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DrMaster has announced its acquisition of translation rights to Kia Asamiya’s 2004 action sci-fi manga series Junk. Source: ICv2 News

Bandai Namco has announced that its fighting game Battle Stadium D.O.N., which features characters from Shonen Jump manga series Dragonball, One Piece, and Naruto, will be released for

The Yomiuri Newspaper has published photos of the cast for the upcoming live action television series of popular manga and anime serial Chibi Maruko-chan. Source: Akadot

Ain’t It Cool News now hosts a review of the new film “Chiisaki Yuushatachi – Gamera.”

Question: Will Aishiteruze Baby and Karin ever come to America? I must know!

The official Cluster Edge website has announced plans for a Cluster Edge OVA. Source: Moon Phase

The TBS television network has announced that the Asatte no Houkou anime television series, based on the manga by J-ta Yamada, will receive its first public screening during

The “Kerberos Koutetsu no Ryoken -kerberos panzer yager-” radio drama is scheduled to broadcast its first episode on April 26th. This latest episode in the Kerberos saga that

Anime Gamers, the US flagship store of the Japanese hobby store chain Gamers, will be closing its Westwood, Los Angeles, California retail store after five years of operation.

Question: What is your opinion of companies like Viz and their habit of “editing” manga for “the consumer’s benefit”? By this I am not referring to censorship, but

Animate.tv now hosts the first half of XXXHOLiC TV episode 1 for free online viewing. The sample footage is encoded with Digital Rights Management protection, which may require

The Studio Ghibli homepage now hosts a Flash version of the Gedo Senki movie trailer in small and large resolutions. This trailer has been available online from unauthorized

The official homepage for the just announced Bokura ga Ita anime TV series is now open. The series is scheduled to premier this July. Source: Moon Phase

Question: There is a lot of discussion about the “state of the American anime industry” and the lack of a new “breakout title” the likes of Sailor Moon

Japanese publisher Kadokawa now hosts a trailer for the upcoming anime sci-fi motion picture Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo “The Little Girl Who Conquered Time.” The two minute long