Author: John

Anime on DVD’s review of the Gutsoon! panel discussion at the recent Anime Expo convention reveals that there are plans for an Angel Heart anime TV series to

According to Diamond Comics’ Previews solicitation magazine, Viz will begin releasing dubbed only TV edited Hamutaro on DVD in October at $14.98 per disc, the Project Arms TV

According to Mike’s Movies, Toei has agreed to finance director Kinji Fukasaku’s sequel to his controversial hit film Battle Royale. The new film will be a direct continuation

The Big Apple Anime Fest 2002 is proud to announce that the festival will premiere the theatrical English dub version of “Cowboy Bebop: The Movie” on August 30th,

Although not “new” news to the anime community, the Hollywood Reporter has published an official confirmation of Dreamworks Pictures acquisition of the worldwide, excluding Asia, theatrical and home

Dark Horse Comics has announced that the first monthly comic book translation of Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell 2: Man Machine Interface manga will be available in

The third annual Middle Tennessee Anime Convention scheduled for August 9th – 11th has announced that Takayuki Karahashi, Japanese native and translator for Viz Communications, will be attending

Diamond Comics has confirmed that TOKYOPOP has licensed Hiro Mashima’s Rave manga for English language release. The first volume will retail for $9.99 when it is released in

Yahoo Japan News reports that a new cosplay cafe will be opening in Tokyo’s Akihabara district this Friday. “Mary’s” will include an anime store and a Japanese tea

Question: How long do you think anime will last? If there is still anime in the future, do you think it would be as strong as certain titles

Yahoo is now hosting the first trailer for Miramax’s domestic theatrical release of the fourth Pocket Monsters theatrical film, titled in the US, “Pokemon 4Ever.” Source: Anime News

Although seemingly not scheduled guests of honor for the full weekend long Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF), according to BAAF’s theatrical screening schedule, Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe

After publishing 9 volumes of translated Harlem Beat manga, TOKYOPOP has decided to cease translation of the series and has canceled the scheduled, albeit delayed, publication of graphic

Question: Do the Japanese really have an appreciation for anime? I was talking to a Japanese exchange student the other day and asked her if she liked anime.

Viz has opened the official American homepage for the upcoming English language Shonen Jump monthly manga magazine. According to the site, the first issue, numbered “Issue Zero” will