The Mainichi Newspaper reports that 22 year old Japanese actress Suzanne will star in a live action feature film adaptation of Yukiya Sakuragi’s comedy manga Inubaka. The manga
The official Okami to Koshinryo homepage has released a new streaming trailer for the upcoming second TV series. There’s a whole lot of good stuff in this 45
The official website for the upcoming Katanagatari OVA series has updated with its first promotional images. The adaptation of NisiOisin’s 2007 light novel series looks like it will
Katsuzo Hirata, chief animator on the current Basquash! mecha basketball television series, has revealed on his personal website that he is no longer working on the series, and
I’ve proclaimed the excellence of Madhouse & director Maasaki Yuasa’s Kaiba television series since its April 2008 premiere, citing it as last year’s best original anime TV series.
ICv2 has determined that despite American graphic novel sales growing by 5% in fourth quarter 2008, domestic manga sales dropped by 17%, down to 2005 sales levels. ICv2
Crunchyroll is now streaming an additional four live action films from Kadokawa Pictures. The suspenseful drama Never Give Up, the crime drama Sleepless Town, and the horror films
Vocalist Nana Mizuki’s seventh and latest album, Ultimate Diamond, sold 74,000 copies during its first week of release last week, making it the first pop album by a
Japanese hobby/collectible chain retailer Yellow Submarine has revealed the development of an anime TV series adaptation of Natsumi Matsumoto’s shoujo manga Yumeiro Patissiere (Dream-Colored Pastry Chef). The manga,
Last week, Canadian animation studio & distributor Nelvana Enterprises announced plans to begin North American television broadcast of the current Japanese Metal Fight Beyblade television series in the
Anime News Network has conducted an exclusive interview with FUNimation CEO Gen Fukunaga regarding the “leaks” of numerous anime episodes from FUNimation’s streaming service. Fukunaga admits, “We know
ICv2 now hosts an exclusive interview with Tokyopop’s Chief Operating Officer John Parker. Parker states that current Tokyopop sales are meeting expectations, and the bleak outlook of the
Japanese publisher Wani Magazine has confirmed that manga artist SABE passed away on January 28 at age 41. The death was not reported publicly until nearly six-months later
Documentary film makers Bharath Murthy & Alka Singh are now at work on “The Fragile Heart of Moé,” a documentary film about Japanese doujinshi and manga creators. Murthy
