The Brooklyn Rail has published an interview with Shusuke Kaneko, the director of the Death Note live action films, giving insight into his thoughts about adapting the popular
Question: What is the biggest threat to the anime industry? Is it pirating (I refer mostly to bootlegging), over saturation, reduced standards for a lot of mainstream anime,
The official site for Rental Magica now hosts a promotional trailer viewable here. The Prism Ark TV series website now has a preview in downloadable compressed (.lzh) format
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Pictures and Tobey Maguire’s production company, Maguire Entertainment, have acquired rights from Harmony Gold to produce a live action film adaptation
A feature film based on the popular Tamagotchi brand of digi-pets is on the horizon, entitled Tamagotchi: Doki Doki! Uchuu no Maigotchi. The story centers on a young
Japan Probe has posted a video countdown of the top 100 anime theme songs, as voted on by users of the Japanese mega forum 2-channel. The translation is
Beginning September 4th Tezuka Productions is offering titles direct to the US market through Apple’s iTunes store, including the Astroboy & Phoenix TV series, BlackJack OVA series, and
An interview by Publishers Weekly with Vertical’s editorial director Ioannis Mentzas has revealed plans to release Osamu Tezuka’s 1960s manga series Dororo. Set to debut in 2008, the
Question: If the 80s saw the rise of experimental anime and style over substance; the 90s saw the rise of more intelligent, complex anime; and the 2000s saw
According to the Montreal Gazette, the Twentieth Century Fox produced live-action Dragon Ball Z feature film adaptation is set to begin filming in Canada shortly and is expected
