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New Anime Project 'K' Announced

King Records opened a teaser website of a new anime "K" on March 19th. One Some of the character designs was posted on the official twitter account. "K" Project official website Character Design of "Neko" Character Design of "Kuroh" Character Design of "Yashiro" The producer is N...

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Nihon TV's Policy to Support Unremunerative 'Chihayafuru'

According to Asahi newspaper, anime critic Fujitsu Ryota reported the policy of Nihon TV, which aired Chihayafuru. The quality of the anime was decent and it could have attracted audience in a wide range of generations if it had been aired in the evening. However, no company spon...

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Manga 'Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya' To Be Animated

According to Comptiq magazine April issue, manga Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya was announced to get an anime adaptation. The fifth volume of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! will be released on March 26th. It will be the final volume of the series. Source: Scan of Comptiq Fa...

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Director of Tiger & Bunny 1st Film Changed From TV Series

According to the official website, the director of Tiger & Bunny Movie 1: The Beginning will be Kometani Yoshitomo ("GaoGaiGar"). Sato Keiichi, the director of the TV series, tweeted that he felt sorry for not being able to direct the film. Tiger & Bunny official website Accordin...

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First Episode of Saint Seiya Omega To Be Premiered in Brazil, France and Taiwan

According to Anime!Anime!, the first episode of Saint Seiya Omega will be premiered at a live stage in Tokyo on April 1st at 1am JST. The event will be broadcasted live and shown at viewing sites in Brazil, France, and Taiwan. A talk show by Midorikawa Hikaru and Furuya Toru will...

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VA Sayuri Passes Away

According to the tweet by game music composer Yamada Ippo, seiyu Sayuri (Yamauchi Sayuri) passed away on March 6th due to cancer. She was 55 years old. Source: Yamada's tweet

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Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Feb 27 - Mar 4

Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for February 27th - March 4th. Ranks/ This week's sales by copies/ Cumulative sales/ Titles Manga *1, 269,751 *,269,751 Bleach vol.54 *2, 220,437 *,220,437 Bakuman vol.17 *3, 167,378 *,278,362 Glass Mask vol.48 *4, 165,318 *,165,3...

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New TV Series of Lupin III Due in April

According to MyCom Journal, a new TV series of Lupin III was announced to be aired from April 4th. It's a thirteen episode series titled "LUPIN the Third ~ Mine Fujiko toiu Onna ~". The adventures of Lupin III in his youth will be told featuring Mine Fujiko. Key illustration of n...

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Rinne no Lagrange in Dilemma: Studied Appeal to Otaku Causes Adverse Effect

Japanese national TV channel NHK has reported the recent trend of "otaku tourism" in the evening news program. They introduced the successful cases of Lucky ☆ Star, Hanasaku Iroha and True Tears, which have brought many tourists to the model cities. However, the PR project of Kam...

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NIS America Licenses Otome Yokai Zakuro

According to their official website, NIS America has licensed Otome Yokai Zakuro with a release date of June 12, 2012. The Premium Edition will include all 13 episodes on 2 DVDs and the customary 36-page hardcover art book. Source: NIS Press release Story by Centent

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