At the Bookexpo America show at McCormick Place in Chicago, DC Comics displayed art from three manga series- Gals, by Mihona Fujii; Musashi #9, by Miyuki Takahashi; and
Katsuhiro Otomo’s latest anime film, , will be released to Japanese theaters on July 17th. Yahoo Japan reports that the film will be released in North America, England,
The official Japanese Godzilla website has updated to reflect the currently in production movie Godzilla Final Wars. French fan site The Sugoi has published a pair of Godzilla
Question: I’ve noticed an increase in manga and anime aimed at girls/women, especially from TokyoPop, like Fake, Gravitation and Pet Shop of Horrors. Why the sudden increase and
Popular rock group Linkin Park has released its latest single, “Breaking the Habit,” with a music video animated by Japan’s Gonzo Studios under the direction of Kill Bill
Urusei Yatsura movie 3: Remember My Love will hit domestic DVD for the first time on September 7th. The 93 minute long feature will retail at $24.95. TOKYOPOP
According to Variety Magazine, Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Samurai Jack & Dexter’s Laboratory, will direct the American live action/CG Astro Boy movie for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Source: ICv2
Critical Mass has scheduled the release of the adult anime Vanilla Series: Punishment (“Korashime”) DVD for August 31st. The 60 minute long DVD will retail at $24.95.
Viz has announced plans to release three new English translated manga series this August. Beyblade volume 1 will retail at $7.99. Case Closed (Detective Conan) volume 1 and
Anime Tourist has published announcements from manga creator You Higuri’s panel at the recent Fanimecon convention. The two significant points are: Central Park Media has licensed Higuri’s manga
Viz has announced that Reading is Fundmental, Inc. (RIF), the nation’s oldest and largest children’s and family literacy non-profit organization, will now distribute Viz published manga graphic novels
