Many thanks go out to the folks over at Manga who followed through with myself and the fans to try and answer some of the questions on the minds of DVD owners these days. The Q&A session took place with Mike Egan, the GM and Marketing Director in charge o...
"Karas the Revelation not only lives up to the amazing first volume, but exceeds it in every way” ~ Play Magazine
THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER…
ALL WILL BE REVEALED WHEN ONE WARRIOR MAKES HIS STAND
KARAS: THE REVELATION
INCLUDING CELEBR...
So.... it's been one helluva year hasn't it? When I look back on it, I get kind of nostalgic since my membership on the AoD forums is exactly as old at the manga forum. In some ways though, I'm a lot more shocked when I look back at what's changed in the ...
Los Angeles, CA (February 20, 2007) - Hailed by the New York Times as "the American pioneer of manga," TOKYOPOP, the company responsible for igniting the worldwide manga boom, is proud to celebrate its ten-year anniversary in 2007. To kick off the festivi...
Asks fans to submit their questions for the series’ creator; celebrates release of Season 1 DVD Collection
GRIMES, IA, July 29, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to celebrate the July ...
MangaEntertainment is proud to release the three part original video animation series Rayearth on one DVD April 29, 2003.
Rayearth is based on the popular Magic Knight Rayearth Japanese animated TV series by comic artists Clamp (X).
For friends Umi...
Chicago, IL - MangaEntertainment presents the final episodes of Virus Buster Serge on DVD June 24, 2003. Combining cybernetic vision with complex character development and furious mecha combat, Virus is the latest work of acclaimed director Masami Obari...
Chicago, IL- (April 14, 2003) MangaEntertainment presents on DVD May 27th, Read or Die, a brand new three episode anime action series directed by Kouji Masunari (Tenchi Muyou in Love) with Production Design by Kunyuki Jinguji (Trigun). Winner for "Best ...
Right Stuf has a look at the first half of 2007\'s schedule for MangaEntertainment today:Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Season 1 Set - N/A minutes - $99.98 - 10/31/2006Karas Vol. #2 - N/A minutes - $19.99 - 04/03/2007Karas: Special Edition - N/A...
Captivating new titles to be in stores in November and will appeal to both female and male fans
San Francisco, CA, September 29, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, has a...
NEW YORK, NY - April 19, 2008 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the creative team for a manga based on the popular X-Men character, Wolverine. The series will be ...
Manga Celebrates 2001 with Record Breaking Year - Blood the Last Vampire is the fastest selling title in Manga's history
"She {Saya, the slayer} makes Buffy look like a bed-wetting Girl Scout." - SPIN
Chicago, IL - Honored as Winner of Best Theatrical ...
Cannes, FRANCE, April 7, 2008 - VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies and MangaEntertainment Ltd., a division of Starz Media, LLC an entertainment c...
"EXQUISITELY ANIMATED, BITTERSWEET AND POWERFUL -
KAI DOH MARU WILL LEAVE YOU SPELLBOUND"
- PLAY MAGAZINE
Chicago, IL - April 30, 2003: From the acclaimed producers of the groundbreaking Japanese animation films Ghost in the Shell and Blood: The ...
Ever get a feeling of Déjà vu? In this particular case, probably not as you aren't the one writing this article about my adventures at Akon after just finishing two other columns featuring tidbits from Akon. Well, to reassure myself that I am working on...
Site features sneak peek at manga prequel, plus downloads and more!
GRIMES, IA, February 29, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc./Nozomi Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA are pleased to unveil a sneak preview of THE THIRD m...
RE: Recent NewType review of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion
Dear Editor;
On behalf of GAINAX Studios and Production I.G., I feel compelled to respond to what I feel is a biased and disrespectful review of th...
After yesterdays press release about the joint release plans for the GitS: SAC series this year between Bandai and MangaEntertainment, one reader in the UK sent of an inquiry to the Manga UK branch to see if they could ferret out some information there. ...
In our line of work you get to meet many people; Some commercial, with a view to making a buck; Some clever, with a view to making an observation; Some self styled R20;otaku” with view to boring the crap out of anyone who will listen; Some passio...
Top-selling Anime Brand launches new multi-faceted entertainment site with 100s of videos for free, ad-supported viewing
Los Angeles and New York – Starz Media’s MangaEntertainment today announced the launch of its new streaming video ent...
Debut Manga Series - eV - Available April, 2008
New York Comic-Con, New York (April 17, 2008)― TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution and leading entertainment brand, Spacedog Entertainment, are proud to announce a multi-project devel...
CHICAGO, IL -- Anchor Bay Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment company, recently named Kaoru Mfaume as Managing Director for MangaEntertainment. He recently held the post of Vice President Acquisitions for the company.
R20;Anchor Bay is proud to have...
ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE ANIME PRODUCTIONS EVER MADE
Time bends, space folds and adventure abounds in the thrilling science-fiction anime series,
NOEIN - TO YOUR OTHER SELF, coming to DVD in February 2007.
Directed by Kazuki Akane (creator of Heat Guy J...
MERGER BETWEEN TWO JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT GIANTS COMPLETE
Announcing VIZ Media!
San Francisco, CA, APRIL 4, 2005 — VIZ, LLC and ShoPro Entertainment, Inc., two prominent North American based companies specializing in Japanese content, announced th...
New trailer, plus contest to win Kaoru Mori artwork reproduction in advance of Season 1 DVD release on June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, May 28, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the launch of...
Effective Monday July 18, 2005 the entire MANGAEntertainment Inc. catalogue will be distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. R20;Manga is a leader in the anime marketplace. The Manga brand is respected and valued and we are thrilled about the ...
Anime Expo 2008: New license announcements, preview of 21st year
GRIMES, IA, July 4, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment started the company's 21st year with a bang by making several announcements during its Jul...
Entertainment Weekly names Manga's Ghost in the Shell
One Of "The 50 Best DVDs"
(Week of January 19, 2001)
Chicago, IL- January 17, 2001 - Entertainment Weekly has named MangaEntertainment's cyberpunk Japanese animated co-production Ghost in the Shell
a...
Each volume available for a new $9.99 SRP on June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, March 20, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce all three volumes of PIANO: THE MELODY OF A YOUNG GIRL'S HEART will be...
The combination of a video game and a manga can be as delightful as the union of peanut butter and chocolate … but then again it can also akin to the union of a hot poker and an eyeball. The success of the transition depends on the game that&rsq...
Special Theatrical Premiere and Preview Round Out Schedule for Nation's Largest Comics Event
San Francisco, CA, JULY 13, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...
New titles to include SAIKANO, CHEEKY ANGEL, IMADOKI and RED RIVER
San Francisco, Calif, February 18, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release o...
New titles to include SAIKANO, CHEEKY ANGEL, IMADOKI and RED RIVER
San Francisco, Calif, February 18, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release o...
Studio Provides English Dub For Highly Anticipated New Anime Comedy From Bandai Entertainment And Kadokawa Pictures
Burbank, CA, June 17, 2008 - Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original en...
GRIMES, IA, July 20, 2007 " Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome writer, interpreter and translator Frederik L. Schodt to episode 45 of ANIME TODAY to discuss his soon-to-be released book, The Astro Boy Ess...
Los Angeles, CA (November 2, 2007)―TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, is thrilled to announce the release of Japan's hugely popular shojo manga series, Gakuen Alice. From the same Japanese publisher that originally released TOKYOP...
The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE...
Unveils preliminary box art & more extras; set available June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, March 20, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to reveal preliminary box art and announce additional extras for the E...
Project Aptly Demonstrates Mix Of Talent And Technology Required To Localize Highly Anticipated Release For North American Market
Burbank, CA, October 10, 2007 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and p...
AN Entertainment is proud to announce that the debut DVD volume of the Miami Guns anime series will hit retail store shelves throughout North America on June 22, 2004. Anticipated to be one of the year's breakout surprise hits, Miami Guns is a wild, wacky...
NEW YORK, NY - December 9, 2007 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today plans to publish two new manga series based on Marvel Entertainment's highly popular X-Men serie...
New titles include RAHXEPHON, MEGAMAN NT WARRIOR, B.B. EXPLOSION, and SENSUAL PHRASE
San Francisco, Calif, January 13, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the ac...
Country’s Mix Of Western And Asian Culture Creates A Growing Demand For Diverse Titles
San Francisco, CA, February 22, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...
What They SayBased On The Manga By Masamune Shirow
2029-A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, anditheiInternal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of \"The Puppet Master,\" a mysterious and threatening computer virus c...
Animated Series Premiered on Spike TV in January
Look for DVD, Mobile and iTunes Content, Soundtrack and Apparel
GDH and FUNimation Entertainment have announced they will offer a sneak peek of director's cut footage of the critically-acclaimed animated...
Box set to include R20;Victorian Gazette” & available June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, February 13, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to make two announcements about the EMMA: A Victorian...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: THE MOTION PICTURE-PRINCE OF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO WILDLY POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO
HOUSTON, September 9, 2003-ADV Films has s...
Includes 13 Anime Films
Chicago, IL- January 21, 2004 - Leading Japanese animation distributor, MangaEntertainment Inc, has entered into an agreement with Starz for thirteen of Manga's Anime films. The films will be featured on Starz's non-stop X-cite...
Available on Nov. 27, 2007
GRIMES, IA, September 10, 2007 " Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc./Nozomi Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA are pleased to unveil the artwork for the collectible box and extras that will be released with th...
New titles to include CASE CLOSED, BEYBLADE and KARE FIRST LOVE
San Francisco, Calif, June 1, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, announced today the upcoming release of three ...
What They Say2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of \"The Puppet Master,\" a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Toget...
RIGHT STUF’S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Unveils Trailer forARIA The ANIMATION at aria.rightstuf.comBox set now available for pre-order, scheduled for Sept. 30, 2008
GRIMES, IA, July 16, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Noz...
Reprinted with permission by the author
Ask the Questions
How do you pronounce them? What are they? Why do kids like it? Who has it? Where do I get it? When should I sell it? All you know is that they're hot.
Big questions for two small words. Yet anim...
INCLUDING CELEBRITY VOICES OF JAY HERNANDEZ (GRINDHOUSE),
MATTHEW LILLARD (SCREAM) AND CREE SUMMER (DRAWN TOGETHER)
Burbank, CA – KARAS: The Revelation is the long-awaited conclusion to the widely successful hit KARAS: The Prophecy. From Manga En...
UC IRVINE EXTENSION OFFERS NEW COURSE ON MANGA & ANIME IN RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY'S BOOM IN THE MAINSTREAM
Leading Expert Northrop Davis Offers Insider Information to Fans and Screenwriters Fascinated By The Unique Artistic Culture
IRVINE, Calif. " June ...
1 WORLD MANGA Series to Engage Young Readers On Key Global Development Issues
San Francisco, CA, September 20, 2005 – VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing a...
Episode 12 Of Popular Anime Magazine Style Webcast Streams For Free On GoAnimeTV.com Beginning February 8
Burbank, CA, February 6, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original ente...
'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,' 'Street Fighter II V,' 'Noein' and 'Tokko' Among Titles Rolling Out in Coming Weeks
Los Angeles and New York " September 19, 2007 " Anime-style animation continues to demonstrate its multi-media appeal with tod...
Chicago, IL – (September 8, 2005) Japanese Animation Distributor MangaEntertainment Inc. has partnered with character and animation holdings company, DAIWON (Korea), animation studio DesignStorm (Korea) and BRB Internacional (Spain) to produce and ...
First season of Aria anime adaptation scheduled for September 30, 2008
GRIMES, IA, June 19, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of the ARIA the ANIMATION DVD Collection on Sep...
GRIMES, IA, April 29, 2008 - Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to reveal the first design in the Nozomi "specials" line of casual wear - the "Otaku Collegiate" T-Shirt and the "Otaku Collegiate" Hoodie - for Summer and Fall 2008.
The n...
MELBOURNE, Monday, 23 July 2007 " Madman Entertainment, in conjunction with Funtastic Publishing, have officially secured the distribution license for one of the world's biggest names in manga comics " Tokyopop.
The Tokyopop catalogue includes a huge ...
I imagine people reading my reviews this week will be wondering if there's anything I don't like, after praising J. Michael Straczynski and now setting out to do the same (as seemingly always) with Brian Michael Bendis. Maybe I should pick up a copy of MA...
FUNimation® Entertainment, the foremost producer and distributor of anime in North America, will be at New York Comic Con in full force to promote our latest titles and long-held favorites.
Come by our booth (#1607) for more information about exclus...
MangaEntertainment acquires KARAS from the original creators of Speed Racer, Tatsunoko Productions
To be released on DVD in 2006
R20;…Impossible to tear yourself away.”- Newtype USA Magazine
Chicago, December 5, 2005 – Manga Ente...
GRIMES, IA, May 15, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to unveil the first trailer for MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru), now showing at mariasama.rightstuf.com (http://mariasama.rightst...
Company Set to Release Four Titles in 2008:
Fever, Hotel Africa, Martin and John, and Too Long
Los Angeles, CA (March 5, 2008)―TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, is thrilled to announce a multi-book publishing deal with Korea's ho...
Please Note from the author, Jon Niehof: All of these will be fleshed out more after the con (most likely after I move). Pictures will be added at that point.
Friday
Opening Ceremonies (11-12)
Carl Horn emceed, introducing the guests and then the con chai...
2003 proved to be a banner year for manga releases in North America. Every week, manga enthusiasts could find a large variety of offerings from many of the mainstays in the industry as well as some hot titles from a few new upstarts. Fans of manga can a...
Sorcery. Demons. Guns. Just Another Day on the Job…
The Original Video Animation series from the creator of Scrapped Princess
blends Magic, Horror, Spirituality, and Technology
BURBANK, Calif. (August xx, 2008)...
Box set with entire 12-episode first season scheduled for June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, January 10, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE - Season 1 DVD Co...
Opening Ceremonies
Hosted by: Adam Ferraro
The opening ceremonies for Anime Boston took place in a grand theatre room. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling and an upper level let some special guest sit from above and watch the people who were seate...
First season box set available for pre-order, scheduled for June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, January 16, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to unveil the first trailer / promotional video for EMMA:...
Opening Ceremonies
Pioneer
TRSI
Media Blasters
Kikuko Inoue Press Panel
ADV Films
Bandai Entertainment
Viz
Synch Point
AnimEigo
Central Park Media
Tokyopop
Hi everyone! Quick report until the show gets going in an hour. The opening ceremonies o...
ANIME GOES TOP GUN IN AREA 88: TReACHERoUs Skies!
KILL OR BE KILLED UNDER THE DESERT SUN FROM 18th SEPTEMBER 2006
LONDON, UK, 1st August 2006
ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., is proud to release Area 88: Treacherous ...
OPINIONHonestly, I'm starting to think I should just head this column with "Mea Culpa" in big bold letters every week, the amount of apologizing I end up doing. It seems that not only did I completely get the JLA's current minority line-up wrong (John Ste...
Staff Reporter: Andrew Tei
Opening Ceremonies
Pioneer
TRSI
Media Blasters
Kikuko Inoue Press Panel
ADV Films
Bandai Entertainment
Viz
Synch Point
AnimEigo
Central Park Media
Tokyopop
Hi...
I've collected comics in one form or another since 1982. It started with a weekly trip to the local Magic Mart and later moved to a little comic book specialty store called Gulf Coast Comics. I think it's safe to say I have a bit of an affinity for the ...
First season of Maria-sama ga Miteru scheduled for July 29, 2008
GRIMES, IA, April 17, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of the MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru) ...
Set includes entire 13-episode series, plus DVD extras & booklet
GRIMES, IA, February 6, 2008 – Due to replicator delays, anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are rescheduling the street date for the BOYS BER...
Toronto, August 10 - SMV, a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. announced today the formation of a long-term strategic alliance to market and distribute the complete catalogue from Palm Pictures and MangaEntertainment in both video and DVD...
In 2003, Manga hit one or two high points but otherwise spent the bulk of the year under the radar of most fans. A good part of the year was spent with people waiting for releases that were announced but never came, only to be eventually canceled. Macro...
The video game industry is maturing. Those of us who grew up with Donkey Kong, or more incredibly, Pong, might feel a little light-headed at the sheer power and wondrous tricks the new generation of game consoles have to offer. Speaking fo...
MangaEntertainment UK has a lot of top flight series coming out these days and they want to share the love with some of our readers! We've got three sets of titles to give away to three lucky winners. Three winners will walk away each with a copy of Hell...
The folks at MangaEntertainment have solicited the first Blu-ray release for North America (though not the first anime release in \"region A\") with today\'s announcement of:Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society Vol. #1 - 100 minutes - $39.98 - 07/03/2...
The folks at Toonzone have some info posted about the MangaEntertainment panel at the convention which talks about the Renewal editions of the Evangelion movies, Karas Vol. #1 moving over 150,000 copies and more of their plans.
According to an update at Anime News Network, MangaEntertainment confirmed to them that several of their licenses have expired. Including the two Patlabor movies we already knew about that went to Bandai Visual USA, they list Guyver (OAV), Fist of the No...
The second volume of the OVA series has just been released for Karas and we've got a brand new contest sponsored by MangaEntertainment for it. We have ten copies of this release so we've got it so that ten ...
This week's Manga Jiman event, held at the Japanese Embassy in the UK, was an interesting affair from both a pop culture and a cross culture point of view.
From the pop culture side, guests were treated to an exhibition of both original Japanese ...
Justin\'s posted up the panel report from the Anime Central panel withMangaEntertainment which contains some new license news, info on Street Fighter II Uncut and more.
San Francisco, Calif, April 27, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime content for North American audiences, announced today the launch of a new advertising campaign with Dr Pepper. The first advertising will ap...
Don't you just love it when you know when exactly what time each media content will be showing at the Comic Con? Well, this year, it's possible all thanks to Coming Soon's Blog. They've revealed details on who is showing up this year and at what times the...
Bringing this series to a close for awhile, MangaEntertainment has put out a solicitation for the final volume in this series (though it\'s officially listed with 120 minute runtime, much as volume six was as well when it\'s actually 75):Ghost in the She...
The MangaEntertainment panel kicked off this morning with a few nuggets:The Animonday block on the sci-fi channel has done very well and continues to go up in ratingsA new coproduction is underway in the form of Strait Jacket, based on the novel and with...
A more full report will be forthcoming later, but some of the initial word from Anime Central about MangaEntertainment is interesting as heard by our convention reporter Justin Richardson:Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex (first season) boxset will ...
A pair of releases from MangaEntertainment for January 2008 has likely managed to undercut future purchases by many as these releases are priced so low and relatively soon after the series have finished that you have to question the wisdom in purchasing ...
Re-mastered anime masterpiece from acclaimed director Hideaki Anno
to be released on DVD for the first time in North America
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2006 - Bandai Visual USA Inc., a leading innovator in Japanese animation, and Image Entertainment, In...
Bandai Entertainment and MangaEntertainment presents the September 26th DVD release of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Volume 7." The highest-budgeted anime TV series ever produced in Japan has been mastered from high-definition masters ...
Company will provide anime and manga products to RIF to prepare and motivate school children to read.
San Francisco, Calif, June 2, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime content for North American audiences,...
TV TOKYO Corporation And Shueisha Inc. Appoint ShoPro Entertainment To Represent TV, Home Video And Merchandising Rights In North America And Latin America For Much Anticipated Ninja Hit, Naruto
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (February 15, 2005) –Sho...
What They SayA hilarious new series that parodies the entire Anime/Manga industry! With direction by Norihiko Sudo (Assistant Director ? CASTLE IN THE SKY) and scripts by Hiroshi Yamaguchi (NADESICO / GATEKEEPERS 21)!
Destiny or delusion? It?s a hilario...
New fantasy role-play title and witty comedic manga will be offered in English for the first time in the U.S.
San Francisco, CA, December 16, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audi...
On September 26th, Anchor Bay Entertainment and MangaEntertainment release Tactics: Volume 2 on DVD, featuring episodes 6-10 of the remarkable anime series. The continuing saga of supernatural detective Kantaro Ichinomiya and his "Demon Eating"goblin par...
BANDAI AND MANGA JOIN TOGETHER TO RELEASE THE NEW GHOST IN THE SHELL "STAND ALONE COMPLEX" ANIME SERIES ON TV AND DVD IN 2004
February 11, 2004 -Chicago, IL - Japanese animation distributors, MangaEntertainment and Bandai Entertainment will jointly d...
MangaEntertainment announced that Hollywood actors Jay Hernandez, Matthew Lillard and Piper Perabo will be the cast of the new Japanese animated DVD production KARAS. KARAS will be released in two volumes, with both English and Japanese tracks. Karas: Th...
Right Stuf has the latest news from MangaEntertainment and we now officially know where one series has landed:Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2nd Gig) SE Vol. #6 - 100 minutes - $49.98 - 07/25/2006Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2nd Gig...
OPINION: Before we get started, two plugs: one, an invitation to visit CINESCAPE's comic book message forum in addition to sending e-mail to yours truly, so that you don't have to wait for me to reprint your letter before others can respond to it; and two...
Hosts: Ken Iyadomi, Robert Napton, Sam Maseba
Bandai started their panel right off with trailers of new licenses. In order of appearance:
Karakuri Kiden Hiwou Senki (Clockwork Fighters) " Bones' first anime series, vol. 1 out this Fall
Great Horror Fam...
NEW YORK, NY " January 30, 2007 " Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced today the acquisition of MAKE 5 WISHES, created in collaboration with platinum-selling and Grammy Award-n...
NEW MANGA PUBLISHER BLASTS OFF IN OCTOBER
Go! Media Entertainment C.E.O. David Wise announced today the company's first initiative, Go! Comi, a publishing imprint dedicated to both importing manga from Japan and developing new international collaboratio...
At one time, every time you went to a movie theater you saw a cartoon short. The entire motion picture business was convinced that they had to provide a full evening (or afternoon) of entertainment for the ticket price, and that generally meant includi...
What They SayIT FOUND A VOICE... NOW IT NEEDS A BODY
In a world caught in the grip of information overload, where artificial intelligence is more than the real thing and cyborg cops spend their lives surfing on an electronic sea of living data, only the...
MANGAENTERTAINMENT IS THE FIRST COMPANY TO SPONSOR ANIME AT "WORLDCON"
August 30, 2000 - For the first time at Worldcon, anime will be showcased for sci-fi fans from around the world courtesy of MangaEntertainment.
MangaEntertainment is sponsoring Wo...
Macrovision Announces Five-Year Copy Protection
Extension with Palm Pictures
SUNNYVALE, California-(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)- June 1 , 2001-Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN), the world leader in Digital Rights Management technologies, announced today t...
Chicago, IL- MangaEntertainment and Bandai Entertainment are proud to release the fourth volume of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" in both Standard and Limited Editions versions on January 25th, 2005. The DVDs contain four exciting half-hour ep...
Self-Publishing Software and TOKYOPOP Digital Content Packs
Interactive Entertainment Software Licensing Agreement signed by Planetwide Media and TOKYOPOP
Los Angeles, CA -- November 21, 2006 - Planetwide Media, a pioneer in interactive personalized me...
PRODUCERS SURROUNDED BY SAMURAIS IN MANGA'S KEY ANIME DVD RELEASE THIS SUMMER.
NEW YORK -- 04/09/03 - Skypilot Entertainment, producers of films and revised versions of international film properties, has announced the completion of audio and video post-p...
What They SayThe war rages on. The Banshee-4 goes berserk and shoots down several friendly planes. Being vital to the Air Defense, a team is sent out to investigate. Rei Fukai accompanies Tomahawk John, a systems engineer, aboard Banshee-4 and discovers a...
The Manga site updated today with some very basic information so we don\'t have details like runtimes and the like, but to get an idea of what Manga has planned for the year, read on:Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2nd Gig) SE Vol. #1 - N/A minut...
First season box set available for pre-order, scheduled for June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, April 29, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the first subtitled episode of EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMAN...
VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES CANADIAN THEATRICAL DEBUT OF LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM — DEATH NOTE
Company Also Announces Special DEATH NOTE Advance Ticket Bundle That Includes A Ticket To Screening And DVD Of The Film
San Francisc...
Effective Immediately iaTV, the Only 24/7 Network in the U.S. for Asian Pop Culture, Will Begin Selling a Diverse Range of
Digital Media Assets from Manga Pioneer TOKYOPOP
Companies Also Enter Into Unique Program License Agreements with t...
Adding another title to their September line-up, listed on Right Stuf today, comes from MangaEntertainment:Tactics Vol. #2 - 125 minutes - $24.98 - 09/26/2006Please note that they are soliciting the release at 150 minutes as Manga calculates each episode...
John,
I would like to once again extend my thanks for your time in answering these burning questions of the faithful anime fan.
This format has brought about somewhat of a new breed of fan, if the emails I get are any evidence. Many are becoming quite k...
Flower Mound, TX - May 13, 2008 - FUNimation® Entertainment today officially announces that it has acquired DVD and broadcast rights to 26 episodes (Season One) of the action-comedy anime series KenIchi: The Mightiest Disciple from TMS Entertainment,...
MangaEntertainment UK has announced that they've signed a new exclusive rights deal with FUNimation Entertainment to distribute a number of their titles in the UK and Ireland. Among the FUNimation titles licensed to Manga Entertainmen...
We’re looking forward to seeing anime fans at the London MCM Expo 14th and 15th May at the ExCeL in the Royal Victoria Dock. For further details check out www.londonexpo.com/
Do make sure you come visit our stand in the Anime Village for free givea...
New Editions Are Must-Haves for 2006 Holiday Season and Will Delight Manga and Anime Fans
San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation an...
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Oh dear GOD this line is long. We finally made it inside O_o..... we'd given up hope. So here we are tired (Rei faaar more than me - he was in the AMV line this morning) and hungry and seriously lacking caffeiene. Here's the Q&am...
LEADING MANGA PUBLISHERS TOKYOPOP AND GENTOSHA COMICS INK WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT DEAL
Companies to collaborate on a wide variety of publishing and trans-media projects San Diego, CA, July 24th, 2008 – Global manga giants TOKYOPOP an...
New York, NY—Thursday, December 6, 2007: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—has formed a new manga imprint with Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. Seven Seas, founded i...
By MegazoneX DVD - not until the R2 disc is released.
Manga can\'t release one until they get it on DVD.
WoH should be out in October - 1-2 weeks after the X sub VHS
Patlabor 1 has 4 easter eggs - you have to solve \'puzzles\' to get at them,
de...
Diverse New Titles To Kick Off The New Year
San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the laun...
Six New Series Deliver Unique Mix Of Historical Drama, Science Fiction, Award-Winning Comedic Romance and Supernatural Action
San Francisco, CA, July 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compreh...
Most Elaborate Manga Box Set Ever Published In North America Bundles Host Of Extras With 27 Volumes Of Smash Hit Ninja Series
San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative a...
As the pioneer of anime in the UK, Manga has always strived to offer fans the cutting edge of Japanese animation. Now with the growth of anime into mainstream entertainmentManga are once again at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry.
THE HOME ...
MANGAENTERTAINMENT UK know how they're going to spend their weekend " seeing you! Come visit the stand at the London Expo at the ExCel centre on 28th and 29th October and pick up lots of free goodies including a selection of Volume 1 DVD's for only a fi...
Bandai Entertainment Leads with Most Nominations Followed by Viz Media, Geneon Entertainment, Bandai Visual and FUNimation Entertainment
Anaheim, California (March 27, 2008) ‹ The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the overseeing bo...
First season box set available for pre-order, scheduled for June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, January 30, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce a R20;valentine” for anime fans: An ...
KAMEHAMEHA!!
July Issue of "Dragon Ball Z" will ship with20" x 30" color poster
San Francisco, CA (5/26/00) -- Viz Comics proudly announces that the July issue of "Dragon Ball Z" (Part 3, #6) will ship with a 20" x 30" folder color poster. This poste...
MANGAENTERTAINMENT INKS DISTRIBUTION DEAL
WITH PATHÉ TO RELEASE FRENCH LANGUAGE DVDS AND VHS'
Chicago, IL - Further expanding Japanese animation into a worldwide market,
MangaEntertainment announces today their video distribution deal with
Parisian-bas...
Chicago, IL (November 8, 2000), MangaEntertainment, in association with
Capcom Co., LTD., is excited to announce the latest Street Fighter animated
movie - Street Fighter 'Alpha' (aka 'Zero', in Japan). Following the
successful line of US Street Fighter ...
Warner Bros. has decided to clean out their stock of DVDs of the supernatural law firm thriller DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, the Steve McQueen cop action flick BULLIT, the Man vs. Nature adventure THE PERFECT STORM, the director's cut of ALEXANDER, the historic epic...
Right Stuf International, one of the first US video labels to bring Japanese anime to the USA such as their original ASTRO BOY series in 1987, have announced ANIME TODAY, the first commercial podcast show devoted to anime and manga. The bi-weekly show can...
Before I sit down to write a column, I plan out what I'm going to do. Because I'm still getting a feel for this, I decided that I would stick to the basics this week with a few quick reviews. Well, first off, a bit of news from last week.
Follow-up on ...
Every quarter, ICv2 puts together their list of the top twenty manga properties as they discern via multiple methods, from the Nielsen Bookscan listings to conversations with retailers and more. This quarter there aren't all that many surprises on th...