The Big Apple Anime Fest has announced its sponsorship of the “Big Apple Anime Fest ‘Anime Idol’ Voice Acting Contest.” The grand prize winner of the contest will
TOKYOPOP has officially announced the debut releases of six new manga titles. The Kindaichi Case Files Volume 1 – The Opera House Murders will be available in America
Question: What do you think Spirited Away’s win at the Academy Awards will do for anime in America, Japan’s interest in anime in America and America’s interest in
Disney has officially announced plans to theatrically re-release Spirited Away to 800 screens across America this Friday in response to the film’s Academy Award win for best animated
According to Barnes & Noble, the Wedding Peach, Flame of Recca, and Hana Yori Dango manga will all debut in America this July, published by Viz. Source: Anime
Voice actress Daniella Evangelista has revealed on her homepage that she will be playing a role in “Boys Over Flows,” apparently an English language version of the fan
The Japan Times has published an exhaustive English language article introducing the history and current condition of manga in Japan. The article mentions that comics still make up
Alderac Entertainment Group has announced plans to develop an Initial D collectable card game for American release this fall. The game, created by David Williams, designer of the
ICv2 News has revealed that Viz plans to release Maison Ikkoku on domestic DVD in 8 twelve episode DVD mini-boxed sets beginning on July 16th. All 96 episodes
An announcement was made at the recent Tokyo International Anime Fair that the next anime TV series from Studio Bones (RahXephon, Wolf’s Rain) will be a samurai era
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away was awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Film at last night’s 75th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Spirited Away is the first Japanese animated film
Anime Alberta has published an exclusive interview with Gutsoon! Entertainment Executive Vice President Michael Palmieri. The interview discusses Gutsoon’s goals, plans for collected manga graphic novels to be
