Studio 4°C has announced the winners of its “Next Genius” animation contest. The 7 winning submissions, selected from 76 entries, will be included on the Japanese DVD release
The Tourism Industry Association of Japan now offers a free, English language guided tour of Tokyo’s Akihabara district every Saturday until January 19, 2008. The two-hour walk covers
The ImaginAsian cable television network has revealed plans to broadcast Geneon’s translations of the Kamichu!, Paradise Kiss, and Ayakashi anime television series consecutively every Tuesday at 5 PM
Toei Animation has formally announced plans for a St. Seiya: Meiou Hades Elysion Hen anime series. The new anime will be the latest installment in the continuing St.
Mantan Web has revealed that the Death Note anime special scheduled for broadcast on August 31 will be a 3 hour long director’s cut of the television series
Kodansha’s Weekly Morning Magazine is now hosting its second manga competition for international artists. Any comic style or subject submissions from international amateur and professional artists are accepted.
The official Japanese “teaser site” for the upcoming Kimikiss Pure Rouge anime television series is now online. The series is tentatively scheduled to premier in October. Source: Moon
The official Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi anime homepage now lists a confirmation of plans for a second anime series under the site’s July 11th news update. No additional
A reportedly authentic scan of the table of contents from next week’s issue of Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine includes an announcement that Yusei Matsui’s manga serial Majin Tantei
A poor quality bootleg recording of the theatrical trailer for the upcoming Shin Gekijoban Evangelion: Jou ~ Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone motion picture has found its way
The multiple award winning 2006 anime film Tekkonkinkreet is scheduled to open theatrically in America in New York, Los Angeles, and Portland this Friday. The official Sony Pictures
Geneon recording artist Yoko Ishida and Japanese “anime visual performance duo” FICE will perform live at the Akiba Fest J-Pop Summer Concert bash. The event will be FICE’s
The Scion car company is looking to artistic fans in the anime fan community to design an official Scion T-shirt. Anime and manga influenced non-published artists are encouraged
Beloved actor and entertainer, Jerry Ito (born Gerald Tamekichi Ito) , passed away in his Los Angeles home on July 7, 2007 at 8:00 PM, due to complications