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Question: Has there even been an anime you cried over or almost wanted cry but held it in?

Viz has announced release dates for a number of manga titles making their debut in America. Death Note volume 1 will retail at $7.99 beginning October 4th. JoJo’s

Right Stuf International has announced that the Irresponsible Captain Tylor Limited Edition Ultra Box Set will retail at $99.98 beginning July 5th. The limited edition set will include

According to Anime News Network, Bandai Entertainment has tentative plans to begin releasing anime on Sony Playstation Portable format UMD discs later this year. Titles likely to appeal

TOKYOPOP has announced plans to host its first “Rising Stars of Manga” competition for U.K. based artists. The competition will run from May 15 through September 30th. Source:

Bandai of Japan has announced development of a PS2 RPG titled “Gundam: True Odyssey.” True Odyssey will feature an entirely new setting, not based on any previous Gundam

Jetix (formerly Fox Kids) will debut its “GXT” network in Italy on May 1st. The GXT network will broadcast reality shows, extreme sports, wrestling, Japanese animation, music and

Seven Seas now offers lengthy downloadable samples of four of its American created “manga” series, specifically optimized for viewing on the Sony PSP.

Question: I have a collection of “Celebrity’s Just for Kids” video cassettes from the late 1980s or so. Who was responsible for this publishing? Whatever happened to them?

Anime Expo will be holding an “Open House / Job Fair” to recruit new staff for the AX 2005 convention. The event will take place at the Redwood

Ain’t It Cool News hosts the first links to the American trailer for Howl’s Moving Castle. According to Ain’t It Cool News, subtitled and dubbed editions of the

TOKYOPOP has confirmed plans to release the first volume of the Girls Bravo manga series in America this September. Source: Anime News Network

The official Japanese homepage for Elfen Lied has updated with 15 screenshots from the upcoming home video exclusive 14th episode. The screenshots are available, three at a time,

Bandai of Japan has announced plans to be the first company to release anime in both the DVD and Playstation Portable UMD editions. The first volume of the

Japan’s Comix Wave has announced plans to release director Makoto Shinkai’s short film Hoshi no Koe (Voice of a Distant Star) on PSP compatible UMD format disc. Price