Variety Magazine has reported that Japanese director Takashi (Juon) Shimizu will direct an American live action film adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte manga series for New Line Cinema.
The official Japanese website for the anime television series Idaten Jump is now open. The series is scheduled to premier October 1st. Source: Moon Phase
Japanese publisher Shueisha has officially confirmed that Ginban Keleidoscope (Skating Ring Kaleidoscope) will be adapted into an anime. Source: Moon Phase
Although it’s presently just a placeholder image, Atlus has opened its official Japanese website for the PSP re-release of the cult hit fantasy RPG Princess Crown, originally released
Question: My friend was explaining to me the common theory of how “Japanese take animation seriously while Americans think cartoons are for kids.” Yet, while I agree to
FUNimation has announced that a Blue Gender Complete Collection will retail at $59.98 beginning October 11th, and Dragon Ball GT Boxed Set 1 will retail at $59.98 beginning
Bandai has scheduled release dates for a number of new titles. The Avenger Complete Collection will retail at $29.98 beginning October 25th. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam volume 1
Sony has opened its official website devoted to the rerelease of the Yarudora series interactive anime games for the PSP. The Yarudora visual novel games were originally released
Although not confirmed, Japanese fan site Moon Phase has reported that next year Japanese satellite TV network WOWOW will tentatively broadcast an anime adaptation of Toru (GTO) Fujisawa’s
Although it’s presently consists of just a placeholder image, the official Japanese website for Gunparade Orchestra, the second anime television series in the “GunPare” series that started with
AD Vision dub producer David L. Williams has released an English dubbed promotional trailer for Madlax through Bit Torrent. The release is the spearhead of a possible new
Digital Manga has announced plans to release a new, English language Serial Experiments Lain illustration book. Seemingly the book “yoshitoshi ABe lain illustrations ab# rebuild an omnipresence in
DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures have officially confirmed the rumors that Michael Bay (The Rock, The Island) will direct the American live action Transformers movie. The film is scheduled
Coming Soon now hosts the trailer for the official American limited theatrical release of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s critically acclaimed horror film Pulse (Kairo). The movie will be released to
Question: I’ve always been wondering about the significance of the number 108 in anime and manga, and in Asian culture itself. It pops up a lot- for example,
