Radical Publishing, the North American publisher of Yoshitaka Amano 's Mateki: The Magic Flute book, posted a web page with the following note on the book: "Amano has committed to directing the anime version based upon this art book as well."

The Wachowski brothers are huge fans of Japanese animation, so it's but natural that the masters of The Matrix...

Quite a lot of variety in this week's new releases. The biggest pictures are "Speed Racer," the Wachowski brothers' dazzling but somewhat vacant adaptation of the classic anime TV series, and "What Happens in Vegas," a rom-com set on the Strip and starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher that has, apparently, nothing at all to recommend it, not even dazzle...

Remember the Matrix series? Well, this film comes from the same guys the Wachowski Brothers. The film is an adaptation of the 1960s Japanese classic anime series Speed Racer. Growing up around racing cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is ready to make it big...

Anime Expo has announced that Stranger - Mukoh Hadan director Masahiro Ando will be attending the July 3-6 convention in Los Angeles, California. Stranger is the latest theatrical film from the acclaimed animation studio BONES ( Fullmetal Alchemist, RahXephon, Soul Eater ); it tells the story of an orphan boy and a nameless samurai in the era of Japan's Warring States...

Anaheim, California (May 9, 2008) Anime ExpoŽ 2008 announces the attendance of Masahiro Ando as an official Guest of Honor to this year's Anime ExpoŽ 2008 held from July 3-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org...

Radical Publishing will be hosting famed illustrator and designer Yoshitaka Amano at Comic-Con International on July 26 at San Diego, California...

Although it was adapted from Tatsuo Yoshida's trailblazing anime comic, the original Japanese version of the 1960s "Speed Racer" cartoon (titled "Mach GoGoGo" in both the paper and broadcast Nipponese versions) was itself inspired by the kitschy car culture in racetrack-themed Elvis Presley movies such as "Viva Las Vegas," as well as the stylish, secret-agent derring-do of the original James...

The Japanese publisher Takeshobo began posting a Flash-animated adaptation of Kenji Sonishi 's Inu-Gaisha manga online on May 9. This popular four-panel manga from the creator of Neko Rahmen depicted a typical workplace comedy except the employees happened to be anthropomorphized dogs...

The second big summer movie weekend has something for everyoneif you like candy-colored race cars, kitschy anime remakes, Ashton Kutcher, martial-arts flicks or even David Mamet. Here's...

Speed Racer, the Wachowski brothers ambitious live-action remake of the beloved 1960s anime, is a resounding success if you judge it based on what it's trying to do, using no other metric; the directors set out to create a live-action cartoon while translating the look and feel of the anime, and they have...

The Bryant Park Project, May 9, 2008 ˇ In her latest Hollywood turn, Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon takes on a familiar role in an unusual setting. Sarandon plays Mom Racer, shepherding the gifted and conflicted Speed Racer through an anime world...

Last December's cryptic announcement (pictured at right) of the new animation series listed most of the same staffers, but pegged Takemoto as the director...

The IGN entertainment website is streaming a full episode of Funimation 's English Shin-chan adaptation of the Crayon Shin-chan anime series in high and low resolution...

The official Japanese website for the Gurren Lagann Music Clip Project has opened with an introductory trailer. (The trailer requires recent versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system and Windows Media Player.)...

In adapting the 1960s Japanese anime television series, writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski have created a noisy, overlong, mind-numbing extravaganza that seems tailor-made for nobody but themselves and their twisted sensibilities...

Harvestmen perform in Cadillac Saturday; See the blossoms on a free tour; Ladies of Cool get their due; Anime convention this weekend; 'The Foreigner' has deal for mothers; Free belly dancing classes offered; Festival of Tables at GT Commons; Dance the night away Saturday; Charlevoix honors mothers; 'Boppin' dinner shows continue...

The Wachowski brothers haven't helmed a film since 2003's disappointing "The Matrix Revolutions." The siblings seem to be a bit rusty. Their big-screen, big-budget adaptation of the popular "Speed Racer" anime series is like the Willy Wonka of racing movies...

Writers-directors Andy and Larry Wachowski reveal their admiration of Japanese animation, or anime, in their visually brash live-action adaptation Speed Racer. Anime has shaped much in American pop culture over the last decade or so, from movies, television and video-game animation to magazine and Internet graphics. Heres a quick guide...

Award winning comics writer Brian Azzarello talks about writing the "Working Through Pain" segment of the upcoming anime release ' Batman: Gotham Knight '...