American Public Radio’s series “American RadioWorks” has released an hour-long documentary about the rise of anime and manga worldwide called “Japan’s Pop Power.” It will be playing on
Media Blasters has revealed its acquisition of translation rights to the 1998 yaoi OVA “Boku Wa Konomama Kaeranai” (alternately known as “I Shall Never Return” and “Our Road
According to current statistics, more than a quarter of all downloads on the popular Japanese file sharing network Winny consist of illegally distributed mainstream anime. An estimated 27
The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) has announced that Japanese rock band PEELANDER-Z will perform at next year’s convention, scheduled for April 13th – 15th, 2007, in Nashville,
Question: I’m impressed with “Boku no Piko” when I found it was designed at males as shota-kon anime instead of yaoi for females. How do you think anime
Nelvana Entertainment, Spin Master Toys, Sega Toys, TMS Entertainment, and Japan Vistec have announced a partnership arrangement to produce an international multi-media franchise titled “Bakugan.” Targeted at 8-12
The official Japanese website for the Dengeki Bunko Movie Festival has opened. The trilogy of short films based on Dengeki light novels published by MediaWorks include Kino no
The TV Asahi network has compiled its 2006 ranking of Japanese viewers’ favorite anime television series, as determined by votes from a wide, mainstream Japanese audience. The top
Kitty Media has scheduled the release of two new adult anime DVDs: Two Facials of Eve will retail at $19.95 beginning January 9, 2007 Bible Black Only will
Question: Do you think, if they were doing a re-imaging of Battlestar Galactica in Japan, would they do it live action or animate it? That would be something
At this past weekend’s MangaNEXT convention, Del Rey announced its acquisition of translation rights to the Chevalier manga by Yumeji Kiriko & Tow Ubukata. Source: Anime News Network
