The latest issue of Japan’s weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine includes an editorial message encouraging readers and consumers to cease illegally distributing scans of published manga online. Reportedly
The latest animation work from Academy Award winning Japanese animator Kunio Kato is now online. Kato was commissioned to produce an anime TV commercial commemorating the 40th anniversary
Question: Are imported doujins in the US heading for extinction? I ask this due to several controversial cases that have sprung up as of late. Should fandom be
Animation historian Jerry Beck has informed the public that 58 year old animation producer Carl Macek suffered a fatal heart attack on Saturday, April 17th. Best known as
Digital Manga has scheduled debut volumes of two new boy-love manga. The first of two volumes of Riyu Yamakami’s Treasure (Takara-mono) will go on sale September 22. Taishi
The website for the upcoming Kure-nai OAD has added a streaming teaser trailer. The Kure-nai OAD will be released with limited edition copies of the fifth volume of
The advertising obi found on new copies of Chugaku Akamatsu’s light novel series Hidan no Aria ~ Aria the Scarlet Ammo report that the franchise will be getting
An anime feature film adaptation of Tatsuya Miyanishi’s best selling children’s picture book You Are Umasou (Omae Umasou Dana) will hit Japanese theaters this October. The picture book
Numerous Japanese sources report that the upcoming seventh issue of Animage Original magazine will formally announce summer feature films for the Seikon no Qwaser & Zegapain anime franchises.
Sony’s anime production subsidiary Aniplex of America has announced plans to release the Gurren Lagann motion pictures on North American DVD this July. The DVDs will be produced
expansion is being launched with $358,000 in capital. The newly expanded company will continue to pursue development of projects already in the works, including management of Dentsu’s stake
Following up on the announcement earlier this month that the popular PC game franchise Fortune Arterial would be getting an anime, Japanese publisher Kadokawa has announced that the
Intermixi Japanese Tours will host a public Super Happy Tokyo Love party at the Royal-T Cafe in Culver City, California on May 8th. The all ages fun fest
Question: Do American comic book fans have an elitist double standard when it comes to anime/manga? For example, I can’t even count how many times the latter genres
