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The Magic Box has published several pages of photos and new details on upcoming arcade/console games Capcom Fighting Jam, Tekken 5, and Cowboy Bebop.

The official Japanese website for Falcom’s upcoming PC fantasy RPG Eiyuu Densetsu VI: Sora no Kiseki now hosts a 2:26 long WMV format preview of the game that

Question: I was hoping you could explan something about Voices of a Distant Star. Like, oh let’s say, the middle bits and end. I understand the love story,

Vocalist Ritsuko Okazaki died May 5th of sepsis shock resulting from a blood infection. She was 44 years old. Ozaki’s performances included opening, ending and theme songs for

Gonzo Studios has announced plans to produce an anime adaptation of the 12 volume Sunabozu samurai manga series. The anime will be directed by Takayuki Inagaki, written by

The June issue of Animage Magazine contains the results of the magazine’s 26th annual Grand Prix readers poll. Highlights of the results include: Favorite Anime Series 01. Full

Mari Iijima, most well-known as the original Japanese seiyuu who played Macross idol Lynn Minmay, will be holding a rare music performance at the concert lounge of the

AD Vision has announced: The 1984 sci-fi comedy OAV Birth will be released to American DVD on July 13th and retail at $24.98. The film was previously released

TOKYOPOP has announced a number of English language manga debuts scheduled for release this October and November: Diablo, by Kaoru Ohashi and Kei Kusunoki. Scheduled for release on

Anime Expo has announced three new Japanese guests who will attend the convention: Minoru Murao, animation character designer for Submarine 707R & Last Exile, and assistant director on

The official Xebec website has published new art and production sketches for the upcoming TV series Soukyuu no Fafnir. Source: Rakuga Kidou

Showing that Capcom hasn’t entirely discontinued support for 2D sprite animated games, the tentatively named “Capcom Fighting Jam” will be released to the American PS2 this winter. The

GameSpot reports that the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex game for the Playstation 2, recently released in Japan, will be released in America later this year.

Nintendo and Sony have revealed the specs and prototype designs of their new portable video game systems at the E3 convention. Sony PSP: Jagged Team coverage, Magic Box

FUNimation has announced its acquisition of American distribution rights to the popular Fullmetal Alchemist anime TV series. Furthermore, the Cartoon Network will air the 51 episode series beginning