Takashi Miike, the rising star director of Japanese new wave ultra-violent renegade cinema including Fudoh: The New Generation, Dead or Alive (no relation to the video game) and
Question: Ever since the Cartoon Network started airing an uncensored version of (Shin Kidou Senki) Gundam Wing, anime fans have been repeatedly asking them to air more uncensored
DVD versions of Baoh, the first two Lone Wolf & Cub films and the second Urusei Yatsura TV series boxed set, containing DVD volumes 6-10, are currently being
The second Blue Seed DVD collection (180 minutes, containing episodes 8-14) will be released March 27th. Also to be released on that date is Mixx Entertainment’s first DVD
Anime on DVD has spoken to Palm Pictures, the parent company of Manga Entertainment, about the poor video quality of the Wings of Honneamise DVD. According to Anime
Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan has updated their web page for the Playstation 2 interactive movie game Blood: The Last Vampire, based on the Production IG anime movie.
Variety Magazine reports that director Edward Zwick (The Siege) has signed on to produce a samurai movie based on a script by Gladiator writer John Logan. “John and
Question: Can you really call anime a genre? You do not call English literature and American literature separate genres just because of their origin. Since anime covers a
For those interested, the following is a summarized review of the premier story of Watsuki Nobuhiro’s latest manga serial, taken from the Rec.Arts.Manga newsgroup. Gun Blaze West, set
According to a number of retailers, Pioneer has delayed the release of the 3×3 Eyes DVD collection until February 6th. Due to some listing problems, there has been
Variety Magazine reports that Warner Brothers is trying to sign Michelle Yeoh (Supercop, Tomorrow Never Dies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) to co-star in the second and third Matrix
GameSpot has revealed that Square’s Playstation 2 title Driving Emotion Type S will be released in the US on January 30th. The American version will feature improvements in
Question: I have noticed in some anime series a “cutting of hair.” This happens in Ninja Scroll, when Kagero cuts her hair, saying she will join her clan
Our suppliers in Tokyo have informed us that Kodansha Publishing is heavily restricting the distribution of the upcoming Ghost in the Shell 2 (manga) Solid Box collector’s edition
