The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced its 2009 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens covering books published in the US in 2008. The list includes
The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan has announced its official tally of Japan’s box office results for 2008. Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Chorus Magazine has announced the development of an anime based on Risa Itou’s 4-koma gag manga Higepiyo (“Mustache-Peep”). The odd comedy revolves around Hiyoko, a small, intelligent bird
Viz Media has formally announced the launch of its Haikasoru line of English-translated science fiction and fantasy novels from Japan. Haikasoru, the first English-language “imprint with a dedicated
The Biglobe video hosting site now offers the first trailer for the upcoming Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ anime television series. The trailer is the same one that
Japanese broadcaster NTV has launched a web page for its upcoming Lupin the Third vs Detective Conan TV special. Not much there right now, but it’s still a
The Flash intro to the official Koihime Musou anime series homepage now features an illustration of a new character and the promise, “2009 coming soon…” The franchise had
The Fuji TV network has revealed the development of a new Jungle Emperor TV special based on the Osamu Tezuka’s beloved 1950 manga series. The new special, written
Digital Manga has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Kaoru Tada’s modern classic shoujo romance manga series Itazura na Kiss. The 12 volume series has sold over
The Japan Fair Trade Commission last week issued a report detailing findings of potentially illegal contract manipulation imposed on Japanese anime production studios by anime sponsors. Out of
Reportedly this week’s issue of Shuukan Shonen Sunday magazine will formally announce the development of a Lupin III vs. Detective Conan anime TV special. Source: Anime News Network
Veteran anime director Hisayuki Toriumi passed away on Friday. He was 67. Toriumi is best known to anime fans as the director of Tatsunoko’s Gatchaman television series. Toriumi
The official website for director Takeshi Miike’s live action Yatterman movie, based on the popular 1977 anime television series, now hosts a full theatrical trailer. Click the red
The WOWOW television network has announced that a live action television series adaptation of Yoko Kondo’s mystery drama manga series Ani Kaeru will premiere on February 14. The
