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Del Rey has announced release dates for the first volumes of three new manga series. GatchaGatcha volume 1 will go on sale August 30th and retail at $10.99.

The official Japanese website for the Eureka Seven TR1:New Wave action RPG for the Playstation 2 is now open and features a Windows Media format trailer. Source: Rakuga

The official Japanese website for the Itadaki Jan-Gari-An R adult PC game now hosts the game’s adorably cute, all-ages suitable opening animation in downloadable MPG format. The video

The official Japanese website for the Playstation 2 action RPG Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 3: Kami o Tsugu Shoujo (roughly, “Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl that Succeeds God”) now

Sakura Con has announced that the 2006 convention, to occur on March 24th – 26th, 2006, will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The

Question: The number of stores in Akihabara alone that sell doujinshi absolutely shocked me. Why hasn’t this “fan comic” medium caught on outside Japan? I’ve never heard of

FUNimation has announced that Southern Island LLC. has been awarded exclusive rights to produce toys based on Cased Closed (“Detective Conan”) and action figures based on Fullmetal Alchemist,

Viz has announced that Bandai will release Naruto video games for the Playstation systems and trading card games in America. The announcement does not clarify if Bandai will

An announcement from the current New York Licensing Show reveals that popular teen clothing store chain Hot Topic will be the exclusive American retailer for Naruto apparel. Viz

According to Amazon, TOKYOPOP will release the first English translated volumes of Keitaro Arima’s Tsukuyomi ~Moon Phase~ manga, World of S & M by Be-Papas & Chiho Saito

Ain’t It Cool News now hosts photos of the replica Mach V car on display at the current New York Licensing Show. The car is designed to promote

A live action film adaptation of Mitsuru Adachi’s popular baseball themed romantic drama manga series Touch will open in Japanese theaters on September 10th. Source: Kung Fu Cult

Question: What truly defines a hardcore fan of anime? Recently I have been thinking about what kind of an anime fan I am. I have been a fan

Geneon has announced its acquisition of North American translation rights to the current Law of Ueki anime television series. Article provided by Galaxy Anime

The Japanese Hatena message board hosts a photo providing official evidence that an anime TV series adaptation of Yuki Urushihara’s Mushishi manga series will debut this fall. Source: