Question: Other than the obligatory samurai period dramas, have there ever been anime based on real life historical characters, a la Production I.G.’s interesting–and entertaining–take on France’s crossdressing
Anime Expo has announced that Japanese singer and actress Anna Tsuchiya will attend this year’s convention as a guest of honor. Tsuchiya performed the first opening theme song
Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s manga anthology Abandon the Old in Tokyo and Osamu Tezuka’s manga serial Ode to Kirihito have both been nominated for a 2007 Harvey Award in the
The official Japanese homepage for the Playstation 2 Busou Renkin: Yokosu Papillon Park e (“Busou Renkin: Welcome to Papillon Park”) action game now hosts two streaming trailers. The
Ain’t It Cool News now hosts an exclusive, lengthy interview with Imagi Entertainment’s Galen Walker, producer on the Highlander: Search for Vengeance animated movie. The interview discusses differences
Orlando, Florida based anime club Wasabi Anime is now holding auditions for cosplayers to participate in the parody “Anime Human Checkers Match” to be performed at the Anime
Question: Do you think there’s a relationship between an anime series’ length at its quality? I’ve often encountered many fans who say that some very, very long series
At this past weekend’s A-Kon convention, Bandai Entertainment announced its acquisition of translation rights to the two-part Galaxy Angel Special which aired on Japanese television between the third
The Japanese i-revo Skygirls site now hosts a streaming trailer for the Skygirls television series. The trailer contains footage from the 2006 OVA and the upcoming TV series.
The 45 minute long first episode of the new five episode Great Yamato Zero (“Dai Yamato Zerogou”) OVA series from creator Leiji Matsumoto is now available for free
The official Japanese Bleach movie homepage has announced that a second Bleach motion picture will debut in Japan this December. The first Bleach movie, “Memories of Nobody,” will
The official homepage for the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (pronounced “Double Oh”) is now online, but the streaming trailer linked on the site is limited to viewers within
Game News Site eg has revealed that the fourth Karas OVA will debut in Japan on August 24th. The announcement page includes character profiles and screen shots. The
58 year old pianist Kentaro Haneda, fondly remembered as the composer for the music of the Macross television series and motion picture, died on June 2nd after a
Japanese PC game developer Haikuo-Soft has formally announced that its 2006 adult love simulation game Yotsunoha will be adapted into a mainstream 2 episode OVA series next year.
