The city of Kobe, Japan officially inaugurated its life-sized Tetsujin 28-gou statue on October 4th. Minoru Yada, the 78-year-old voice actor of Tetsujin 28’s fictional inventor Dr. Shikishima,
The Japanese government officially cancelled plans to build a “national media arts center,” commonly referred to as the “anime hall of fame” last Thursday. Minister of Education, Culture,
If you can catch it before it gets taken down, here’s the latest official behind-the-scenes video promo for the live action King of Fighters live action motion picture.
Shueisha has selected Crunchyroll to provide international simulcasting for the new Tatakau Shisho ~ The Book of Bantorra anime series. Weekly episodes of the fantasy action series will
The KIDS STATION cable network will begin airing Nippon Animation’s latest anime television series, Karl to Fushigi na Tou (Karl and the Mysterious Tower), next Monday, October 5th.
Nippon Cinema has discovered that Riisa Naka, the actress who made her acting debut playing the voice of Makoto Konno in director Mamoru Hosoda’s 2006 anime film The
Viz Media’s Shonen Sunday site is now streaming an English subtitled trailer for the upcoming Inuyasha: Kanketsu Hen television anime series. The first subtitled episode will premiere on
TV Asahi’s official site for the upcoming Kaidan Restauran ~ Thriller Restaurant television anime now features a streaming teaser trailer. Click the TV set to access the trailer.
Now that October has arrived, 7-Eleven stores nationwide have launched their Domo-Nation promotion featuring the “Fuji Frost” red apple flavored Slurpee in a variety of Domo cups with
The official site for the Strike Witches video game franchise is now streaming the opening animation for the upcoming Nintendo DS Strike Witches: Aoi no Dengekisen – Shin
Providing further evidence of the international affection for Japanese pop art, the United Arab Emirates’ first “manga” magazine, Khayal (Imagination), has just celebrated its first anniversary. The first
The official Japanese homepage for next month’s Inuyasha: Kanketsu-hen television series now hosts a streaming trailer. The show will premiere simultaneously on Japanese television and American online streaming
The official site for next month’s Seitokai no Ichizon television anime has added a second streaming trailer. The show will premiere on October 2. Source: Anime News Network
Composer Tomohisa Ishikawa, whose credits include composing the soundtracks for Kite Liberator and the Appleseed: Ex Machina movie, will direct next month’s Waimo-kun ~Kiiroi Kao Shite Babanban anime
Crunchyroll has announced plans to begin online distribution of the Natsu no Arashi! 2 anime series on October 4th at 11am PST, an hour after the first episode
