76 year-old legendary Japanese new wave director Koji Wakamatsu passed away on Wedensday, October 17, after being hit by a Taxi last Friday. Just two weeks ago Wakamatsu
Question: I recently watched Hotel Transylvania, an American animated film that’s a light-hearted parody of vampires and monsters in pop culture. I thought it was really funny and
FUNimation has announced its acquisition of domestic rights to the ongoing Toriko adventure anime television series and creator/director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest feature film Okami Kodomo no Ame to
NISA has announced plans to release the 2011 Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko television series domestically under the title ” Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl.” The 13-episode off-kilter
Marvel Comics has released a two-minute teaser trailer for Madhouse’s feature length OVA Iron Man: Rise of Technovore. The original anime film written by Brandon Auman (Iron Man:
The seventh and final volume of Nanae Chrono’s horror action manga series Vassalord will be released on March 15. Limited edition versions of the manga sold by the
Author Sekina Aoi’s eighth Hekiyoh Gakuen Seitokai Mokushiroku light novel, Seitokai no Shukujitsu (Student Council’s Holiday), will be released in Japan on July 5, 2013 in a limited
Sanrio has released the first two-minute episode of its Hello Kitty: Ichigoman Toujyou web anime series. The Kamen Rider homage “Ichigoman” concept was created last year by Hello
Aniplex USA has formally announced its domestic acquisition of distribution rights to this year’s Sword Art Online, Magi ~ The Labyrinth of Magic, and Zetsuen no Tempest anime
Shout! Factory has confirmed plans to release an “abridged version” of the 1976 44-episode Daiku Maryu Gaiking (Great Sky Dragon Gaiking) anime television series. The two-DVD “Gaiking: The
Last Weekend’s Japanese Sket Dance “Kaimei High School Festival After-Party” publicity event commemorating the end of the Sket Dance anime TV series revealed word that a future volume
A new English narrated Japanese trailer introducing the Berserk movie trilogy contains a small amount of previously unreleased footage from next year’s third film, Berserk Ogon Jidai-Hen III:
The veteran Nikkatsu production studio will produce a live-action Science Ninja Team Gatchaman motion picture for summer 2013 distribution by Toho. Toya Sato (live-action Grave of the Fireflies
A commentary: A close examination of this year’s television anime seems to reveal an interesting and possibly revealing trend. While the number of action anime seems to be
