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The first five episodes of the dark mecha/horror 1999 TV series Betterman will premier on domestic DVD on June 5th for $29.98. The first 2 disc set of

After its first week of availability in Japan, the Xbox has sold 123,334 units, or roughly only half of its initial release quantity. By comparison, the Gamecube sold

The Gaming Intelligence Agency has published a very interesting and spoiler-free preview of Namco’s just released PS2 RPG Xenosaga, prequel to Squaresoft’s popular Xenogears. GameSpot has published another

Avex Inc., one of Japan’s leading record companies and the record label of popular artists including Ayumi Hamasaki, Dream and Every Little Thing, has announced a plan to

Question: In reading over some of your past columns, I found the explanation of the title “Tenchi Muyo.” You stated that it was a joke, meaning, literally, “No

In response to the recent Japanese court decision that the Macross property is owned by Big West, rather than Tatsunoko, American anime distributors apparently have little expectation of

According to Anime News Service, the Yoshitaka Amano original painting of Marvel Comics character Electra that was auctioned for charity at last weekend’s Megacon convention in Orlando, Florida,

Contrary to previous reports of an April 27th release at 6800 yen, Famitsu Magazine has revealed that Final Fantasy XI will debut in Japan on May 16th at

While the future of the Futurama television series looks bleak, the franchise may find new life elsewhere. Console video game studios SCi and UDS have obtained the rights

Question: Why has Saint Seiya not been imported to the US? The extreme popularity of Dragonball Z and the recent TV airing of Yuu Yuu Hakusho is evidence

The official Japanese homepage for the second Rurouni Kenshin OAV series has uploaded new 15 and 30 second TV commercials for the upcoming Japanese release of the concluding

Anime News Network has published an extremely revealing interview with Jason Demarco, Sr., writer/producer for Toonami, that explains the reasoning behind the editing seen in anime broadcast on

In preparation for the re-release of an enhanced, re-mastered DVD release of the original Project A-ko movie, Central Park Media is now holding an A-ko themed fan interaction

According to a new ruling in Japanese civil court by presiding judge Toshiaki Iimura, the Superdimensional Fortress Macross animation franchise is not the property of distribution company Tatsunoko

Madman Entertainment in Australia, an Asian cinema distributor that releases both American anime sub-licenses and original licenses, has announced that they have acquired the Australian distribution license to