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Anime News Network has confirmed that FUNimation laid off at least two employees, including chief operating officer, Brian Burke, yesterday. According to an official company statement, this week’s

Veteran anime voice actor Osamu Ichikawa passed away due to a heart attack in his Tokyo home on January 2. He was 72. Ichikawa played the title role

Pop Japan Travel is now accepting reservations for participation in its Cosplay Across Japan Tour, scheduled for March 17 to 24. The guided tour will begin in Osaka,

Viz has launched a partnership with on-demand production retailer Zazzle to offer a line of original J-Pop, manga and anime-inspired apparel, stationery, and other items. The initial product

The Centennial High School anime club, based in Ellicott City, Maryland, will host the CHS Otaku Fest on April 25, from 9:30 AM until 9:30 PM. The public

Colorado’s Boulder Weekly independent newspaper has published a profile of Katie Vedder, the founder of the Symphonic Anime Orchestra that exclusively plays music from anime and Japanese video

Reportedly Viz Media will release a 2 disc DVD set on March 24th containing the 2002 I”s and 2005 I”s Pure OVA series, both based on the I”s

Geneon Entertainment has scheduled a March 6 Japanese release of a Hayate no Gotoku OVA (Hayate the Combat Butler). The OVA will be released in regular and limited

Ain’t it Cool News has published an early, positive review of Disney’s English dub of director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. The

Japanese anime production studio Gonzo has announced that its Chrno Crusade, Kaleido Star, Last Exile, and Peacemaker Kurogane anime television series are now available for free streaming and

Question: what is your opinion of Soul Eater? Is that series over at 51 episodes?

The official Japanese Examurai website now hosts a streaming 12 minute long prologue video for the sci-fi/fantasy anime inspired by real life Japanese pop group EXILE. The Examurai

Japanese multimedia site Biglobe now hosts a 4:43 streaming trailer for the Kodomo no Jikan Nigakki OVA series. (Here’s a direct link for viewers not registered on the

The Fuji TV network’s web page for the upcoming Monogatari Sennenki Genji television series now hosts a streaming 14 second trailer. The series is scheduled to premiere at

Crypton Future Media has officially revealed its third Vocaloid 2 character/software program. Megurine Luka will digitally synthesize the voice of voice actress Asakawa Yuu (Sakaki in Azumanga Daioh,