Seattle, Washington based Sakura-Con has announced that the first 6,000 pre-registered attendees (including those who have already pre-registered) for the 2006 convention will receive a free $10.00 gameplay
Comic industry market observatory ICv2 has published its 2005 Manga Awards, including its picks for publisher of the year, manga of the year, manga phenomenon of the year,
Anime Insider Magazine has reported that Samurai 7 will debut on VOOM’s Animania program block on March 1st. The Independent Film Channel has announced plans to begin airing
Viz has authorized Basic Fun! to produce Naruto Ipod covers and keychains, and authorized Great Eastern Entertainment to produce Naruto wall scrolls, patches, wrist cuffs, headband, caps, key
Harmony Gold now hosts a free downloadable version of the first English dubbed Gatchaman OVA from 1994. The video file in .m4v format encoded with H.264, which may
Pop Japan Travel has announced that its upcoming winter tour will include an exclusive guided tour of the Gonzo Digimation studio where productions including Afro Samurai, Witchblade, and
The official Japanese website for the Simoun anime series is now open. The official Japanese website for the Himesama Goyoujin anime series is now open. The series is
Infinity Studios has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Ju-Ri Kim & Jae-Sung Park Korean romantic comedy comic series Sweety. Volume 1 will be released in late
Marvelous Entertainment has formally announced that the first episode of a 7 episode long Prince of Tennis OVA series will be released on March 24, 2006. Source: Moon
The cover of the February 2006 issue of Shinshokan’s Wings Magazine announces that Mikiyo Tsuda’s manga series Princess Princess will be adapted into an anime. Source: Moon Phase
Bandai has announced release dates for two new anime titles. Fantastic Children volume 1 will retail at $19.98 or $29.98 with series box beginning April 11, 2006. Eureka
Galaxy Anime has updated with numerous video game trailers including: Kingdom Hearts II, Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerebus, Front Mission 5, Grandia III, Naruto: Narultimate Hero 3,
Japanese publisher Shogakukan has announced that An Nakahara’s shoujo manga series Kirarin Revolution will be adapted into an anime television series that will premier next April. Source: Moon