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Acclaimed film maker Kon Ichikawa died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Wednesday at 1:55 AM He was 92. Ichikawa may be best known to Americans as

Question: This is a recurring theme in anime and manga: a mother who loses her mind thinks that a doll is her real daughter. I’ve seen this three

ICv2 reports that sales of anime DVDs in North America fell by more than 20% during 2007 while the number of North American anime DVD releases during the

The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming Soul Eater anime television series, based on Atsushi Ohkubo’s popular “cool & pop action fantasy” manga, has announced that the program

An official Japanese website announcement has revealed that Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume the Movie II: Shimane wa Tottori no Hidarigawa Desu will premier this summer. The Taka

Question: I have been a huge Guyver fanboy since I was 9 years old. I grew up watching the two live action movies, the 12 episode OVA, and

The official Japanese homepage for the Candy Boy anime has announced that the premier episode, which debuted online last November, will be continued with 7 additional episodes. No

The Cartoon Network will begin broadcasting the 2007 anime television series Bakugan Battle Brawlers, under the abbreviated titled “Bakugan,” on Sunday February 24th at 9 pm (ET, PT).

About.com now hosts an interview with Patrick Macias and Izumi Evers, representatives of American publisher jaPRESS, on topics including Otaku USA magazine, the Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno series of

Question: Why do American anime companies announce they’re going theatrical with certain films, and then screen them in places which are out of the way for most fans?

Anime News Network reports that in addition to ImaginAsian TV’s already announced plans to broadcast the entire second season of the Kyo Kara Maoh anime television series with

The Japan Society will host English subtitled theatrical screenings of numerous vintage Japanese animation works primarily from the 1930s this week during its “Dawn of Japanese Animation” program.

This year’s New York International Children’s Film Festival will host screenings of director Makoto Shinkai’s heartbreaking love story 5 Centimeters Per Second on Saturday, March 1st at 2

Question: How come there are not many anime like Onegai Sensei? I noticed that there are barely any anime that deal with student-teacher relationships and if they do,

The official homepage for the Kara no Kyokai motion picture series now hosts a streaming trailer for the upcoming third film in the 8 movie series. The trailer