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Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for September 24th - 30th

The weekly manga and light novels rankings for September 24th - 30th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1, *,683,751 *,683,751 Kimi ni Todoke Vol.17 *2, *,325,666 *,325,666 Thermae Romaer Vol.5 *3, *,132,228 *,133,165 Otoko no Isshou vol.4 *4, *...

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Jmanga Adds Former Del Rey Titles to Their Lineup [Updated 10-8]

According to Jmanga's official Facebook page, Jmanga and Kodansha have teamed up to add several former Del Rey titles. Currently they are: School Rumble Code: Breaker Princess Resurrection Pumpkin Scissors Pastel The Yaguy Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan According to a po...

14 years ago

Mermaid Comedy Manga 'Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san' To Be Animated

According to Kodansha, Nashima Keiji's manga "Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san" was announced to get an anime adaptation. Muromi-san manga official website Source: Kodansha Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san on MAL

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[Updated Oct. 5] Sentai Filmworks Recent Licenses

According to their official press releases, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the following series:Shinsekai Yori (From the New World) Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Medaka Box Abnormal Girls und Panzer Btooom! Fate/stay night Update - To LOVE-Ru Darkness Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shita...

14 years ago

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

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for September 24th - 30th. Blu-ray *1, 9,211 *9,211 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai: Add-on Disc *2, 7,082 *7,082 Hyouka vol.4 Limited Edition *3, 6,666 *6,666 Dog Days' vol.1 Limited Edition *4, 6,601 *6,601 Accel World vol.3 Limited Editio...

14 years ago

Production I.G & Masaaki Yuasa Raise Funds for Kick-Heart Short Film

Production I.G and director Masaaki Yuasa recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for an original animated short film titled Kick-Heart. The campaign seeks to raise $150,000 by October 31st. Staff Director, Animator: Masaaki Yuasa Project Consultant: Mamoru Oshii Character Desig...

14 years ago

Second Season of Tamayura Due in July 2013

According to the official Twitter account, the second season of Tamayura was announced to be aired in the summer of 2013. Tamayura official website Source: Tamayura official Twitter Previous topic: Second Season of Tamayura Announced

14 years ago

Staff Change in Fifth Season of Hetalia

According to the official Twitter account of Frontier Works, the production staff of Hetalia: The Beautiful World will be changed from the previous team. Hetalia official website (new character design) Director: Watanabe Hiroshi Series Composition: Fudeyasu Kazuyuki Character Des...

14 years ago

Live Action Movie of Novel 'All You Need is Kill' Starring Tom Cruise Announced

According to Anime!Anime!, Warner Brothers has announced that a live action movie of light novel "All You Need is Kill" will be premiered in the US on March 14th 2014. The director is Doug Liman, and Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt will play the leading roles in the movie. Source: Ani...

14 years ago

OP Theme of Kokoro Connect To Be Replaced on Blu-ray

According to the official website, the OP theme of Kokoro Connect will be replaced with a new song on the Blu-ray and DVD due to production circumstances. Kikuchi Hajime, the composer of the theme, has been suspended from working as the artist of eufonius because he insulted seiy...

14 years ago