Anime News

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Aug 29 - Sep 4

Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for August 29th - September 4th. Note: Oricon has stopped providing the cumulative sales, so I have to calculate them using the last week's data. Since the workloads to make the manga rankings have highly increased, there will be...

15 years ago

OVA of Dantalian no Shoka Canceled [Update Sep 7]

According to Sneaker Bunko, the release of Dantalian no Shoka OVA was canceled. It was supposed to be bundled with the ninth volume of the original novel, but the release of the novel itself was also canceled. Kadokawa didn't reveal the reason of the cancellation. Source: Kadokaw...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Rankings for Aug 29th - Sep 4

Here are the weekly DVD & CD rankings for August29th - September 4th. DVD *1, 4,346 *,*24,824 One Piece Log Collection "Bell" *2, 4,145 *,*23,540 One Piece Log Collection "Navaron" *3, 3,527 *,*16,090 Hakuouki Sekkaroku vol.2 Limited Edition *4, 3,149 *,*14,256 Bleach: Jigokuhen...

15 years ago

TV Anime of Zombie Love Comedy Manga 'Sankarea' Announced

According to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, Hattori Mitsuru's manga "Sankarea" was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. Sankarea manga official website Source: Bessatsu Shonen Magazine Sankarea on MAL

15 years ago

Crossover Anime of Sket Dance and Gintama Announced

According to MyCom Journal, two cross over anime episodes of SKET Dance and Gintama' were announced to be aired in September. They are based on a special collaboration manga of the two published in Weekly Shonen Jump on April 11th. The characters of Sket Dance will appear in the...

15 years ago

TV Anime of Manga 'Recorder to Randoseru' Announced

According to the official twitter account of Mangaoh, Higashiya Meme's four-panel manga "Recorder to Randoseru" was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. It will start on January 5th. Cover of Recorder to Randoseru manga vol.1 Some panels of the manga: 1, 2, 3 Synopsis: Miyagaw...

15 years ago

David R. Ellis to Direct Live Action 'Kite' Remake

According to Variety, David R. Ellis ('Snakes on a Plane', 'The Final Destination') will direct the live action remake of the 1998 OVA Kite. Anant Singh and Brian Cox of Distant Horizon will produce, along with Moisés Cosio and Alejandro Saevich of Detalle Films in Mexico. Variet...

15 years ago

NY Times Manga Best Seller List for August 21st - 27th

Graphic books best seller list (Manga & OEL) for August 21st - 27th 1, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Vol.7 2, Blue Exorcist, Vol.3 3, Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition), Vol.2 4, Bakuman, Vol.6 5, Naruto, Vol.49 6, Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol.2 7, Karakuridoji Ultimo, Vol.1 8, K-ON!, Vol.3 9,...

15 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Rozen Maiden

According to their official press release, Sentai Filmworks has revealed their acquisition of Rozen Maiden, Rozen Maiden: Träumend, and Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre. All three will be available digitally and in a complete DVD collection this winter. Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre, which was...

15 years ago

Licenses

Winners of the 16th Animation Kobe Awards

According to the official website, the winners of the 16th Animation Kobe Awards are as follows: Individual Award Okada Mari Special Awards Dezaki Osamu Production Team of Detective Conan Feature Film Award Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa TV Feature Award Mahou Shoujo Madok...

15 years ago