I guess it’s a bit like the way auto enthusiasts can tell a 1977 Chevy from a 1967 Chevy? Or is it? Some people just can’t tell an anime from a regular cartoon. Especially these days that non-anime ‘toons are starting to look more and more like anime.
For the confused, about.com lays down the rules– [...]
Video-capable cell phones can now download episodes of MoonPhase and Galaxy Railways via Red Planet’s Jump in Mobile Service, available to AT&T subscribers. Downloads will cost 99 cents each.
Sprint customers can also access anime on the their phone via the Zoovision service.
Are you planning to go to Anime Festival Orlando IX at the at the Wyndham Orlando Resort this August? If so, get a bunch of friends together, shoot a 3-minute clip that answers the question, “How Do You Plan To Get To AFO?”, post it up to YouTube, and you could win over $200 in [...]
A theme cafe in the otaku shopping district of Akihabara called the Cure Maid Cafe will be offering an Evangelion-inspired menu until May 18, including the LCL drink served in a Ayanami Rei-decorated tumbler and the squid-ink Sachiel Pasta pictured above.
Meanwhile, the Pasela chain of restaurants, also in Japan, has the Eva Honey Toast [...]
Here are the top best-selling Anime DVDs for the past week. Evangelion 1.0 shoots to the top, no surprise there.
1. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone Special Equipment Edition (released April 25, from King Record)
2. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #4 (released April 25 , from Bandai Visual )
3 . Lucky Star #11 Limited First Edition (released April [...]
John Powers, a “critic-at-large” for US radio network NPR’s Fresh Air program, recently reviewed the massively popular Death Note anime series for the show. Powers had a lot of good things to say about the series, including that nearly all the episodes were “riveting”. You can listen to an audio clip of the review [...]
The Japanese use Anime for everything. Really. To raise awareness about abductions of Japanese citizens by North Koreans, the Japanese government has commissioned the production and free release of a 25-minute anime short documentary set in 1977. The anime tells the story of Megumi Yokota, kidnapped at age 13 and taken to spend the rest [...]
Sure Wikipedia’s great, but sometimes what you need isn’t a know-it-all who explains things but a know-it-all who points you in the right direction and lets you discover things for yourself.
This great post at About.com has everything you need to build a foundation for your manga comics writing and/or illustrating career. Tutorials, tips and [...]
The ultra-popular and infinitessimably influential Weekly Shonen Jump comics magazine is turning 40 this year, and to celebrate they’ll be touring ten cities in Japan this fall with new anime specials featuring Dragon Ball, One Piece and at least one other anime/manga comics title.
No word yet as to whether the new anime flicks will be [...]
American comics legend and reality-TV producer Stan Lee will be making an appearance at the 2008 New York Comic Convention on April 18 to talk about the upcoming ULTIMO – his groundbreaking collaboration with Shaman King mangaka Hiroyuki Takei. I will be on pins and needles wating for news about this one. Until then true [...]