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A manga series based on the J-pop idol group Morning Musume will premier in the June 2001 issue of Nakayoshi Magazine, published by Kodansha. The manga title will

Following Neil Gaiman’s successful Western adaptation of Mononoke Hime, Miramax has again commissioned Gaiman to write “additional material” for the American release of Mamoru Oshii’s recent live action

Ain’t It Cool News has posted extensive, detailed new photos of the 1:3 scale MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam Double Zeta on display near Okayama, Japan. This is the same

Game/entertainment news site Daily Radar has ceased operations, leaving in its place only a humorous and ironic farewell message.

The French action film Kiss of the Dragon, written by Luc Besson and staring Jet Lee and Bridget Fonda, now has an American website and fantastic American trailer.

Question: What’s up with Lee [of Card Captor Sakura]? Every time he sees Yukito he blushes and acts all weird. I just want to know why this is

AD Vision has confirmed their license of the domestic translation and distribution rights to the 6 episode second Sakura Wars OAV series and the 25 episode TV series.

Artists sharpen up your pencils. Anime News Network is sponsoring a Big O fan art contest. The prizes will be 7 copies of the first Bandai Big O

Figures.com has posted new close-up photos of the upcoming Monev the Gale action figure, the third Trigun action figure from Japanese company Toy Tribe. The figures.com photos provide

Japanese toy and model manufacturer has revealed early photos of new action figures on the way based on Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop. Figures.com has photos of the upcoming

Banpresto has revealed a new Playstation adventure game titled called Leiji Matsumoto 999: Story of Galaxy Express 999 for release on June 28th with a relatively expensive retail

While not directly related to Asian culture, a dark, disturbing and highly literate Shockwave Flash story entitled Broken Saints has appeared on the ‘net and may be interesting

Question: Outlaw Star only had 26 episodes, same with Evangelion, and both Tenchi TV series, and I bet there are other good anime shows that ended when they

AD Vision is currently at work on getting Nadia, Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and Nadesico broadcast on American television. Gamera 2, Parasite Eve and Spriggan are being primed for

AD Vision representative David Williams has revealed to the Anime on DVD Forum that the 26 episode Arc the Lad will be released in only 6 DVD volumes