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Light Novel 'Ro-kyu-bu!' Ends With the Latest Volume 13

In the afterword of the latest volume 13 of light novel "Ro-Kyu-Bu!", author Aoyama Sagu confirmed that the volume is the last volume for the main story of Ro-Kyu-Bu! He later repeated the same message in his Twitter. He also said that he will write additional spin-off stories fo...

13 years ago

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Japan's Weekly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for July 1st - 7th

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for July 1st - 7th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1 *,621,846 *,621,846 Naruto Vol.65 *2 *,314,309 *,314,309 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.5 *3 *,223,483 *,223,483 Gintama Vol.50 *4 *,201,772 *,201,772 Tor...

13 years ago

Manga Adaptation of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to Premiere in September Issue of Jump X

A manga adaptation of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was announced to premiere in the September issue of Jump X magazine. The art will be done by Kenji Ooiwa (Welcome to the N.H.K., Goth) and written by novelist Takashi Yano (Sengoku Basara 3: Date Masamune no Shou). Source: Man...

13 years ago

Fundraising in Kickstarter to Extend 'Little Witch Academia 2' Met Goal in its First Day

A crowdfunding project on Kickstarter to extend the sequel to "Little Witch Academia" from the planned 20 minutes to 35 minutes met its goal of raising US$150,000 in its first day of launch. Currently the sum has come to over US$195,000 and the project still has 29 days to go. Pl...

13 years ago

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Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Jul 1st - 7th

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Jul 1st - 7th. Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1, 10,269 *10,269 Ao no Exorcist Movie *2, *9,720 **9,720 Hataraku Maou-sama! vol.1 *3, *6,491 *34,744 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% vol.1 *4...

13 years ago

Anime 'Little Witch Academia' to Get Sequel [Updated July 8th]

According to the Twitter from Otsuka Masahiko, chief executive of studio Trigger, the anime "Little Witch Academia" will get a sequel. No more details have been released yet. Update July 8th A Kickstarter page has been created by studio Trigger to increase the total episode lengt...

13 years ago

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Manga 'Worst' Ends This Month

In the latest issue of Gekkan Shounen Champion, the last chapter of manga "Worst" was published. The manga started its serialization in 2001 and is a sequel to "Crows", also by the same writer Takahashi Hiroshi. Next month's issue of the magazine will carry a long interview with...

13 years ago

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NoitaminA Anime 'Gin no Saji' Will be a Split Cour Series

Disclosed in a press meeting, noitaminA anime "Gin no Saji" will be a 2 cour show split between summer 2013 (starting July) and winter 2014 (starting January). Source: Screencap from noitaminA briefing Gin no Saji 2nd Season on MAL

13 years ago

Original Anime 'Samurai Flamenco' to Start as NoitaminA Show This Fall

It was announced that a new original anime "Samurai Flamenco" will air in Fuji TV's noitaminA time slot starting this October. It will be a two cour show. Studio and story information has not been disclosed, although a key visual and some staff information were revealed. Official...

13 years ago

Original Anime 'Galilei Donna' to Start as NoitaminA Show This Fall

It was announced that the new original anime "Galilei Donna" will air in Fuji TV's noitaminA time slot starting this October. It will be a one cour show sandwiched between the split cours of "Gin no Saji". The story revolves around three sisters, Hazuki, Kazuki, and Hozuki Ferrar...

13 years ago