In a concerted effort to curb nudity and violence in Japan’s entertainment industry, both Education Minister Nobutaka Machimura and Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori have made moves against the
The joint North American/Japanese produced live-action & CGI Gundam movie, G-Saviour, will be broadcast on a number of television networks across Japan on January 29th. In addition, a
Palisades Marketing has announced that they will be the domestic distributor of Squaresoft’s Final Fantasy IX plush figure of the black mage Vivi Ornitier. Figures.com has posted an
PS2.IGN.com has posted two more interviews with members of the Zone of Enders creative team, director Noriaki Okamura and creator Hideo Kojima. Okamura discusses anime, the influence of
The new issue of the comic book periodical Wizard Magazine (#112) has an article about the Batman manga by Kia Asamiya (Nadesico, Silent Mobius, Star Wars: Episode One,
Question: Since Americans love Asian animation so much, are there any Asian followings of American mediums of animation or maybe comic books? I cannot think of any American
After taking nearly a year off following the completion of the Rurouni Kenshin manga, creator Nobuhiro Watsuki has returned to publishing manga. Watsuki’s newest manga, which began in
Those who have managed to acquire an advance copy of the Princess Mononoke DVD have reported that the video transfer is excellent and the picture is definitely anamorphic
IGNPS2 has conducted an interview with Yoji Shinkawa, the character designer for the Metal Gear Solid series and Zone of the Enders. In the interview, Shinkawa talks about
Reiji Matsumoto, famed creator of the Galaxy Express 999 universe, has signed on to direct a video for the French dance music group Daft Punk. Reports indicate that
Question: Is there really that much difference between subtitled anime and dubbed anime? Some people have told me that dubbed anime has more editing than subbed anime, so
