NY Anime Fest programming up
The New York Anime Festival is fast approaching (December 7-9) and the programming schedule has just been posted.
Even if you're not a manga or anime fan there's lot of interest here, including Milton Griepp's...
How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export
How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export:
How Manga Conquered the U.S., a Graphic Guide to Japan's Coolest Export
Inside the Otaku Generation
A couple of announcements from the upcoming New York Anime Festival. First the announcement of a number of web guests, and also an ICv2 conference:
Pop culture publishing and consulting company ICv2 has announced its...
Layoffs at ADV
ANN is reporting a new round of layoffs at anime company ADV, which just recently started getting back into the manga publishing game:
An A.D. Vision (ADV) representative has informed ANN that the company...
World Cosplay teams with NY Anime Fest
Forget about the US Open, the World Series, or the Westminster Dog Show -- New York is about to get a new competition which will knock the world on its Goth-Lolita clad ass: The...
Japan news and notes
NPR's On The Media looks at the cultural impact of manga:
Manga is Japan’s ubiquitous art form; a kind of comic book equivalent that illustrates everything from tax preparation to hard-core fantasy. But it is...
DEATH NOTE: The Official PR
PR:
VIZ Media, one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has licensed the Shonen Jump DEATH NOTE anime series to Adult Swim for domestic broadcast beginning Saturday, October...
New York Anime fest announces web guests
PR:
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced prominent online artists and performers Chris Hazelton, GeekNights, Juno Blair B, Lindsey Henninger, and Uncle Yo will be featured at its inaugural event, December 7-9, 2007...
DEATH NOTE to Adult Swim
Anime News Networkreports that manga/anime sensation DEATH NOTE, will begin airing on Adult Swim beginning at midnight October 20th. The tale of a teen who fights evil with a death-dealing notebook has already been...
Viz gets right to live action DEATH NOTE film
PR:
VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced that it has licensed from Nippon Television (NTV) the North American theatrical and DVD distribution rights to...
PR: NY Anime Festival planning continues apace
PR:
The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) is anticipating a significant launch when it opens its doors to the public on December 7th, 2007. While show officials acknowledge that it is still too early...
