Anime News

'Mushishi' Manga Two-Chapter Special and 'Top Secret Project' Announcement

In the December issue of Afternoon magazine, an announcement will be made that a two-chapter special of the "Mushishi" manga will be published. This announcement also includes news of a "top secret project" that is in the works for the series. More info on this project will come...

13 years ago

German Artist Gets Manga Published by Shueisha

The first volume of German artist Carolin Eckhardt's online comic "Okusama Guten Tag!" was published by Shueisha on Friday. Shueisha serializes Eckhardt's comic in its "Tonari no Young Jump" online magazine. The story follows a newlywed couple, Julia and Takashi. Julia hails from...

13 years ago

Newly Serialized Shounen Jump Manga 'Isobe Isobee Monogatari' to Get Flash Anime Adaptation

It has been announced on the official Shounen Jump website that the manga "Isobe Isobee Monogatari," which has begun serialization in this week's Shounen Jump, will also get a flash anime adaptation. It will be released along with the next issue of Shounen Jump's mobile apps "Jum...

13 years ago

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

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Oct 14th - Oct 20th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 27,540 27,540 Shingeki no Kyojin vol.4 *2, 10,884 10,884 Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home *3, *8,281 *8,281 Hatarakou Maou-sama! vol.4 *4, *...

13 years ago

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

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for October 7th - 13th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 159,795 *,524,195 Kuroko no Basket Vol.24 *2. 155,442 *,467,362 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.6 *3. *82,171 *,202,550 Haikyuu!! Vol.8 *4. *57,505 *,...

13 years ago

Anime Shorts for Yozakura Quartet's 'Yoza-Quar!' Spin-off Manga Announced

The official website for the anime series "Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta" has announced that the spin-off manga "Yoza-Quar!" will be getting a six episode anime short adaptation. The spin-off manga is a series of additions to the endings of each volume of the original manga. One...

13 years ago

Anime 'Little Busters! EX' to be Bundled as Extra With 'Little Busters! Refrain' BD/DVD

It was disclosed today that the anime adaptation of extra character routes in "Little Busters! EX" will be released as an extra disc bundled in each volume of the BD/DVD for "Little Busters! Refrain." The first volume of Refrain's BD/DVD will be on sale January 29, 2014 and will...

13 years ago

New Original TV Anime Series 'Sekai Seifuku ~Bouryaku no Zvezda~' Announced

An announcement was made that a new original TV anime series names "Sekai Seifuku ~Bouryaku no Zvezda~ (World Conquest ~Zvezda of Intrigue~)" is in the works and will be created by A-1 Pictures. This announcement comes from the series' newly launched official site. The series wi...

13 years ago

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'NouCome' Novel Volume 8 to Come With Unaired OVA

An insert in volume 6 of "Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru" announced that volume 8 of the series will come bundled with an unaired OVA on Blu-ray. Volume 8 is expected to be released May 2014. A 10-episode anime adaptation of the serie...

13 years ago

Studio White Fox Creates Anime Short Film for Japanese Space Agency JAXA

A website created by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) was made to provide more information on a new satellite that will be launched into space later this year. The first post on the site is an anime short film created by studio White Fox. The purpose of the film is to ra...

13 years ago