Funimation confirm licenses
According to a post on the AnimeOnDVD forums, in the Febuary issue of the US anime magazine “Anime Insider” Funimation have confirmed the licenses for Tsubasa Chronicle and the …
Viz announce new anime license
Viz Media have solicited the first volume of the anime Full Moon Wo Sagashite (now simply entitled Full Moon) for release on June 27th in the US. Viz had made no previous announcement regarding …
Satoshi Kon interviewed by Home Theater
US magazine Home Theater have published an interview with Satoshi Kon. Kon has directed many anime films such as Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers. He has also has directed the anime TV series …
Gainax ask fans to design new EVA character
The game “Neon Genesis Evangelion supplementary story: A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, will be released on cellular phones in Japan. Gainax who are producing the game are running…
Next Studio Ghibli film announced
The next Studio Ghibli film has been revealed as “Gedo Senki: Tales from Earthsea”, an adaptation of the book “A Wizard Of Earthsea” by American author Ursula Le Guin.…
Funimation confront fansubbing
Fansubbing group Shinsen-Subs, have been contacted by American anime licensor Funimation. Fansubbing is the process where fans subtitle their own anime titles and release them for download…
Howl’s Moving Castle nominated for Annies
Howl’s Moving Castle has been nominated for “best animated feature” at the 2005 Annie awards. Hayao Miyazaki has also been nominated for “directing in an anime feature…
Mari Iijima interview
Robotech.com has published the first half of an interview with voice actress Mari Iijima where the questions were asked by fans. Mari Iijima voiced Lynn Minmay in the original Japanese version…
Tokyopop UK December releases
The good people over at Tokyopop UK have sent us news of their upcoming releases hitting UK bookstores November time. Four new titles begin in December, including “Rising Stars Of Manga”…
The history of Production I.G
The website of anime studio Production I.G (responsible for such titles as Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex and more recently Blood+) have published a series of articles about how the various…
New anime from Mamoru Oshii
Japanese animation studio Production I.G. have announced that Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii’s next animated film is set for a Japanese release in Spring 06. The film entitled…
4Kids TV in the UK
Forum user Gawyn has keenly spotted that 4Kids Entertainment have been granted a UK broadcasting license for “4Kids TV”. No details of what 4Kids TV shall contain are yet available,…
Cyborg 009 movie
An American live-action adaptation of the anime Cyborg 009 has been announced as under development. The film will be a result of collaberation between US company Comic Book Movie, LLC. and Japanese…
ANN interview Crispin Freeman
ANN have published an interview with veteran dub voice actor and more recently an ADR Director, Crispin Freeman. Among his voice acting credits are Alucard in Hellsing, Togusa in Ghost In The …
Funimation license Negima
ANN are reporting that Funimation’s second license announcement of the weekend is the Mahou Sensei Negima TV series. This was originally speculated when it was discovered Funimation…
New Funimation license
AnimeOnDVD are reporting that Funimation have announced they have the license to Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-. This confirms speculation earliar in the year that the anime would be released stateside.…