Anime News

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Guilty Crown and .hack//Quantum

According to their official press releases, FUNimation has licensed Guilty Crown and .hack//Quantum. FUNimation will stream Guilty Crown as it airs in Japan and release the series on DVD and Blu-ray next year. .hack//Quantum will be released next year. Source: Guilty Crown Press...

15 years ago

Animator Suzuki Shunji Discloses Sales Failure of Nichijou

Animator Suzuki Shunji (the general animation director of "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone") posted on his twitter that the sales of Kadokawa's anime titles in this spring and summer were terrible. He attended a private meeting of people in the anime industry and heard that N...

15 years ago

Light Novels 'Accel World' and 'Sword Art Online' To Be Animated [Update Dec 10]

According to Dengeki Bunko, Kawahara Reki's light novels Accel World and Sword Art Online were announced to get anime adaptations. The production studios are Sunrise (Accel World) and A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online). Sources: Dengeki, MyCom Journal Accel World on MAL Sword Art On...

15 years ago

NY Times Manga Best Seller List for September 18th - 24th

Graphic books best seller list (Manga & OEL) for September 18th - 24th 1, Sailor Moon, Vol.1 2, Codename: Sailor V, Vol.1 3, Negima! Magister Negi Magi!, Vol.31 4, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol.26 5, Naruto, Vol.52 6, One Piece, Vol.58 7, Black Bird, Vol.10 8, Bleach, Vol.36 9, Witch...

15 years ago

[Update, Oct. 12th] Sentai Filmworks Licenses Towa no Quon, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai, Akikan!, and Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru

According to The Anime Network's Tweet, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the Towa no Quon movie series, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World God Only Knows), Akikan!, and Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (And Yet The Town Moves). No release details have been confirmed yet. Update, Oct. 5...

15 years ago

Licenses

New OVA of ToHeart 2 'Dungeon Travelers' Announced

According to Amazon Japan, a two-volume OVA series "ToHeart 2 Dungeon Travelers" was announced. The first and the second volume will be released on February 22nd and March 21st 2012, respectively. ToHeart2 Dungeon Travelers Game official website "ToHeart 2 Dungeon Travelers" is a...

15 years ago

Anime Movie of Ao no Exorcist Announced

According to Jump Square magazine, Ao no Exorcist was announced to get an anime movie adaptation. Source: Scan of Jump SQ Ao no Exorcist (Movie) on MAL

15 years ago

[Retracted] Fantasy & Harem Light Novel 'H+P -Hime Para-' To Be Animated

Topic Retracted! Mangaoh announced that the news of "H+P -Hime Para-" anime was a false information. They apologized to the publisher and the fans for causing a confusion. Source: Mangaoh Club #===================== According to the official twitter of Mangaoh, Kazami Meguru's li...

15 years ago

Movie of Blood-C Due in June 2012

At the end of Blood-C episode 12, the movie was announced to be premiered on June 2nd 2012. Source: Screenshot of the announcement

15 years ago

TV Anime of Sexy Wrestling Manga 'Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!' Announced

According to Amazon Japan, idol & professional wrestling manga "Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!" was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai! manga official website Cast of the drama CD: Hagiwara Sakura: Toyosaki Aki Miyazawa Elena: Hikasa Y...

15 years ago