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The Japan Times newspaper has published an English translated article that debates the status of Hayao Miyazaki as Japan’s greatest film maker.

Metrocon has announced that its seventh annual convention will be held at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida the weekend of June 19-21, 2009. Pre-registration is now

Question: A bit of a follow up on your question to list the top 10 reasons why the American anime industry is in decline. One of the reasons

Crunchyroll, in association with Tokyo based collectable toy manufacturer Organic Co. Ltd., will begin offering director ROMANov Higa’s 2006 CG anime short film Catblue Dynamite this evening. The

8infinite is now hosting a promotional drive to award free tickets to Chicago, Illinois area screenings of the live action Death Note 2: The Last Name motion picture

Fan site Anime Almanac has published an insightful critical analysis of exactly what makes Haré+Guu “really f@#$ing funny.”

Advocate.com, a news website focusing on gay, lesbian, and transgendered issues, has published a lengthy introduction to “yuri” lesbian themed manga and the reception of yuri manga in

Question: What’s your opinion of Candy Boy (the original ONA and the 7 episode series that’s being released)?

The official homepage for the upcoming Hyakko television series now hosts a short new trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on October 1st. The official homepage for

The official homepage for the upcoming space opera anime television series Tytania now hosts a streaming Flash trailer. The series is scheduled to premier on October 9th. Source:

The official homepage for the upcoming Macademi Wasshoi! anime television series has added three new trailers featuring primary female characters Falce, Suzuho, and Tanarot. Note that the new

The official homepage for the upcoming Kyo no Go no Ni (“Today in Class 5-2”) television series now hosts a short, streaming TV commercial. The show is scheduled

The official homepage for the Chaos;Head anime television series has added a second trailer, the first trailer to contain footage from the upcoming animation. To access the trailer,

During this past weekend’s Sogencon convention held in South Dakota, ADV Films Vice President Matt Greenfield confirmed that ADV has secured a distribution license for Clannad anime. The

During this past weekend’s New York Anime Festival, Bandai Entertainment announced that the sola and true tears anime television series, previously planned for American release by Bandai Visual,