Deadline reports that Doctor Who screenwriter Steven Thompson and Hellboy & Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro are co-writing a pilot episode adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s suspense manga
The Sports Hochi and Sports Nippon newspapers have confirmed rumors that Ju-On & Shock Labyrinth director Takashi Shimizu will direct a live-action feature film adaptation of Eiko Kadono’s
The current issue of Young Animal magazine has announced word that Nanki Sato and Akira Kiduki’s risqué platonic romance manga Usotsuki Paradox (“Liar Paradox”) will get a live-action
Question: Does Iron Man fill a void for Japanese otaku who miss mecha-themed shows? I’ve noticed that, thanks to the Robert Downey, Jr. films, Iron Man seems to
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the current television series Aku no Hana. The adaptation of Shuzo Oshimi’s twisted high school romantic drama
A Lupin III vs. Detective Conan movie will hit Japanese theaters in December, just ahead of the 18th Detective Conan feature film that will premiere next April. A
Anime production studio Trigger is now officially streaming an English subtitled version of its recent short anime film Little Witch Academia. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt episode director
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the current Devil Survivor 2 The Animation television series. The adaptation of Atlus’ Nintendo DS game Shin
Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of domestic distribution rights to the current Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko ~ The “Hentai” Prince and the Stony Cat anime television
ICv2 has published an exclusive interivew with Eri Maruyama, spokesperson for the forthcoming Japanese sponsored international anime streaming site Daisuki. Unfortunately, as the company is remaining fairly tight-lipped,
Production IG has released the first teaser trailer for the crowd-sourced short film Kick-Heart. The 12-minute long short film written & directed by Masaaki Yuasa (Kaiba, Yojohan Shinwa
An official website has launched to announce the development of an anime TV series based on Sayori Ochiai’s supernatural comedy/drama manga Gingitsune. The series revolves around Makoto Saeki,
Manga creator Hiro Mashima has announced that the 39th collected volume of his Fairy Tail manga will be released on August 16. Limited edition copies of the book
The homepage for the current anime television series Sparrow’s Hotel has announced that the show will be completely re-drawn for its Japanese home video release. The “director’s edition”
