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Avex Mode has opened its official website for the Mushishi anime television series, which is scheduled to premier next month. Source: Moon Phase

Geneon has announced that the Ah! My Goddess TV Series Original Soundtrack and Revolutionary Girl Utena: Angel Creation CDs will be released on January 3, 2006 and retail

Gonzo Digimation Holdings (GDH) has announced its acquisition of Japanese PC game development studio Warp Gate Online, the producers of Japan’s 7th most popular MMORPG, Knight Online. “Following

+D Games has published screenshots and character design art culled from Xenosaga III: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Although a release date has not been determined yet, Namco has revealed

The official Japanese website for the Samurai Champloo Playstation 2 game has fully opened and features a gallery of screenshots. Source: Moon Phase

Question: Have you read the editor’s letter in this month’s American version of Newtype? He says that fans ought to stop complaining about censorship and start enjoying the

Viz Media has announced the creation of Viz Media B.V., a company that will distribute manga from Japanese publishers Shueisha and Shogakukan throughout Europe. Viz Media B.V. will

The debut broadcast of Naruto on the Cartoon Network gave the network’s ratings a massive boost by attracting a significantly increased number of viewers in the 6-14 year

British newspaper The Guardian has published a rare, exclusive interview with Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, reportedly Miyazaki’s first public interview in a decade. Source: Nausicaa.net

Yahoo Asia News has published an article about the increasing popularity of shoujo and anime/manga among American women. Source: Anime News Network

Galaxy Anime now hosts an audio interview with Adult Swim Programming Manager Kim Manning in which Manning discusses Adult Swim’s plans for airing Evangelion, shows premiering second seasons

Keiichi.net Radio has announced that the entry deadline for its Cosplay Dance Contest has been extended from Monday, September 19th to Wednesday, September 28 at 7 PM Eastern

The official Japanese Hellsing OVA website has announced that the 35 minute long first Hellsing OVA will be released in Japan on December 9th in a 7,500 yen

AnimeNation has been informed by wholesaler sources that Sony Home Video plans to release the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie on American DVD on November 29th. The

After six highly successful years, hit J-pop group Do As Infinity has announced plans to disband on September 29th, the day after the release of the group’s greatest