Anime News

'Saki: Zenkoku-hen' to Air in January 2014

Square Enix's "Young Gangan" magazine is announcing in its 21st issue, which will hit newsstands on October 18th, that the anime series "Saki: Zenkoku-hen" will begin airing on television in January 2014. The same magazine had previously announced that the series would begin in t...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Sep 30 - Oct 6

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for September 30th - October 6th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 364,400 *,364,400 Kuroko no Basket Vol.24 *2. 311,920 *,311,920 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.6 *3. 142,447 *,441,592 3 Gatsu no Lion Vol....

13 years ago

Manga 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders' to Get TV Anime Adaptation

In the latest issue of "Shounen Jump" magazine, it was announced that the manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders" will be adapted into a TV anime series. Part 3 of the "JoJo" series was serialized in Shounen Jump from 1989 to 1992 and was previously animated i...

13 years ago

4-Panel Manga 'Oneechan ga Kita' to be Animated

On the official site of "Manga Life" magazine, a cover scan has been posted announcing that a TV anime adaptation of "Oneechan ga Kita" has been green-lit. The anime is expected to begin airing January 2014. No other details have been given at this time. Source: Manga Life offici...

13 years ago

Visuals and Staff for Anime Mirai 2014 Announced

The visuals and staff for the 2014 Anime Mirai shorts were revealed at Machi Asobi vol.11 this weekend. Anime Mirai is a part of the Young Animator Training Project, created by the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). The first iteration of the project launched in 20...

13 years ago

Yanase Takashi, Creator of 'Anpanman', Passed Away at 94

Yanase Takashi, creator of the "Anpanman" series, passed away due to heart failure at 03:08 on October 13th. He was 94. Yanase was born on February 6, 1919 and after graduating from an industrial design course, he worked on many jobs including industrial copywriting, publishing c...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Oct 07 - Oct 13

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Oct 7th - Oct 13th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 16,844 *16,844 Free! vol.2 *2, *1,529 *36,407 Love Live! School Idol Project vol.7 *3, *1,513 *11,342 Senki Zesshou Symphogear G vol.1 *4, *...

13 years ago

'Shashinkan' and 'Hinata no Aoshigure', Two Short Anime by Studio Colorido, Due for Theatrical Release on Nov 9th

Studio Colorido, a relatively new studio started in 2011, has made two original short anime, "Shashinkan" and "Hinata no Aoshigure", which will be released in theaters on November 9th. There was also a pre-release screening event held at Cine Livre Ikekuburo on October 13th. "Sha...

13 years ago

Winners of Newtype Anime Awards 2013

The winners of the 2013 Newtype Anime Awards were announced at the Machi Asobi Vol.11 event. The winners were selected by fans in magazine and online polls. The participants were anime and anime movies that aired or opened between October 2012 and September 2013. Best TV Anime (T...

13 years ago

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Third Madoka Magica Film's International Air Dates Listed

Aniplex announced at the Japan Expo in France that Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion) will premiere in France on November 22nd. At its New York Comic Con panel, Aniplex of America released the detai...

13 years ago