VIZ Media announced that Ken Sasaki will succeed Hidemi Fukuhara as President and CEO of the company as of April 1st, 2012.

Toei Animation announced that it has appointed Iriya Azuma Director, Global Licensing Business Department.

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 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 announced that Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the live-action feature film rights to the hit manga and anime property BLEACH.

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.

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 continues to expand the digital manga (graphic novels) library available on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App.

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” as seen through the eyes of guest writer Shawn Edrei.

Sentai Filmworks once again returns to the world of the strangest samurai odd jobs ever with the company’s announcement of its licensing of "Gintama - The Movie."

Toei Animation is celebrating the 25th year of its perennial series, Saint Seiya, by introducing a brand new television series to global buyers this spring.

Sentai Filmworks is pleased to announce its license of PLANZET, a science fiction tale of invasion and human struggle and survival.

Political correctness, fear of being painted as insensitive, a chauvinist, a racist, or being too this or too that, or “I’ll sue you”, is killing our free spirit, our sincere openness, ability to dialogue or differ with others on a deeper emotional level.

Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of THE BOOK OF BANTORRA, the action-packed anime where the story of your life is a book.

Check out the teaser for David Guivant’s live-action anime project, Captain Future.

Aniplex of America announced that it will host an Exclusive Screening of the first episode of the hit anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica in English.

Sentai Filmworks announces the licensing of the Get Backers anime series produced by Studio Deen.

Celebrating the Release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Vol. 1 in North America, Aniplex of America is having a special Meet and Greet Event with the English Voice Cast of the series.

There are many impressive aspects of and qualities I now associate with Japanese people, their ways of lives and their culture with. However, what sets them apart in minds of those who have had a limited exposure to, or those who have never been there, are Anime and Manga, and to a lesser extent a mysterious Geisha.