Anime News

Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Rankings for Jul 4 - 11

Here are the weekly DVD & CD rankings for July 4th - 11th. DVD *1, 14,014 *,213,696 Karigurashi no Arrietty *2, *2,338 *,**2,338 One Piece 13th Season vol.3 *3, *2,321 *,**2,321 One Piece 13th Season vol.4 *4, *1,684 1,080,197 My Neighbor Totoro *5, *1,401 *,*26,137 One Piece Log...

15 years ago

Mibu Town Launches Life-size Statue Project of Mobilie Suit Zaku

According to Yomiuri Online, the town office staff of Mibu Town has launched a working group to build a life-size statue of Mobile Suit "MS-06S Zaku Char's Custom". The project was proposed by one of the members of the town assembly and about 30 staff of the town office gathered...

15 years ago

New Anime of Soukyuu no Fafner Announced

According to the twit video account of angela, a new anime of Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor was announced at the live event "Soukyuu Sakusen" held on July 9th. It will be a sequel to the movie Heaven and Earth. The title is "Soukyuu no Fafner: EXODUS" and the story takes plac...

15 years ago

Novel Author of Zero no Tsukaima Suffering From Terminal Cancer [Update Aug 4]

Novel author Yamaguchi Noboru posted in his twitter that he will be hospitalized tomorrow and will take a major surgery in August. He said he would have been dead if he had missed the chance to take the operation. "The 21st volume of Zero no Tsukaima novel will be delayed at leas...

15 years ago

Fan-Drawn Votive Pictures of AnoHana Stolen From the Model Shrine

According to Saitama Newspaper, most of the votive picture tablets ("Ema") of AnoHana were stolen from Chichibu Shrine, one of the model places of the anime. Thirty to forty Emas had been drawn by AnoHana fans and dedicated to the shrine but only a few remained now. Picture of An...

15 years ago

Recent Licenses in the US

FUNimation has acquired the U.S. internet streaming and home video rights to the TV anime Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam and will release the series as "LASTEXILE -Fam, the Silver Wing-". No release details have been made however the world premiere of the first episode was shown at A...

15 years ago

Licenses

NicoNico Simulcasts Summer 2011 Series

According to their website, NicoNico, the English version of the popular Japanese video website Nico Nico Douga, is set to simulcast 6 summer series with English subtitles, right after they air in Japan. The 6 titles include:Blood-C - Thursday at 10:25am. Available in: US, Canada...

15 years ago

Third Season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Announced

According to Dengeki Bunko, the third season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu was announced. It will animate the climax part of the original novel. The first and the second TV series were aired in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Source: Scan of Dengeki Information Nogizaka Haruka no Hi...

15 years ago

Crunchyroll Announces Summer 2011 Simulcasts

According to their website, Crunchyroll has announced their continuing and new simulcast titles. The 13 new series include:Kamisama Dolls - Tuesday at 10:00am. Availability for premium members: worldwide except for Japan, South Korea, and North Korea. Availability for free member...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Jun 27 - Jul 3

Here are the weekly manga & light novels sales rankings for June 27th - July 3rd. ranks/ this week's sales by copies/ cumulative sales/ titles Manga *1, 166,828 166,828 Ohoku vol.7 *2, 150,924 150,924 Hetalia Axis Powers vol.4 with a extra booklet *3, 139,756 261,970 Bokura ga It...

15 years ago