Tag: Anime
Tezuka Plans Localized Re-Versions of ‘Astro Boy’
Astro Boy is in talks to go local.
Tezuka, the anime studio that owns the famous manga and anime character, has entered talks to create...
Nelvana Announces Three New ‘Beyblade’ Series
Nelvana Enterprises and d-rights, Inc. have announced production on three new series of Beyblade.
Beginning this fall, Beyblade: Shogun Steel will launch with 26 half-hour...
VIZ Nabs ‘Accel World’ License for N. America
North American manga and anime publisher, distributor and licensor VIZ Media has been named master licensee for sci-fi series Accel World. The English dubbed...
‘One Piece Film Z’ Breaks More Records
Toei Animation’s hit feature One Piece Film Z has earned 3.1 billion yen (about $36 million) during its first 10 days at the Japan...
‘One Piece Film Z’ Rises to the Top in Japan
Toei Animation’s 11th One Piece animated feature tilted subtitled Film Z, landed at the No. 1 spot at the Japanese box office with a...
CafePress, VIZ Partner for Custom Merch
Customized merchandise e-commerce company CafePress and North America’s anime/manga mega house VIZ Media have announced a partnership to offer fans a curated selection of official...
VIZ Armors Up for ‘Berserk: The Golden Arc’ on Disc
Anime and manga distributor VIZ Media has released the highly anticipated medieval adventure Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I — The Egg of the...
VIZ Premieres ‘Bleach: Hell Verse’ on Neon Alley
North American anime and manga giant VIZ Media will be premiering the latest feature from the Bleach canon—Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse—exclusively on its...
Turner Expands Toonami and Cartoonito in Asia
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific will launch its Toonami action/anime channel and Cartoonito preschool network across Southeast Asia in early 2013. Turner will continue to...
N.Y. Comic-Con Absorbs Anime Festival
The New York Anime Festival is merging with the New York Comic-Con.
ReedPOP, organizer of both shows, announced the anime-oriented event would no longer be...
FUNimation Goes Mobile, Adds 2 Series
FUNimation is going mobile and adding the series Sankarea and Shangri-La to its slate.
The company announced at Sakuracon in Seattle the release of its...
‘Shonen Jump Alpha’ Hits Web
Anime/manga champ VIZ Media has launched the first issue of its new digital manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, available now at VIZManga.com. The...
New ‘Naruto’ Episodes to be Simulcast on Hulu Plus
Starting today, VIZ Media will simulcast the most-recent episodes of the anime series Naruto Shippuden on the Hulu Plus subscription service.
Subscribers can watch new...
Character Designer Araki Passes Away
Veteran Japanese animation director and character designer Shingo Araki passed away on December 1 at age 72.
Araki was best known for his work on...
Warner Bros.’s Live-Action ‘Akira’ to Roll 2012
Fans of the great anime feature and manga Akira got some good news courtesy of Warner Bros. today. The studio has officially greenlit a...
‘One Piece’ Pops Up on the Champs-Elysées
Anime fans in France will be cracking open their wallets as Toei Animation sets up shop with the One Piece pop-up store at the...
‘Supernatural’ Anime, High-Def ‘Justice League’ on Disc
The CW's hit series Supernatural is getting animated - Japanese style.
Hot on the heels of a showing at Comic-Con comes the release this week...
Prepare for the Stampede!
Eleven Arts and FUNimation are bringing Vash the Stampede to Stateside screens with the U.S./Canadian release of Trigun: Badlands Rumble.
One of Japan’s most celebrated...
Trailer for Miyazaki’s ‘Kokuriko-Zaka’ Is Up!
Although Americans will have to wait until February 2012 to see Studio Ghibli’s 2010 feature Arrietty in theaters, Japanese audiences will have the chance...
L.A. Turns Japanese with Anime Expo, AM2 Weekend Events
With the Independence Day holiday upon us, many animation fans in Los Angeles are going to celebrate by turning just a little bit Japanese.
The...
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