FUNimation announced its acquisition of distribution to the Gonzo produced ninja anime television series Basilisk at this past weekend’s A-kon and Wizard World Philadelphia conventions. Translation rights to
Geneon has announced that smash hit Japanese pop vocalist KOTOKO will perform live at the “Geneon Anime Festival” event held during this summer’s Anime Expo convention. As a
Anchor Bay Entertainment has clarified that is does not have distribution rights to the 1963 Astro Boy television series. Rather, Anchor Bay subsidiary Manga Entertainment will release the
Subway Cinema has announced that this year’s New York Asian Film Festival will feature the International Premiere or STUDIO 4C’s acclaimed anime motion picture Mind Game. Eiko Tanaka,
FUNimation has opened its official website devoted to the third Tenchi Muyo OAV series. The first DVD volume of series 3 will be released on American DVD July
Online anime magazine Animefringe has published its June issue. This month’s issue features a cover story on Howl’s Moving Castle including an interview with Helen McCarthy, author of
The Japan Foundation has published an exclusive interview with manga translation pioneer Frederik L. Schodt. The extended interview, available in the current Japan Foundation Newsletter, covers Schodt’s introduction
Animate.tv now hosts the first half hour of the Air motion picture in free streaming Windows Media format. The video clip is encoded with Digital Rights Management, so
The Magic Box now hosts screenshot galleries of the upcoming Naruto: Uzumaki Ninden and Fighting For One Piece Playstation 2 games. Anime News Service has noticed that Idea
Anchor Bay Entertainment has officially announced plans to release the 1963 Astro Boy television series on domestic DVD; however, competing anime distributor Right Stuf International presently owns the
Question: In the light of current shift to the new high-capacity DVD formats (Blu-ray and HD), what do you think are the chances that already-released on DVD titles
Anchor Bay Entertainment has officially announced plans to release the original 1963 Astro Boy television series on American DVD beginning this November. Source: Jagged Team
