The winners of the prestigious 14th Animation Kobe award for productions hailing from mid-2008 to mid-2009 have been formally announced. Individual Award: Kunio Kato (director and creator of
The official homepage for this fall’s Sora no Otoshimono television series has announced that one episode of the 14 episode series has been deemed “too dangerous” for TV
Question: Why is the niche market business model no longer treated as viable in the anime industry? The niche model of the 90’s proved to be highly lucrative
Section23 Films has announced November release plans for the Blue Drop, Polyphonica, Special A, Tears to Tiara, and You’re Under Arrest Season 2 (2001) anime television series along
Tokyopop has announced plans to release an English translation of Koichi Sumimaru’s .hack//4Koma gag manga on April 6, 2010. The manga is a collection of 4 panel comic
Japanese film distributor Shochiku has released a new 30 second trailer for Madhouse’s upcoming feature film Mai Mai Miracle (Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Maho). The adaptation
The official website for the double feature Duel Masters: Lunatic God Saga & Penguin no Mondai: Shiawase no Aoi Tori de Gopennasai movies is now streaming a full
TV Tokyo has announced plans to begin airing the Cheburashka Arere? TV anime series on October 7. Animation studio GoHands (Princess Lover) will produce the series of 26
While snooping around the net I recently bumped into the Flash animated feline anti-hero Ankoku Cat (officially translated as “Dark Cat”). This amusing series of short web anime
To make a long story short, A.D. Vision is splitting up its subsidiaries and assets among a variety of new companies created specifically for that purpose. Reportedly all
The official website for the Mahou Sensei Negima! Mouhitotsu no Sekai OAD series has released a new, second streaming trailer for the upcoming anime. The first of four
Gokyoudai Monogatari (Sibling Stories), an anime television series adaptation of Tetsu Adachi’s award winning manga Baka Kyoudai (Idiotic Siblings) on October 10. The ongoing original manga, which premiered
Graphic designer Peter Mendelsund has launched a contest, in association with manga publisher Vertical, challenging participants to compose a color scheme for the cover of an upcoming of
The official website for the live action Kaiji movie, based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s suspensful gambling manga Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, is now streaming a trailer. The movie hits Japanese
Sharp-eyed Chinese viewers have noticed that scenes from the currently airing Chinese government sponsored animated television program Xin Ling Zhi Chuang (Spirit’s Window) bear an uncanny resemblance to
