Inoue at Kinokuniya
Yesterday we were lucky enough to be invited to a press junket for Viz's new edition of Slam Dunk, and we got to interview Takehito Inoue himself. Slam Dunk--a basketball themed manga that once...
Dragonball Z movie set
We missed this the other day, but a Dragonball Z movie has been confirmed with Stephen Chow to produce and James Wong (The One)to direct. Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds) stars as Goku,...
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 in Japan, where mainstream cartoons feature cute wide-eyed heroines or...
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...
Anno’s Hataraki Man continues to make waves
The Times Online (UK) looks at Hataraki Man, a controversial manga by Moyoco Anno that examines gender roles:
For decades the Japanese comic industry has done a roaring trade in cartoons that chronicle the miseries...
Dramacon 3 cover
Svetlana Chmakova announces that Volume 3 of DRAMACON is in the can and coming out in about a month.
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...
Bookazine adds manga to TWE
The manga onslaught continues, as PW reports that the 800-900 outlet strong Trans World Entertainment chain had contracted with wholesaler Bookazine to add manga to such places as F.Y.E, , Coconuts, Sam Goody, Suncoast...
