Japanese anime production studio Gonzo has announced that its Chrno Crusade, Kaleido Star, Last Exile, and Peacemaker Kurogane anime television series are now available for free streaming and
The official Japanese Examurai website now hosts a streaming 12 minute long prologue video for the sci-fi/fantasy anime inspired by real life Japanese pop group EXILE. The Examurai
Japanese multimedia site Biglobe now hosts a 4:43 streaming trailer for the Kodomo no Jikan Nigakki OVA series. (Here’s a direct link for viewers not registered on the
The Fuji TV network’s web page for the upcoming Monogatari Sennenki Genji television series now hosts a streaming 14 second trailer. The series is scheduled to premiere at
Crypton Future Media has officially revealed its third Vocaloid 2 character/software program. Megurine Luka will digitally synthesize the voice of voice actress Asakawa Yuu (Sakaki in Azumanga Daioh,
A Japanese language interview with Shomu Shirogane, president of the Winner Entertainment voice-acting management agency and a seiyu (voice actor) himself, reveals that Japan is presently home to
An anime TV series adaptation of Keiya Mizuno’s best selling 2007 novel Yume wo Kanaeru Zo (The Dream-Granting Elephant) will premier as part of the Kimiha Break variety
Japanese financial news organization Nikkei.net reports that Studio Ghibli’s 2008 film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea will open in North American theatrical release this summer. At
Financial auditing firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has reported that Hong Kong based animated film production studio IMAGI Animation Studios had the equivilant of $11.5 million in capital as
The official website for director Yoichi Sai’s live action Kamui Gaiden motion picture is now open. The film is an adaptation of Sanpei Shirato’s 1965 Kamui Gaiden manga
FUNimation has announced its acquisition of broadcast, digital, mobile and merchandise rights to the 2008 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone motion picture from Japanese broadcasting company NTV.
Discotek has announced plans for a May release of the 1986 Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) anime motion picture. The release will be America’s first
The Rakuten online store’s listing for Karuho Shiina’s shoujo manga series Kimi ni Todoke includes a small image caption reporting that a live action television drama adaptation of
Following Lucky Star creator Yoshimizu Kagami’s move out of his Satte City home last May, the the Satte City Commerce and Industry Association has secured permission and a
