Anime Professionals Gather for Ceremony, Gala February 24th
Norwalk, CT, November 10, 2006: The NewYorkComicContoday announced that it will host the first-ever AmericanAnimeAwards. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 24th at...
Live Webcast Brings the First-Ever Awards Program to the Internet
Norwalk, CT, February 21, 2007: Over 43,000 fans cast their vote for the hottest anime and manga in the first-ever AmericanAnimeAwards, and the winners will be announced this Saturday a...
Winners toBe Honored At NY City Gala February 24
Norwalk, CT, February 8, 2007 " The NewYorkComicContoday announced finalists for the inaugural AmericanAnimeAwards. Over 43,000 fans cast their vote for the hottest manga and anime in North Americ...
The full schedule for this year's ComicCon 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...
NYAF ANNOUNCES EVANGELION CO-DIRECTOR SHIZUNO AND AMERICAN ANIMATION DYNAMO STEINBERGER AS GUESTS OF HONOR
Norwalk, CT, July 31, 2007: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced that Kobun Shizuno and Aimee Major Steinberger will appear as Gues...
The nomination period has ended and the finalists for the AmericanAnimeAwards have been announced. The NewYorkComicCon in late February is where the event will be held where the winners will be announced. The event will also be available on The Anime...
--- Wins Best Long Series, Best Cast, Best DVD Package Design, Best Actor and Best Anime Theme Song ---
Fort Worth, TX (March 5, 2007) - FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for home vide...
--- Wins Best Long Series, Best Cast, Best DVD Package Design, Best Actor and Best Anime Theme Song ---
Fort Worth, TX (March 5, 2007) - FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for home vide...
ComicCon 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMICCON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
Events, Programs and Panels to Focus on All Aspects of Japanese Culture
Norwalk, CT, September 17, 2007: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) is anticipating a significant launch when it opens its doors to the public on December 7th, 2007. While show off...
Creative Games and Competitive Play are Key Aspects of Fan Experience
Norwalk, CT, August 24, 2007: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today revealed details regarding a series of high-profile contests it will stage to invite participation by the many ...
The voting period for the AmericanAnimeAwards has started for the various categories. Voting is open through January 31st while winners will be announced in NewYork City on February 24th byNewYorkComic-Con. AnimeOnDVD.com participated in the nominat...
Exclusive Premieres of Adventures in Voice Acting and One Piece;
As Previously Announced, CATBLUE Dynamite also Featured
Norwalk, CT, November 2, 2007: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced it will feature a selection of highly-antic...
The first annual AmericanAnimeAwards gala will behosted in NewYork City on February 24th byNewYorkComicCon. Something like a cross between the Golden Globes and the All Star Game, the winners will be chosen by the fans, voting online for the b...
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...
STAR OF GUNDAM 00 AND DEATH NOTE COMES TO NYC
Norwalk, CT, August 8, 2008: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced voice actor Brad Swaile will attend its 2008 event as a Featured Guest. The NewYorkAnime Fest...
Gardena, CA, April 11, 2008 - Now in the US for the first time in its complete form, DMP is proud to present Tatsuo Yoshida's masterwork. Painstakingly restored and collected into a hardcover, 2-volume set in celebration of Speed Racer's 40th anniversary,...
NewYork, NY, August 4, 2008: Karaterice and the NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced the Far East To East Showcase (FETES), a night of innovative music that brings together six of the best musical artists from both the Far East an...
From a press release
THE SPIRIT’s Frank Miller and Eva Mendes in Conversation with MTV News’ Kurt Loder at NewYorkComicCon -- Lionsgate Reveals Poster and Teaser Trailer for Film Adaptation of “THE SPIRIT,” toBe Released on Ja...
Norwalk, CT, July 21, 2008: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced Vampire Hunter D author and NYAF Guest of Honor Hideyuki Kikuchi will be celebrating his birthday at the close of the 2008 NewYorkAnime Festival at a restaurant in Midt...
PROMINENT NYC STUDIOS GIVE FANS A CHANCE TO LIVE A DREAM
Norwalk, CT, September 17, 2008: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced Who Wants ToBe A Voice Actor?, a voice acting contest produced by leading NewYork City reco...
Hiroyuki Morioka Panel & Interview In March of 2002, I watched Crest of the Stars for the
first time and immediately regretted not picking it up when it first came out.
When Otakon announced they were having Hiroyuki Morioka as a guest, I was quite
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.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo
Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn\'t say much) were present at the panel.
This is one of the more interestin...
Unique Workshop Will Feature Notable Voice Actor Panelists And Recreate A Functional Recording Booth For Audience Participation
Burbank, CA, July 17, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer...
WINNERS OF COSPLAY COMPETITION TO COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN
Norwalk, CT, July 2, 2008: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced it will again partner with the World Cosplay Summit at the second annual NewYorkAnime Festiv...
New Online Outlet Features Clips From Acclaimed Documentary And Opportunity To Purchase The DVD
Burbank, CA, August 6, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original entertainm...
PETER FERNANDEZ AND CORINNE ORR ANNOUNCED ON NEWYORKANIMEFESTIVAL.COM
Norwalk, CT, June 21, 2007: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced that anime legends Peter Fernandez and Corinne Orr will participate in the inaugural NewYork Anim...
FAMED ARTIST TO APPEAR AS A GUEST OF HONOR AT NYAF 2008
Norwalk, CT, June 24, 2008: The NewYorkAnime Festival (NYAF) today announced Yoshitaka Amano -- an acclaimed artist whose credits include Final Fantasy, Sandman, and Vampire Hunter D -- will appe...
Ed Chavez: Well, thanks for joining me today, Dallas. I have to say, at least for Anime on DVD and for my own podcast, Mangacast, it’s just been the general consensus that, over the past year, Del Rey has basically been the best publisher for, rea...
First anime DVD planned for Summer 2007
GRIMES, IA, February 26, 2007 " Anime producer and distributor The Right Stuf International announced at NewYorkComicCon that it has been selected by Kadokawa Pictures USA to handle North American production a...
First feature film of popular anime series to make North American debut at Comic-Con 2004
San Francisco, CA, July 13, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime for North American audiences, has formally announced...
In celebration of Halloween week the Book Buzz is leading off with the week’s new releases and horror and inviting you to share with Mania’s readers the scariest book you ever read! Just use the comments below to tell us the book ...
In an effort to hit a few more conventions in 2005 than I did in 2004, I opted to check out the relatively new one down in Connecticut this past weekend. This is their third year I believe and they took advantage of their overall growth to do two things. ...
NewYork, NY (January 20, 2006) – Leading anime distributor Central Park Media Corporation (CPM), in cooperation with CoMix Wave of Japan, is proud to announce CPM's acquisition of Jun Awazu's animation masterpiece, Negadon: The Monster from Mars, f...
Last month I reviewed the DVD release of CABIN FEVER, one of the better horror films of recent years. The delightfully packed disc includes among its extras a record FIVE audio commentary tracks. That nutty director Eli Roth did one commentrak, then hoste...
Viz This Week (8/011/00)
a weekly notice about viz websites and products:
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1. Viz
a. feature - magical pokemon journey
b. special section - rumiko takahashi's visit to san diego
c. movie - updated list...
With CINESCAPE present, an unexplained group called the "Society for the Preservation of Strawberries and Plums" hosted an "Evening with Tony Millionaire" this past Friday at San Diego's ComicCon. Millionaire, an author and cartoonist, is the creator of ...
London Expo
One week on and I'm still tired. London Expo can be a hectic two days at the best of times but the most recent event, held at the ExCeL Docklands on 28-29 October, seemed more energised than any previous instalment. This was possib...
Another Con come and gone, at least for me. As always, it's been a hoot and a half, but it has in some ways been an uneventful Con, with not as many earth-shaking revelations or presentations as in previous years. As I'm submitting this through a haze o...
VIDEO NEWSInstead of my usual rantings about upcoming releases and cheezy filmmakers, I'd like to offer a few pixels in tribute to the recent passing of Pauline Kael, probably the most influential person to ever review a film. In her columns for THE NEW Y...
Want a nice, frank conversation? Corner Greg Rucka and pick a subject. He is anything but restrained, speaking freely and constantly exuding the kind of creative flashpoint from which arises his fascinating array of benchmark characters.
Raised on Cali...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGiallo and Eurofantasy film scores are alive and well thanks to the intrepid folks behind Digitmovies and GDM Records, whose releases for June and July are valuable and interesting restorations of rare, unreleased, or little kno...
Last week I opened up the email lines to you readers to take suggestions of what TV series you’d like to see "seasoned" – released in season-by-season sets. Well, you folks are showing yourselves tobe a hip group. Though some wrote in listing shows that ...
THE BIG NEWS FOR MEDIA BLASTERS IS THE FORMATION OF A THEATRICAL AREA IN 2002 FOCUSING ON OUR TOKYO SHOCK AND SHRIEK SHOW TITLES. THE PERSON HEADING UP THIS NEW AREA IS CARL MORANO WHO CAN BE REACHED AT (212) 532-1688 EXT 240. CARL WORKED AT TROMA ENTERTA...
Critical whipping boy Uwe Boll recently gave us yet another reason to dislike him: He's a bully. He recently made good his offer to let his critics get in the boxing ring with him. Boll selected four young men who have been extremely critical of his work ...