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Film preview: Scotland Loves Anime

WHETHER it's the post-apocalyptic thrills of Akira, the cuteness of Pokémon or the breathless innovation of Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning Spirited Away, anime – the catch-all term for Japanese animation – has [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime unsafe for little people's review, declares blue penci...

Japanese animation, or anime, DVDs contain negative elements which can corrupt the minds of Malaysian children, said Film Censorship Board chairman Datuk Mohd Hussain Shafie. He said many people were not aware of the effects because they [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

FUNimation launches anime HD channel

24-hour anime television network FUNimation has launched a high-definition (HD) broadcast of its channel. The network, owned by Navarre Corporation,” can be found on Verizon FiOS TV and Comcast channel lineups and features Japanese [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime convention coming to Avila

Anime convention coming to Avila: Anime Five Cities will bring the Central Coast’s first anime and Asian pop culture convention to the Avila Beach Community Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Guests of honor will incl [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Raging Blast 2 to feature semi-rare Dragon Ball OVA episode

Publisher Namco Bandai announced this morning that copies of the game will feature a 30 minute version of the original video animation (OVA) episode that's been "reconstructed, re-scripted, and re-edited" just for the North [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Ghibli Plans 2 Anime Shorts This Year for Museum

Studio Ghibli is currently animating two new shorts — "Pan-Dane to Tamago-Hime" (Yeast and Princess Egg) and "Takara-Sagashi" (Treasure Hunting) — for Tokyo's Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum, and it plans [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Monster Hunter PSP Game Launches with TV Flash Anime

Capcom has announced on Tuesday that it will release its new Monster Hunter spinoff game this summer with a Flash-animated tie-in project on Japanese television. MonHun Nikki Pokapoka Airū-mura will ship for the Sony PSP [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Anime Expo to Host Black Lagoon Creator, 3rd Anime's Debut

Anime Expo has announced that it will host the Black Lagoon manga creator Rei Hiroe and the world premiere of the first episode in the Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail anime during the July 1-4 event in Los Angeles. Hiroe cre [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Professor Layton anime getting western release

The first film, titled Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, is set after the events of the fourth Professor Layton game (we haven't even got number three over here) and sees Layton's stalwart apprentice Luke searching for the k [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Professor Layton anime film heading to the West

Who says films based on video games can’t be good? *glares at Super Mario Bros. film*. British anime distributor Manga Entertainment has just revealed plans to release Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva on DVD and Blu-ray this S [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Nozomi Ent. Acquires 1985 Anime Classic: 'Dirty Pair'

The Dirty Pair is coming. For criminals and drug runners among the various star systems around the year 2140, this simple phrase is enough to force even the most arrogant of bad guys to conjure once forgotten nightmares. Indeed, the &quo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

VIZ Anime Launches, Streams Shounen/Shoujo Anime

The proliferation of streaming Japanese animation, legally, is incalculable the past year over; but one thing is certain: licensing or distribution groups anxious to corral consumer interest in their titles, while making the most of soci [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Joost to Remove Last of Its Anime on March 25

The Joost online video service will remove the last of its anime content on March 25. The company is currently still streaming the following Toei titles: * Air Master * Pretty Cure [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Yu-Gi-Oh! and “cosplay gone wrong”: A look inside the 4th a...

This weekend, hundreds of anime, video game, and 20-sided dice enthusiasts will descend upon the UW-Milwaukee Union for the fourth annual Anime Milwaukee convention. Described by convention chair Melissa Erdman as “an opportunity f [...]