Anime News

Merger of Tokyo International Anime Fair and Anime Contents Expo Announced

According to a press release from AnimeJapan, it has been decided that the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) and the Anime Contents Expo (ACE) will be merged into a new fair which will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2014. This decision was made at a meeting held on Oct...

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Companies

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Sep 30 - Oct 06

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Sep 30th - Oct 6th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 9,829 **9,829 Senki Zesshou Symphogear G vol.1 *2, 3,408 *34,878 Love Live! School Idol Project vol.7 *3, 2,375 **2,375 IS: Infinite Stratos...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Sep 23 - 29

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for September 23rd - 29th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 299,145 *,299,145 3 Gatsu no Lion Vol.9 *2. 117,789 *,429,203 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Vol.18 *3. 113,323 *,245,813 Skip Beat! Vol.33...

13 years ago

New Manga Series 'Bikachou Shinshi Kaikoroku' by Moyoco Anno to Begin Publishing in December Issue of Feel Young Magazine

Mangaka Moyoco Anno will begin a new manga series titled "Bikachou Shinshi Kaikoroku" (Memoirs of an Amorous Gentleman) in the December issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine which will be available on November 8, 2013. The mangaka (whose popular titles include Sugar Sugar Rune...

13 years ago

Q4 2013 Anime Licenses [Update 12/26]

Sentai Filmworks:Diabolik Lovers - To be released digitally and on home video in 2014. Golden Time - To be released digitally and on home video in 2014. IS: Infinite Stratos 2 - To be released digitally and on home video in 2014. Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) - To be re...

13 years ago

Licenses BD/DVD

Anime Movie 'Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai' to Show New Short Anime of 'Sekaiichi Hatsuko' As Well

According to the official Twitter, a short anime named "Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Valentine Special" will be shown along with the anime movie "Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai", scheduled for theater release in 2014. It will be a new story written by Nakamura Shungiku, the...

13 years ago

Light Novel 'Black Bullet' to get TV Anime Adaptation

In the fan event "Dengeki Bunko - Aki no Saiden (Fall Festival) 2013" held today at Akihabara, it was announced that the light novel "Black Bullet" will be adapted into a TV anime series. Black Bullet is written by Kanzaki Shiden and has been published since 2011 under the Dengek...

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Light Novel 'Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei' to be Animated [Update 01/01]

In the fan event "Dengeki Bunko - Aki no Saiden (Fall Festival) 2013" held today at Akihabara, it was announced that the light novel Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei will get an anime adaptation by studio Madhouse. Ono Manabu will be the director. The main cast, who reprise their role...

13 years ago

New Anime

Official English Dub of Evangelion 3.0 to Premiere at New York Comic Con on October 11

The official English dub of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo will be premiering at the New York Comic Con on Friday, October 11, 2013. The third film of the rebuild series will be aired on the Main Stage (1-D) at 8 PM local time. More details can be found on Funimation's tumblr...

13 years ago

English Dub

Manga 'Junketsu no Maria' Gets Anime Adaptation

Today, a wraparound jacket band on the third volume of "Junketsu no Maria" announced that its anime adaptation has been green-lit. Creator Ishikawa Masayuki's other work includes Moyashimon which got an anime adaptation back in late 2007. The manga began serialization in 2008. It...

13 years ago