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Question: What is the Yamato and why do many anime movies have a ship or something named after it?

Now that Central Park Media has released its remastered, corrected Slayers first season DVD boxed set that fixes the audio defect found in the original set, CPM has

Japanese online anime creation tutorial course Anime Juku is now available in English. Self-paced courses are available for both novices and experienced animators, and lessons focus specifically on

According to Japanese anime retailer Animaxis, the upcoming American manga magazine Raijin Comics will include English language translations of Fist of the North Star, City Hunter, Grappler Baki

Anime Expo is pleased to announce Toshiharu Murata as Guest of Honor for 2002. His credits include mecha designer and animator for Taiho Shichauzo (You’re Under Arrest), character

According to The Magic Box, Sega of Japan has secured a 7 year licensing option on the late Osamu Tezuka’s cannon, including the rights to produce console game

Question: I’m a fan of the Giant Robo: The Night the World Stood Still series of videos. The end of the series hints at further episodes and from

According to the Anime No Editing Zone, Urban Vision’s second DVD volume of Strange Dawn has been edited to remove the original Japanese ending theme song and replace

ADV Films has moved City Hunter: The Motion Picture up from its original release date of August 13th to July 23rd. What AD Vision calls “City Hunter: The

Anime Expo California has announced a flurry of new guests of honor including Koji Masunari (director), Masashi Ishihama (character designer) and Hideyuki Kurata (creator, writer) of Read or

The Playstation’s first major massively multi-player online game, Final Fantasy XI, officially launched in Japan yesterday, accompanied by numerous unforseen problems. According to The Magic Box, shortages in

Question: Now that there’s a new official Star Wars manga (and of course, Episode II itself), is it likely that we’ll see a real Star Wars anime anytime

Devil Hunter Yohko Collection 2 will street on 7/9/02. SRP is $29.98. It contains the music video collection, Yohko 4-ever, and the 5th and 6th OVAs along with

The Magic Box has set up illustrated preview pages for two new anime-based fighting games for the Playstation, produced by Bandai. Shaman King: Spirit of Shaman will debut

Question: Why, despite their huge popularity, have they stoped producing the Love Hina Bi-Lingual manga? I know of dozens upon dozens of manga fans who love this style