Animators

“When the Wind Blows” Director Jimmy Murakami, RIP

Japanese-American animation legend Jimmy Murakami, who played an important role in the development of Ireland's animation industry, has died at the age of 80, reported the organization Animation Ireland. The cause of death is unknown.

biz

Saban Acquires “Digimon” Brand

LOS ANGELES, CA – Saban Brands has acquired the Digimon franchise, adding the long-running Japanese anime property to its growing …

biz

2012 Kidscreen Awards Nominees Announced

Toronto, November 29, 2011: Kidscreen, host of the global kids television industry’s leading awards for excellence, is delighted to …

Anime

Japan Academy Awards: Anime Nominees

The nominations for the 34th Annual Japanese Academy Prize (Japan’s Oscar) were announced last week. The awards will be presented on …

Anime

Yasuji Mori and Hayao Miyazaki

Joshua Smith, who has introduced me to lots of great anime over the years, wrote to let me know about some recent discoveries he made on …

Anime

REVIEW: Miyazaki’s Ponyo

I just saw the most surreal film released under the Walt Disney banner since… I dunno, The Three Caballeros? Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo …

BrewTV

Cartoon Brew TV #12: Anime Trailers

(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the trailers without audio commentary) This episode from the …

Old Brew

POwerpuff Girls Z

From the “Isn’t This Incestuous Dep’t.”: At the recent Tokyo Animation Fair, Toei Animation, Aniplex and Cartoon Network announced a new …

Old Brew

The Best Anime Blog

Since discovering his site a few weeks ago, Ben Ettinger’s AniPages Daily has become one of my favorite blogs around, which is perhaps …

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