Rumors have surfaced in Japan suggesting that author Kimura Shinichi’s adventure comedy light novel series Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Is This a Zombie?) will be getting an
Lucky Star voice actor and co-star Minoru Shiraishi will host the “Lucky Racer” series of live action television shorts that pit him in cart races against other members
A live action feature film adaptation of Satoshi Karasuya’s autobiographical manga Onobori Monogatari will hit Japanese theaters on July 17. The 4-koma manga originally serialized from 2006 to
The homepage for creator/director Mamoru Nagano’s upcoming anime film Gothicmade now features a streaming teaser trailer. This has a very unusual look to it. The color design is
Sentai Filmworks has announced acquisition of the La Corda D’Oro ~primo passo~ (Kiniro no Corda ~primo passo~) and Brighter than the Dawning Blue (Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na)
“New studio” Maiden Japan will release its first anime license, Papillon Rose, on domestic DVD June 8. The release will include the original 2003 Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose
Viz Media has confirmed plans to begin an English language release of Mitsuru Adachi’s 2005 baseball manga series Cross Game beginning October 12th. The series has been (somewhat
During a recent stockholder conference call, 4Kids Entertainment Chairman and CEO Al Kahn stated, “We have decided that 4Kids needs to return to its roots as a licensing
A predicted, the Japanese parliament’s Government Affairs Committee has unanimously agreed to delay voting on a proposed amendment to the Japanese child welfare laws that would outlaw sexually
Fan blog Ogiue Maniax has published the second part of an authorized English translation of Japanese manga critic Kumi Kaoru’s thorough analysis of the panel layout of Hayao
Japanese publisher Shogakukan has announced that the 5 episode “BLACK LAGOON: Roberta’s Blood Trail” OVA series will premiere on DVD & Blu-ray July 17th. Source: Moon Phase Diary
G.Addict, the J-pop group consisting of anime voice actors Yuuki Kaji, Atsushi Abe, Takuma Terashima, and Kazuma Horie will release its first single, “everlasting note,” on May 26.
ICv2 reports that its survey of domestic manga publishers determines that 2010 will likely see a 13% decrease in domestically published manga compared to 2009. “It appears likely
The Internet Movie Database reports that Studio Ghibli’s 2006 feature film Ged Senki will premiere theatrically in the United States on July 30. No American distributor has confirmed
Japanese independent music label hydeout productions has publicly confirmed that hip-hop music producer Jun “Nujabes” Seba passed away on February 26 following an automobile accident in Tokyo. Nujabes
