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Apparently Viz has moved up the scheduled release date of the first Maison Ikkoku DVD boxed set from July 16th to July 1st. The first of 8 twelve

Cinderella Boy, the new anime TV series from Lupin III creator Monkey Punch, will debut on Japanese satellite channel Anime Theater X on June 21st. The action/comedy parodies

A Japanese nationwide survey by BP Consulting Inc. has determined that Studio Ghibli is among Japan’s most trusted brand names. The anime studio, the only one to be

Anime News Network has learned that contrary to news reported yesterday, the Leiji Matsumoto/Daft Punk anime movie Interstella5555 will not be screened at the 56th Annual Cannes Film

Question: Is there more Sorcerer on the Rocks coming to DVD or in manga form?

The SPJA has officially announced Anime Expo: Tokyo. The 3 day convention will be held on January 16-18, 2004 at the Sunshine City Convention Center in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

In a surprise (non-)announcement, it’s come to light that Viz will be handling the official English language distribution of the 1999 cyber-shoujo magical girl TV series Corrector Yui.

Anime News Network has learned from TOKYOPOP that the planned August release of Initial D to American DVD has been delayed until sometime in September.

The San Francisco Chronicle has published what is perhaps the most gushing and unusual article yet to appear in the American mainstream press about the film Spirited Away.

The Japanese Yomiuri Newspaper has reported details of the Leiji Matsumoto produced anime to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18th. “Interstella5555 – the 5tory

According to Shoji Gatoh, creator of Full Metal Panic, the second FMP TV series, titled “Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu,” will premier on Fuji TV on August 4th. The

This year’s AnimeNEXT convention, scheduled for October 3-5 at the Rye Town Hilton in New York City, has announced 4 new American voice actor guests of honor: Bill

Kosuke Fujishima, creator of Ah! My Goddess and You’re Under Arrest, and character designer for Sakura Wars, provided the character designs for Namco’s latest “Tales…” RPG, Tales of

Gaming Age currently hosts a short Windows Media format trailer for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater game for the Playstation 2. The Magic Box hosts

Voice actor Kyle Hebert will be hosting three chat sessions with AD Vision voice actors on his official site this month. Chris Patton’s chat session will begin at