Japanese satellite channel WOWOW has announced its development of a live-action TV series based on Osamu Tezuka’s experimental drama manga Ningen Konchuki (Human Metamorphosis). 24 year-old actress Minami
Video streaming website Crackle is now officially streaming the complete 2008 Ultraviolet: Code 044 and 2009 Viper’s Creed anime television series, both dubbed in English. Ultraviolet: Code 044
The homepage for the upcoming Mayochiki! anime television series has added a streaming teaser trailer. The adaptation of Hajime Asano’s light novel series revolves around a high school
The homepage for the K-On! anime franchise has added a teaser for the upcoming featue film. The trailer does include new footage, but seemingly none from the actual
The Animate retail chain now hosts the first streaming trailer for the upcoming Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira OVA series. The first episode of the four-episode series
An announcement following last Friday’s television re-broadcast of the 1996 Lupin III: Dead or Alive motion picture revealed the development of a new Lupin III television series. While
Japanese publisher Futabasha has announced plans for a movie adaptation of Naoyuki Ochiai’s 2007-2011 manga series Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance. Ochiai’s manga is an updated interpretation
Writer and former WBA middleweight champion Shinji Takehara and illustrator Yusuke Ochiai’s 2007-2008 boxing manga story Thanatos: Mushikera no Kobushi is being adapted as a live-action feature film
Bandai Entertainmnet has announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to last year’s robot anime television series Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto. The original series from studio Bones
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to last year’s historical spy thriller television series Senko no Night Raid. Sentai will release episodes 0-13 plus
FUNimation today began streaming the current tsundereaction comedy television series Hidan no Aria ~ Aria the Scarlet Ammo. Presently, FUNimation’s confirmed license covers only streaming distribution.
Publisher/distributor Kadokawa Shoten has released a trailer for Madhouse’s forthcoming war/drama/romance anime film Toaru Hikushi e no Tsuioku (Flashbacks to a Certain Aerial Pilot). The adaptation of Koroku
Japanese publisher Media Factory has revealed word that Akinari Matsuno, author of the unfinished MM! light novel series, suddenly passed away April 18. Matsuno made his professional writing
Multimedia concept management company Micott & Basara filed for bankruptcy on April 21. At the end of March 2011, the company was 1.938 billion yen ($23.7 million USD)
Last Friday, the NTV television network aired Another Gantz, a re-cut version of last year’s Gantz live-action motion picture that excises some scenes and includes new ones. Another
