Navia Drapt Features a Flip-Dial System
November 25, 2003
Bandai America has announced the June release of Navia Drapt , an original collectible miniatures game which combines elements of chess with a fantasy backstory, and offers a multitude of strategic possibilities thanks to a unique flip-dial system.
'Paranoia Agent' Debuts in Japan on February 2
November 25, 2003
Sharp-eyed viewers who posted on the Anime on DVD forums noted that the online trailer for Satoshi Kon's new TV anime series, Paranoia Agent ( Mousou Dairinin ) contains a credit for Geneon USA (formerly Pioneer Animation).
Witch Hunter Robin Debuts in February
November 25, 2003
The Cartoon Network has announced three new anime series, which will appear on the Adult Swim block during 2004.
Due Out in May
November 23, 2003
Tokyopop has announced another new manga series, the space age comedy Mahoromatic , which features art by Bow Ditama and a story by Bunjuro Nakayama.
Pokemon Heroes, Millennium Actress & Tokyo Godfathers
November 20, 2003
Three anime features are among the eleven films accepted as eligible for the Best Animated Feature Film award at the February 29th, 2004 Academy Awards.
To the Show's Director
November 18, 2003
CrossGen has sold MegaCon, the annual Orlando convention devoted to comics, anime, gaming, science fiction, and media, to Beth Widera, who has been running the show for the last four years.
'Gone Within 5 Years or Less'
November 18, 2003
Ed Sherman of Rising Sun Creations in San Diego, California, saw Steve Bennett's controversial Talk Back on 'The Death of the Pamphlet', and the responses and agrees that the pamphlet format is doomed.
The Dorama Encyclopedia Explains It All
November 17, 2003
First came anime, the first major cultural export from modern Japan, and then manga established a major beachhead in American bookstores, so what's the next big pop culture trend from Japan? The answer may surprise you.
Starting in January
November 17, 2003
Knights of the Zodiac , the American version of the Saint Seiya anime series, is going to get a major push starting in January of 2004.
Anthology Not the Wave of the Future
November 16, 2003
Sara Gray of Mira Mesa Comic Gallery in San Diego, California saw Steve Bennett's comments on comic formats and had this to say.