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A full length theatrical trailer for the first live action Death Note movie is now available in streaming Windows Media format. Source: Twitch

Panik House has announced plans to release an American DVD edition of Teruo Ishii’s 1998 film “Screwed,” a live action adaptation of Yoshiharu Tsuge’s underground manga “Neji-shiki” (Wind-Up

Kogado Studios has announced this its PC “short novel & music simulation” game Dear Pianissimo will be released this July. The game will come pre-loaded on a USB

Japanese game design studio Grasshopper has announced its development of a Playstation 2 action/adventure game titled “Blood+ One Night Kiss,” based on the current anime television series Blood+.

Question: With the release of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children do you believe if the DVD sells well in America that anime production companies will start to create

Bandai Visual is scheduled to release the first Kikoushi-Enma horror OVA on August 25th. Game News Site EG reports on the completion of the dialogue recording for the

Anime News Network now hosts a new interview with Japanese composer Kenji Kawai.

Question: What is the Japanese take on hentai? Is it looked at as nothing more then pornography? The average hentai has a lot more work put into it

The latest anime production from Katsuhiro Otomo, director of Akira and Steamboy, is a 30 second TV commercial for Nissin Cup Noodle featuring the song “This Is Love”

Toonami Jetstream, a partnership between Cartoon Network and Viz Media, will launch on July 17. The ad-supported site will offer free, full-length episodes of shows including Naruto, Samurai

Blu has scheduled the release of two new English translated yaoi manga. Gerard et Jacque volume 1 will retail at $9.99 beginning September 30. Junjo Romantica volume 1

Manga Entertainment has announced plans to release a Castle of Cagliostro Special Edition DVD on July 25th. The new DVD will retail at $24.98. Source: Anime on DVD

Galaxy Anime has updated with an audio interview with Harmony Gold Creative Lead Tommy Yune and Operations Coordinator Kevin McKeever discussing Robtech: Shadow Chronicles, and an audio interview

Anime News Network has reported that Manga Entertainment will distribute the Tokko anime television series in North America. Manga Entertainment is listed as a co-producer in the show’s

Kids’ WB has announced its broadcast schedule for the 2006-2007 season. The programming mix includes no anime titles. Kids’ WB currently airs the Viewtiful Joe, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh