Author: John

The Japan Times has published a new interview with Astro Boy film director David Bowers. “My job wasn’t to reinvent what Atom is. My job was to make

Director Mamoru Oshii has confirmed that at least one unspecified Hollywood film production outfit has inquired about obtaining the rights to produce an American re-make of his upcoming

Question: Exactly how much involvement do the original authors of a manga have in the filler episodes of the anime adaptation? I know that filler episodes are used

Japanese producer/distributor Starchild’s official website for Gainax’s upcoming television series Hanamaru Yochien (Hanamaru Kindergarten) now features a streaming trailer. Click the flashing “PV wa kochira!” button on the

First edition copies of this week’s new Anime Shakugan no Shana II no Subete guidebook to the Shakugan no Shana anime franchise include a bonus DVD featuring an

Hello Kitty was launched 35 years ago November 1st with a coin purse bearing her image. Now the character generates billions of dollars a year in sales. Upper

Question: Who have been the most influential people in the anime industry over the past 20 years?

The official website for the Sengoku Gyojin Dullahan: Kagen no Keishosha (Dullahan: The Inheritor of the Crescent Moon) anime (TV?) project has launched, featuring a streaming Flash intro

The official Japanese homepage for the Pokemon movie series is now streaming a 15 second teaser for the franchise’s 13th film. The Pocket Monster: Diamond & Pearl Platinum

Question: Why do Hollywood and certain domestic anime companies continue to assert the value of BD when it’s clearly an overpriced gimmick? With the advent of the Matrix

An unspecified American production company has reportedly filed suit in Tokyo District Court against Japanese publisher Futabasha and Old Boy manga creators Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. The

The ending animation of Sora no Otoshimono episode 2. Source: Itai News

Question: It seems some other anime news site believes that Queen’s Blade is ruining the anime industry. Do you feel Queen’s Blade is destroying anime?

Although Viz Media is the domestic licensor and home video distributor for the Monster anime series, Manga Entertainment is now streaming the series’ first episode. Manga Entertainment sponsors

Kodansha is now streaming a trailer for Production I.G’s one-shot anime adaptation of Yoko Nihonbashi’s girl volleyball manga series Shoujo Fight. The OAD will be released with limited