Anime News

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Aug 26 - Sep 01

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Aug 26th - Sep 1st Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 35,938 35,938 Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki *2, 19,133 19,133 Love Live! School Idol Project vol.6 *3, 16,247 16,247 Mobile Sui...

13 years ago

Shoujo Airsoft Manga 'Sabegebu!' to Have TV Anime Adaptation

"Sabagebu!", a manga serialized in shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi about a school airsoft game club, will be adapted into a TV anime series. The director will be Oota Masahiko and series composition will be handled by Aoshima Takashi, who both previously worked in the same capaci...

13 years ago

Director Miyazaki Hayao Announced Retirement From Feature Length Film Making

Renowned anime director Miyazaki Hayao has made known that he has decided to retire from making feature-length films and that "Kaze Tachinu" is his last work of its kind. The news was broken by Hoshino Kouji, president of Studio Ghibli, at a press conference at the Venice Film Fe...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Aug 19 - 25

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for August 19th - 25th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 317,248 *,318,664 Terra Formars Vol.6 *2. 232,863 *,232,863 Saint☆Onii-san Vol.9 *3. 196,071 *,196,712 To LOVE-Ru Darkness Vol.8 *4. 187,726...

13 years ago

New OVA Series for 'Yozakura Quartet' to Start in Oct 2013

According to the official Twitter of the series "Yozakura Quartet", a new OVA will be bundled with the special edition of the manga's volume 14, which will be released on October 9th. An OVA will also be bundled with the special edition of volumes 15 and 16, and together will for...

13 years ago

New Anime Project for BL Manga 'Junjou Romantica' Announced

According to the cover wrap on the latest volume 17, a new anime project for the BL manga "Junjou Romantica" has started. Previously the manga had two seasons of TV series in 2008 and an OVA which came with volume 16 of the manga in 2012. Studio and cast information has not been...

13 years ago

OVA for 'Hidamari Sketch' to Cover the Arc of Sae and Hiro's Graduation Due Nov 2013

According to Amazon Japan, an OVA will be released for the anime "Hidamari Sketch", adapted from the manga of the same name, and will cover the story of Sae and Hiro's graduation. The OVA will have two episodes, one for the examination and one for the graduation, and will be rele...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Aug 19 - Aug 25

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Aug 19th - Aug 25th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 28,876 28,876 Shingeki no Kyojin vol.2 *2, 11,370 11,370 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. vol.3 *3, *5,647 *5,647 Ano Hi Mita H...

13 years ago

Manga 'Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu' to End Next Month in Sept 2013

From the latest issue of monthly manga magazine "Shounen Ace", it was announced that manga "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu", adapted from the light novel of the same name, will have its final chapter in the next issue which will be published on September 26th. The manga started seria...

13 years ago

TV Anime 'Teekyuu' to Start Third Season in Oct 2013

TV anime "Teekyuu", adapted from the manga of the same name, will have a third season which will air this October, according to the Twitter of Roots, the author of the manga. Previously, the first season was aired in October 2012 and the second season is currently ongoing. Source...

13 years ago