Posts Tagged ‘Production’

Further details have surfaced regarding the recently announced and forthcoming Ikkitousen XX TV anime. The “Volume 0″ preview disc will be titled Ikkitousen XX, Mochiron Misechau Mushûsei Da yo! and will be available for purchase on January 22nd. The production team consists of Goto Junji and Rin-Sin handling character design, TNK handling animation production and [...]

Kouji Taguchi, producer of Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Kuroshitsuji and Saki, has detailed his activities and experience producing anime for multimedia company Square Enix, the company best known for the Final Fantasy series of video games.

According to the ever reliable 2channel, the latest episode of the Saki mahjong anime no longer credits Gonzo with animation production, with studio Picture Magic being credited for animation production and Gonzo Studio #5 being credited for production assistance. Image courtesy of 2ch. © Ritz Kobayashi/Square Enix, Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club. Additionally, the opening [...]

Canned Dogs features an in-depth article on the cost breakdown of producing a weekly serialization of a solicited story as explained by manga artist Satou Shuuhou. This follows up a previous report detailing the author’s plans to transition to a micropayment system for self-publishing after going in-depth about the costs and pay structure associated when [...]

Imagi has confirmed after much speculation that it has suspended animation production for the upcoming Astro Boy CG film due to promised funding collapsing as a result of the global economic crisis.  Production outside the animation work is still going on as normal, as the IMAGI headquarters in Hong Kong is shut down this week [...]

The First Squad website has been updated with revised production information and images for the upcoming World War II era action drama series which is being directed by two first-time Russian directors Misha Shprits and Aljosha Klimov, with production by acclaimed Studio 4°C, and funded by a Russian-Canadian company in Molot Entertainment. First Squad details the the story [...]

Variety reports that Toei Animation has finalized its 4 year old plans to construct a completely digital post production studio along with building a new soundstage in Tokyo’s Nerima ward at a total cost of $55 million. The facility will consist of four stories at a total of 51,161 sq. ft. for live-action and animated features, [...]

Bandai Visual has confirmed via Amazon Japan listings that it will begin Japanese Blu-Ray sales of the former Production Reed lineup with the release of the first Super Beast Machine God Dancougar Blu-Ray boxset in December, the second boxset in February, followed by the first Magical Princess Minky Momo box in January and the second [...]