Japanese Foreign Minister, and renowned manga fan, Taro Aso yesterday announced the establishment of an “International Manga Award” to recognize foreign (non-Japanese) “manga” artists. “We want to make
The “obi” on the new release volume 5 of Masaru Katori & Jiro Ando’s manga series Shion no Ou includes a confirmation that the shogi/murder mystery story will
ADV Films has opened its official English language homepage for its upcoming domestic release of the sexy, sci-fi adventure 009-1. The site features interviews, artwork, character profiles, downloads,
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that film production company Distant Horizon is developing a live action film adaptation of Santa Inoue’s Rinjin 13-go (Neighbor no. 13) manga series.
Twitch has published a positive, relatively spoiler-free review of the new full CG anime film Vexille. The film is scheduled for Japanese theatrical release in August.
The New York Times has published a philosophical interview with director Satoshi Kon regarding his film Paprika and his perspective on the role of anime in contemporary society.
Question: Over the past year, I’ve noticed a trend on English anime message boards, for example, 4chan, Anime on DVD, Anime News Network, and others, that users are
Anime Expo now offers online registration for participation in this year’s numerous cosplay events including the Anime Expo Masquerade, Chibi Masquerade, Pop Shock Masquerade, Masquerade Ball, and Midnight
Mahou Sensei Negima creator Ken Akamatsu’s May 18th blog entry has formally confirmed earlier rumors and speculation about development of a live action television series. Reportedly the program
The original founders of Pop Japan Travel and a top Japan travel agency have partnered to launch Intermixi Tours, a guided tour of Japan program that provides roundtrip
Tampa, Florida based Metrocon has opened its “Contest Upload System,” allowing participants of the convention’s music video, fan film, and “Anime Idol” competitions to manage and submit entries
Anime Expo has announced that anime director Eisaku Inoue will attend this year’s convention as a guest of honor. Inoue’s credits include work on titles such as Granzort,
