Anime News

Wrapped Cars of Anime Sweep Super GT Car Race

The second game of this year's Japanese grand touring car race Super GT will be held on April 30th in Fuji Speedway. Six teams out of twenty three entries of GT300 class are wrapped cars of anime or anime-related characters. Haruhi Racing Hankook Porsche was newly announced to pa...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Apr 11 - 17

Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for April 11th - 17th. Manga ranks / this week's sales by copies / cumulative sales / titles *1, 188,133 *,454,945 Shingeki no Kyojin vol.4 *2, 159,841 *,159,841 Fairy Tail vol.26 *3, 116,741 *,116,741 Ahiru no Sora vol.31 *4, *91...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly CD & DVD Rankings for Apr 11 - 17

Here are the weekly CD & DVD sales rankings for April 11th - 17th. Single CD *2, 55,366 *55,366 Dog Days "Scarlet Knight" by Mizuki Nana *3, 51,883 *51,883 Mizuki Nana "Pop Master" *5, 12,453 *12,453 Toyosaki Aki "Shun Pu" 30, *1,907 *17,280 Kamiya Hiroshi "Niji-iro Chocho" 32, *...

15 years ago

New Anime of Rurou ni Kenshin Announced

According to Jump Square magazine, a new anime of Rurouni Kenshin was announced. The details of the project will be announced in the magazine later. A new fighting game on PSP "Rurou ni Kenshi Saisen" was released on March 10th. Rurou ni Kenshi PSP official website The late Suzuo...

15 years ago

Anime Director Dezaki Osamu Passes Away

According to Sankei News, anime director Dezaki Osamu passed away on April 17th due to lung cancer. He was 67 years old. Dezaki entered Mushi Productions in 1963 and was selected as a chief animator after only three months. He first directed Ashita no Joe when he was 26 and estab...

15 years ago

NIS America Licenses Katanagatari and Arakawa Under the Bridge

According to their official website, NIS America announced their licenses for Katanagatari and Arakawa Under the Bridge. Both series will be released in a Blu-ray Disc and DVD combination pack with English subtitles. Katanagatari Volume 1 Premium Edition will be released on July...

15 years ago

TOKYOPOP's North American Publishing Division Shuts Down

TOKYOPOP has announced today the closure of its Los Angeles based North American publishing division on May 31st. TOKYOPOP’s statement:For nearly 15 years, TOKYOPOP, led by Stu Levy, its founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, has pioneered the English-language manga movement an...

15 years ago

Light Novel Highschool DxD To Be Animated

According to Fujimishobo, Ishibumi Ichiei's light novel "Highschool DxD" was announced to be getting an anime adaptation. Highschool DxD novel official website A manga adaptation has been serialized in Monthly Dragon Age. Synopsis: Hyodo Issei is a (pervert) high school boy. When...

15 years ago

FUNimation Licenses Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

According to their official site, FUNimation has acquired the home video, broadcast, and digital rights to Gainax's Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. The TV anime series aired from October to December of last year. FUNimation plans on releasing the 13 episode series on DVD in 201...

15 years ago

Blu-ray & DVD Only Episode of Hidan no Aria

According to Amazon Japan, the seventh volume of Hidan no Aria Blu-ray and DVD will include an unaired episode. It will be released on December 21st. The TV series is 12 episodes long. Source: Amazon Japan Hidan no Aria Special on MAL

15 years ago