Anime News

Light Novel 'Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai' Receives Anime Adaptation [Update 1/17]

An anime adaptation of the light novel Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai has been announced. The announcement was made on Fujimi Shobo on Tuesday. The light novel by Touki Yanagimi is set in a fantasy world where individuals with magic powers are being actively wiped out. Takeru...

12 years ago

News Briefs for Apr 7 - 13

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

'Shingeki no Kyojin' to Air on Toonami Beginning May 2014

An announcement made on Toonami's official Tumblr page reveals that Toonami will begin to air Shingeki no Kyojin starting May 3, 2014. The post also reveals that Shingeki no Kyojin will be taking over the 11:30 p.m. time slot. Source: Toonami Tumblr page

12 years ago

Three Minute Preview of 'Santa Company' Released

Kenji Itoso's Kenji Studio recently released a three-minute preview video for their crowdfunded anime project Santa Company. The video (posted on YouTube) is subtitled in English but does not have an audio track. A video showing the key frame art of the animation sequence was als...

12 years ago

Anime Shorts Announced to be Included in 'Blade and Soul' Blu-ray/DVD Volumes

According to listings published on Amazon and TBSishop for Blade and Soul, all seven Blu-ray/DVD volumes will include anime shorts. The first volume will also include a version of the first episode with unaired sequences. The first six volumes are 48 minutes (plus extras) in dura...

12 years ago

Manga 'Nanatsu no Taizai' Gets TV Anime Adaptation

According to a scan of Weekly Shounen Magazine's upcoming issue, Nanatsu no Taizai will be adapted into a TV anime. More information will be released at a later time. The magazine first ran Nakaba Suzuki's same-titled one-shot in November 2011, before the series began serializati...

12 years ago

New Anime

'Kenzen Robo Daimidaler' Mini-OVA to be Bundled with Blu-ray/DVD

The official website of Kenzen Robo Daimidaler announced a mini-OVA titled "Dai tokkun! Hi-ERo Ryuushi Power" (Great Training! Hi-ERo Particle Power) as a part of the anime's first Blu-ray/DVD volume. The first volume is scheduled to be shipped on July 25, 2014. The TV anime rece...

12 years ago

Personification Project 'Sega Hard Girls' Gets Anime Adaptation

It was announced on the official Twitter that the Sega Hard Girls project will get an anime adaptation. Sega Hard Girls personifies Sega game consoles of the past into 17 girls. The project already has a novel and the characters support the game Samurai & Dragons. KEI did the ori...

12 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Mar 31 - Apr 6

Here are the weekly Manga and Light Novel rankings for March 31st - April 6th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 166,060 *,721,551 Kimi ni Todoke Vol.21 *2. 132,403 *,132,403 Shokugeki no Souma Vol.7 *3. 131,565 *,131,565 To LOVE-ru Darkness...

12 years ago

[Retracted] 'Toaru Kagaku no Railgun' to Receive 3rd Season

This was a part of an April Fools' Joke, even though it's been over a week since. There will be a Nico Live event with huge announcements on April 10, 2014. Whether there will be a third season or not will be confirmed then. There was no anime season 3 announcements during the Ni...

12 years ago