Souichiro Kawabata, the 31 year old creator of the S60 Children (“Showa 60 Children”) manga series passed away on November 22nd after losing a battle with cancer. Source:
Viz has announced that the first English translated volume of Naoki Urasawa’s manga series Monster has been re-scheduled for release from October 30, 2005 to February 21, 2006.
Central Park Media has announced plans to re-release the 1983 Armored Trooper Votoms television series, first released on American DVD in 2001. The 52 episode series will be
Galaxy Anime has updated with trailers for upcoming video games including Rule of Rose, Phatasy Star Universe, Disgaea 2, Project IM, and the Japanese music video for the
Television network Showtime has announced that it will host the four episode King of Fighters: Another Day anime series for online viewing. The first episode will be available
Infinity Studios has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Korean artist Sung-Woo Park’s comic series Chun Rhang Yhur Jhun, the prequel to Sung-Woo Park’s popular manwha series
Viz has announced that the Upper Deck company will produce stickers and wall decals based on Naruto, and Everbrite, LLC. will produce Naruto themed mini tin signs, military
Question: Why do people believe that anime is just a style of animation or storytelling? People call shows that are anime-influenced “anime.” Or because a show incorporates “the
According to Anime News Service, Yasutaka Tsutsui’s 1972 juvenile sci-fi novel Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl Who Conquered Time) and Yukino Sai and Yura Kairi’s novel &
Japan’s Quicktime homepage now hosts theatrical trailers for Arashi no Yoru ni, an anime adaptation of Yuichi Kimura’s children’s book, and Gonzo’s first theatrical anime, Brave Story, an
The Cartoon Network has reportedly officially canceled plans for a sixth season of its Teen Titans animated series. The anime-style series is popular among hardcore anime fans. Source:
Fan site The Comic Book Guy.com has published exclusive interviews with former editor at TOKYOPOP Jake Forbes, and director of manga for Del Rey Dallas Middaugh. Article provided
Fortune Magazine has published a lengthy profile of AD Vision, focusing on the company’s profitable grassroots tactics which starkly contrast the business routines of bigger Hollywood film distributors.
Question: For the American animation industry, it is well known that most, if not all, inbetween work has been done by Korean Studios for well over a decade.
Gunota Headlines now hosts an English translation of a recently published Japanese interview with Bandai Chief Governance Officer Kazunori Ueno. The interview discusses Bandai’s merger with video game
