During this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, Del Rey announced its acqusition of three manga titles: Night Head Genesis, by You Higuri (based on the TV drama)
During this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, Vertical, Inc. revealed its establishment of an investment “alliance” with an undisclosed Japanese publisher which will give Vertical increased financial
During this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, Viz Media confirmed plans for a domestic release of the 2004 suspense thriller anime television series Monster, based on the
During this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, Yen Press announced its acquisition of three new manga titles: Spice and Wolf, by Keito Koume (based on the novels
Kanta Kamei, animation director of the fourth Digimon movie, has been signed by Kadokawa Pictures to direct an anime feature film adaptation of Namco’s Xbox 360 RPG Tales
In addition to the previously announced Eden of The East (Higashi no Eden) anime television series that will premiere in April, Production I.G reportedly is also developing an
Bessatsu Margaret magazine, which has serialized Karuho Shiina’s shoujo manga Kimi ni Todoke since 2005, has announced the development of an anime adaptation of the story about a
The Japanese Moon Phase Diary fan site reports the unconfirmed rumor that Imai Kami’s “bishoujo violence” action/comedy/sci-fi manga series Needless will be adapted into an anime television series
Multimedia blog Studio 360 this week features a diverse look at contemporary Japanese art culture, including an introduction to Akihabara; interviews with working Japanese poets, novelists, architects, and
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reports that 14-year-old Deborah Kalai Fourzan disappeared on Monday from her hometown of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, and may be traveling to
The Fuji TV network and its affiliates will begin airing a new high definition re-master of the Dragon Ball Z television series on April 5. The HD re-master
Comic industry observer ICv2 reports that 2008 manga sales in America were down roughly 17% compared to 2007. The decline is blamed on the current U.S. economic recession;
A Japanese press conference revealing details about director Ryuhei Kitamura and producer Shunji Iwai’s anime project Baton has revealed that contrary to initial plans, the animation will consist
