Category: Anime News

Ain’t It Cool News has published several interesting and annotated lists of the “best” Asian (and Asian influenced) films released in 2001.

For those keeping up on such matters, Tenshi no Shippo ended with episode 12 broadcast on December 20th. Bakuten Shoot Beyblade concluded with episode 51 and Grappler Baki:

The Japanese Chara-Ani anime news website has created a site devoted to the “quad-feature” of 4 anime films that opened together in Japanese theaters late last month- the

Critical Mass, the adult anime subdivision of Right Stuf International, has announced that they have acquired the American translation and distribution rights to the Vanilla Series. Similar to

Validating the increasing importance of the video game industry, especially in America, Newsweek Magazine has chosen Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima as one of their 10 “important

Bandai Entertainment has informed Anime on DVD that the information published to the Bandai homepage last week about the upcoming Gundam movie trilogy DVDs was incorrect. Contrary to

FUNimation has announced that as of February 1st, the retail prices of Dragonball Z volumes 18-39, the Captain Ginyu through Androids saga releases, will decrease significantly. The DVD

According to The Magic Box, Capcom is rumored to be working on Vampire Soldier, the latest installment in the popular Vampire: Night Warriors fighting game franchise. The game

Each year the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize is awarded to select paperback manga published during the current year that exemplify the spirit of the late Osamu Tezuka. This

The official Japanese Pokemon 2002 website has revealed that the fifth Pocket Monsters movie will premier in Japanese theaters on July 13th. The Movie’s title is Pokemon Crystal:

The latest issue of Animefringe magazine has been published to the internet. Featuring a new layout designed for faster navigation, this month’s issue includes a cover story on

The Gaming Intelligence Agency has published the first screenshots of Sakura Taisen 4: Maidens Fall in Love, scheduled for release on the Japanese Dreamcast in March. Part 4

Animaxis has published their list of the 10 most significant anime related events to occur in Japan last year, a list which may be interesting to some Western

Bandai Entertainment has announced that the three original Mobile Suit Gundam movies will premier on DVD on May 7th, dubbed only, for $24.95 each or $69.98 as a

According to the usually reliable Anime Daisuki, Japan will get a Rockman.EXE anime TV series in March, and CLAMP’s recent Chobits manga will get a TV series adaptation