When I was still putting together the monthly USA Anime and Manga Report I relied on press releases and company web pages for official information. But locating where on a web page such information is located is not an easy task, you often go to the companies site and then have to search a variety of places to find where they have buried their information, often in more than one place. For this reason created this page, and not just for your use I need something like this myself.
However there are times when your best bet is to check the company's own pages. Unfortunately some companies redesign their sites all too often so I usually link directly to their main page.
Be aware that commercial web pages are often restructured, if a link does not point to where I say it does please email me and I will track down the new location.
Secondary Sources - Anime - Erotic Anime - Japanese Cinema - Manga - Books
Secondary Sources:
For quick and general information these sources are very useful.Anime News Network:
An excellent pleca to keep up to date on what is happening in the anime and manga industry in the US and abroad.Anime on DVD.com
An good place to keep up on DVD news. Includes reviews and lists of forthcoming titles.Diamond Shipping Lists
Here is where to check to see if your comic shop will get an item this week or next. They update the lists on Mondays so I check on Tuesdays. Diamond is usually a few weeks behind for videos and imported items. Note that sometimes one half of the US gets an item a week later as Diamond has more than one warehouse.The Right Stuf
A major retailer of anime and manga, their online catalog can be searched by various categories.
The easiest way to search for a large list of forthcoming titles is to simply do a "Product Availability" search for "Preorder - Not Yet Shipping".
Note: This will get you a list of everything not just anime and manga, you can limit by company for a narrower result.
NOTE: I also do not link to large companies which happen to handle a few anime titles unless they have a dedicated subsction for those titles.
Anime Crash
03-2008: Their parent company home page is still up but they appear to have closed shop as not other page works.Anime Works
A branch of Media BlastersAnimEigo
AnimEigo News
Actually this is their home page, another example of AnimEigo's clear thinking to put the most recent news up front.Central Park Media (Software Sculptors/US Manga Corps/Anime 18/CPM Manga)
CPM Electronic Press Kit
Monthly release information for video and manga, the far left column lists the label each items is released under.FUNimation
Graphic intensive so it may load slowly.Geneon Entertainment
Closed operations in September 2007 due to dropping sales.Hirameki International - Ceased publishing in January 2008.
Image Entertainment
Primarily a main stream and independent movie distributor. They do have a small anime line.
Note: Slow loading site, far too many graphics and javascript for things that could be done in HTML.Manga Entertainment USA
They have a News section which includes announcements for forthcoming titles.Media Blasters
I've given up trying to link directly to their news and forthcoming sections. They keep redesigning the site in such a way that the links break.Pioneer Anime name changed to Geneon Entertainment
The Right Stuf
They release their own titles under the Right Stuf and Critical Mass labels.
Their online catalog can be searched by publisher.Software Sculptors see Central Park Media
Super Techno Arts
Currently (October 12, 2003) there is no schedule page.Synch-Point
They have a release schedule page in the Production section of the website.US Manga Corps see Central Park Media
VIZ Media, LLC
Viz Media News New releases Upcoming Releases.
Erotic Anime:
Given the number in companies and product lines releaseing erotic material I have created a separate section.
Anime 18 see Central Park Media
Critical Mass see The Right Stuf
Hot Storm Anime - adult titles distributed by Adult Source Media.
Kitty Media a division of Media Blasters
Nutech Digital
No longer releaseing titles, their last release was in 2004.
Asia Pulp Cinema:
CPM Electronic Press Kit
Monthly release information for video and manga, the far left column lists the label each items is released under.Samurai Cinema a division of AnimEigo
Tokyo Shock a division of Media Blasters.
TidePoint Pictures
One of the more innovative companies releasing Japanese cinema in the US. Several of the titles are based on manga. Great stuff.
BeBeautiful
a sub-division of CPM Manga.Blu.
CPM Manga
CPM Electronic Press Kit
Monthly release information for manga and video, the far left column lists the label each items is released under.Dark Horse
Shipping Dates.Eros Comix
Forget it, these folks just never put up new release information, the link is to their home page.
Warning: This is an adult site.Infinity Studios. They also have a News & Press section.
Icarus
Currently just erotic titles.Vertical.
Best knbown for their publication of Tezuka's Buddha.VIZ Media, LLC
Viz Media News
New releases Upcoming Releases, note that Viz gives shipping dates, allow one additional week for printed material, and more for videos.
Books:
Here I list the major publishers of books about anime and manga.
Guardians of Order
The Guardians of Order home page. This company quickly went from role playing games to being the major publisher of anime series guides.Stone Bridge Press A press specializing on Japan including books about anime and manga. Recent items are on their home page. News is usually found first in the Stone Bridge Press blog. You can also sign up for their electronic newsletter by registering as a Friend of Stone Bridge Press.
Page Created August 22, 2000 | Updated March 23, 2008
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