Gonzo Digital Holdings has formally announced that its subsidiary company GDH Capital K.K. has established a “Content Firm Contribution Fund” with 650 million yen to invest in small
Type-Moon and Nitroplus, two of Japan’s most successful PC game development studios, have announced plans to collaborate on the creation of a prequel to the best selling adult
Question: When Kadokawa announced at Otakon last August that it had received several solicitations to license the anime series Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu for US release, I was
AD Vision has issued a formal press announcement confirming its acquisition of English language TV broadcast, home video, and merchandise rights to the Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso) anime
Comic company Top Cow has announced plans to publish Kobayashi Yasuko & Sumita Kazasa’s original Japanese Witchblade Takeru manga series in America beginning in February 2007. Top Cow’s
Comic High Magazine has formally announced that Kirihara Izumi’s manga series “Hitohira” will be adapted into an anime television series next year. The manga series currently has 3
Anime News Network now hosts an exclusive interview with Charles Campbell, director of AD Vision’s English dub of the 2005 Bioboosted Armor Guyver television series.
The official Japanese homepage for the Ichigo Marshmallow OVA series is now open. The first of three OVA episodes is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on
Question: I’ve been bugged by the oft-time used refrain that Americans can’t fully grasp anime, because, “Anime is for the Japanese.” I’ve heard Japanese animators express bewilderment that
A second trailer for director Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming anime movie trilogy Byousoku 5 Centimeter has been added to the official site. The trailer is available in three streaming
Manga artist Ken Ishikawa, best known for co-creating Getter Robo with Go Nagai, unexpectedly collapsed and died this past Wednesday evening in Tokyo. Ishikawa was 58 years old.
Question: Please allow me to ask you a question from Japan, John-sama. As you know, many anime shows are aimed at kids for the promotion of toy merchandise
