Lolita and Maid Fashion Day at Kinokuniya this weekend
Just in case you happen to be in NYC this weekend and MoCCA doesn't cut it for ya, there's also a big all day event taking place at the Kinokuniya Bookstore: a day of...
SPEED RACER: And when the odds are against him…
Wow. I can't believe the hating being laid on Speed Racer.
I saw it this weekend, and loved it. Loved every minute of it. It was creative, imaginative, innovative. It was made with care...
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 pic occurred not in the marketing but in the production....
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 called the Yakult Atoms and had an Astro Boy logo...
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, and Tommy Yune highlight the extensive offerings fore the anime/manga...
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 think it's all codswallop anyway.
Anyhoo, over at the Del...
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 would have less competition from Christmas. However, it has just...
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 announcement will be press only, although some fans can...
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 category; when people look back at Aught Nostalgia, this well...
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 doll an official certificate at an inauguration ceremony, along with...
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 squared circle?
The presser:
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, in conjunction with Gente...
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 himself in the ground. Despite the tragic and horrible circumstances...
