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Studio Ghibli's "Arrietty" Anime Film Rakes in $8.1 Million ...

The U.S. opening weekend for Studio Ghibli's The Secret World of Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty) is even turning heads in Japan, with a final tally of $8.1 million. Arrietty opened on 1,522 screens and finished off the weekend at # [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Season 2 of "K-ON!" Anime

The moe mania continues with Sentai Filmworks' announcement of K-ON! season 2, which includes the 26-episode series and an OVA. Sentai will be releasing the season on DVD and Blu-ray later this year, with both a subbed Japanese langua [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

'The Secret World of Arrietty': Anime film can't break free ...

The new anime version of The Borrowers, titled The Secret World of Arrietty by screenwriter and "supervisor" Hayao Miyazaki, has the fascination with household "spirits," the same lovely color palette and attention to [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Horror Anime "Another"

Recently added to Crunchyroll's streaming lineup, mystery-horror anime Another will also be joining Sentai Filmworks' stable this year. Sentai has announced plans to release the anime digitally "soon," with a DVD and Blu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Sentai Filmworks Acquires ‘Moretsu Pirates’ Anime For Simulc...

Crunchyroll isn’t the only one that will be showing Moretsu Pirates as Sentai Filmworks has announced their pickup of the series for home video rights, DVD and Blu-ray, to come sometime in 2012. But they’ll be doing simulcast [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

FILM: all about anime

Anime is a term generally used to refer to Japanese style animated TV shows or films,although the term can be widely used to refer to any sort of animation, including even Disney. Popular anime titles include Bleach and Naruto and fi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Anime film by Kazuya opens 11th annual animated film fest

The 11th annual Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema will screen a dozen feature films from Thursday to Sunday in the Chrysalids Theatre. More than 2,000 fans are expected for the annual celebration of animated feature films based at the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Sentai Filmworks Formally Announces ‘Akikan!’ Anime License

Sentai Filmworks has let the genie out of the bottle… or in this case, can… with the company’s announcement of the acquisition of the latest ‘pop’ culture phenomenon from Japan, AKIKAN! Animation industry v [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Sentai Filmworks Licenses ‘Persona 4: The Animation’ (Press ...

Sentai Filmworks proudly brings the hit PERSONA game franchise to anime with the acquisition of the red-hot new series PERSONA 4 the Animation. Based on the megahit game-within-a-game from ATLUS, in which extraordinary humans take on even [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Sci-Fi Anime Film 'Mardock Scramble' on DVD

For fans of sci-fi anime with an abstruse and dystopian bent, Mardock Scramble: The First Compression may make for an interesting selection. The anime film, both in narrative and visual style, lures viewers into a foreign and corrupt, fut [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

GKids to Distribute 13 Ghibli Anime Films in N. America

The distribution company GKids has signed a deal with Studio Ghibli to distribute 13 of the studio's anime films from 1984 to 2002 — including Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and Spirited Away & [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Film, anime export firm to be set up?

A public-private joint investment fund will set up a new company as early as this summer to deal with planning, production and international distribution of Japanese movies and anime, it has been learned. The new company is designed to [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

'Akira' (1988) Anime Film on Blu-ray for UK

On the surface, Neo Tokyo is twitching -- itching to turn the page and enter another chapter in the nation's history. The year is 2019, and following the Third World War, half the city is decimated and slumbers comfortably in dark rui [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

MY REVIEW: My Review of The Animated Film Green Lantern: Eme...

Back in 2008, when "The Dark Knight" was about to be released in theaters, DC Universe Animated Original movies released "Batman: Gotham Knight". It featured fantastic anime style animation and compelling short-stories [...]