Anime News

'Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun' TV Anime Announced Airing April 2014

A new series titled Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun has been announced and will air April 2014. An image on the official site shows off the first key visual for the series. Synopsis: In the late Edo period, Japan had experienced an unprecedented crisis by Kurofune (Black Ships), the ships...

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Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Dec 16 - 22

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for December 16 - 22 Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 283,437 *,283,437 Fairy Tail Vol.41 *2. 152,727 *,152,727 Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.6 *3. 146,383 *,146,383 Diamond no Ace Vol.39 *4. 143,956 1,159...

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Gainax Announces 'Daicon Film 33'

A teaser website for "Daicon Film 33" has been published by Gainax. It is a sequel to "Daicon Opening Animations," originally produced as Gainax's first work when it still operated as a university club. The press release mentions that the film will be out on January 8, 2014. Sour...

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Manga 'Romantica Clock' Receives TV Anime to Air February 2014

A scan from the upcoming February issue of Ribon Magazine reveals that manga "Romantica Clock" will receive a three-episode TV anime airing in February 2014. Episode 1 will air February 4th, episode 2 will air February 18th, and episode 3 will air February 25th. Synopsis: Akane:...

12 years ago

Manga 'Sugar*Soldier' Receives TV Anime to Air January 2014

A scan from the upcoming February issue of Ribon Magazine reveals that manga "Sugar*Soldier" will receive a three-episode TV anime airing in January 2014. Episode 1 will air January 14th, episode 2 will air January 21st, and episode 3 will air January 28th. Synopsis: Makoto is de...

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Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Dec 15 - 22

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Dec 15th - 22nd Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1. 38,783 38,783 Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare Limited Edition *2. 28,316 28,316 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.6 *3. *4,841 *4,841 Gintam...

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Light Novel Series 'Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyu Tetsudo Koantai' to Receive Anime Adaptation

A scan from the January issue of Kogata Zenkoku Jikokuhyo, a magazine for Japanese train schedules, announced that an anime adaptation of the light novel series Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyuu Tetsudou Kouantai (Rail Wars! Japanese National Railways Security Force) has been green-lit. S...

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'Pretty Rhythm' Series to Receive First Anime Film to Air Spring 2014

An announcement made at the Pretty Rhythm Christmas Prism Stage event reveals that the Pretty Rhythm series will be receiving its first anime film. The film is scheduled to air Spring 2014 and will be made using scenes from all three of the TV anime series. The third installment...

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New 'Tamayura' OVA Due in June 2014

A new OVA for "Tamayura: More Aggressive" has been listed on Amazon Japan. The OVA will be released on June 7, 2014. Amazon lists the run time as 30 minutes. "Tamayura: More Aggressive" aired during Summer 2013. Source: Amazon Japan Story by rederoin Tamayura: More Aggressive OVA...

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News Briefs for Dec 15 - 22

Here is a collection of news briefs for the last week in anime/manga news. Upcoming Anime Date A Live 2nd Season The official site for the Date A Live anime announced that the second season of the series will air April 2014. Source: Official Site Previous Related News: Anime 'Dat...

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