Comic book fans will have the chance to study for a PhD in Tintin – or any other comic character – with expert supervision, following the appointment by a university of the UK’s first visiting professor of graphic fiction and comic art. Lancaster University announced that the French […]
Four men have been arrested by Kyoto Prefectural Police on suspicion of copyright infringement on November 13. One is a 69-year-old Japanese employee at a delivery company and other three are Chinese including one 27-year-old exchange student in Tokyo. The suspects are accused of posting Japanese manga episodes […]
Refugee or Migrant? Arriving in hope or leaving in despair? Anna and Joe are a young couple newly moved into a beautiful house in a seemingly idyllic countryside. Overnight their lives are shattered by the revelation of what really goes on at Joe’s place of work. Forced from their homes Anna […]
Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, has sadly passed away at the early age of 59 following problems with colorectal cancer. He was first diagnosed back in 2012, and had been told by doctors, that he would live only for a maximum of six months. However, after surviving […]
The updated Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi was announced for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita last month, promising more playable warlords, new gameplay systems, and more. Now we have a trailer featuring a couple of the newly playable generals, Sen no Rikyu and Kyugoku Maria:
A teaser site for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Sore ga Seiyuu! aka That is Voice Actors launched yesterday. It is a collaborative four-panel doujin manga work by anime voice actress Masumi Asano (story) and author of Hayate no Gotoku aka Hayate the combat butler, Kenjiro Hata (art). The site […]
VIZ Media has announced the launch of Kazuki Takahashi’s Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series in a new 3-in-1 omnibus on February 3rd. Published under the Shonen Jump imprint, Yu-Gi-Oh! 3-in-1, Vol. 1 is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will carry an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN. It is […]
Nintendo announced a release date for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D this morning, lining it right up with the February 13 launch of New Nintendo 3DS XL. Since it comes out on the same day, the portable remake also inspired a New Nintendo 3DS XL with a […]
During this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation it was announced that the New Nintendo 3DS XL will launch in North America and Europe on February 13th 2015. Europe will be getting both the regular and XL models, but North America is only getting the XL. New Nintendo 3DS brings […]
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its latest acquisition, Gourmet Girl Graffiti. Originally created by Makoto Kawai and with animation production by SHAFT, this food-centric slice of life comedy series follows one girl as she creates memories with new friends through the magic of delicious food. Take one […]
Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. is excited to announce an exclusive distribution deal with Japanese anime producer and distributor Pony Canyon Inc. This new agreement will see high-end, collector-grade Blu-ray, DVD, and merchandise items from Pony Canyon distributed in the United States and Canada for the […]
VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licencor of manga and anime in North America, kicks off 2015 with the launch of the new shojo manga series — Meteor Prince — available now. This romantic comedy about a princely alien that meets his match in a human girl […]
The 7th TV anime based on Bandai’s trading card game series Battle Spirits has today arrived! Battle Spirits: Burning Soul has launched a teaser site and Twitter account! It has been confirmed that Kenta Shinohara, who is best known for his manga series SKET DANCE, serves as the original character designer for […]
A new trailer has been released for the 19th Detective Conan feature film Gouka no Himawari aka Sunflowers of Inferno: The trailer introduces Kaito Kid, the protagonist of the Conan creator Gosho Aoyama’s other popular series Magic Kaito, as the main suspect of the story. Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno […]
It was officially announced yesterday that the first solo art exhibition of popular manga artist Ume Aoki will take places between 3rd-12th October 2015 at the Ueno-no-mori Museum aka The Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo, Japan. Aoki is a manga artist who also illustrates under the pen-names Apply Fujimiya, […]
February 11th 2015 is shaping up to be a huge day in the Japanese video game market: Samurai Warriors 4-II is bringing its upgraded action to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita. Koei Tecmo has a 4-minute trailer below: A short trailer featuring a new playable character Ii […]
As if the anticipation for the second series of DURARARA!! X 2 on January 10th was not enough, Aniplex of America, Inc. has announced the entire first series of DURARARA!! will be made available streaming featuring the English Dub originally seen on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming. This will be an excellent chance […]
Moomin is an anime series based on the Moomin book series, produced in Japan by Telecable Benelux B.V. between 1990 and 1992. In all, 104 episodes were made. The series helped to create the “Moomin boom” of the ’90s and became one of the two most well-known of […]
New Moomin is a Japanese anime series first aired in 1972. It was created as a sequel to the 1969 Moomin series. It was broadcast on the Fuji Television Network. The producer is Masami Iwasaki. Officially, it is called simply Muumin in Japan. However, in order to distinguish […]
Of the many incarnations of The Moomins, the first was Moomin, a Japanese anime series broadcast on the Fuji Television Network between 1969 and 1970. The series of 65 episodes is very loosely based on Tove Jansson’s book series. Jansson, however, never really approved of the series due […]
