Month: November 2008

The first 15 second long trailer for Sunrise’s upcoming bishoujo sci-fi action anime television series Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo has turned up on YouTube.

Japanese anime production studio AIC (Anime International Company) has issued a press announcement revealing plans to revive a number of its older anime properties. The announcement specifically cites

An official website has launched to confirm rumored plans of an anime based on Yuki Amemiya & Yukino Ichihara’s fantasy adventure manga series 07-Ghost. The production will be

The DC Anime Club will host a marathon screening of anime films based on manga by Osamu Tezuka on December 6 from 2pm through 5pm at the Martin

Question: Do you think Hero Tales will be as popular as Fullmetal Alchemist in the States?

Just a reminder. The short Dragon Ball, Tegami Bachi, and Romance Dawn features created for this fall’s Shonen Jump Super Anime Tour are now available for free viewing

Viz Media has scheduled releases for a number of new manga titles. Available June 2, 2009: Rasetsu (Rasetsu no Hana), by Chika Shiomi Tail of the Moon Prequel:

The January issue of Monthly GanGan WING magazine has formally announced that School Rumble creator Jin Kobayashi’s current manga series Natsu no Arashi! (Summer Storm!) will be developed

Anime production house Barnum Studio has formally announced its development of a an anime series titled “Hoshi ni Negai wo,” which literally means “Wish Upon a Star,” but

The Mainichi Newspaper has announced that Mangatarou’s Chinyuki manga series will be adapted into a Flash animation OVA. The Chinyuki manga originally published from 1990 to 1992 is

Twitch now hosts translated excerpts from Hayao Miyazaki’s press interview for the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, which was conducted last week.

ICv2 is speculating that Disney may begin American distribution of Hayao Miyazaki’s current Japanese box office hit Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea as early as this

The official website for Madhouse’s upcoming TV series RideBack, based on Tetsuro Kasahara’s manga, is now open. The show is scheduled to premiere in January. Maybe this will

The new video game and Asian pop culture magazine Now Loading has announced plans to debut next month. The independent monthly publication from IROIROMODE Media will cover Asian

Fan site All Anime World has announced the launch of its eighth annual “Cutest Anime Girl” competition. All Anime World is currently accepting e-mail nominations for cute female