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VIZ Media is stepping up their presence in Hollywood:
Based in Hollywood, VIZ Prods. will be run by Jason Hoffs, a former production exec at Amblin and DreamWorks, who most recently had his own producing deal at Sony.
VIZ effort is another recent example of publishers, from the New York Times to vidgame companies such Capcom, becoming [...]
This year’s Anime Expo was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and not at either usual location in Long Beach or Anaheim in Southern California. When the new venue was announced last year at AX, many fans expressed some apprehension of the new locale. One such concern was the hotels were too far away [...]
And no, I’m not referring to Ghost In The Shell: Innocence. This time, it’s something of an updated version…ala Star Wars Special Edition™. But do fans want it?
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 will include new visual effects, a new dubbing and a rerecorded 6.1 soundtrack. It will be shown in selected Japanese cinemas starting July, [...]
Deviant artist, MightyOtaking has just released his five part “The Rise and Fall of Anime Fansubs”. In it, he breaks down the current state of fansubs and fansub groups. He bemoans how fansubs have become more flashy than an anime itself, and have become distracting and annoying.
Today’s Friday and chances are you love anime. You may not be “in love” with anime, and you may not have an extra toothbrush at its apartment, but you’re probably having a “thing” with anime.
I personally love it. I love the way anime looks, sounds and how it makes me feel. It has a way [...]
I’ve had bad luck with anime lately. I haven’t seen many series, or movies for that matter, in the past few months which make me sit up and pay attention. The anime I have seen have been disappointing and generally a waste of my time. Some were merely boring, some were bad in terms of [...]
Recently, I was at a party where I was able to meet new people who were unfamiliar with the anime and manga fandom. We got to talking about anime and that led to manga and anime in America. While many people were fairly uninformed about anime, most were familiar with manga, and shared their experiences [...]
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