Month: August 2008

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Question: Probably one of the most memorable examples of “parody” or “homage” I’ve ever seen to date in anime is the sequence in episode 2 of the Nurse

Respected anime and live action film director Macoto Tezka, the son of legendary manga and anime artist Osamu Tezuka, has announced plans to complete the 1987 experimental anime

Vertical Inc. has announced plans for a dual format release of Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack manga. Vertical’s paperback editions of Black Jack manga will retail at $16.95 per

Question: What is your opinion of the Linda/Linda Project commercial [manga] and their Bleach/Naruto doujinshi?

ICv2 reports that Stan Lee’s Pow Entertainment has confirmed that Ultimo, the manga project that Lee co-created with Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei, is being developed into an

The veteran anime production house Studio Pierrot (Bleach, Naruto, Fushigi Yuugi) has created four animated shorts based on the Sika (Pig) children’s books by Finnish author Julia Vuori.

With the 11th “Pokemon” film still showing in theaters, the movie series is expected to reach a total gross of 50 billion yen ($460 million US) today. New

Viz Pictures has announced its domestic distribution rights to director Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s 2007 film Happily Ever After, an adaptation of Yoshiie Gouda’s manga series. Happily Ever After was

Japanese rock band Dir en grey has scheduled a new North America tour, starting in Florida on November 5 and ending in Colorado on December 5. A total

Actress/model Karina will co-star with her two older sisters, models Anna Nose and Erena, in Fuji TV’s live action TV special adaptation of Satoru Makimura’s manga Real Clothes.

Question: Oshii is pretentious, and Tenshi no Tamago/Angel’s Egg is the ultimate proof of that fact. It’s an 84 minute intellectual and artistic wank-fest that offers no logical

Lotte Foods, Dai Nippon Printing, and animation studio Fanworks have collaborated on the production of a new 3 episode Flash anime series titled “Bikkuri-Man Kids: Theme Fighter Nyander,”

Production IG has formally announced plans to develop a “sexy action anime” titled “Abunai Sisters -Koko & Mika-.” The OVA anime will reportedly consist of ten 3 minute

Video game developer Level-5 has announced that an anime television series adaptation of its soccer RPG for the Nintendo DS Inazuma Eleven will premier in October. Source: Moon