Korean production company Tewon Media has obtained rights from Japanese publisher Kodansha to produce an animated series adaptation of Masashi Tanaka’s acclaimed manga series Gon. The Gon manga
Navarre Corporation CEO Cary Deacon has informed ICv2 that its subsidiary FUNimation has experienced “double digit sales growth and more than doubled its operating profits during the fiscal
Anime fan site encubed now hosts an exclusive interview with Akihabara culture celebrity, vocalist, and voice actress Momoi Halko. Source: Anime News Network
Japanese entertainment new magazine Oricon reports that the 50th volume of Eichiro Oda’s One Piece manga series has sold 1,074,745 copies in its first week of release. By
Dr. Master has announced plans to publish an English language version of artist Yi Huan’s ongoing Taiwanese romantic fantasy comic series “Divine Melody.” The first volume will retail
Japanese film critic, screenwriter, and director Haruo “Mike” Mizuno, passed away due to liver failure in a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday. He was 76. Mizuno wrote and directed
Media Blasters CEO John Sirabella has revealed, on the Anime on DVD Forum, his company’s acquisition of translation and distribution rights to the Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (“Beat to
Tokyo based T.O Entertainment, Inc. has arranged a promotional partnership with web video hosting site Crunchyroll to showcase the upcoming Japanese CG animated film Egg Man, an adaptation
Animate.tv reports that PC game developer QuinRose formally announced development of an anime OVA adaptation of its 2007 game “Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~” at
Kadokawa Pictures USA has reportedly requested popular fansub BitTorrent link site AnimeSuki to remove links guiding downloaders to unauthorized downloads of 11 specific anime series. None of the
The Moon Phase Diary website reports that Japanese television network Kidstation will broadcast the entire Akiba Chan series of ten 5 minute long “figumation” stop-motion animation anime episodes
The official homepage for the upcoming live action giant monster revival/parody film Guilala no Gyakushu: Touyaku Summit Kikiippatsu (“Guilala’s Counterattack: The Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis”) now hosts a
Fremont, California based publisher Yaoi Generation reportedly has plans to translate and distribute 24 manga titles a year in paperback, electronic, and “paid-per-read” formats, along with publishing a
Neo Angelique Abyss -Second Age-, a sequel to the currently airing Neo Angelique Abyss anime television series, is scheduled to premier on Japanese television next month. In effect,
Fan site Rumic World reports the unconfirmed rumor that Rumiko Takahashi will end her long-running Inuyasha manga series this month with the publication of chapter 558, which would
