Author: John

Question: How aware of anime/manga fandom in the English speaking world are the Japanese public in general? An issue of American Shonen Jump about 18 months ago mentioned

Media Blasters has revealed its acquisition of distribution rights to the 40 episode 2004 fantasy anime television series Mahou Shoujo Tai Alice, also known by its official English

Geneon has formally canceled its announced plan to use A.D. Vision as an exclusive distributor for Geneon anime product. No explanation has been offered yet regarding how Geneon

Bandai Visual has announced that the first episode of the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien OVA series will be released in Japan on December 21st. This new OVA series

The official Japanese homepage for the Suisui! Fizi! anime television series is now open. The anime is based on author Lucy Cousins’ picture book “Hooray For Fish!” The

Adult Swim has formally confirmed plans to broadcast the Death Note anime television series. The first episode will air at midnight on October 20th. Source: Anime News Network

In the wake of an apparent case of patricide reported in Kyoto earlier this week, several Japanese television networks canceled their broadcasts of the violent final episode of

The official homepage for the live action Mahou Sensei Negima television series now hosts a 30 second long streaming trailer. The TV series is scheduled to premier on

Question: Are there any shoujo mecha anime other than Magic Knight Rayearth? If no, why? Do girls hate robots or something?

The Hochi Newspaper has announced that a second live action Detective Conan TV special will air in December. The very successful first Detective Conan drama special aired last

After first announcing plans to develop a new Tower of Druaga PC game and an accompanying anime series in early 2006, Gonzo has now opened early websites for

Animation Insider has published a new, exclusive interview with American anime scholar Fred Schodt regarding his latest book, “The Astro Boy Essays.”

Question: I watched the DVD only episode of Moon Phase and while the rest of the series was good stuff, the DVD episode was a horrible pile of

The official homepage for the upcoming Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations OVA series now hosts a downloadable 15 second long trailer. The first of three OVAs is scheduled for Japanese

Yuricon has announced that Media Blasters’ English translation of the Simoun sci-fi adventure anime television series will premier at the 2007 “Yurisai” event held on Sept. 29th at