Question: Why is the niche market business model no longer treated as viable in the anime industry? The niche model of the 90’s proved to be highly lucrative
Question: I just watched HOSHI NO KOE/VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR. I’m once again dumbfounded to what people see in SHINKAI Makoto. The very concept of a cell
Question: I have recently gotten into the Keroro Gunso anime and manga. Before I got into the series though, I read there was controversy surrounding the series for
Question: Does being a hentai fan mean that they don’t believe in human rights? Also, would the hentai ban have women who make BDSM yoai/straight hentai also be
Question: As I understand it, Harmony Gold’s death grip on the rights to Macross is preventing the domestic release of series like Macross 7, Zero, and Frontier. But
Question: Why are reviews towards Ponyo more “mixed” than for that of Spirited Away? While the Rotten Tomatoes score for Miyazaki’s latest is strong, the critics don’t sound
Question: What’s keeping titles like Mazinger, Great Mazinger, and UFO Robo Grendizer from ever seeing some kind of English release? Is it Toei (whom I’m assuming holds the
Question: What is your opinion of the recent screenshots of the “new” berserk sequel supposedly by 4°C shown on a messageboard with screenshot of Casca (post eclipse), Guts,
Question: Why are American audiences willing to see Miyazaki movies on DVD, but so reluctant to catch them in theaters? Those are probably the best places to experience
Question: I have noticed NekoMusume is in a different outfit on every Gegege no Kitarou 00s cover (because she often wears different costumes in episodes, trying various kinds
Question: Recently some U.S. distributors have been licensing some anime series that are 100+ episodes and are still being aired in Japan with no end in site. Companies
Question: What are the chances we will have a U.S. release of Ga-Rei Zero? Personally, I’m surprised it hasn’t already been licensed given that it has many features