Anime News

Steins;Gate Special Announced

According to the official blog, the TV anime series Steins;Gate will have a special on the last of the nine Blu-ray/DVD volumes. One volume will be released each month from June 22, 2011 to February 22, 2012. Steins;Gate will premiere on April 5. Source: Steins;Gate official blog...

15 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Angel Beats! [Update April 3]

According to the official website, Sentai Filmworks has announced their license of the TV anime Angel Beats!. The series will be released in the U.S. on DVD and Blu-Ray with English dubs. The first episodes will premiere at Anime Boston, a convention taking place on April 22-24....

15 years ago

Licenses

Anime & Manga releases in North America, March 20th - 26th

Anime Releases: Bleach Uncut Box Set 8 Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch Complete First Season Ghost Sweeper Mikami Collection 3 History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi Season Two Box Set Kanokon Lite Box Kurokami Blu-ray 6 Mnemosyne Complete Series Box Set Nyoro-n Churuya-san Part 1...

15 years ago

Fractale and Hourou Musuko Mark Record Low Rating

Yamamoto Koji, the producer of Notiamina, tweeted that the TV rating of Fractale and Hourou Musuko episode 10 has marked record low of all the Noitamina titles. (0.9% by an unconfirmed source) Yamamoto said the producer himself was solely responsible for the low rating. Ref. the...

15 years ago

Movie Adaptation of Kizumonogatari Confirmed [Update Mar 30]

According to Kodansha Book Club, a film adaptation of Kizumonogatari was confirmed. It's a prequel to Bakemonogatari. Update on March 30th According to the official website, Kizumonogatari movie will be premiered in 2012. Sources: Kodansha, Bakemonogatari official website

15 years ago

New Higurashi no Naku Koro ni OVA Announced

Frontier Works' official twitter account has announced a new Higurashi no Naku Koro ni OVA to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary. The title is "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira". Higurashi Kira official website Release dates: Vol.1: Jul 21st 2011 Vol.2: Sep 22nd 2011 Vol.3: N...

15 years ago

New Blood Anime by CLAMP and Production I.G Announced [Update Apr 9]

According to Kadokawa, an original TV anime titled "Blood-C" was announced to start this July. This will be the third anime of "Blood" series. Staff Director: Mizushima Tsutomu Series Composition: Ohkawa Nanase Story & Character Design: CLAMP Anime Character Design: Kise Kazuchik...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Mar 14 - 20

Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for March 14th - 20th. Manga *1, 316,730 *,735,119 Kimi ni Todoke vol.13 *2, *91,039 *,*91,039 Ace of Diamond vol.25 *3, *89,398 *,270,988 xxxHOLiC vol.19 *4, *87,724 *,163,013 Chihayafuru vol.12 *5, *85.711 *,*85,711 Hajime no Ip...

15 years ago

Madoka Magica Postponed Indefinitely

According to the official website, the TV airing and the online streaming of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica were announced to be suspended for an indefinite period. The releases of the Blu-ray and the DVD were postponed for one month. The fifth volume will be released on August 24th,...

15 years ago

Akira Live Action Movie Update [Update May 29]

According to Deadline New York, the live action movie adaptation of Otomo Katsuhiro’s Akira, has finally begun to take shape. The script, which had been successfully rewritten by Steve Kloves (Harry Potter films), has now been sent to a list of actors. For the role of Tetsuo, pro...

15 years ago