Japanese retail chain Sofmap has formally revised its retail listing for the June 2009 release of Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka DVD volume 7 to report both limited edition
The November entry in Studio Ghibli’s “Itsumo no Ghibli Nikki” (Habitual Ghibli Diary) blog reveals that director Hayao Miyazaki addressed the Ghibli staff last month in a speech
Batman: Gotham Knight has become the first Japanese animated work since 2005 to be nominated for the Annie Awards. The Annie Awards recognize outstanding achievement in animation screened
Reconfirming its status as one of anime’s finest productions ever, the 2007 Denno Coil television series has won this year’s 29th annual Nihon SF Taisho Award, a recognition
The Yomiuri Sports Hochi Newspaper reports that a live action film adaptation of Rieko Saibara’s 2005 manga “Onnanoko Monogatari.” Actress Eri Fukatsu will portray a failed manga artist
The Yomiuri Sports Hochi Newspaper reports that George Akiyama’s 1970 manga series “Zeni Geba” (Money Crazy) is being adapted into a live-action drama for broadcast on the NTV
Dengeki Online now hosts character & mecha images, and screenshots of Madhouse’s upcoming 12 episode sci-fi adventure television series Rideback. The show is scheduled to premiere on January
The Sports Hochi newspaper reports that Mao Inoue, star of the live action Hana Yori Dango Final motion picture and this year’s Anmitsu-hime TV special, will star in
Flash-based, global, web video service Joost has launched the first offerings from its distribution partnership with the Nippon Television Network, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Dentsu. The first four episodes
The DC Anime Club and the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan will host a free, public screening of the award winning anime film The
The official homepage for Production I.G’s upcoming Abunai Sisters: Koko & Mika OVA now features a 30 second teaser trailer. International ordering for the 90 minute long anime
Natsumi Itsuki has announced on her official blog that Studio Pierrot (Naruto, Fushigi Yuugi) will produce a 3 “kuru” (39 episode) television series adaptation of her shoujo manga
The Mainichi Newspaper has announced that its weekly Mainichi Kaasan (Every Day Mom) manga serial will be adapted into an anime television series for broadcast next spring. Rieko
An anonymous post on Japan’s 2 Channel message board claims that this year’s 53rd issue of Weekly Shonen Champion magazine, on sale this Thursday, will announce an anime
