Short article mentioning Production I.G.’s decision to go public and some details on the cost and quantity of shares made available.
Via Anime Insider: Production I.G. on JASDAQ (March 2006)
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Tag Archives: Borderline Plagarism for the Freedom of Information
Via Anime Insider: Tales of Earthsea (March 2006)
A short article on the then-upcoming Tales of Earthsea movie, with some comments on Toshio Suzuki’s awareness of the need to develop new talent before the elder Miyazaki’s retirement.
Via Anime Insider: The BD-HD DVD Format War (March 2006)
A short article on the upcoming clash between BD and HD DVD player formats.
Via Anime Insider: Katsuji Morishita (February 2006)
Producer Katsuji Morishita discusses working on Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and xxxHolic as two halves of a double feature project. Two particularly interesting tidbits here (among a few others):
-Tsubasa character designs were redone from scratch for the movie.
-Tsubasa movie director Koichi Mashimo was good friends with TV series director Itsuro Kawasaki, which helped smooth the transition between teams.
Via Anime Insider: Takahiro Omori on Hell Girl (February 2006)
Short article on director Takahiro Omori and Hell Girl, where he mentions samurai revenge drama Hissatsu as one of the major inspirations for the series.
Via Anime Insider: Live-Action Adaptations (February 2006)
2 bits from the same issue: one 2-page article regarding the status of various anime/live-action adaptations, and a reader mail segment mentioning a SciFi Channel live-action project for Witch Hunter Robin.
Via Anime Insider: Gankutsuou’s Character Designs (January 2006)
Director/designer Mahiro Maeda talks about the character designs of Gankutsuou,
Via Anime Insider: Shuichi Oshida (January 2006)
Short interview with Panda-Z director Shuichi Oshida.
Via Anime Insider: Mari Iijima (January 2006)
Short interview with Mari Iijima where she talks about getting back into character as Minmay for the 2006 Macross dub.
Via Anime Insider: US Properties Animated in Japan (January 2006)
An article about various US properties that got shows made by Japanese studios.
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