Stop, Speed Racer, Stop
It's no secret that The Wachowski's SPEED RACER is primed to be the summer's first big FLOP. Nikki Finke explains:
The real problems plaguing this...
There you go, Astro Boy
This weekend in Japan, the Yakult Swallows baseball team wore throwback jerseys in their series against the Tokyo Giants. Back then, the Swallows were...
NYCC: Manga/Anime highlights
Movie screenings and guests like Justin Cook, Rachael Lillis, Jamie McGonnigal, Sean Schemmel, Mike Sinterniklaas, Veronica Taylor, Tom Wayland, Sean Michael Wilson, Steve Yun,...
Manga 101: Toriyama the great
What is the point of a Manga 101? If you are into manga you probably already know it, and if you aren't you probably...
NYAF has new new dates
Launched last year in a problematic December 7-9 time slot, the New York Anime Festival later announced a move to September 12--14, where it...
Stan and Hiroyuki Takei announce team up
Stan Lee really is EVERYWHERE. Details of ULTIMO, his manga collaboration with Shamen King creator Hiroyuki Takei will be announced at New York Comic-Con....
The rise of the manga
This is the moment of manga. I mean, I know you all knew that, but it's not just a fast growing comic book...
Cartoon is appointed ambassador for Japan
Lovable toon robot cat DORAEMON has been appointed Japan's cartoon ambassador!
Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura appointed the cat an "anime ambassador," handing a human-sized Doraemon...
Can’t we all just get along?
What have things come to, when even the precocious and eternally cute Hello Kitty is willing to settle a grudge by stepping into the...
Boy dies in Naruto-related accident
Codey Porter, 10, has died after playmates buried him headfirst in a sandbox -- an act inspired by Naruto's ability to bury...
New York Anime Fest moves to September for ’08
Based on focus groups and surveys, The second New York Anime Festival will be held this year September 12-14th, significantly earlier than last year's...
Incredible movie promotion
http://www.youtube.com/v/jZQHIhWlxjA&rel=1
In Tokyo, a promotion for The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep set on Tokyo Bay is what we could call "pant-peeing good."
