In a publicly released document stating its business plans September 2011 fiscal year, Japanese video game developer Nihon Falcom listed “anime” among the spin-off plans for its Eiyu
Breast Cancer Awareness Month may be over, but Hello Kitty isn’t giving up the fight. The Hello Kitty Online massively multiplayer game has introduced limited edition items to
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the exciting opening – which has practically nothing to do with the actual
Question: From Psycho’s shower scene to the revelation of the relationship between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, many iconic movie moments exist. Along that same parallel, what would
FUNimation has revealed its acquisition of distribution rights to the Japanese live action Higanjima, Tajomaru, and Drop motion pictures along with the live action Korean action/drama The Sword
The homepage for next April’s Tofu Kozou (Tofu Boy) anime family film has added a longer second teaser trailer. The adaptation of horror novelist Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s novel Tofu
Manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Negima, Love Hina) has announced plans to launch a digital manga distribution website named “J-Comi” that will provide free access to DRM-free digital copies
With the English speaking otaku community suddenly abuzz with discussion of elite fansubbers, “Communist” conspiracies, and missing transport streams, I think to myself that I’d probably be quite
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the unforgetable opening of the 1986 Dirty Pair motion picture. The opening theme
Question: In your opinion, John, which anime villain is the most evil and malicious of all time? Orochimaru and Freeza are probably the most famous in this category
During this past weekend’s Izumicon convention, Sentai Filmworks announced its acquisition of the 2007 Clannad anime film. The movie will be released in a bilingual edition domestically next
Viz Media has acquired publication rights to Natsume Ono’s 2003 manga series La Quinta Camera ~5 Banme no Heya~. The manga revolves around several single male roommates living
INPES, the French Institute for Preventive and Health Education, comissioned acclaimed Japanese animator Koji Morimoto to produce a short anti-smoking anime film. The result is Studio 4°C’s ten-minute
Bandai Visual has released a new trailer for the “super science-fiction romantic comedy” OVA Koi☆Sento. The production from Sunrise and creator/director Shuei Morita (Freedom) will hit Japanese home
The trailer for independent animation circle Thumbnail’s long in development anime film Iron Vendetta (Kotetsu no Vendetta) is now online. The project first went public in 2008. It