Special effects director and cinematographer Sadamasa Arikawa passed away September 22, 2005 at age 80 in Izu, Japan. Arikawa was one of the pioneers of Japan’s science fiction
Anime News Service reports that Japanese music and home video production and distribution company Avex announced September 30th that the company was withdrawing its application for a copyright
Anime News Network has reported that The Anime Network’s video on demand programming will evolve into two different formats for availability through the Comcast service provider network. The
FUNimation and digital programming distribution company OlympuSAT have announced plans to launch FUNimation Channel, a 24 hour linear broadcast anime television network. The network will be available to
Adult Source Media has scheduled the release of the Arisa (“Mokemoke Taishou Dendou Musume Arisa”) and Girl’s Locker Room Lust (“Gakuen”) adult anime DVDs for October 4th. Each
Amazon.com has reported that TOKYOPOP has scheduled the following three domestic releases for March 30, 2006: Someday’s Dreamers manga volume 1 by Norie Yamada & Kumichi Yoshizuki Made
Dubbing Studio PCB Productions now lists Mar as one of its dub post-production works for Viz Media, clearly suggesting that Viz Media has licensed the Mar Heaven anime
AD Vision has scheduled the release of two new graphic novel collections. The first volumes of angel/dust and Lagoon Engine Einsatz will retail at $10.99 each beginning November
The official American website for the PS2 RPG Dragon Quest VIII now hosts a streaming trailer and allows site visitors to register to recieve a free playable demo
Chara-Ani has announced that a School Rumble OVA DVD will be released on December 22nd. The DVD will retail at 7,140 yen and contain two original stories (“TV
Japanese adult PC game development studio Caramel Box has announced that its adults-only lesbian themed PC game “Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru” (roughly, “Young Girl Falling in Love
