Viz Pictures has announced that the live action Death Note II: The Last Name motion picture will screen in limited nationwide theatrical release on October 15 and 16.
The Sports Hochi newspaper reports that Mamoru Oshii’s next directorial effort will be a short live action film titled “ASSAULT GIRL2,” which will be part of the omnibus
Reportedly the October issue of Gekkan Shonen Ace Magazine has announced the development of two anime series parody spin-offs from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. Puyo’s official 4
The FUNimation Channel will begin broadcasting the Mushi-Shi, School Rumble, Tsubasa, Beck, and Basilisk television series two to four times daily, Monday through Friday, on September 1st. Source:
The advertising “obi” sleeve on the freshly released 20th volume of Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist manga confirms plans for a second anime TV series. Early last month BONES
Takashi Yanase, creator of the perennially popular children’s manga and anime series Anpanman, has co-created a new 20 minute long public service anime titled “Shinjuku Shin-chan Patrol: Warui
Business Jump magazine has announced that artist Man Gataro’s surreal gag manga series “Yo Nimo Kimyo na Man Gataro” (Extremely bizarre Man Gataro) will be adapted into a
The current issue of New York City local area magazine Chopsticks features an interview with acclaimed anime director Satoshi Kon. Anime News Network likewise hosts another, exclusive Kon
The Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper now hosts a video tour of Toei Animation’s Philippine production studio. Toei Animation Philippines produces “in-between” animation for major anime productions including Dragon
Keizo Tsukamoto, the cover illustrator for Houbunsha’s Weekly Manga Times magazine, has earned recognition from Guinness World Records for having the world’s longest continuous career illustrating for the
Are you a young person obsessed with a certain book, comic, or video game? MTV’s True Life is looking for young people who are die-hard fans of certain
In its fifth week of Japanese theatrical release, director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film Ponyo on a Cliff has held the #1 box office position since its release, and
ImaginAsian Entertainment has announced a partnership with TOKYOPOP that will see ImaginAsian handling advertising for TOKYOPOP and the iaTV cable network broadcasting TOKYOPOP video content.
AnimeStylePro has launched the 2008 REGION FREE Japan Artists Network online silent auction of 15 different illustrated “shikishi” (autograph boards) from artists including Makiko Kanada, Masahiro Kimura, Idumi
