Author: John

Anime studio P.A. Works (CANAAN, Angel Beats!) has released a trailer for its upcoming TV special Mai no Mahou to Katei no Hi (Mai’s Magic and Family Day).

Anime producers Anipicture and Asahi Production have revealed their co-development of a supernatural adventure anime titled “Install.” The story about a teen boy with the ability to control

Reportedly the March issue of Monthly Manga Club magazine that goes on sale in Japan this Friday will formally announce the development of a second anime adaptation of

Japanese hip hop group Rhymester‘s new album, Pop Life, will be released in Japan on March 2 in a limited edition that includes a bonus DVD with a

I’m quite surprised to learn that Bandai’s April 26 release of The Girl Who Leapt Through Space volume 1 DVD will be subtitled only. Say what you will

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the 1987’s Machine Robo: Butchigiri Battlehackers TV series. The opening

Japanese publisher Takeshobo has released a two-minute trailer for the upcoming Morita-san wa Mukuchi OAD. The slice-of-life comedy revolving around an especially quiet high school girl will ship

Reportedly the new issue of Young Magazine that hits stores in Japan next week will formally announce an April 5th premiere of a second Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (Gambling

X Japan has signed a three-year manufacturing and distribution contract with EMI Music. EMI will distribute “Jade” as the group’s first American single release on March 15. The

Vertical has formally announced its acquisition of translation & distribution rights to Osamu Tezuka’s Ribon no Kishi (“Ribon Knight,” better known as “Princess Knight”) and Tadashi Agi &

MTV has published an interview with Warner Bros. Animation producer Ethan Spaulding on Warner’s forthcoming revival of the 80’s Thundercats franchise, this time with Japanese studio 4°C animating.

This short animation created by students at the Communication University of China last year is a lot of fun, and there’s a brief moment about half-way through that

After more than 130 unique or interesting overlooked, little known, or forgotten anime opening sequences, I’m starting to run out of candidates. Any suggestions? So far every opening

To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the 1994 shoujo comedy TV series Chou Kuseninarisou. The opening

Question: I just got done watching The Legend of the Legendary Heroes. And I love it, but it ends weird, and I can’t find any info about a