At this past weekend’s Anime Central convention, Dark Horse Comics announced a number of new publications including 7 manga titles: Lady Snowblood Eden Space Pinchy Zombi-ya Reiko Faces,
Genvid L.L.C. has announced that its book Warriors of Legend: Reflections of Japan in Sailor Moon, an analytical study of influences and examples of Japanese culture, history and
Japanese televison network TBS has opened its webpage for the upcoming Binchoutan anime TV series. Presently the website consists of only a placeholder image. Source: Rakuga Kidou
Seven Seas Entertainment has redesigned its website to focus on its three new American created web exclusive manga style comic series: Unearthly, by Ted Naifeh and Elmer Damaso
Japanese toy companies Takara and Tomy have agreed to merge. Takara has been under financial strain after Konami sold its stock in the company, and Takara has not
Decipher has officially announced that its MegaMan and .hack trading card game lines are to be taken out of production, although officially supported tournaments will continue as long
The official Japanese homepage for the Air anime television series now hosts a Windows Media trailer for the show’s upcoming Summer Special episode. Source: Moon Phase
The official Japanese website for the Gun X Sword (pronounced “Gun Sword”) anime TV series is now open. The series will premier at 1:30 AM on July 4th.
Sony has announced that the Steamboy Director’s Cut will be released to domestic DVD on July 26th. It’s not clear yet if the “Director’s Cut” will have the
Synch Point has revealed the precise contents of the upcoming Di Gi Charat original TV series DVD, but has not announced a release date. The $29.95 regular edition
Geneon has scheduled four new CD releases for August 9th. Each will retail at $14.95. Excel Saga Soundtrack volume 1 Angela: I/O Indigo: Indigo Suite Para Para US
Dark Horse has announced a September 7th release date for the first volume of Lady Snowblood manga, by Kazuo Koike & Kazuo Kamimura. Source: Manga News