Anime News

4-koma Manga 'Mikakunin de Shinkoukei' to be Animated

According to the latest issue of magazine Manga Palette, 4-koma manga "Mikakunin de Shinkoukei" will get a TV anime adaptation. The manga is written by Arai Cherry and started serialization in Manga Palette in 2009. So far, three volumes have been published. The manga is about th...

13 years ago

'Nameko-ke no Ichizoku', PV for Mushroom Cultivation Mobile Game, to be Made Into Anime

It was revealed that "Nameko-ke no Ichizoku" (the big mushroom family), which is a PV series for "Osawari Tantei: Nameko Saibai Kit", a mobile phone game on mushroom cultivation, will be animated. It will be about the daily life of a big family of mushrooms living together. More...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Sep 09 - Sep 15

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Sep 9th - 15th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 17,944 *17,944 Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami - Limited Edition *2, 15,517 *15,517 Free! vol.1 *3, *5,877 **5,877 Dragon Ball Z Movie 14:...

13 years ago

Fall 2013 Simulcast List [Update 11/15]

Crunchyroll:Diabolik Lovers Territories: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Central America, South America, Caribbean, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Czech Republic, Rom...

13 years ago

Licenses Broadcast

Visual Novel 'Little Busters! Ecstasy' to be Animated

During the fan event KSL Live 2013 held today, it was announced that visual novel "Little Busters! Ecstasy", also known as "Little Busters! - EX", will get an anime adaptation. The game is an adult and expanded version of the visual novel "Little Busters" and was released in July...

13 years ago

Anime 'Sazae-san' Awarded Guinness Record for the World's Longest Running Cartoon

On September 5th, Guinness World Records named "Sazae-san" the Longest Running Cartoon on this planet. The TV anime series is based on the manga written by Hasegawa Machiko from 1946. It started airing in October 1969 and is now approaching its 46th anniversary. So far, more than...

13 years ago

Anime Awards

New Anime Project for 'Tamako Market' Announced

According to the official anime Twitter, a new anime project for KyoAni's anime "Tamako Market" has been green-lit. The original anime aired from January to March 2013. At the moment, no other information including schedule or format is available yet. Source: Tamako Market's Twit...

13 years ago

Second Season of 'Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!' to Start Jan 2014

It has been announced today that the second season of the KyoAni anime "Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!" will start airing January 2014. The first season was broadcast from October to December 2012 and a movie, which combines the story from the first season with new footage, premi...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Sep 2 - 7

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for September 2nd - 7th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 679,096 *,679,096 Naruto Vol.66 *2. 211,088 *,211,088 Gintama Vol.51 *3. 175,048 *,175,048 Shokugeki no Souma Vol.4 *4. 161,705 *,161,705 Ne...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Aug 26 - Sep 1

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for August 26th - September 1st Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 349,405 *,349,699 Kuroshitsuji Vol.17 *2. 231,969 *,464,832 Saint☆Onii-san Vol.9 *3. 225,034 *,225,034 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Vol.9...

13 years ago