Question: Can you explain how a anime gets solicited? With a TV series, a liscenor can’t get the right to it until months after the broadcast (unless it’s
Now that the “manga boom” has ended and American readers have become sophisticated and discriminating enough to demand integrity and quality over flashy style and sheer quantity, few
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
Question: Recently I saw a blog which mentioned that Alive – Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen was supposed to be animated by Gonzo in 2008 but was canceled. After
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
GEN Manga has launched a Kickstarter campaign seeking pledges totaling $6,000 to fund the domestic print publication of revised, complete edition of Fujimura Takiyuki’s indie manga series Sorako.
