Anime News

4Kids Gets Sued By Japanese Producers For Illegal Transactions of Yu-Gi-Oh

According to the Hollywood Reporter, TV Tokyo and the advertising agency Nihon Ad Systems (NAS) have terminated the license contract of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series with 4Kids Entertainment and have sued 4Kids for illicit transactions. 4Kids allegedly manipulated the accounts and paid a...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly CD Rankings for Mar 21 - 27

Here are the weekly CD sales rankings for March 21st - 27th. Note: The releases of most of the anime CD and DVD on March 25th have been postponed because the factories of disc media in Sendai were damaged by the tsunami. Single CD *5, 6,601 140,072 Nintama Rantarou Movie: Ninjuts...

15 years ago

Crunchyroll Announces Their Spring Simulcast [Update April 4]

According to Crunchyroll, the new upcoming season of Gintama will be streamed on Crunchyroll. They will stream a new episode every Monday at 2:30 a.m. PST (1 hour after Japan). The episodes will be available in the following territories: the Americas, Africa, Europe (except for A...

15 years ago

MADHOUSE's Former Manager Says Domination of Fansubs and 3D Anime Puts Anime in Crisis

According to ASCII.jp, Masuda Hiromichi, the former executive director of Madhouse Studios, said that fansubs and the shift of the worldwide trend toward 3D anime have become the major obstacles for Japanese anime producers to establish a business model outside of Japan. 1. Even...

15 years ago

NY Times Manga Best Seller List for March 13th - 19th

Graphic books best seller list (Manga & OEL) for March 13th - 19th 1, Naruto, vol. 50 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, vol. 6 3, Bleach, vol. 34 4, Black Butler, vol. 4 5, Soul Eater, vol. 5 6, Black Bird, vol. 7 7, Hetalia - Axis Powers, vol. 2 8, Death Note Black Edition, vol. 1 9, Dogs, vol 5...

15 years ago

Creator of Howl's Moving Castle Passes Away

Diana Wynne Jones, author of the novel Howl's Moving Castle, passed away from cancer on March 26th at the age of 76. Jones wrote over 40 books for children and adults. In 2004, Miyazaki Hayao adapted her novel into the now famous anime film, Howl's Moving Castle. Sources: Science...

15 years ago

Life Event

New Special of Hidamari Sketch Announced

According to Manga Time Kirara Carat, new special of Hidamari Sketch was announced to be aired. The third season was aired last year. Source: Scan of Kirara Carat

15 years ago

TV Anime of Manga Yuru Yuri Announced

According to Comic Yuri Hime, Namori's manga Yuru Yuri was announced to be getting a TV anime adaptation. Staff Director: Ohta Masahiko Script & Series Composition: Aoshima Takashi Source: Scan of Yuri Hime Update on May 18th Yuri Yuri will premiere on July 7th. Yuru Yuri on MAL

15 years ago

Studio DOVE At Work 42km Away From Failed Nuclear Plant

According to animator Abe Misao, anime production studio Studio DOVE in Iwaki city has been working normally despite the breakdown of the lifelines due to the earthquake and the nuclear power plant failure. Abe visited Iwaki to supply foods to her parents and dropped by the studi...

15 years ago

OVA of Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai Announced

According to Nishimata Aoi's official blog, an OVA of Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai was announced. It will be bundled with the non-adult version of OreTsuba PC game to be released on May 27th. The OVA will have more fan services than the TV series (what they call, "nakedness plus 90...

15 years ago