Viz has announced that Toynami has been granted rights to produce Naruto themed, “non-articulated 2″ to 12″ resin figurines, in the form of bookends and statues.” And Boston
ICv2 News now hosts an extended, exclusive interview with Viz Media’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Liza Coppola. The interview is skewed toward business strategies, but does
According to Anime News Service and Moon Phase, apparently the Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo anime will not be a television series. It will be a theatrical feature produced
Japan’s Sunrise Studios now hosts a four part bilingual explanatory guide to anime production, detailing how an anime goes from the proposal and planning stage to the completion
Filming has reportedly just started in Yixian, China, on a live action period action film tentatively titled “Battle of Wisdom.” The film is based on Mori Hideki, Sakemi
Question: I’ve heard that some anime fans won’t watch American made movies. They’ll only watch anime movies. Doesn’t being an anime fan teach us to appreciate and learn
According to Anime News Service, Studio Arms (Mezzo) will produce a ninja action comedy anime TV series titled “Himawaritsu!” (Sunflower!) for premier in April 2006. Also according to
Dark Horse Comics has scheduled the release of two debut English translated publications. The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex novel volume 1: The Lost Memory will
Viz Media has announced that the January 2006 issue of Shonen Jump Magazine will be the biggest issue yet published in America. The third anniversary issue will be
The full length theatrical trailer for the live action Japanese romantic fantasy film Tenshi (“Angel”) is now available on the film’s homepage. The movie is an adaptation of
Question: I am about to enter university and will be, hopefully, getting a degree in East Asian Studies and majoring in Japanese. I would like to get a
Bandai Visual USA has formally announced plans for a line of American anime DVDs titled “Honneamise.” The “Honneamise” line will parallel the “Criterion” line of archival DVDs in
According to Anime News Service, Noriko Ogawara’s novel series “Nishi No Yoki Majo” (“The Good Witch Of The West”) will be adapted into an anime TV series next
