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Question: We know that some anime are classic or legendary, like Akira, Astro Boy, and Dragon Ball Z. We also know that some anime are going to be

Del Rey will release an English translation of “Hitori Nakano’s” best selling Japanese romance novel Train Man (Densha Otoko) on April 24th. The 400+ page hardcover novel will

Geneon has canceled plans to release a “special edition” version of Paradise Kiss DVD volume 3, and has delayed the release of Hellsing Ultimate volume 2 until a

The cover of the April issue of Japan’s Manga Time Kirara Magazine includes a formal announcement that the “Doujin Work” 4 coma manga series by Hiroyuki will be

The official Japanese Darker Than Black homepage now hosts a streaming 3 minute long trailer for narrowband and broadband connections. Source: Moon Phase

Question: Why are most videogame-based anime terrible? And why isn’t there much of it since there are usually fans who want a particular videogame title made into anime?

Bandai has announced release dates for two new anime titles. Di Gi Charat Nyo volume 1, originally scheduled for release in 2005, will retail at $24.98 beginning May

Animate.tv now hosts a new three minute long trailer for the Tales of Symphonia OVA series that will go on sale in Japan beginning June 8th. The trailer

The first trailer for the Appleseed: Ex Machina motion picture included with the Japanese Appleseed EX Playstation 2 game has leaked onto Youtube. The influence of film director

The official Japanese Sousei no Aquarion OVA homepage now hosts a two minute long streaming trailer for the upcoming Sousei no Aquarion: Uragiri no Tsubasa OVA. The 50

Apple now hosts a new American theatrical trailer for Satoshi Kon’s latest motion picture, Paprika. Source: Anime News Service

Question: What happened to the old-school “Dokite”-style of anime drawings? I am wondering about what has become of this very old fashioned design, as it has seemed to

According to Anime News Network, Dark Horse Comics has acquired translation rights to Hideyuki Kikuchi’s novel “A Wind Named Amnesia.” The book will be released in America with

Sovereign Media Inc., the publisher of SCI FI Magazine, has announced plans to launch a new magazine titled “Otaku USA” throughout North America this June. “Each issue of

Japanese adult anime & PC game new site Getchu has reported that plans are underway for a second Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru anime television series. Source: Moon