P.A. Works, which has produced regional tourism promotional anime for Japan’s Saitama region, has been commissioned to produce the Koitabi ~True Tours Nanto anime by the city of
Monthy Comic Zenon has released a teaser trailer for director Akitaro Daichi’s adaptation of DD Hokuto no Ken gag manga by Kajio. The satire of Bronson & Tetsuo
A full-length trailer for this month’s Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods motion picture has been officially released online. The new movie is set within the ten year
43-year-old voice Actress Kaoru Shimamura passed away on February 26 due to breast cancer. Shimamura played minor supporting roles in anime including Crayon Shin-chan, Nintama Rantaro, and bigger
Kento Nakajima, lead singer of the idol group Sexy Zone, has announced that he will star in a live-action TV series based on Hiroshi Tanaka’s juvenille delinquent comedy
Flash animation studio DLE has announced its development of Glass no Kamen Desu ga (It’s Glass Mask But), a parody of Suzue Miuchi’s classic 1975 shoujo manga that
The April issue of Kerokero Ace magazine revealed yesterday that the current St. Seiya Omega television series will continue in April after it’s initial roughly 50-episode story arc
Weekly Young Magazine has announced that Ken Wakui’s ongoing drama manga Shinjuku Swan will be getting a live-action feature film adaptation. The manga, that premiered in 2005, revolves
Manga creator Motoyuki Ota has announced that his(?) ongoing “heartwarming old lady” manga series Takanashi-san will be getting a live-action TV series adaptation. The manga is a lighthearted
Mitsuyo Miyazaki, the director of the multi-award winning 2011 biographical short film Tsuyako, has announced that she will be developing a hybrid live-action & animation short film for
Niconico ????????? Game developer/publisher Ankama has released the complete 20-minute long Koutetsu no Vendetta Episode 0 original anime on the Nico Nico streaming video site. The anime concept
Media Blasters has announced its acquisition of the 2005 three-episode Super Robot Taisen OG OVA series and 2006 Super Robot Taisen OG ~Divine Wars~ television series. Both titles
Veteran voice actress Chieko Honda passed away on February 18 due to multiple forms of cancer. Honda’s numerous anime roles included Elpeo Ple in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ,
Voice actress Junko Iwao revealed yesterday that anime producer Touyou Ikeda passed away on February 17, despite still being in his 30s. Ikeda served as an assistant producer
Reportedly Yuuki Honda’s crime-action manga series Tokyo Yamimushi (Tokyo Insect of Darkness) will be getting a live-action film adaptation. The manga stars a 23-year-old man who is $30,000
