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OVA of Manga 'Wild Adapter' Announced

According to Comic Zerosum magazine, a two-volume OVA series of Minekura Kazuya's manga "Wild Adapter" was announced. An additional volume of Saiyuki Gaiden OVA was also announced to be released. The details of the two OVA will be revealed in the later issue of the magazine. Sour...

14 years ago

TV Anime of 'Little Busters!' Leaked

Caution! The style of the announcement was quite unusual. Please keep it in mind that this could be a mistake. In the web radio program of Dengeki Bunko, Key's PC game "Little Busters!" was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. The announcement was made in the commercial of Den...

14 years ago

Tokyo International Anime Fair Faces Marked Decline in Visitor Number

According to the official website, the number of visitors to the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2012 on the first public day was 31,391, a 38% drop from the previous TAF 2010. (TAF 2011 was canceled due to the earthquake.) The number of domestic exhibitors also decreased 32...

14 years ago

OVA of Hyouka Announced

According to Shonen Ace magazine, an OVA of Hyouka was announced to be released in January 2013. The Blu-ray will be bundled with the third volume of the manga. A fanservice episode at a swimming pool will be animated. Hyouka official website Trailer of the TV series The first ep...

14 years ago

Japan Norio Wakamoto Championship Announced

Good Smile Company and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting have announced to hold a convention focusing on moe culture on June 2nd and 3rd in Tokyo. Moe Culture Festival 2012 official website As one of the stage events of the festival, "Norio Wakamoto Championship" will be held. Wakamot...

14 years ago

Manglobe Studio Produces a PR OVA for Correspondence Education

Benesse Corporation has distributed a promotional OVA for their correspondence education service "Shinken Semi High School Course". Benesse has been well-known for spending large amount of money on direct‐mail advertising. OVA Part 1 (Youtube) Part 2 Part 3 Staff Director: Jinbo...

14 years ago

Second Season of Moyashimon Announced

According to the official website, the second season of Moyashimon was announced to be aired from July. The title is "Moyashimon Returns" and will be aired in noitaminA programming block. Source: Moyashimon official website Moyashimon Returns on MAL

14 years ago

Short OVA of a Prequel to Guilty Crown Announced

According to Nitro+, a short OVA will be bundled with the PC adventure game "Guilty Crown Lost Christmas", which will describe the prequel to Guilty Crown. It is 12 minutes long and will be released on May 31st. Guilty Crown Lost Christmas official website Cast Scrooge: Sakurai T...

14 years ago

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Manga 'Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de' To Be Animated

According to the cover note of the eighth volume, Crimson's web manga "Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de" was announced to get an anime adaptation. "Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de" manga official website Staff Director: Yanagisawa Tetsuya Character Design: Fujii Maki Cast Gear: Okamoto Nobuhiko...

14 years ago

Urobuchi Gen's New Anime Movie 'Rakuen Tsuihou' Announced [Update Sep 21]

According to Anime!Anime!, Toei Animation has announced an original anime movie "Rakuen Tsuihou -Expelled From Paradise-" at Tokyo International Anime Fair. The details of the project except the production staff haven't been revealed yet. Rakuen Tsuihou anime official website Key...

14 years ago