‘Tales From Earthsea’ Coming to America
Disney will release 2006’s Tales from Earthsea in the U.S. on August 13th only. It is directed by Gore Miyazaki, the son of the great Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Ponyo) and features the voices of Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin, and Timothy Dalton.
Here are the times:
New York : Angelica/Manhattan
11:30am 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 12:00am (Fri / [...]
Dealing with the Deaths of Voice Actors
Esteemed voice actor Gouri Daisuke passed away recently, leaving a hole in video games and anime forever. Voicing characters such as Mr. Satan in Dragonball Z and Mishima Heihachi in the Tekken series, he had continued to work up until his death and now the productions which were utilizing his unique, gravel-like voice need to [...]
From New Yark to the Great Canyon: Gundam’s Journey in the United States
Amazon.com has begun listing the Blu-ray edition of Gundam Unicorn Volume 1 as available for pre-order at the same time that Anime News Network, Crunchyroll, and YouTube are set to stream Gundam series from across the franchise’s over 30-year history. The series planned so far are classics such as Mobile Suit Gundam (i.e. the original) [...]
“Giant Killing” Anime Announced, Official Site Opens
The Morning Magazine manga Giant Killing by artist and illustrator Tsujimoto is receiving an anime adaptation to be broadcast on NHK. The anime will be produced by Studio Deen and is set to start airing in April of 2010 for 26 episodes. The official website can be found here.
Despite its name, Giant Killing is about [...]
Kiddy Girl-and’s Lack of Popularity Indicated by Sparsely Attended Live Event
On November 26, 2009, a live voice actor event was held for the current anime Kiddy Girl-and. However, attendance for the event is reported as well under 100 attendees and far below expectations. The event is said to have been an “awkward situation” where only around 10 people reserved for the DVDs and Blu-rays.
Kiddy Girl-and [...]
International Japanese Language Test Uses Anime-Themed Listening Question
The Japanese Language Proficiency Tests were held this past weekend. Of great interest is a leaked question from the listening section of the Level 1 test, which reveals an audio exercise patterned after anime.
The dialogue talks about a captain’s decision to deploy an experimental “Unit 04″ in order to fight a giant monster. An impetuous [...]
Rumored Bakuman Anime in the Works
A “news leak” on 2ch has revealed that the Shounen Jump title Bakuman is getting an anime adaptation. Further details are unknown at this time. Though still a rumor at this time, the source has been reliably accurate in the past.
Bakuman is a meta-series about two friends who become rookie manga creators and get published [...]
“Heartcatch Precure!” Character Designs Revealed
While the recent Fresh Pretty Cure character designs are quite different when compared to its predecessors in the popular Pretty Cure franchise, an image of the main characters for the next iteration in the series reveals the most strikingly changes in art direction so far. Titled Heartcatch Precure!, the visual design for the characters more [...]
Dengeki News Lists 2009’s Top 10 Biggest Anime News
The magazine Dengeki News has come out with a list of the 10 most significant pieces of anime-related news of 2009. This was in itself a tumultuous year for anime, and to have a magazine that is not entirely a mouthpiece for companies giving their take on things provides an interesting perspective to consider.
Their list [...]
Mitsudomoe Anime Site Opens
The official website for the upcoming anime Mitsudomoe has opened.
Based on the Shounen Champion manga by the same name, Mitsudomoe is a comedy series following the lives of female triplets in the 6th grade. The official website describes the three sisters, Mitsuba, Futaba, and Hitoha as “a sadistic girl who’s a little precocious,” “a muscle [...]
