Category: Anime News

TOKYOPOP has announced plans to develop a live action and animation motion picture based on its original “manga” Princess Ai. The “Ai-Land Chronicles” movie is tentatively planned for

AD Vision has scheduled the release of the Prefectural Earth Defence Force OAV for April 18th. The subtitled only DVD will retail at $12.98. Media Blasters will release

French animation news site Catsuka now hosts a 1:33 Real Media clip of footage from the three latest Studio Ghibli short films that screen exclusively in Tokyo’s Ghibli

The Detroit News newspaper has published a very favorable review of AN Entertainment’s first Haré+Guu DVD, scheduled for official nationwide release next Tuesday.

Famitsu Magazine has revealed that Marvelous Interactive is now developing a Playstation 2 adventure/”anime comic” game based on the new anime television series Binchotan. The game is tentatively

The Sapporo University has reported that a feature film adaptation of Morohoshi Daijiro’s 1996 horror manga “Kabe Otoko” (“Wall Man,” a variation of the traditional Japanese ghost “nurikabe”)

Inspired by strong sales of the recently released Sukeban Deka DVD boxed set, Toei Studios has contracted director Kenta Fukasaku (Battle Royale 2) and star Aya Matsuura to

Production IG’s English language website now hosts a transcript of Otogi Zoshi director Mizuho Nishikubo, character designer & animation supervisor Kazuchika Kise, and series producer Tetsuya Nakatake reflecting

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Kyou no Go no Ni (“Today in Class 5-2”) OVA series is now open. Source: Moon Phase

According to Japanese fan site Moon Phase, Broccoli announced plans for an anime adaptation of the True Tears computer game during a press conference held in Akihabara this

Joyride Entertainment has announced that the 2005 Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game championship season will begin on February 20th with local competitions. Please visit the official Fullmetal Alchemist

Shogakukan’s Spirits Magazine has announced that author Naoki Urasawa’s manga series “Happy!” will be adapted into a live action television drama to air on the TBS network this

Production I.G. President Mitsuhisa Ishikawa will lecture and sign autographs at the Japan Anime Festival at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, on March 19th. Admission is free.

Japanese TV network TBS has opened its official website for the xxxHOLiC anime TV series, which is scheduled to premier this April. Source: Moon Phase

During a press conference promoting the new .hack//G.U. Project, Bandai Visual announced that a new anime TV series titled “.hack//Roots” will air on TV Tokyo stations beginning in