Japanese publisher Kodansha has revealed plans to offer an exclusive, limited edition XXXHOLiC OVA to Japanese manga readers. This summer’s 25th issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine, sixth issue
Independent animation studio Black Sun Entertainment has released its 5-minute proof-of-concept pilot video for Azureus Rising. The studio hopes that publicity generated by the short will enable production
Viz Media has begun streaming subtitled episodes of last year’s acclaimed baseball drama anime series Cross Game on its Viz Anime site. Five episodes are available now. New
DC Comics has announced plans to shut down its CMX imprint for English translated manga. “Over the course of the last six years, CMX has brought a diverse
Discovery Communications and Hasbro’s forthcoming children’s television network The Hub will host the American premiere of the first 52 episodes of the 65 episode Deltora Quest television series
Japanese publisher Fujimi Shobo has formally confirmed rumors that surfaced last March that author Kimura Shinichi’s adventure comedy light novel series Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Is This
TMS Entertainment has announced plans to stream its forthcoming anime series Susume! Gachimuchi 3 Kyodai (Charge! Pumping 3 Brothers). The comedy series of 3-minute episodes about the daily
Screen Daily reports that Toei is developing a 3D conversion of its smash hit 2000 live action film Battle Royale for a November 20 theatrical re-release. Kenta Fukasaku,
International independent animation production studio Blender Foundation has released an official trailer for its work-in-progress short film Sintel. The 5-8 minute long short from the animators behind Elephants
FUNimation has announced its acquisition of five additional anime titles. Chaos;HEAd is Madhouse’s 2008 TV series adaptation of Nitroplus & 5pb.’s mystery/horror PC game. The 12 episode series
Disney subsidiary Touchstone Pictures will theatrically release Studio Ghibli’s 2006 feature film Tales of Earthsea (Ged Senki) in America on August 13. Presumably the theatrical release will be
Shinei Animation, the studio best known for animating Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, has launched its Shinei Puchi Ani Gekijo (Shinei Petit Anime Theater) series online with two original
Kodansha International has announced its development of an original English language manga adaptation of Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s (1659-1719) written reflections on his life as a samurai and the philosophical
