Takes $441 Million Charge
March 30, 2003
Best Buy has announced that it has begun marketing its Musicland subsidiary 'in order to concentrate on the Company's core business and assets.'
Magazines In Decline Since 1995
March 27, 2003
In spite of sales figures and media penetration that would be the envy of publishers in any other country, all is not well with Japanese manga publishers.
Japanese Comickers
March 26, 2003
This May Harper Design International is launching its own how to draw manga volume that was originally published in Japanese by one of Japan's leading magazines about manga.
In Wake of Oscar Win
March 25, 2003
Walt Disney Studios has announced that Spirited Away is being re-released into theaters this Friday, March 25th.
Six New Series
March 24, 2003
Tokyopop has announced the launch of six new manga series in June.
The Two Towers, Road to Perdition Also Winners
March 23, 2003
Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away took the Oscar for Best Animated Feature on Sunday, beating nominated titles from Dreamworks, Disney, and Fox.
Plus HumAliens and Warlords of the Accordlands
March 22, 2003
Alderac Entertainment Group announced plans for a collectible card game based on the Initial D manga and anime property, released in the U.S. by Tokyopop.
10 Minutes of Animation For Tarantino Epic
March 19, 2003
Production I.G. announced at the Tokyo Anime Fair that the studio has produced approximately 10 minutes of animation footage that will be included in Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming feature, Kill Bill .
Key Reference Work Includes Anime
March 19, 2003
Stonebridge Press, America's leading publisher of books about anime, has published a 580-page guide to animation on DVD.
First Box Set Out This Summer
March 19, 2003
Viz is releasing the 96-episode Maison Ikkoku anime in a series of eight DVD box sets, each of which contains 12 episodes.
