At its 2007 Editors’ Day presentation, held in San Francisco last week, NAMCO Bandai unveiled a trailer for the upcoming Afro Samurai video game.
A NAMCO Bandai representative promised…
In the year 2317 humans can now travel across the universe at the speed of light by “tunneling” through different dimensions. Out in the depths of the universe is Watchers Nest, a space station …
Right from the word go, this is one stylish series. It’s not just the cool theme tune, or the Bond-esque feel of the opening sequence, Speed Grapher hits the floor running and never slows down.
Tokyo…
After seemingly going on hiatus for over a year, the second half (episodes 4 to 6) of KARAS will soon be released in Japan (starting in August). The action-packed sci-fi OVA series was conceived…
The growing infamy of and controversy surrounding lolicon manga in and outside of Japan has captured the attentions of the country’s governments and police; especially those publications…
In an interesting move, Viz Media (US) have issued cease and desist notices to a number of fansub groups and file sharing communities involved in the production and distribution of Death Note …
Former Studio Ghibli director Hiroyuki Morita (“The Cat Returns”) has revealed online (via a Japanese production blog) that despite directing the GONZO-animated adaptation…
Bandai revealed all four of the Gundam Meister pilots and their Gundam mobile suit robots in this October’s Mobile Suit Gundam 00 science fiction series on June 14.
The event at the Shinagawa…
Back with a new opening theme that might just drive you insane if you actually listen to it, Naruto returns as eccentric as ever, with Team 7 (Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura) entering the second stage…
After the run-in with the military, the Gekkostate seek refuge in an abandoned mine to take on supplies and make much-needed repairs. With Eureka’s emotional condition worsening and tensions…
According to Anime News Network, anime producers “Marvelous Entertainment” are said to be planning a sequel to 2003’s acclaimed action-drama “Gunslinger Girl”.…
Warner Bros. official website for Speed Racer has recently gone live with a bunch of promotional images and videos (though no actual footage of the movie itself).
Speed Racer is being directed…
Production I.G have published the second (and fairly short) part of their interview with the legendary soundtrack composer Yoko Kanno. The interview, intended to promote Stand Alone Complex…
US anime distributors Bandai Visual have announced their licensing of a new mecha-horror TV series – “Kissdum ~Engage Planet~”. Having collected mixed reviews (mostly…
You can’t get much more Japanese than Cosplay Complex; bright colour, unnecessary animal friends (in this case an owl called Ikebukuro), cosplay, lots of blushing young girls with great…
A floating coffin marked in blood with the word ‘Psalms’ is dragged from the River Seine. Inside lies the perfectly-preserved body of a beautiful young woman. It is Lia de Beaumont, beloved older…
Fantastic Children follows the story of a group of mysterious white haired children and their hunt to find one individual, Tina, a search which not only spans Europe but has been going on for hundreds…
ICv2 now hosts an interview with Viz Vice President of Sales Gonzalo Ferreyra, and Director of Retail Marketing David Rewalt regarding Viz’s planned Naruto manga release blitz.
The interview…
Kotaku are reporting that Ubisoft’s much anticipated XBox 360 video game “Naruto: Rise of a Ninja” will be released (outside of Japan) with both English and Japanese language…
The Anime Network (UK) need your help; they are looking for form a promotional army a.k.a. street team to help spread the word that anime is on UK TV:
“We’re looking to come out strong…
