Creative Focus :: Anime

AM2 to Honor Hiroshi Nagahama

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Events, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Events, People
This year¹s highly anticipated AM2 event announced the attendance of Japanese animator, designer and director Hiroshi Nagahama as an official 2012 Guest of Honor.

Book Review - Anime’s Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Anime, Books, Business
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Marc Steinberg’s book discusses the importance of character merchandising on the popularity and cultural influence of anime.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Kids on the Slope

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Licensing | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Business, Licensing
Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce the acquisition KIDS ON THE SLOPE, the long awaited reunion director Shinichiro Watanabe and composer Yoko Kanno.

Banks on High Alert after Hoodwinked 3 Finance Attempt

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Kind of the News | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Anime, Business
Banks were on high alert across Europe and Asia after Volker van Volk, chief executive of EuroBank Potsdam, was targeted by a producer attempting to secure funding for a third Hoodwinked movie.

Nobel Peace Laureates Say No to Anime

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Kind of the News, People | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Anime, People
The Dalai Lama and 40 other Nobel laureates gathered near ground zero of the bombing of Hiroshima to call on people from around the world to support an end to Anime.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON SERIES? THE WORLD WANTS TO KNOW (AND SO DO I)!

You sat before the TV watching them when you were a kid. Now dig up those warm memories and let's find out the favorite cartoons of the past 50 years!

VIZ Media Releases Pokemon the Movie: Black and White

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Films, Home Entertainment | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Films, Home Entertainment
VIZ Media announced the release of a special POKÉMON movie double feature set.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Kunoichi

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Films, Licensing | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Business, Films, Licensing
Sentai Filmworks announces their acquisition of the new martial arts thriller THE KUNOICHI.

CHARACTERS ENGAGE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFFREY SCOTT ON WRITING CHARACTERS

Posted In | Blog Categories: From the Hollywood Trenches | Site Categories: Acting, Anime, Books, Cartoons, Education and Training, Films, People, Television
CharactersEngage.com Interviews Jeffrey Scott: Can Characters Have Universal Appeal?

VIZ Media Promotes Ken Sasaki

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Books, Business, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Books, Business, People, Places
VIZ Media announced that Ken Sasaki will succeed Hidemi Fukuhara as President and CEO of the company as of April 1st, 2012.

Toei Animation Appoints Iriya Azuma Director, Global Licensing

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Licensing, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Anime, Business, Licensing, People, Places, Television
Toei Animation announced that it has appointed Iriya Azuma Director, Global Licensing Business Department.

Aniplex to Stream English-Language Madoka Magica

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Internet and Interactive, Places | Geographic Region: Australia, Europe, North America | Site Categories: Anime, Internet and Interactive, Places
Aniplex of America has announced that it will host an exclusive screening of episode 5 of the hit anime series "Puella Magi Madoka Magica” in English.

London Anime Con Announces Highlights

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Events, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Anime, Events, Places
London Anime Con is an epic 18+ anime and gaming event of over a thousand people taking place on June 30 to July 1 in London at The Rocket Complex, Holloway Road.

VIZ Media & Warner Bros. to Develop Live-Action 'Bleach'

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Business, Films
VIZ Media announced that Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the live-action feature film rights to the hit manga and anime property BLEACH.

Alcon 2012!

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Events | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Anime, Events
Alcon is a fun and friendly 1,000-person anime convention taking place over an epic four days this 6th to 9th September in Leicester at De Montfort University.

'Boogiepop Phantom' to Arrive on DVD

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Home Entertainment | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Home Entertainment
Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and its Nozomi Entertainment division are pleased to announce the BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM Complete TV Series DVD set will be available on June 5, 2012.

VIZ Media Announces New Digital Releases

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Internet and Interactive
VIZ Media continues to expand the digital manga (graphic novels) library available on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App.

Sentai Filmworks Licenses 'K-ON!'

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Business, Home Entertainment, Licensing | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Business, Home Entertainment, Licensing
Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of K-ON! Season 2, the continuing exploits of the Light Music Club of Sakuragaoka Girl’s High.

Cowboy Bebop

Posted In | Blog Categories: Review, Guest writer | Site Categories: Anime
“Cowboy Bebop” as seen through the eyes of guest writer Shawn Edrei.