CNN has reported that Shueisha Inc. will suspend printing “Kuni ga Moeru” (The Country is Burning) in its Weekly Young Jump magazine due to protests over its characterization
According to ICv2 News, The Anime Network has just enlarged its reach in Southern California thanks to an agreement with cable giant Adelphia Communications, which reaches an estimated
Montreal’s Festival Nouveau Cinema will be screening Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and the 30-minute short version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children in Japanese with English
Central Park Media has lowered the retail price on a number of their upcoming DVD re-releases scheduled for January 8th, 2005. Each of the following DVDs will now
The USC Entertainment Industry Students Association (EISA) and the USC Anime Club have announced that Wendee Lee will be the guest of honor at their upcoming keynote speaker
Tokyo Tribes creator Santa Inoue will make an appearance on an upcoming episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which will air on October 17th. Source: ICv2 News
Game Industry reports that in its first week of sales, Naruto: Narutimate Hero 2 has sold over 231,000 units, eclipsing its predecessor which sold around 136,000 units in
The official Japanese website for the anime television series adaptation of Kaoru Mori’s manga serial Emma is now online. The Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma anime series, produced by
Ultimate Disney has reported that the release dates for My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa, and Porco Rosso have been updated to February 22nd, 2005. Source: Anime News Network
According to Shin Takahashi’s site, a live action Saikano movie starring Aki Maeda and two new OAVs are scheduled for release in 2005. Source: Anime on DVD
The Appleseed movie will make its US debut at the Boston Fantastic Film Festival on October 16th. The screening will take place at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge,
The Daily Nebraskan has published an article about “Nebraska’s first anime convention,” AnimeNebrasKon, which was held last weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. Source: Anime News Service