Anime News

AIR Movie viewable as streamed video for free.

In commemoration of the opening of the Clannad movie on September the 15:th, the Air Movie will be released for free streaming in three consecuative parts from Animate.tv (JP). It requires a newer version of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows Media Player with digi...

19 years ago

Vampire Kisses hit the shelves in September

Vampire Kisses - Blood Relatives, written by author Ellen Schreiber and art by Rem, the first winner of TOKYOPOP's popular Rising Stars of Manga competition with her entry Devil's Candy, is to be released around the end of September by TOKYOPOP. The story is about a goth girl nam...

19 years ago

Gunslinger Girl 2nd season to be produced

Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh, which went on sale yesterday, announced a second season of Gunslinger Girl will be produced in its October issue. The magazine prints the original manga by Yu Aida that inspired the anime series. Marvelous Entertainment, the production house or the an...

19 years ago

Mai Nakahara in Joshi Ana

Voice actress Mai Nakahara was invited to a Japanese live-action television drama series, Joshi Ana Icchokusen!, as herself. Mai Nakahara was to give a lecture to a class for inspiring announcers as a special guest. After listening to all the peers' performances, Mai Nakahara dem...

19 years ago

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Grave of the Fireflies to be live action

It was confirmed by Japan's PAL Entertainment Productions that production of a live-action of Grave of the Fireflies will begin next month and the movie be released by next summer. Grave of the Fireflies was origianlly a 1967 novella by Akiyuki Nosaka that was made into anime in...

19 years ago

ADV releases new anime titles in October

ADV Films will release these on the 2:nd of October. The titles that were announced are Welcome to the NHK, Yugo the Negotiator and the fifth volume of Air Gear. On a side note they released the first episode of Innocent Venus on their website for free viewing. It will only be so...

19 years ago

Higurashi PC Game Sequel sold out in 30 minutes

The fan group and doujinshi circle 07th Expansion, who appeared at Comic Market ("Comiket") 72 at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center on August 17, sold all available copies of its personal computer game Umineko no Naku Koro ni (When the Black-Tailed Gulls Cry) at its booth wit...

19 years ago

Cast of Death Note (English) Released at Anime Evolution

Source: http://www.zannen.ca/ The cast of Death Note was released at Anime Evolution in Burnaby, Canada. (North of Vancouver where Ocean Studios is located) Light Yagami: Brad Swaile (Gundam Seed, Dragon Ball Z, Ranma 1/2) L: Alessandro Juliani (Zoids, Ranma 1/2) Souichirou Yagam...

19 years ago

Ayakashi preview available

You can now download a preview of the new TV series Ayakashi- not to be confused with Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales. This new series is based on Crossnet's game and is of the mystery, action, horror, fantasy genre. No air date mentioned yet. Scroll down and on the bottom right i...

19 years ago

Cast of Haruhi re-drawn into Lucky Star Op. by artist

An oekaki artist has re-animated the opening of Lucky Star to include the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya characters. This monochromatic wonder took two months to produce. *Haru☆Star* source:Akadot

19 years ago