LETHAL WEAPON screenwriter Shane Black will direct a live-action adaptation of manga DEATH NOTE for Warner Bros., reports Deadline.com.

VIZ Media rings in 2011 and expands its current anime promotion on iTunes in the U.S. (www.iTunes.com) to include the premieres of BUSO RENKIN and VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY.

These new feature films are mesmerizing. Bioengineered, monstrous mecha units plus the drama of human fallacy and intrigue equals great anime!

Toei Animation announced today that Cartoon Network Latin America has acquired the broadcast rights to the new anime series, Dragon Ball Kai – Freeze Saga, while also renewing Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT.

The Songdo Animation Center is now under construction in Seoul, South Korea, reports Variety.

Rick DeMott looks at how the standard of heart and humor plays into which films might receive Oscar nominations.

I hope everyone had a great holiday, and is looking forward to an indulgent New Year's Eve.

Eight companies that exited from the 2011 Tokyo Anime Fair (TAF) are teaming up for a new event, titled Anime Contents Expo, reports Variety. It will run from March 26-27, while TAF runs from March 24-27.

Find out what the director of the latest anime hit and potential Oscar nominee has to say about social networking and animation.

TOKYOPOP, the country's leading independent manga media company, Baker & Taylor Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment products, and e-commerce solution leader MashON, today announced the launch of the new TOKYOPOP Shop at www.TOKYOPOP.com.