Gainax has announced that its first live-action television series, EA’s Rock, will premiere in April. The “datsuryoku-kei” (ennui-style) show will be a dialogue-based slice-of-life subdued comedy starring the
The April issue of Cheese! magazine that goes on sale in Japan today reveals that a feature film adaptation of Kotomi Aoki’s romance manga Kanojo wa Uso o
Hiroki Hasegawa will reprise his role as a middle-school teacher in a feature film sequel to last year’s Suzuki-sensei TV drama based on Kenzi Taketomi’s award winning manga.
French otaku and amateur film maker Claudio “Kaio” Osvaldini has created a five-minute short film titled “Otaku Madness” about an overzealous anime fanatic. Enjoy.
Question: I’m not pro-piracy, but I’m starting to question the value of supporting anime legally, other than for my personal enjoyment and the satisfaction doing something morally correct.
During this past weekend’s Katsucon convention, FUNimation formally announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the 2010 Level E sci-fi/comedy television series and Sengoku Basara: The Last
Sentai Filmworks has acquired the domestic distribution rights to K-On!!, the 26-episode second TV series in the K-On anime franchise. (The first TV series is officially titled “K-On!”
The Japanese branch of Amazon now hosts a 3:45 trailer for this spring’s Space Battleship Yamato 2199 television series. The remake of the 1974 Uchuu Senkan Yamato television
To little surprise, the Love Live! School Idol Project anime idol singer group/multimedia franchise created by Sunrise, Lantis, and ASCII Media Works has announced that it will expand
Question: Do you foresee the future of anime releases in both Japan and the U.S. being in digital format only? I’ve read multiple articles on the subject of
Sentai Filmworks has acquired the domestic distribution rights to the 2010 Fate/Stay night: Unlimited Blade Works motion picture. Sentai will distribute the film digitally and on DVD &
Discotek has announced plans to release the 1982 Space Adventure Cobra motion picture on domestic bilingual DVD this August. The release will include, at least, the American dub
The Shiba Inuko-san four-panel manga by creator Uzu will reportedly be getting a TV anime adaptation. The ongoing 2010 manga revolves around two school-girl friends, one of which
Beyblade Zero-G, the seventh anime series in the Beyblade franchise, will premiere in April. While the past three series, Metal Fight Beyblade, Metal Fight Beyblade Baku, and Metal
