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

Every year, the About.com Readers' Choice Awards showcase the best products, people, organizations, and services in multiple categories, from technology to hobbies to parenting to religion, and yes, manga and anime too!

Your nominations have been tallied, and now it's time to vote on your favorite anime, anime distributors, and streaming services from between February 22 through March 21. Note that in order to vote you'll need to sign in with either a Facebook or About.com account, to keep the voting fair.

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.

New Feature Best Anime Adapted From Video Games

In Japan, anime's a two-way street -- meaning the sheer number of things that get made into anime, or that get adapted into other things from anime, boggles the mind. Crossovers go on constantly between anime, manga, light novels, live-action adaptations, merchandising efforts, themed events, and ... you guessed it ... video games.

A full list of anime created from video game properties (e.g., Devil May Cry, shown here -- compare prices) would probably exhaust everyone involved. But a list of the best of the bunch, the ones most worth tracking down whether or not you've played the games in question ... well, welcome to our new Anime.About.com feature.

Anime Review Studio Ghiblis Whisper of the Heart

If there is a finer, more widely-respected animation studio in Japan -- and maybe in the whole of the world -- than Studio Ghibli, it's hard to say who that might be. Under the stewardship of their founder, Hayao Miyazaki, they've been responsible for some of the finest

Now many of their titles are being reissued in the U.S. on Blu-ray Disc and DVD, thanks to a partnership with Disney. Newest to the lineup: Whisper of the Heart (compare prices here), originally released to great acclaim in 1997.

James Camerons Battle Angel Alita Off The Table UPDATED

For years, anime fans held their breath over the possibility that director James Cameron (Avatar) would be launching a live-action adaptation of Battle Angel Alita.

Now, a recent New York Times interview with Cameron hints at him taking all his non-Avatar related projects off the table for keeps, Alita included.

Anime Review Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 1

Longtime anime fans know the "magical girl" concept like the backs of their hands. An ordinary girl is offered the opportunity to wield great power against bad guys, transforming from her everyday appearance into a doubly-cute avatar of all that's good and innocent.

Shows like Sailor Moon codified the concept; shows like Cardcaptor Sakura expanded on it. Now comes the U.S. release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the first magical-girl show in some time to take the idea and push it into some unexpected and surprising new directions.

Anime Review Heavens Lost Property Season One

All Tomoki wanted was a little peace and quiet ... and the occasional glimpse down the necklines of his female classmates (or a peek up their skirts). Then one day, the "Angeloid" named Ikaros quiet literally drops into his life. She can grant any wish, and it isn't long before Tomoki's using her to do everything from sneak into the girl's locker room to you-name-it -- but who is this mysterious creature from the sky, really?