Viz has revealed specific details about its recently announced Shojo Beat manga magazine. Beginning in July 2005 the monthly magazine will retail at $5.99 per issue, and VIZ
According to an unconfirmed mention from Ain’t It Cool News, Steamboy will open in American theaters on March 18th. The Landmark Cinemas theater chain will carry the uncut,
AD Vision has indefinitely delayed the release of the following three DVD releases: Dirty Pair OVA Collection, originally scheduled for release on March 1 Noir High Definition DVD
Dark Horse Comics has announced that the English translation of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s first Vampire Hunter D novel will be released on May 4th with a retail price of
According to AV Watch, the first 30 minute episode of Tatsunoko’s six episode long 40th anniversary OAV anime production Karas (Crow) will air on Japan’s SKYPerfecTV! network on
Galaxy Anime has updated with video trailers for: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam (PS2) Digimon (PS2) Nano Breaker (PS2) Musashi: Samurai Legend (PS2) Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) Digital Devil
Question: Why do you feel Americans are so interested in Japanese anime and manga? It seems to me that traditional “American” comic book stores are catering only to
After revealing plans to lay off some employees and scale back its manga releases as a result of poor sales, Central Park Manga has this week announced the
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) will sponsor the “SPJA Original Video Animation Challenge.” Aspiring animators may submit an original animated production of up to
The official Japanese website for the Zettai Seigi Love Pheromone anime television series is now open. Rough designs of the cast are available here and here. Source: Moon
Question: How exactly does one define Space Opera? Where did the term originate? I’ve heard Outlaw Star referred to as space opera, and I suppose that Gundam, Robotech,
The official Japanese homepage for the upcoming “Ichigo Mashimaro” anime television series now hosts a streaming trailer in RealPlayer and Windows Media formats. Source: Moon Phase
Shortly after having canceled its Animerica Extra magazine, which published exclusively shoujo manga serials, Viz has revealed plans to begin publishing a new monthly anthology of shoujo manga,
According to ICv2 News, the May 3rd domestic release of Geneon’s first Tenjho Tenge DVD limited edition will include a series collector’s box, sample of the English translated
DVD Vision Japan has added five new product reviews: Time Bokan DVD Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi DVD volume 1 Cage DVD (adult anime review) InuYasha: Secret of the
