A number of announcements were made at last weekend’s Anime Weekend Atlanta convention. FUNimation announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the Samurai 7 TV series. AD
Magnolia Pictures has announced plans to release the highly acclaimed Thai martial arts film Ong Bak to American theaters. According to Kung Fu Cinema, the film will be
Gainax has announced the development of a Nadia: Secret of Blue Water video game for the Playstation 2. The game will be released next year. No other details
British publisher Boychild Productions has announced plans to release periodical manga anthology in the United States, titled “Manga Mover.” The first issue of Manga Mover will be 68
A French language article published by Telerama quotes Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo hinting that French director Pitof (Vidoq, Catwoman) will direct the live action adaptation of Akira for
Question: How many episodes does “Detective Conan” have? How many movies? I heard that Cartoon Network will stop airing “Detective Conan” pretty soon and they’re stopping at episode
The Kids’ WB has ordered an additional 30 episodes of the anime series MegaMan NT Warrior (Rockman.exe). The new episodes will begin airing next spring. Source: ICv2 News
Galaxy Anime now hosts an interview with Mastiff CEO Bill Schwartz regarding the domestic release of the Playstation 2 game Gungrave OD and its $14.99 retail price. Galaxy
Sakura Wars creators Red Entertainment now host an 8.26Mb downloadable Windows Media trailer for the upcoming Sakura Taisen Le Nouveau Paris OAV series. Source: Rakuga Kidou
DVD Vision Japan now hosts an exclusive interview with Nana, Reina, Lina, and Aki, the four members of super J-Pop group MAX. In the exclusive interview, the members
Sony has revealed the redesigned Playstation 2. The SCPH-70000CB model PS2 is 75% smaller than the current SCPH-50000 model, and includes a built in ethernet adapter and will
Ain’t It Cool News has published reviews of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Steamboy, and Takeshi Miike’s Zebraman, all from their recent screenings at the Toronto International
Killer Movies has published statements from director Charles Stone III regarding his feature film adaptation of Namco’s popular Tekken fighting game franchise. In summation, Stone says that the
