Bandai Visual now offers the first episode of the Super Robot Wars OG Divine Wars anime series for free online viewing. The episode is only accessible with Windows
French fan site Dragon Ball le Film now hosts a photo taken from this week’s issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealing actor Justin Chatwin in his role
Question: How much creative influence do Americans have on US/Japan co-produced anime? While titles like The Animatrix, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance and Batman: Gotham Knight appear to
Toei Animation has revealed plans to customize its upcoming Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro: Nihon Bakuretsu!! anime film for the six regions of Japan that will screen the
The official Japanese homepage for the 2007 Nodame Cantible anime television series has announced that a second series, titled “Nodame Cantible: Pari Hen” (Nodame Cantible: Paris Chapter), will
Radical Publishing, the North American publisher of artist Yoshitaka Amano’s book Mateki: The Magic Flute, has revealed that Amano has plans to direct an anime adaptation of “Mateki,”
Last week, Namco Bandai Holdings publicly released its most recent financial assessment for the fiscal year that ended in March 2008. The company posted sales of 460.473 billion
Murakami Kouichi, the producer behind adult anime titles including Mahou Shoujo Ai, The Guts!, and Taimanin Asagi, has posted a public letter warning that erotic anime production studio
ICv2 reports that Warner Bros.’ new live action Speed Racer film earned only $20.2 during its opening weekend, far below even its scaled-down pre-premiere estimated gross of $30+
Question: I can understand why unnatural hair and eye colors are the norm in fantasy-based anime, but why do they regularly occur in anime series based in present
On May 9, the Kyoto Prefectural Police’s High-Tech Crime Task Force arrested three individuals on suspicion of illegally distributing anime video footage with the peer-to-peer program Share. These
The Daily Yomiuri newspaper has published an English language profile of two popular current manga series that relate stories about traditional Japanese theater. The article interviews creator Minako
Why isn’t there a manga about contemporary ninja that use guns? It would make perfect sense that samurai may retain a traditional reliance on swordsmanship, but ninja strive
Question: Finding a mecha fan is like chasing leprechauns. The closest thing I’ve found was one person who liked Evangelion, and only because it was “deep.” I want
