Just a reminder: this is the adaptation of Eto Mori’s 1998 lighthearted fantasy novel about a spirit given a second chance at life by being placed in the
Nippon Animation, the studio best known for its long running World Masterpiece Theater series of anime television shows, is now developing an original “scientific animation” family-oriented anime TV
Anime Innovation Tokyo has announced plans to sponsor the production of director Ushio Tazawa’s 75 minute fantasy action anime film Ichirin-sha (Unicyclist). Tazawa served as character designer and
Japanese home entertainment producer/distributor King Records has announced that the Japanese DVD & BD release of the Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance motion picture will be an
Anime Innovation Tokyo, the sponsorship committee managed by the THINK Corporation and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, has announced the development of its first anime TV series. Anime Innovation
ICv2 has published a new, lengthy interview with Tokyopop CEO and CCO Stuart Levy on topics including Levy’s view of the current and future domestic manga/anime market and
The homepage for the upcoming Densetsu no Yusha no Densetsu (Legend of the Legendary Hero) television series has added a streaming trailer. The anime is based on Takaya
The homepage for the upcoming Sarai-ya Goyou anime television series has added a new streaming trailer. The adaptation of Natsume Ono’s samurai era drama manga will premiere on
An official website has launched for creator/director Junichi Sato’s original iyashikei (“calming”) anime OVA Tamayura, providing a first look at the anime’s characters and art design. Sato’s previous
Production I.G will be following up its Bungaku Shoujo (Literature Girl) anime feature film with a 3 episode OVA series. The feature film adaptation of Mizuki Nomura’s light
An official website has launched announcing the development of an anime adaptation of Hiromi Morishita’s award winning slice-of-life comedy manga series Osaka Hamlet. The lighthearted drama about the
Artist Masahiro Anbe has revealed, via an original illustration, that his comedy manga Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Invasion! Squid Girl) will be getting an anime adaptation. The currently ongoing
An official website has launched to announce the development of an anime feature film based on Takafumi Takada’s 2004 two-volume novel. Studio Pierrot (Naruto, Fushigi Yuugi) will animate