AFRO SAMURAI now big in Japan
AFRO SAMURAI has made the rare reverse commute: the American-produced manag-adaptation anime in now popular in Japan:
Okazaki's strange tale initially failed to attract attention...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
