One of the original video-streaming companies - Joost - has decided to bow out of the consumer-oriented streaming venue and instead focus its efforts on commercial projects in need of online video services.

Unable to compete with Hulu and Crunchyroll (anime), Joost will re-establish itself as a technology services provider. The change is expected to result in a layoff of less than 100 employees.

Love this, love this, love this! Here's an AMV just for the girls and as the song says, it is "so hot". Three select anime divas all strutting their stuff to "So Hot" by the KPop sensation, the Wonder Girls.

Wonder who does the voice of quirky Ed in Cowboy Bebop? Meet Aoi Tada, one of Japan's promising voice actresses. And just between you and me, July 3 was Aoi's birthday - Happy Birthday Aoi!

In honor of Michael Jackson's passing and because I'm just such a big Hellsing fan, I simply couldn't pass this one up. Here is my anime music video pick - Hellsing to Jackson's "Thriller".