Author: John

Question: Do people in Japan really talk like they do in anime? Is it common to use words like “baka,” “kuso,” “gomen nasai,” the I form “ore,” and

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the organization that organizes and staffs the annual Anime Expo convention, has publicly denied all of last week’s accusations

DIC Entertainment has filed a $5 million plus damages lawsuit against Speed Racer Enterprises (SPE) claiming breech of contract. DIC licensed the TV and merchandising rights to Speed

Eight months after the conclusion of the King of Bandits Jing anime TV series, Kodansha has officially announced plans for a Bandit King Jing OAV series titled “7th

Previously unannounced, TOKYOPOP has acquired the English language publication rights to Katsu Aki’s 7 volume manga adaptation of the Vision of Escaflowne anime TV series. Source: Jagged Team

The official Blame! Homepage has announced that the Blame! anime series will be released on DVD next month. The 40 minute long DVD, titled “Blame! Salvage Disk by

The official Japanese Battle Royale II homepage now hosts a streaming Windows Media format full theatrical trailer for the highly anticipated upcoming live action film. Please be aware

Question: Is Cardcaptors the movie 2 going to be released in U.S? When? In English? And is the distributor of the English version going to complete the series

A lengthy and detailed account of AnimeNation’s “Anime Guru’s” vacation to Tokyo last week is now available on the AnimeNation site, complete with numerous photos. The article should

The Japanese Animate.TV homepage has instituted free online distribution of the masterpiece shoujo TV series Princess Tutu and the giant robot adventure series Kikou Sennyo Rouran. Both series

Media Blasters has announced that the Juuni Kokki TV series, The Twelve Kingdoms, will premier on domestic DVD on July 29th. The first DVD will contain 5 episodes

Haibane Renmei DVD 1, containing episodes 1-4 of 13, will be available on August 26th as a $29.98 regular edition DVD or $34.98 DVD with series collector’s box.

The Sci-Fi Channel will broadcast all three of Toho’s “new” Mothra movies on May 31st. Rebirth of Mothra (1996) will air at 11 AM, followed by Rebirth of

Question: When it comes to the word “Ronin,” it usually means repeating 2 or more times to get into college, like Love Hina. But then we have Ronin

The just under the surface controversy surrounding the annual Anime Expo convention which has stewed for several years has now become public as former Anime Expo chairman and