Anime News

Sentai Filmworks Acquires Little Busters!, Acchi Kocchi, and Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

According to their official Facebook page, Sentai Filmworks has licensed: Little Busters! Acchi Kocchi Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Both Little Busters! and Sasami-san@Ganbaranai will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release later this year. Both were a...

13 years ago

MikuMikuDance-based TV Anime 'Straight Title Robot Anime' Announced

According to the official website, a new TV anime titled "Straight Title Robot Anime" was announced to be aired from February 6th. It's a 15 minutes x 1 cours series and the CGI is produced by the free 3D animation program MikuMikuDance. Robot Anime official website Cast Fujii: N...

13 years ago

Saki Achiga-hen Special To Be Extended to 4 Episodes

According to Shonen GanGan magazine, Saki: Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A Specials was extended to four episodes. Director Ono Manabu said the length of each episode on AT-X channel (27 min) is longer than the normal TV format (20 min), so the total length will be equivalent to m...

13 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Acquires Tamako Market

According to their official press release, Sentai Filmworks has announced their license of the TV anime Tamako Market. The 12-episode series will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release later this year. Source: Press release (website is currentl...

13 years ago

Live Action Movie of Kuroshitsuji Announced

According to Oricon News, a live action movie of Kuroshitsuji was announced to be premiered this year. Mizushima Hiro (official website) will play Sebastian. Anime director Sato Keiichi will co-direct the movie with Otani Kentaro (live action movie of "NANA"). The story is an ori...

13 years ago

Live Action

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Dec 31 - Jan 6

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for Dec 31st - Jan 6th. Blu-ray *2, 2,009 *27,561 Sword Art Online vol.3 Limited Edition *4, 1,029 **7,998 Hyouka vol.7 Limited Edition *5, *,921 **9,279 Little Busters! vol.1 Limited Edition *6, *,774 **8,080 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb...

13 years ago

TV Anime of Monogatari Series Second Season Due This Summer

According to Newtype magazine, TV anime "Monogatari Series: Second Season" was announced to be aired from July. It will be a two-cours series. Source: Scan of Newtype Previous topic: Monogatari Series 2nd Season To Be Animated in 2013 Monogatari Series: Second Season on MAL

13 years ago

Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for Dec 24 - 30

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for December 24th - 30th. Blu-ray *1, 25,552 25,552 Sword Art Online vol.3 Limited Edition *2, *8,358 *8,358 Little Busters! vol.1 Limited Edition *3, *7,306 *7,306 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb vol.1 Limited Edition *4, *6,969 *6,969 Hyouk...

13 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Acquires Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

According to their official press release, Sentai Filmworks has announced their license of the TV anime Shinrei Tantei Yakumo. The 13 episode series will be available later this year through digital outlets and on subtitled DVD. Source: Press release

13 years ago

New OVA of Shinryaku! Ika Musume Announced

According to the cover note of the 13th volume, a new OVA of Shinryaku! Ika Musume was announced to be released on June 7th. It will be bundled with the 14th volume of the comic book. Source: Picture of the announcement

13 years ago