Seven Seas Entertainment has announced its acquisition of translation and distribution rights for Nozomu Tamaki’s Dance in the Vampire Bund side-story manga Dance in the Vampire Bund Gaiden:
The November issue of Bessatsu Margaret Magazine that goes on sale in Japan next week will formally announce a January premiere of the second season of acclaimed shoujo
Japanese television network TV Asahi has announced plans to acquire full ownership of the Shin-ei Animation production studio best known for animating Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan. TV Asahi
The eleven year old anime production studio Future Planet Co. finalized bankruptcy filing on September 29 after shutting its doors permanently this past July 31. At its height
The DC Anime Club will host a three hour marathon of girls’ anime from 2-5pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Library in Washington, DC on Saturday,
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening of the 1998 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou TV series. The theme
On the evening of July 13, 1996 a friend showed me a three minute long anime music video. It was director Rintaro and character designer Nobuteru Yuuki’s X²,
The homepage for next week’s late night “Noitamina” drama anime TV series Kuragehime has added a streaming teaser trailer. The award winning story revolves around a young woman
T.O. Entertainment has announced plans for a spring 2011 release of an OVA adaptation of illustrator Keiko Sootome and writer Toru Hosokawa’s upcoming picture book Baka Mukashi Banashi
The homepage for the two live action Gantz movies has added its first full theatrical trailer. The first film adaptation of Hiroya Oku’s sci-fi action manga will hit
Japanese anime production company Studio Kuma is producing the animation for a join Japanese-Korean “psychic horror” anime film titled “Timing.” The Nerima Animation Association is now streaming a
Acclaimed visionary animator and director Koji Morimoto directed the music video for “Super Speed,” the second single from Japanese pop group Masterlink. The “Super Speed” CD single officially
An unconfirmed page from a retailer guide for Japanese book retailers encourages book sellers to feature Densetsu no Yusha no Densetsu author Takaya Kagami’s ongoing light novel series
The Japanese homepage for the Pocket Monster movie franchise has announced that the series’ 14th film, the first film tied to the new Pocket Monster: Best Wishes television
Japanese publisher Kodansha has announced its intention to gradually take over publishing of its contining domestic titles currently translated and published by Del Rey, starting December 1st. While
