Anime News

Beelzebub Anime Gets Suspended [Update Mar 28]

According to Mainichi, the airing of Beelzebub was suspended from March 20th because the content of the anime was considered to be unsuitable to the current situation resulting from the earthquake. Yomiuri TV will air Yumeiro Pâtissière instead. It hasn't been fixed as to when Be...

15 years ago

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Model Town of Kannagi Destroyed by Tsunami

Mangaka Takenashi Eri updated her official website and announced that the coast area of Shichigahama, the model town of Kannagi, was completely destroyed by the 10 meter high tsunami caused by the earthquake hit Japan on March 11th. 45 people in the town were killed and 38 have b...

15 years ago

Message Videos of 29 Seiyu For the Victims of the Earthquake

Seien-dan According to the official website, seiyu Inoue Kazuhiko has organized a group of seiyu "Seien-dan" to give cheer to the victims of the earthquake. Twenty-eight seiyu have joined Seien-dan. Sixteen of them recorded a rooters' song written and composed by Inoue and upload...

15 years ago

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Japan's Weekly CD & DVD Rankings for Mar 14 - 20

Here are the weekly CD & DVD sales rankings for March 14th - 20th. Single CD *4, 11,448 133,471 Nintama Rantarou Movie: Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudou! no Dan "Yume Tamago" 12, *4,067 *96,707 Beelzebub "Answer" 21, *2,425 *11,579 Gintama "Sakurane" 23, *2,378 *51,388 Mahou Shouj...

15 years ago

Special Recap Anime of Scryed Announced [Update Apr 9]

According to the official website, a special anime of Scryed was announced to be produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime. The special will be made by reassembling the TV series. Source: Scryed official website Update Apr 9th According to Presepe news, a two-part...

15 years ago

Retired Animator Kakoi Hiroshi Killed in the Earthquake

According to the twitter of anime producer Kikukawa Yukio, animator and producer Kakoi Hiroshi was killed in the earthquake. He was 56 years old. He was one of the producers of Macross II: Lovers Again and Moldiver. He was known as one of the key animators who created the episode...

15 years ago

Postponements of Manga Magazines Due to the Earthquake

According to Japan Magazine Publishers Association, 191 magazines have been canceled or postponed due to the earthquake. The distribution channels have been disrupted and there has been a shortage of paper. Weekly Shonen Jump Vol.17 was announced to be delayed for one week. It wi...

15 years ago

Director Shinbo Wants to Produce Heartwarming Spin-off of Madoka Magica

According to Quarterly S magazine April 2011 issue, director Shinbo Akiyuki said he wants to produce a spin-off of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica. He thinks it's wasteful to let the unique characters go after the end of the current series and it's possible to produce a heart warming...

15 years ago

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date of Karigurashi no Arrietty

According to Anime!Anime!, Walt Disney Studio Japan announced that the Blu-ray and the DVD of Karigurashi no Arrietty will be released on June 17th. The included dubs and subtitles are as follows: Blu-ray Dubs: French, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin), and Korean Subtitles: English...

15 years ago

New Anime of Seitokai no Ichizon Announced

According to the cover note of Dragon magazine, a new anime project of Seitokai no Ichizon was announced to get underway.The first TV series was aired in 2009. Source: Cover of Dragon Magazine Seitokai no Ichizon 2 on MAL

15 years ago