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Production I.G Lists New Anime Film for 2015

Production I.G has announced a new animated feature film titled Sarusuberi (Miss Hokusai) based on the original manga Sarusuberi by mangaka Hinako Sugiura. The film is slated for released in 2015. Staff Director: Keiichi Hara Script: Miho Maruo Character Design & Animation: Yoshi...

12 years ago

Manga 'Pandora Hearts' to End Next Volume

A scan from the 22nd volume of manga Pandora Hearts reveals that the series will be ending next volume. Pandora Hearts, written by mangaka Jun Mochizuki, began publishing in GFantasy magazine in May 2006. The series received a TV anime adaptation which aired from April 2009 to Se...

12 years ago

Manga 'Majimoji Rurumo' Gets TV Anime Adaptation

A scan from the upcoming issue of Shounen Sirius magazine reveals that manga Majimoji Rurumo will be receiving a TV anime adaptation. The anime will air July 2014. The scan also reveals the staff for the series. Director: Chikara Sakurai Studio: J.C.Staff Script Writer: Mariko Ku...

12 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Apr 14 - 20

Here are the weekly Manga and Light Novel rankings for April 14th - 20th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 266,073 *,266,073 Detective Conan Vol.83 *2. 260,129 1,390,637 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.13 *3. 238,886 *,238,886 Magi: The Labyrinth of...

12 years ago

'Hunter x Hunter' Manga to Resume This June

It has been announced mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi will be resuming the Hunter x Hunter manga this June in the Weekly Shounen Jump magazine. The announcement, made on Tuesday by Shueisha and Viz Media, also mentions that both the Japanese and English versions of the manga will run s...

12 years ago

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Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Apr 14 - 20

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for April 14th - 20th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1. 5,323 **5,323 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Vol.2 *2. 4,695 **4,695 Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Vol.2 *3. 3,731 **3,731 Saki: Zenkoku-hen Vo...

12 years ago

News Briefs for Apr 14 - 20

Here is a collection of news briefs for the last week in anime/manga news. These briefs include announcements that would not normally receive their own news thread. Please check the News Board for previous major announcements. Last week's News Briefs can be found here. Upcoming A...

12 years ago

Yen Press Announces New Light Novel Imprint 'Yen On'

North American published Yen Press announced a new light novel imprint, Yen On, at Sakura-Con 2014. According to Yen Press, the new imprint is exclusively aimed at bringing English editions of Japanese light novels. The imprint is slated to launch this Fall. Alongside the launch...

12 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Apr 7 - 13

Here are the weekly Manga and Light Novel rankings for April 7th - 13th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 1,130,508 1,130,508 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.13 *2. *,270,272 *,270,272 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.13 Limited Edition *3. *,155,401 *,155,401...

12 years ago

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Apr 7 - 13

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for April 7th - 13th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1. 12,152 139,653 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari Limited Edition *2. *6,716 **6,716 Hoozuki no Reitetsu Vol.1 A-ver....

12 years ago