Ironically, shortly after a controversy broke over manga artist Yuki Suetsugu copying artwork drawn by Takehiko Inoue, Inoue himself is now being accused of plagiarism. The January 2006
The Daily Yomiuri Newspaper has published an English language article about the new Black Jack anime movie. The article incorporates an interview with director Macoto Tezka, and background
The official Papillon Rose New Season website has announced that the 6 episode television series will premier on Japanese television next February. Source: Moon Phase
ICv2 News has published an interview with Anime Network representatives Stacy Slanina and Chris Oarr. Some of the main points of the interview include: The Anime Network is
The double feature live action Chou Sei Kantai Sazer-X Tatakau! Hoshi no Senshi Tachi and Kabutomushi Ouji Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi motion pictures opened in Japanese
The official Japanese website for the upcoming anime TV series Ray the Animation, based on Akihito Yoshitomi’s manga homage/spin-off to Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack, has opened, although the
Canada’s Shaw Communications has announced the availability of the Anime Network on a paid subscription basis. Shaw customers may now access up to 20 hours of anime content
Question: Is an anime T.V. series in Japan always considered successful if it does have a corresponding motion picture? Taking those T.V. series out of the equation whose
Netcomics, an affiliate of Korean online comics publisher Ecomix, will begin publishing English translated Korean manwha graphic novels in the U.S. next month. Netcomics first three releases are
The Yomiuri Newspaper has published an article detailing the increasing popularity of the “shinigami” (roughly equivalent to “grim reaper”) in contemporary Japanese fiction. Manganews has published an English
CPM has made the entire first Patlabor OVA available for download. The Quicktime file is formatted for iPod viewing, but can be watched on a home computer. Source:
An official website has opened for the Lovege Chu ~Miracle Seiyuu Hakusho~ anime television series. The series will be animated by Radix (Divergence Eve, Sakura Taisen) for broadcast
