Japanese publisher Fujimi Shobo has formally confirmed rumors that surfaced last March that author Kimura Shinichi’s adventure comedy light novel series Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Is This
TMS Entertainment has announced plans to stream its forthcoming anime series Susume! Gachimuchi 3 Kyodai (Charge! Pumping 3 Brothers). The comedy series of 3-minute episodes about the daily
Screen Daily reports that Toei is developing a 3D conversion of its smash hit 2000 live action film Battle Royale for a November 20 theatrical re-release. Kenta Fukasaku,
International independent animation production studio Blender Foundation has released an official trailer for its work-in-progress short film Sintel. The 5-8 minute long short from the animators behind Elephants
Have an event, club meeting, press release? Let us know and we’ll pass it along! Atlanime is celebrating its “Endless Eight” Anniversary Party on May 23 celebrating 8
FUNimation has announced its acquisition of five additional anime titles. Chaos;HEAd is Madhouse’s 2008 TV series adaptation of Nitroplus & 5pb.’s mystery/horror PC game. The 12 episode series
Disney subsidiary Touchstone Pictures will theatrically release Studio Ghibli’s 2006 feature film Tales of Earthsea (Ged Senki) in America on August 13. Presumably the theatrical release will be
Shinei Animation, the studio best known for animating Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, has launched its Shinei Puchi Ani Gekijo (Shinei Petit Anime Theater) series online with two original
Kodansha International has announced its development of an original English language manga adaptation of Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s (1659-1719) written reflections on his life as a samurai and the philosophical
Final Destination franchise creator and Dragonball: Evolution director James Wong has signed on to write and direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue’s 2005 film Neighbour No. Thirteen (Rinjin
Takashi Kubota will direct a live action feature film adaptation of Hiroshi Tanaka’s best selling “bosozoku” manga series Bad Boys. The original manga, serialized from 1988 to 1996,
Beijing-based studio Vasoon Animation has released promotional reels for three films in production: Deity Hunters, Ksitigarbha, and Legend 333. The Legend 333 children’s adventure film is tentatively scheduled
Japanese publisher Frontier Works has announced the development of a live action film loosely inspired by Hyouta Fujiyama’s yaoi manga series Junjou. Digital Manga Publishing distributes the manga
Anime Central will host the world premiere of X Japan founder Yoshiki’s documentary film “YOSHIKI history through X JAPAN” on Saturday, May 15. Yoshiki will personally introduce the
