The 6-part Broken Blade film project is going to get digital distribution in October; DVD, Blu-ray release in 2012 according to Sentai Filmworks.

It's with both a sigh of relief and a tint of melancholy that I sign off on Hanasaku Iroha. The show ran the bulk of this year and it marks a roughly same length of time within the show as it did in real life: from Spring to the first hint of cold weather. Well, maybe that is a little further than real life--Autumn is only hitting its stride right now.

Thanks to Anime New Network, we have a detailed list of all the best Manga and Anime hitting the shelves this week. Enjoy, and don't spend you're whole paycheck in one place... or do.

The media site Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the Chihayafuru television anime series at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The anime's streaming will be available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. 

The Winter 2011/12 anime schedule is out! Click for full image

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Here we go folks. The first episode of the highly anticipated Fate/Zero has come and gone. With such big names attached the project (Ufotable, Yuki Kajiura), I’d say expectations are running pretty high. As a bit of a disclaimer, I must admit that I've never read the novels of which this series is based upon. I wanted to come into things as fresh as possible.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Unicorn Episode 4 - At the Bottom of the Gravity Well is premiering on Playstation Network and XBOX Live on November 12th. If you wanna own this bad boy on Blu-ray you're going to have to wait until December 12th.

It's nice to know that it's not just american celebrities that name their kids crazy things. It seems the rich and famous the world over find good ol' fashioned name like Brian and Joe are just too boring.

Another bust in the world of anime/manga pornography. A 22-year-old Chinese man has pled guilty on Wednesday to five charges of importing prohibited goods into New Zealand.

Good news for the future of anime, Blu-ray, and the film industry in general. For the first time in 5 years, sales increased in video sales showing promising signs of Blu-ray's penetration into the market place, especially in anime.