
Haruo Nakajima sucker punches Gaira (the monster he played in WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS) during the publishing party for his autobiography Kaiju Jinsei. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka.
Haruo Nakajima sucker punches Gaira (the monster he played in WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS) during the publishing party for his autobiography Kaiju Jinsei. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka.
More than 100,000 fans flocked to last month`s Anime Expo in Los Angeles.
Disney/Pixar and Toho characters are the focus of the next two waves of figures in Kayodo`s Sci-Fi Revoltech line. Mogera and Mothra © Toho Co., Ltd. Buzz Lightyear and Woody © Disney/Pixar. © 2010 Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
Cover for the award-winning novel Harmony by the late Project Itoh. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2008 Project Itoh. Originally published in Japan by Hayakawa Publishing, Inc.
Check out 7 seasons and three films from the hit anime INUYASHI on iTunes, Hulu and VIZAnime.com. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Rumiko Takahashi /Shogakukan Inc. • Yomiuri TV • Sunrise 2009
A menagerie of Japanese monsters and heroes are on display at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens` new KAIJU! MONSTER INVASION Exhibit. Photo by James Bonney.
Drazoran, an original toy creation by Mark Nagata, graces the cover of the new book Killer Kaiju Monsters: Strange Beasts of Japanese Film. © 2010 HarperCollins Publishers
Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2006, 2010 Yellow Tanabe/ Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise
Logo for DRAGON BALL: ORIGINS 2. Photo courtesy of NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe. © Bird Studio/ Shueisha, Toei Animation. © 2009 NBGI
Retailer solicitations for Kaiyodo`s Sci-Fi Revoltech Wave 3, coming in June. Photos courtesy of Anime Jungle. © 2010 Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
Cover for the Japanese folktale collection The Legends of Tono: 100th Anniversary Edition. Photo courtesy of Lexington Books. © 2008 The Japan Foundation/Fumiko Yanagita
Cover for the Japanese sci-fi novel Loups-Garous. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2001 Kyogoku Natsuhiko. Originally published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo. English translation rights arranged with Osawa Office, Japan through the Sakai Agency.
Cover art for Vintage Monsters #1. Photo courtesy of Ralf Lorenz. © 2010 Vintage Movie Posters and MonsterCon
The new series ICHIBAN USHIRO NO DAIMAO will have its world premiere April 2nd on Anime Network. © 2010 Marvelous Entertainment, Inc.
TV Tokyo has bought a stake in Crunchyroll for $750,000. © 2010 Crunchyroll, Inc., and TV Tokyo Corporation
Food and romance come together in Ristorante Paradiso. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2006 Natsume Ono
The NARUTO SHIPPUDEN CCG SHONEN JUMP Championship Tournaments begin next month. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2002 Masashi Kishimoto /2007 Shippuden
Next month Kaiyodo launches a line of highly detailed and articulated figures based on popular science fiction and fantasy characters. Photos courtesy of Anime Jungle. Alien © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Daimajin © 1966 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © 2010 Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
For nearly 30 years, Bandai has been producing and amazing variety of vinyl figures based on characters from the Godzilla, Toho, and Gamera films. Photos courtesy of Mike Russo, Bob Johnson, and John DeSentis. © Toho Co., Ltd. © Bandai Co., Ltd.