Anime News

Second Anime Movie of Gintama Announced

According to film journalist Otaka Hiroo, Warner Bros. has announced the second anime movie of Gintama. The release date hasn't been fixed yet. The first movie Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen has earned more than one billion yen ($1 = 76 yen) at the box office. Source: Otaka Hir...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Rankings for Aug 15 - 21

Here are the weekly DVD & CD Rankings for August 15th - 21st. DVD *1, 3,375 *,247,539 Karigurashi no Arrietty *2, 2,027 1,091,850 My Neighbor Totoro *3, *,908 *,734,010 Castle in the Sky *4, *,808 *,**9,307 One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase *5, *,803 *,*17,694 Hakuouki Sekkaroku vol.1...

15 years ago

3D CGI Movie '.hack//The Movie' Announced

According to the official website, a 3D CGI movie ".hack//The Movie" was announced to be premiered in January 2012. .hack//The Movie official website Staff Director: Matsuyama Hiroshi Original Character Design: Sadamoto Yoshiyuki Scenario: Ito Kazunori Production Studio: CyberCon...

15 years ago

FUNimation Acquires Kuroshitsuji II and Specials

According to their press release, FUNimation has officially announced their licenses for Kuroshitsuji II (Black Butler II) and its corresponding specials. FUNimation will release the specials as: OVA 01 (Wonderland Part 01 and 02) OVA 02 (Welcome to the Phantomhives) OVA 03 (Maki...

15 years ago

TV Anime of 'New Prince of Tennis' Announced [Update Sep 3]

According to Jump Square magazine, manga New Prince of Tennis was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. It's a sequel to Prince of Tennis. Source: Scan of Jump SQ Update on September 3rd According to TV Tokyo, the TV anime of New Prince of Tennis will start in January 2012. TV...

15 years ago

OVA of A-Channel Announced

According to the official website, an OVA of A-Channel was announced. Details of the new anime will be revealed later. Source: A-Channel official website A-Channel OVA on MAL

15 years ago

Top 25 Manga Properties for First and Second Quarters of 2011

ICv2 has released a list of the top 25 North American manga properties for the first and second quarters of 2011. The chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. rank / title / (publisher) *1 Naruto (Viz Media) *2 Bleach (Viz Media) *3 Vampire Kn...

15 years ago

Otakon Anime License Announcements.

The following anime licenses were announced at Otakon. Bandai Entertainment:Gosick Nichijou (My Ordinary Life) Aniplex of America:Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo) FUNimation:Sora no Otoshimono: Tokeijikake no Angeloid (Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Ang...

15 years ago

CoMix Wave's OVA 'Kono Danshi, Uchujin to Tatakaemasu.' Announced

According to Anime!Anime!, CoMix Wave has announced a new OVA "Kono Danshi, Uchujin to Tatakaemasu. (This boy can fight with aliens.)" It will be released at Animate shops on September 20th. Konodan anime official website Screenshots The director is a 21-year old rookie creator Y...

15 years ago

OVA of Rurouni Kenshin Announced

According to Comic Natalie, the new anime of Rurouni Kenshin is a two-episode OVA. The first episode will be shown at theaters in December. The title is "Shin Kyoto Hen (New Kyoto Chapter)" and it'll be a large-scale remake of the battle against Shishio from Misao's point of view...

15 years ago