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Pioneer’s latest retailer solicitation confirms that the domestic DVD releases of Air Master and Slam Dunk will go on sale March 15, 2005. The previously reported February 8,

Trinet Entertainment has opened its official website for the upcoming Izumo anime TV series, based on an adults-only PC game and anime series. The Izumo TV series will

DVD Vision Japan has published its two page long “Visions of 2004” article detailing its picks for best of the anime industry in 2004.

Japanese television network NHK has reported that new TV specials for Planetes and Mujin Wakusei Survive (Uninhabited Planet Survive) will air respectively on December 31, 2004 and January

Famitsu Magazine reports that Konami will release a Gantz action game for the Japanese Playstation 2 next March. Source: Rakuga Kidou

Question: Is ‘Mindgame’ really as good as it gets in terms of anime? Would you consider it even, dare I say, revolutionary?

TV Tokyo now hosts streaming Real Media trailers for the upcoming anime TV series Maho Sensei Negima, Starship Operators, and A-kuei to Gachinpo Tenkomori. Source: Moon Phase

Media Blasters president John Sirabella announced the acquisition of translation rights to the Blame! anime on the Anime on DVD Forum. The 6 mini-episode long Blame! anime based

The official American Appleseed movie website has revealed that the film will be screened theatrically in California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania. The list of exact

The official Japanese Pretty Cure website has updated with the first image of the new character to be introduced in Pretty Cure Max Heart, the second Futari wa

Although there’s presently not much on it, Go Fish Pictures has opened its official American website for the live action Casshern movie. Source: Jagged Team

Question: I was wondering if you knew when Pita-Ten the anime will come out in America or if it ever will come out here. If not, could you

Media Blasters has announced that the 3 episode Iczer-One OAV series will be released on a single $19.95 DVD on April 12, 2005 under the American title “Iczer.”

AD Vision has announced that its first domestic DVD volume of Divergence Eve will be released on March 1, 2005. The DVD will contain 5 episodes and retail

Bandai has clarified that its first domestic Scrapped Princess DVD will contain 4 episodes. The earlier solicitation citing 3 episodes was an error. Source: Anime on DVD