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Hideaki Sekiguchi, better known as rock guitarist Bass Wolf, passed away from a heart attack on the morning of March 31st at the age of 38. American fans

Viz has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Matsuri Hino’s shoujo manga series “MeruPuri – Marhen Prince.” Source: Anime on DVD

Question: Why do American anime fans feel the need to bash American cartoons? Just because anime is different from what they grew up with, and that it’s foreign

Weekly Shonen Magazine has announced that Kouji Seo’s manga series “Suzuka” will be adapted into an anime television series. Source: Moon Phase

Kadokawa Shoten is now accepting pre-orders for a deluxe edition Slayers vs Orphen novel written by Kamisaka Ichi & Akita Sadanobu and illustrated by Rui Araizumi & Kusaka

Bandai’s Visual Beat website now hosts two streaming Windows Media trailers for the upcoming Kirameki Project OAV series. The first OAV is scheduled for release on June 24th.

Geneon’s upcoming Appleseed movie includes a trailer revealing the company’s acquisition of translation rights to the recent Gankutsuou anime TV series from Gonzo Studios. The series is a

Nintendo of America has revealed plans to release Digimon World 4 and “Zatch Bell” (Konjiki no Gash Bell) for the Gamecube this summer. Source: Jagged Team

Harmony Gold has announced development of an animated Robotech public service announcement promoting the United Nations. The 60 second long spot will be animated by Korean studio DR

According to ICv2 News, Full Metal Alchemist is now the highest rated program on the Adult Swim network. The show reportedly earns ratings close to those of the

Question: Anime has an enormous variety of genres: mecha, action, martial arts, sports, romance, comedy, fan service, detective, harem, horror, drama, magical girl, high school, fantasy, shoujo, shounen,

A brief, streaming Windows Media TV commercial for the upcoming Super Robot Taisen Original Generation OAV series is now available from the series official site. Source: Majoria’s News

According to the Nausicaa.net Mailing List, the Chinese newspaper Nanjing Morning Post has revealed that Studio Ghibli will make an anime adaptation of Chinese children’s novel “I Lost

Bandai Entertainment has revealed plans to release the Ghost in the Shell Innocence Music Anthology (music video collection) on July 11th. The 42 minute long DVD will retail

AD Vision has revealed that the first DVD volume of Gilgamesh will be released on June 21st in a $29.98 standard edition and a $39.98 disc with series