Japanese independent music label hydeout productions has publicly confirmed that hip-hop music producer Jun “Nujabes” Seba passed away on February 26 following an automobile accident in Tokyo. Nujabes
Nozomi Entertainment has formally announced its acquisition of North American distribution rights to the 1985 Dirty Pair television series. The classic 26 episode show is the only Dirty
Reportedly author Akinari Matsuno & illustrator QP:flapper’s light novel series MM! will be adapted into an anime television series. The romantic comedy revolves around a high school boy
The NHK Educational network has announced that a Doubutsu Kankyou Kaigi ~ Animal Conference on the Environment anime television series will premiere on the 20th. The Animal Conference
Hobby Japan has announced the launch of a “project” based on the Rokujouma no Shinryakuja light novel series by author “Takehaya” and illustrator “Paco.” The project announcement notably
A new report from the Tokyo-based Research Institute for Publications reveals that Japanese manga magazine and manga book sales dropped 6.6% in 2009, the largest single year decline
The Asahi Newspaper reports that the current Japanese legislative majority Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) intends to delay voting on the adoption of a proposed ban on sexually
Question: I aspire to work in the animation field. I’m still really young and naive and therefore have no idea where to start especially since I’m Canadian and
Viz Media has formally launched its anime streaming site, Viz Anime. The site utilizes an embedded Hulu video player to offer over 400 free anime episodes with more
Sentai Filmworks has announced plans to produce English dubs for the Clannad, Blue Drop, Ghost Hound, Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story,
Dark Horse Comics will release the first volume of the Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse (Shin Seiki Evangelion: Gakuen Datenroku) manga series on August 11. The shoujo manga
Japanese publisher Kadokawa has announced, with a veiled announcement, word that an anime adaptation of author Kazuki Sakuraba’s mystery novel series Gosick is now in development. “Gosick,” the
Advertising obi found on freshly printed copies of Suu Minazuki’s Sora no Otoshimono manga reveal the production of a second “SoraOto” television series. The popular risqué romantic fantasy
The seventh Japanese DVD volume of the current Durarara!! television series will contain the shows’ 13th episode and a previously unreleased bonus episode. Limited edition copies of the
