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The 13th annual Vince Koehler Film Festival will concentrate on Japanese anime, the style influenced by science fiction and fantasy...

The North American publisher Del Rey announced at its Comic-Con International panel today that it licensed the Negima!? neo, Orange Planet, and Yokai Doctor manga...

The North American anime and manga distributor Bandai Entertainment has announced at its Comic-Con International panel today it licensed Lucky Star, Kagami Yoshimizu 's four-panel manga that inspired the slice-of-life comedy anime of the same name...

The game developer CAPCOM confirmed at its Comic-Con International panel today that Studio 4°C ( Memories, Tekkonkinkreet, Genius Party ) is animating the in-game footage for Street Fighter IV, the latest version of its fighting game franchise. The panelists previewed two videos, including one of the fan-favorite character Chun Li that had never been shown publicly before...

July 16, 2008 Discover the world of a newer pop cross-culture phenomenon: Japanese animation and comics, also known as anime and manga. Otakuthon, Montreal's annual anime convention and Canada's only bilingual event of this kind, returns for a third year...

Baltimore, USA (24 July 2008) Otakon is pleased to welcome one of the most popular rising stars of the J-music world, DaizyStripper!

FLOWER MOUND, TX, July 24, 2008 FUNimation ® Entertainment has acquired the home video, master toy and merchandising rights to AFRO SAMURAI : RESURRECTION from GDH K.K., the second installment to the animated series Afro Samurai which aired on Spike TV in 2006 and was the best-selling anime DVD release of 2007...

GRIMES, IA, July 24, 2008 Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to make an announcement about the fan credits for the EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE Season 2 DVD Collection, which is scheduled for release on October 28, 2008...

GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichiro Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereinafter GDH ) will present an exclusive trailer premiere of its latest animated series AFRO SAMURAI : RESURRECTION at Comic-Con International 2008 (hereinafter Comic-Con 2008) to be held on July 24-27 in San Diego, CA., U.S...

Samuel L. Jackson and gruesome dismemberment team up in this brawler based on the Japanese manga...

The American network Spike TV has announced that Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill ) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) have joined the cast of Afro Samurai : Resurrection, the Afro Samurai animated television movie sequel that will run in January 2009. Spike TV premiered Gonzo 's first television anime adaptation of Takashi Okazaki 's original manga in January of 2007. Both the original anime and...

- An Anime Fan's Guide to San Diego Comic- Con 2008, Part One: Panels, Panels, Panels! - An Anime Fan's Guide to San Diego Comic- Con 2008, Part Two: The Exhibit Hall, Screenings, Autographs and More!

SAN DIEGO, July 24 -- Spike TV 's critically-acclaimed, funktastic anime series " Afro Samurai " returns with an original movie event set to premiere on the network in January 2009. " Afro Samurai : Resurrection" stars Academy Award(R)-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson opposite, Emmy Award(R)-nominated actress Lucy Liu. Award winning artist The RZA once again provides the original score...

Japanese comics have prominent place in new Borders store...

July 28 to August 25 Anime/Manga drawing and painting class will be offered at the Kirkland Art Center, in Clinton on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $60 for the five evening sessions. Instructor is Jim Parker, folk artist. The class is open to all ages...

Some performed dance routines from popular Japanese anime shows, others discussed where they got materials for their costumes and many played video games...

Studio DEEN 's television anime version of Hidekazu Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers web manga has been announced via the launch of the anime's official Japanese website...

Spike TV's critically-acclaimed, funktastic anime series "Afro Samurai" returns with an original movie event set to premiere on the network in January 2009. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" stars Academy Award®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson opposite, Emmy Award®-nominated actress Lucy Liu. Award winning artist The RZA once again provides the original score. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" is...

Ashlee Perkins, 19, a Merrimack native, is living in New York City and chasing a career in animation. School: Entering her senior year at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia...