AnimEigo has formally revealed to Anime on DVD its acquisition of translation and distribution rights to three Japanese samurai films: Demon Spies, Shadow Hunters, and Shadow Hunters II:
Of significance primarily to fans of Japanese pop culture that live in the area surrounding AnimeNation’s headquarters, St, Petersburg, Florida’s Eckerd College will host free public screenings of
Canada’s Teletoon television network will air two segments from The Animatrix each night from 10-10:30pm from March 14-18th. The shorts will repeat at the same time the following
AD Vision has indefinitely delayed the release of the following three DVD releases: Dirty Pair OVA Collection, originally scheduled for release on March 1 Noir High Definition DVD
According to an unconfirmed mention from Ain’t It Cool News, Steamboy will open in American theaters on March 18th. The Landmark Cinemas theater chain will carry the uncut,
Viz has revealed specific details about its recently announced Shojo Beat manga magazine. Beginning in July 2005 the monthly magazine will retail at $5.99 per issue, and VIZ
Galaxy Anime has updated with video trailers for: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam (PS2) Digimon (PS2) Nano Breaker (PS2) Musashi: Samurai Legend (PS2) Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) Digital Devil
According to AV Watch, the first 30 minute episode of Tatsunoko’s six episode long 40th anniversary OAV anime production Karas (Crow) will air on Japan’s SKYPerfecTV! network on
Dark Horse Comics has announced that the English translation of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s first Vampire Hunter D novel will be released on May 4th with a retail price of
Question: Why do you feel Americans are so interested in Japanese anime and manga? It seems to me that traditional “American” comic book stores are catering only to
The official Japanese website for the Zettai Seigi Love Pheromone anime television series is now open. Rough designs of the cast are available here and here. Source: Moon
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) will sponsor the “SPJA Original Video Animation Challenge.” Aspiring animators may submit an original animated production of up to
After revealing plans to lay off some employees and scale back its manga releases as a result of poor sales, Central Park Manga has this week announced the
Question: How exactly does one define Space Opera? Where did the term originate? I’ve heard Outlaw Star referred to as space opera, and I suppose that Gundam, Robotech,
Shortly after having canceled its Animerica Extra magazine, which published exclusively shoujo manga serials, Viz has revealed plans to begin publishing a new monthly anthology of shoujo manga,
