Japanese and US Publishers to Fight Scanilation Sites

Publishers Weekly – Japan’s Digital Comic Association and US-based  manga publishers are combining forces to combat scanilation sites (30 in total) such as OneManga.com and MangaFox.com.  These sites began in the 70′s to bring manga over to the United States when not readily available.  The publishers are finally taking a stand against these sites to [...]

Manga and DRM

I just got done reading an interesting article on Animenewsnetwork, and I thought I would share. Basically, its a short article about interviews done with Mangakas and about digital e-books. A lot of new devices are coming out, and though they are thought to be for the printed word like your authors: Meyer, Grisham, Patterson, [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy)

My next choice from the spring season is Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy).  We follow the flashbacks of a college dropout and see many different versions of his life if he would have chosen different paths. Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei/The Tatami Galaxy (2010) When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

For my next selection of the spring season, I chose Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou.  This series follows the misadventures of Akuto Sai at the futuristic high school magic academy.  His troubles begin when the chain-smoking blackbird of future employment states that his future career will be demon king.  Naturally the other students don’t take well to this and [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Shin Koihime Musō: Otome Tairan

For my second anime of this spring season, I decided to try Shin Koihime Musō: Otome Tairan.  This follows the story of a group of buxom (to the level of every man’s fantasy and in no way reality) scantily clad women and girls who eat a lot and eventually take on a quest to find the ingredients [...]

NANA Manga-ka Returns from Hospital, Series Left in Limbo

 Anime News Network – Ai Yazawa, manga-ka of the NANA series, has returned from the hospital after a serious illnuss.  The series had been put on hold last summer due to this illness and the author confesses that she has not picked up a pen since.  At this time it is not know when the [...]

Spring Season 2010 Anime – Uraboku

I have grand plans to watch at least an episode of the anime coming out for Spring 2010 and give you my thoughts.  For my first installment, I have chosen to watch Uraboku.  The anime is about a boy, Yuki, who was abandoned as a baby at an orphanage.  He is able to sense other’s [...]

Simulcasts and Upcoming Releases

Anime News Network - FUNimation announced that they will be simulcasting House of Five Leaves and The Tatami Galaxy from the Fuji TV’s late-night Noitamina block.  Both shows will be available one hour after they air on Fuji TV.  The first episode of House of Five Leaves streamed on Thursday, April 15th at 1:30 PM (Eastern Time).  Each episode will be available [...]

May Releases from Section23

Right Stuf – Section23 announced that their Sentai Filmworks client will be releasing Eyeshield 21, Hell Girl: Two Mirrors (Season 2), and Samurai Harem (Asu no Yoichi) in May.  They will also be releasing Appleseed on Blu-ray with a new dub. Anime News Network – Further details are available from ANN.  The first DVD set [...]