced plans to stream the first episode of the Super Robot Wars television series “in just a few more weeks,” followed by the
Toei Animation’s official homepage for the Mushrambo anime franchise now hosts a streaming teaser trailer for the upcoming first Mushrambo theatrical film. The 90 minute long first movie,
The official Japanese homepage for the Strait Jacket OVA series has announced a June 28th premier of a limited Japanese theatrical release of a “Strait Jacket International Version”
The official Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni anime series homepage has officially confirmed that the franchise’s third anime series will be a 3 episode OVA series titled “Higurashi
Dengeki Online reports that the upcoming Japanese DVD release of the romantic comedy anime series Kanokon will be even more risqué than the Japanese television broadcast and internet