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OVA of Upcoming Anime Series 'Ebiten' Announced

According to Kadokawa Shoten, an OVA of Ebiten was announced to be released in December. An anime Blu-ray will be bundled with the fourth volume of the original manga. Ebiten anime official website The main series of Ebiten will be streamed on Niconico Live from July. Source: Kad...

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Tokyo Government Approves Yosuga no Sora Anime

According to the minutes of the proceedings recorded at the 623rd Tokyo Metropolitan Council for Healthy Nurture of Juveniles held on May 14th, TV anime "Yosuga no Sora" was brought up for discussion. Although the section chief of the Youth Affairs concerned about the description...

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Japan's Weekly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for May 21 - 27

Here are the weekly Blu-ray & CD rankings for May 21st - 27th. Blu-ray *1, 43,263 43,263 Nisemonogatari vol.2 Limited Edition *2, 17,452 17,452 Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon vol.6 Limited Edition *3, 15,908 15,908 Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 vol.1 *4, 15,877 15,877 Persona 4 The Animati...

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Original Anime 'Vividred Operation' Announced [Update Aug 28]

According to the cover of Dengeki G's magazine July issue, an original anime "Vivdred Operation" was announced. The director is Takamura Kazuhiro ("Strike Witches"). Takamura will do the character design and the series composition as well. The co-series composer is Yoshino Hiroyu...

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Theatrical Release of 'Persona 4 The Animation -The Factor of Hope-' Announced

According to Persona 4 The Animation's official website, a 90 minute film titled "Persona 4 The Animation -The Factor of Hope-" will be released on June 9th in 10 theaters in Japan. This film will be a condensed version of the anime that will contain new footage that wasn't shown...

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Kara no Kyoukai Movies to be Re-released on DVD in America

Aniplex of America announced at last month's Sakura-Con that they will be re-releasing the Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Movies on DVD. Aniplex of America first released the movies as a Blu-ray box in February 2011 for $398.98, however those quickly sold out. In addition...

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Japan Red Cross Uses Blood-C For PR of Blood Donation

According to the official blog, PR posters for blood donation featuring Blood-C: The Last Dark will be distributed to the blood donors at Japan Red Cross' blood donation sites in Tokyo. The movie will be premiered on July 2nd. Picture of the poster ("Let's go to blood donation.")...

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Busou Shinki Moon Angel Gets TV Adaptation Starting This Fall

According to TBS, Busou Shinki Moon Angel, previously released as a 10-episode series of 5-minute shorts on PlayStation Store from September 7, 2011 to January 6, 2012, has now opened a new homepage within TBS announcing a TV anime adaptation under new staff members to be release...

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Author of D.N.Angel Announces New Manga '1001 (Knights)'

In the July issue of Monthly ASUKA, Yukiru Sugisaki, the mangaka who wrote and illustrated D.N.Angel, announced a new manga series titled "1001 (Knights)", that will begin its serialization in the August issue of Monthly ASUKA to be released on June 23, 2012. Key Visual (July iss...

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Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for May 14 - 20

Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for May 14th - 20th. Ranks/ This week's sales by copies/ Cumulative sales/ Titles Manga *1, 315,709 *,788,873 Kimi ni Todoke vol.16 *2, 149,907 *,149,907 Mahou Sensei Negima! vol.38 *3, 131,725 2,821,277 One Piece vol.66 *4, 120,5...

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