A new press release from Bandai of Japan reveals that Bandai, Bandai Visual, Bandai Networks and Sunrise Studios will be collaborating on a venture titled “Bandai Channel” which
Question: I have a question concerning about the movie “Galaxy Express 999” released on the August the 4th, 1979. I was wondering if Japan ever made any more
Akadot has published a short interview with AD Vision founder and president Matt Greenfield which focuses mainly on the impending extinction of the VHS format in America and
The March issue of monthly anime fanzine Animefringe in now available. This month’s issue takes a look at J-pop phenomenon Morning Musume (which has been the source of
Question: What is up with a Weiss Kreuz dub? Replacing our favorite seiyuu with weird English-speaking voice actors and changing the name to Knight Hunters– what’s the point?
Screen Daily has confirmed that Disney has officially secured the translation and distribution rights to Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi for North America, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and
Avex Inc., one of Japan’s leading record companies and the record label of popular artists including Ayumi Hamasaki, Dream and Every Little Thing, has announced a plan to
The Gaming Intelligence Agency has published a very interesting and spoiler-free preview of Namco’s just released PS2 RPG Xenosaga, prequel to Squaresoft’s popular Xenogears. GameSpot has published another
After its first week of availability in Japan, the Xbox has sold 123,334 units, or roughly only half of its initial release quantity. By comparison, the Gamecube sold
Question: In reading over some of your past columns, I found the explanation of the title “Tenchi Muyo.” You stated that it was a joke, meaning, literally, “No
While the future of the Futurama television series looks bleak, the franchise may find new life elsewhere. Console video game studios SCi and UDS have obtained the rights
Contrary to previous reports of an April 27th release at 6800 yen, Famitsu Magazine has revealed that Final Fantasy XI will debut in Japan on May 16th at
According to Anime News Service, the Yoshitaka Amano original painting of Marvel Comics character Electra that was auctioned for charity at last weekend’s Megacon convention in Orlando, Florida,
