Anime News

Short TV Anime 'Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life' to Have Second Season From Jan 2014

According to the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine, the 5-minute CG anime "Wooser no Sono Higurashi", based on a journal blog created by Supercell member and desginer Usa Yoshiki, will have a second season starting January 2014. The first season was aired in October 2012 and...

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New Anime Winter 2014

TV Anime Series 'Nisekoi' to Start Jan 2014

From a promotional poster distributed to bookstores, it was revealed that the anime "Nisekoi", adapted from the manga of the same name, will start airing in January 2014. The manga is currently serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump and the anime is made by studio Shaft starring Uchiy...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Aug 12 - 18

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for August 12th - 18th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 290,893 1,054,915 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.11 *2. 258,568 2,487,632 One Piece Vol.71 *3. 238,934 *,261,522 Mix Vol.3 *4. 170,999 *,170,999 Fair...

13 years ago

OVA of Manga 'Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi' Announced for Special Edition of Vol. 53

According to the website of publisher Shogakukan, the upcoming volume 53 of manga "Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi", to be released on September 16th, will come with an anime OVA with its special edition. Unlike previous OVA releases in 2012, which had one episode of OVA bundled...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Aug 12 - 18

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Aug 12th - 18th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 1,234 387,990 Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo *2, 1,029 *44,008 Shingeki no Kyojin vol.1 *3, *,944 *87,289 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie...

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for Aug 5 - 11

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for August 5th - 11th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1. 764,022 *,764,022 Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.11 *2. 686,930 2,229,064 One Piece Vol.71 *3. 194,431 *,544,189 Ao no Exorcist Vol.11 *4. 192,867 *,1...

13 years ago

Second Anime Film of Buddha Trilogy 'Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Owarinaki Tabi' to Premiere on Feb 8, 2014

It has been announced that the second anime film of a planned trilogy to adapt Tezuka Osamu's famous manga "Buddha" about Buddha's life will premiere in theaters in Japan on February 8, 2014. The title of the film is "Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Owarinaki Tabi" (Buddah 2: T...

13 years ago

Anime 'Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou' BD/DVD Vol.4 to Include Unaired Episode 14

According to the official website, the 4th BD/DVD volume of Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou, to be released on December 25, 2013, will contain an unaired 14th episode. The episode is titled "Fumikome nai Kokoro" (Impenetrable Heart). Source: Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou Official Website Story b...

13 years ago

New Season of 'Aikatsu' to Start in October 2013

According to the official website of anime "Aikatsu", a new series of the anime will start from October 3rd to launch the Aikatsu 2014 Series project. The story will involve the rise of a new idol school named "Dream Academy" which poses a threat to Ichigo, Aoi and Ran, the main...

13 years ago

TV Special 'Pokemon: The Origin' to Air on October 2nd

According to the official Pokemon website, to celebrate the release of the Nintendo 3DS game "Pokemon X.Y" on October 12th, a TV special named "Pokemon: The Origin" will air at 7pm on October 2nd on the TV Tokyo network. The story is based on the Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green gam...

13 years ago