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I was reorganizing part of my collection today when I was struck by the uncertainty, “How and when did I end up with two copies of this book?”

Collider has published a lengthy, in-depth interview with live-action Ghost in the Shell producer Avi Arad, executive producer Michael Costigan, star Scarlett Johansson, practical effects designer Richard Taylor,

Director Rupert Sanders’ live-action Ghost in the Shell movie clearly draws visual and narrative inspiration from both Mamoru Oshii & Kazuchika Kise’s Ghost in the Shell anime adaptations.

The glimpses we’re getting of this work-in-progress film continue to suggest a lot of very faithful adaptation from Mamoru Oshii’s classic 1995 film.

This morning I acquired practically the last remaining items from the AnimeNation store collection (excluding the items remaining in Gene’s personal collection). These items are transferring into my

Anime production studio J.C. Staff has released a promotional video commemorating its 30th anniversary. The studio was founded by Tomoyuki Miyata in January 1986. In case anyone cares,

Paramount Pictures has released five brief teaser spots for director Rupert Sanders’ live-action Ghost in the Shell motion picture. The film is scheduled for release on March 31,

I don’t usually buy comic books strictly for their cover art, but I made an exception for these two, for hopefully obvious reasons. Apart from Marvel’s series of

I’m amazed not only by the technological development of Turkish company Letvision, but by the reality of a fanciful fictional concept originated within Japanese animation being developed into

Alden Thomas, AnimeNation’s former graphic designer, and the designer behind AN Entertainment’s Risky/Safety, Miami Guns, and Haré+Guu DVDs, has published his first illustrated children’s book, along with writer

Creator Masume Yoshimoto’s breakout hit manga series Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear is a distinctly Japanese story steeped in Japanese culture and practically necessitating a measure of Japanese

British actor Kenny Baker, best known as the actor behind the Star Wars franchise’s robot character R2-D2, passed away today at the age of 81 following a lengthy

Question: Do animes really care that much about diversity and “equal representation” like they do in the American media or is anime just content to use whichever characters

Is it just my limited exposure to Tsutomi Nihei’s Blame, or does the story just really not make any comprehensible sense at all?

Just in case anyone is curious about my experience at last weekend’s Glass City Con VI, this is my convention report. I’ve deliberately excluded some details, but they’re