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Hasbro Toys has revealed a new line of SD Star Wars character toys from the “classic trilogy” made in cooperation with Tomy of Japan. The SD toys light

Question: I have heard from many sources that Evangelion was more “adult oriented” when released in Japan. I’ve heard that some scenes had sexual content, and Shinji even

Fant-Asia convention attendee Paul Rouleau has submitted to Anime on DVD an interesting and informative summary of some of the anime features screened so far at the Canadian

The Cartoon Network has “officially” confirmed for Saiyanz Rage that Cowboy Bebop will premier at midnight on September 2nd as part of the Adult Swim programming block. The

Media Blasters has issued a public request for applications for the position of production assistant. Duties: The Production Assistant’s primary duties will be assisting the Production Supervisor with

Bandai of Japan has announced that they will be re-releasing the original Macross transforming VF-1J Valkyrie toy this December! Originally manufactured by now-defunct Takatoku Toys in 1982, Bandai

This weekend Sony’s Metreon’s Action Theater in San Francisco, California will theatrically screen “The Best of Ranma,” seven TV episodes culled from the upcoming limited edition Viz VHS

According to Digital Media FX, Akira was America’s best selling DVD for the week ending July 29th. The film was officially re-released to home video by Pioneer on

Digital Manga, Inc. has issued a press release announcing that Digital Manga and Kadokawa Shoten are moving forward with their plans for an English language print version of

Ain’t It Cool News has confirmed that Sony Pictures Classics has heavily edited “Beat” Takeshi Kitano’s latest film, Brother, for its American theatrical limited release in order to

Cinescape has published an extensive interview with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan focused on their work on Rush Hour 2. The article discusses working in Hong Kong, Jackie

Central Park Media has updated their announcement from yesterday to inform us that the limited edition version of the Utena movie DVD that will include an AnimeZone sampler

Manga Entertainment, in association with their parent company Palm Pictures, will be promoting the Japanese punk/metal/electronic music group The Mad Capsule Markets by including a 3″ DVD single

The Big Apple Anime Fest will be held on October 26-28 in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Guests of honor scheduled to attend include Kunihiko Ikuhara (director of

The Minneapolis College of Art & Design has announced a weekend seminar entitled “School Girls & Mobilesuits” to be held September 14-16. Participants will be “wholly immersed in