The Anime Innovation Tokyo sponsorship program has released 7 minutes of creator/director Ushio Tazawa forthcoming short film Ichirin-sha onto YouTube. The anime was produced at studio Nomad (Rozen
The homepage for next month’s Arakawa Under the Bridge *2 television series has added a streaming teaser. The series is a sequel to this past spring’s first TV
The homepage for next month’s Bakuman anime television series has added a short streaming teaser. The drama about two high school boys who aspire to become a professional
The advertising obi on new copies of the Japanese 35th collected volume of Kentarou Miura’s dark fantasy action manga series Berserk state that a “new anime project” is
Coming as less surprise to otaku than to series voice actress Asami Sanada (who played teacher Sawako Yamanaka), the homepage for the K-On anime franchise has confirmed the
The homepage for the cult hit television anime series Sengoku Basara, an adaptation of Capcom’s action game franchise, has announced that the anime franchise will get a feature
A publicity representative of home video distributor Pony Canyon has revealed that a single-episode Asobi ni Ikuyo! OVA is in development for release next March. The 12 episode
Crunchyroll has announced plans to continue its simulcast of the Yumeiro Patisserie anime television series with next month’s second series, Yumeiro Patisserie Professional. Yumeiro Patisserie Professional will be
A teaser website has launched announcing a collaborative project between anime studio Gainax and automobile manufacturer Subaru. Shouji Saeki (Mahoromatic, Strike Witches) will direct. Daisuke Kikuchi (Gurren Lagann,
On September 30 pachislo (pachinko-slot machine) machine developer/manufacturer Oizumi will formally purchase a 95% share of anime production studio AIC (Anime International Company) for 530 million yen ($6.3
28 year-old former adult video actress Mihiro will star in a live action film adaptation of Ryokuji Yoshizawa’s single volume 2008 manga Zannen na Ko, Non-chan (Unfortunate Girl
ICv2 has published an interview with Bitway General Manager of International Business Strategy Masaaki Shimizu. Bitway is one of Japan’s leaders in digital manga distribution and has partnered
To refresh your memory or introduce you to an interesting opening animation sequence, I offer the opening for the 2007 television series Mononoke. The theme song is “Kagen
Question: In mid-2009 Gonzo’s stock was finally delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange when the company’s total liabilities were revealed to exceed their total financial assets. From a
Anime production studio ufotable (Manabi Straight!, Kara no Kyoukai) has announced its participation in the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Animate specialty store’s mascot character Anime
