Discotek Media Does Classic Anime Reissues Casshan Samurai Pizza Cats

The small but diverse video label Discotek Media has picked up a number of old-school anime titles that should turn more than a few heads: Casshan: Robot Hunter and Samurai Pizza Cats. According to posts on the company's official Facebook wall, DVD editions of both Casshan and Cats are headed our way later this year.

New Feature Light Novels And Their Relation to Anime

Over the last couple of decades, one of Japan's publishing genres has also become one of its biggest sources for anime adaptations. Everything from Haruhi Suzumiya (shown here; compare prices) to Rental Magica have been inspired by "light novels" -- those short, easy-to-read books targeted mainly at younger audiences.

Anime Review Anohana The Flower We Saw That Day

You never get just one type of story with anime. Science-fiction action, blood-curdling horror, slice-of-life drama -- and three-hanky weepies as well. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day is the newest example of the latter, and the latest offering from the folks at NIS America as well.

Vote in the AboutCom Anime Readers Choice Awards

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New FullLength Rurouni Kenshin LiveAction Trailer Debuts

We knew a live-action movie based on the classic anime series Rurouni Kenshin (compare prices) was on the way, and we've seen glimpses of it before. Now Yahoo! Japan has posted a good-quality full-length trailer (two minutes) that gives us a little more of an idea of the look and flavor of the movie.

EnglishSubbed LiveAction Rurouni Kenshin Trailer Debuts

Buzz has been building for months now about the live-action Rurouni Kenshin movie, and we finally have the first English-subtitled trailer for the film thanks to the magic of YouTube.

Anime Review Okamisan and her Seven Companions

What happens when the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, the Seven Dwarves, Snow White, and a whole gaggle of other figures out of fairy tales and myth all rub shoulders at the same exclusive high school? That's the premise -- sorta-kinda -- behind Okami-san and her Seven Companions, FUNimation's latest anime offering on both BD and DVD.