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CG anime studio IDA, the studio behind Cat Shit One: The Animation, has released an original teaser for the tentative alien invasion monster anime Gomera. The teaser is

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the nicely animated opening of the 1989 Madou Ou Granzort TV series. The

Question: This September will represent 5 years since Beet the Vandel Buster went into a hiatus when Koji Inada became sick. What is Koji Inada sick or injured

Last summer the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) reported that it would sponsor anime studios Ascension, Telecom, P.A. Works, and Production I.G for the development of original 23

The TV Tokyo network has announced an April 4 premier for its Sengoku Otome ~Momoiro Paradox~ (Warring-States Era Maidens ~Pink Paradox~) anime television series. The show is based

A four-episode live action television series adaptation of Miyoko Motomura’s 1969 shoujo manga Okusama wa 18-sai (My Wife Is 18 Years Old) will air on the Fuji TV

Acclaimed cult film director Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo series, Tokyo Fist, Haze) recently created his first work of animation, a 24 second clip for the Ca’ Foscari University in

Musician Sinitus Tempo has completed his latest anime tribute alubm, the Soul Eater EP. The entire album is available to sample and purchase online.

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer distinctively Masami Obari crafted opening of the 1998 Weiss Kreuz TV series. The

Question: Is yaoi and shounen-ai popular in Japan? If yes, then why are there so little anime created with these categories? And if there are created they tend

Japanese television network TBS has announced the development of an anime TV series based on American artist Suzy Spafford’s line of “Suzy’s Zoo” greeting cards. Digital Media Lab

Kodansha has formally announced the development of an anime TV series adaptation of Hidekichi Matsumoto’s four-panel comedy manga Honto ni Atta! Reibai-Sensei. The supernatural comedy manga revolves around

Japanese associate professor of economics at Keio University and member of the Japanese government’s Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry, Tatsuo Tanaka, has personally published a research

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the second opening of the 1985 TV series Choujuu Kishin Dancougar. The opening

Question: I was watching a classic anime called Rainbow Sentai Robin. I noticed one of the character looks like cyborg 008. Was there a lot of character coping