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Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Jan 20 - 26

Here are the weekly Manga and Light Novel rankings for January 20th - 26th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 263,204 *,434,426 Kuroshitsuji Vol.18 *2. 198,064 *,467,735 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Vol.20 *3. 171,066 *,171,066 Giant Killing...

12 years ago

Game 'Wonder Momo' Gets ONA Series

Namco Bandai Games has announced a free web series of five-minute shorts (with five episodes in total) based on its 1987 "beat 'em up" arcade game Wonder Momo. This news was accompanied by an announcement for a new game. Synopsis One day, a group of aliens planning to take over t...

12 years ago

Seiyuu Masaaki Tsukada Passes Away

In a press release, Mausu Promotion announced that seiyuu Masaaki Tsukada passed away on January 27. He is known for voicing the Yamamoto from Bleach and several other characters from anime such as Gintama and Fullmetal Alchemist. He had been recuperating from physical illness re...

12 years ago

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New 'Fate/stay night' TV Anime Announced For Fall 2014

According to the upcoming issue of Newtype Ace, the previously announced anime adaptation of visual novel Fate/stay night will be a TV series broadcast in Fall 2014. The source vaguely mentioned that it will be a new story outside of the original work that told by Kinoko Nasu, bu...

12 years ago

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Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Jan 20 - 26

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Jan 20th - 26th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1. 32,963 32,963 Monogatari Series: Second Season Kabukimonogatari Vol.2 Mayoi Jiangshi Part 2 *2. 11,086 11,086 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii W...

12 years ago

Seiyuu Ichirou Nagai Passes Away [Update 1/29]

On January 27th, 82-year-old seiyuu Ichirou Nagai passed away in his hotel located in Hiroshima. A hotel employee went to inspect his room, only to find that he had fallen into the bathtub. He was then taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. The cause of his death is not...

12 years ago

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Original TV Anime 'Selector Infected WIXOSS' Announced for Spring 2014

A new anime titled Selector Infected WIXOSS was revealed on its official website, which opened today. The original TV series will broadcast this Spring. Staff Director: Takuya Satou (Seitokai no Ichizon, Steins;Gate, Sukitte Ii na yo.) Script: Mari Okada (AnoHana, Hanasaku Iroha,...

12 years ago

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News Briefs for Jan 20 - 26

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

Second Season of 'Free!' Announced

According to photographs of a poster at the "Free! Special Talk Event" for the series, a second season of Kyoto Animation's Free! has been announced. No other information has been released at this time. The first season aired from July to September 2013. Source: Photo of poster,...

12 years ago

'Black Lagoon' to Begin Airing on Toonami Beginning March 2014

On Toonami's official Tumblr page, an announcement has been made that Toonami will begin to air Black Lagoon. The series will begin airing March 22, 2014, replacing Soul Eater. The Black Lagoon anime originally aired back in April 2006 with a second season airing back in October...

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