Anime News

Koji Yamamura On New Animated Short

Koji Yamamura's website has announced that the director and his studio, Yamamura Animation, have been working on a new animated short, A Child's Metaphysics. The short film is going to be 5-mint. long, and is expected to be complete this fall. Koji Yamamura has been awarded numer...

19 years ago

More bad news for Singaporean anime lovers

Well, as most people in Singapore are aware of, Odex has been sueing people for downloading anime. Now the court has ordered ISPs to give names of people who have been illegally downloading anime. People caught downloading anime will be fined up to $5,000 SGD ($3,290.99 USD). Sou...

19 years ago

Man in Austrailia fined for importing lolicon

A 22 year old man was fined in Austrailia for importing "child pornography" anime. He will be fined 9000 AUD ($7,550 USD). Source: ANN

19 years ago

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Online Poll

The official website of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is currently holding a poll, which asks visitors the following question: "Please remove Maeda-kun's face in DVD! Yes or No?" Maeda-kun is a former assistant of Koji Kumeta, author of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, who often has cameo ap...

19 years ago

Air in stores today

Just a reminder: you can get your copy of Air TV today. You can buy the dvd or buy the download for a sixth of the price, if you are so inclined. source: ADV

19 years ago

Staff Update: "ef - a tale of memories"

Two familiar names show up on the latest staff update for the upcoming television series "ef - a tale of memories." Tenmon, who has been composing music for Makoto Shinkai's directorial features since his short film She and Her Cat, will be responsible for the music. For referenc...

19 years ago

Hayate no Gotoku Trading Card Game

The Hayate no Gotoku Trading Card Game - "Scream! Somersault at the Beach!" is now on sale. The cards are distributed by Konami. A choice of a starter box, booster pack, or a box of booster packs is available for customers. Each booster box contains 12 booster packs. A promo car...

19 years ago

13 year old to play heroine role in Death Note spin-off

13 year old Mayuko Fukuda will play the role in the spin-off of Death Note, tentatively titled L. She will play opposite L as a mysterious genius girl; basically a 'L' like character. The movie is set to open in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan on February 9, 2008. source: ANN

19 years ago

Viz to Offer Bleach Download

Viz is offering to allow people to download Bleach on Direct2Drive and TotalVid. The bad thing is, the videos will most likely not be free... and they will have DRM on them. Source: ANN

19 years ago

Takaya Kamikawa As Villain In Gurren-Lagann

Mainstream actor, Takaya Kamikawa, will voice the new villain in ongoing GAINAX original series, Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. The villain will be introduced in the third story arc as the leader of an enemy faction, Anti-Spiral. This will be the first voice acting experience for Ta...

19 years ago