Director Satoshi Kon has announced on his homepage BBS that he will direct an anime theatrical film titled “Paprika,” an adaptation of a sci-fi novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka,
At the recent L.A. Film Critics Association Awards 2005 ceremony, composer Joe Hisaishi was presented the award for “Best Score” for his music for Hayao Miyazaki’s film Howl’s
The first trailer for the live action feature film adaptation of Tecmo’s Dead or Alive video game franchise is now available from Rope of Silicon. Source: Kung Fu
Question: I recently read that the manga Yakitate!! Japan was being licensed. I have read the manga and I know that most of the jokes don’t translate well
The official Japanese website for the upcoming Tenchi Muyo spin-off series Sasami ~ Mahou Shoujo Club now hosts a streaming Real Media trailer. Source: Moon Phase
The official Japanese website for the Gonzo produced Witchblade anime television series, based on the American comic book series from Top Cow Productions, is now online. Source: Moon
FUNimation has scheduled American release dates for two new anime features. The Lupin the 3rd: Missed By A Dollar made for television movie will be released on March
Geneon has scheduled American release dates for two new anime titles. Kannazuki No Miko volume 1 will be released on April 25, 2006 and retail at $29.98 or
According to Anime News Service, a live action feature film adaptation of Mitsuru Adachi’s manga series Rough will begin filming next March for Japanese theatrical release in fall
Bookscan’s list of best selling graphic novels in mainstream American retail outlets for the week ending December 4th was exclusively dominated by publications from Viz Media. For the
SciFi.com has published a short interview with Weta Workshop visual-effects supervisor Richard Taylor in which Taylor explains that not only is the Oscar Award winning Weta Workshop eager
The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper has learned that Comcast has basically canceled the AZN Network before the network even launched. The AZN Network was planned as a 24-hour
Question: Do series like Elfen Lied and Gantz represent the height of blood, gore and violence in anime, or are there even worse examples on the horizon?
FUNimation has inadvertently revealed its acquisition of North American distribution rights to the Solty Rei and Tsubasa Chronicle anime series. The acquisitions came to light recently after FUNimation
Geneon has scheduled the release of three new CDs for March 7, 2006. Each disc will retail at $14.98. Bottle Fairy Image Album: Four Seasons Starship Operators Soundtrack
