So, instead of showing their regularly scheduled programming, as soon as the clock rolled over to April 1 on the East Coast Adult Swim started showing episodes of Perfect Hair Forever...complete with fake subtitles. The subtitles of course, made no sense, some of them were even excerpts from Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes. Man, it was funny. They even dropped the F-bomb, kinda caught me off guard. I do so love cable.

Anime Network and digital cable provider Wide Open West have inked a deal that will ensure that anime on demand will get in the hands of all those eager midwestern otaku.

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IGN has the first episode of Kurau Phantom Memory available for free viewing on the website. Kurau is a bit of an obscure anime, but it ain't bad.

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There has been a lot of talk recently about how anime and manga are spreading the Japanese culture. I myself have written about the topic quite a few times here. The Japan Times has a new editorial up that gives the topic a slightly different spin.

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The Detroit Free Press had an article today on two faith-based comics that are drawn in the manga style. While I'm all about people's right to express their religion artistically, the whole thing seems kind of weird to me.

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The Daily Mainichi reports that publisher Shinchosha will offer an online-only comic geared towards cellphones in Japan.

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Last night Adult Swim aired Blood+. I was a bit worried that they might butcher it or screw up the dub, but I have to say it was far better than I expected.

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The Journal News has an interesting article up about teachers' reaction to anime and manga and the effect they've had on their students. It's an interesting read that really made me think about some of the changes that we're seeing among America's young aspiring artists.

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