Prolific lyricist Toshio Oka passed away due to acute kidney failure in a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday at 4:02 a.m. He was 92. Oka composed the lyrics for
FUNimation has announced its acquisition of domestic translation & distribution rights to the first 12 episode Sekirei television series, both seasons of the Tetsuwan Birdy Decode TV series,
FUNimation has hired former president of Austin, Texas-based animation studio Boomstar Inc., Chris Moujaes as Director of Original Entertainment. Moujaes, who has extensive experience in developing international TV
Veteran manga/anime creator Leiji Matsumoto’s current manga serial Out of Galaxy Koshika will debut in anime form as a music video for Queen’s classic 1975 song “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
An anonymous post on the Japanese 2chan message board cites a photograph of a poster announcing an anime adaptation of Hiroshi Shiibashi’s supernatural action fantasy manga series Nurarihyon
The Wall Street Journal’s new article “Discontent Seeps Into Japan’s Anime Studios” reminds us that artists employed by Japanese anime production studios remain underpaid and under appreciated.
A fire at the headquarters of Japanese bishoujo game developer Circus on Sunday, November 22 partially destroyed the office. Reportedly approximately half of the office has been damaged.
Japanese entertainment producer/distributor Avex has officially released the first 5 minutes, and a 6 minute scene, from new anime film Mai Mai Miracle (Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen
The official Japanese website for the next year’s Trigun: Badlands Rumble motion picture now features a streaming teaser trailer. The film based on Yasuhiro Nightow’s Trigun manga is
The official website for the upcoming Katanagatari anime television series now hosts a new 15 second TV spot (in 3 slight variations for the Fuji TV, BS Fuji,
Singapore based entertainment IP development company Storm Lion has announced plans to collaborate with Japan’s Production I.G on the production of an original 3D CG anime film titled
Monthly Comic Flapper magazine has formally announced an anime adaptation of Ohba Kai’s 4-panel gag manga Tono to Issho (Along with the Feudal Lord). The manga follows the
Shortly after formally announcing the development of a KISSxSIS anime television series, Japanese publisher Kodansha also announced that the sixth volume of Bow Ditama’s original KISSxSIS manga will
