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Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Rankings for Feb 28 - Mar 6

Here are the weekly DVD & CD rankings for February 28th - March 6th. DVD *1, 9,516 *9,516 Sengoku Basara Two vol.6 **, *,*** **,*** (Despicable Me) *2, 5,987 *5,987 Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season vol.1 *3, 2,391 *2,391 Katanagatari vol.12 Limited Edition DVD ver. *4, 2,343 14,366 Dura...

15 years ago

Manga Usagi Drop To End in April

According to Feel Young magazine April issue, manga Usagi Drop will be concluded in the next issue to be released on April 8th. The TV anime series will start next July in Noitamina programming block. A live action movie will also be premiered on August 20th. Usagi Drop anime off...

15 years ago

New OVA of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Announced

According to the official website, a new OVA will be distributed to those who purchase all the three Blu-ray box sets of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series. It will be shipped in October. The total price of the three box sets is 69,720 yen ($850). A live streaming of Sayonara Zetsub...

15 years ago

Two Parallel Serializations of K-ON! Manga Announced

According to Manga Time Kirara, two serializations of manga K-ON! will start in Manga Time Kirara and Kirara Carat. The university part of Yui, Mio, Ritsu and Mugi will be serialized in Kirara magazine from April 9th. Kirara Carat will carry the high school part featuring Azusa,...

15 years ago

Gundam Unicorn Episode 4 Due in Autumn

According to the official brochure, the episode 4 of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will be released in the autumn 2011. The subtitle is "At the bottom of the gravity well". Source: Scan of the brochure

15 years ago

Winners of the 5th Seiyuu Awards

The winners of the 5th Seiyuu Awards are as follows: Best Actor No winner Best Actress Toyosaki Aki (K-ON!!) Best Supporting Actor Okamoto Nobuhiko (Bakuman, Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, Toaru Majutsu no Index II) Nakai Kazuya (Gintama, One Piece) Best Supporting Actress Arai Satomi (T...

15 years ago

People Awards Seiyuu

NY Times Manga Best Seller List for February 20-26

Graphic books best seller list (Manga & OEL) for February 20th - February 26th 1, Naruto, Vol. 50 2, Soul Eater, Vol. 5 3, Black Butler, Vol. 4 4, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 24 5, Black Bird, Vol. 7 6, Vampire Knight, Vol. 11 7, Hetalia Axis Powers, Vol. 2 8, Pandora Hearts, Vol....

15 years ago

Anime & Manga releases in North America, February 27th - March 5th

Anime Releases: Beyblade: Metal Fusion DVD 3 Genshiken DX and Genshiken 1 & 2 Lite Box Shin Koihime†Musou Complete Collection xxxHOLiC S.A.V.E. DVD Box Set Manga Releases: Akira GN* 5 Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho GN 7 Bleach GN 34 Butterflies, Flowers GN 6 Butterfly GN 1 Clea...

15 years ago

OVA of Deadman Wonderland Announced

According to Kadokawa, an OVA will be bundled with the eleventh volume of Deadman Wonderland manga. It will be released in October. The TV series will start on April 16th. Source: Kadokawa Deadman Wonderland OVA on MAL

15 years ago

ufotable To Animate Horror Manga 'Gyo'

According to Big Comic Spirits, Ito Junji's horror manga Gyo was announced to get an OVA adaptation. The production studio is ufotable. Staff Director: Hirao Takayuki Character Design: Takahashi Takuro ("Kara no Kyoukai") ufotable will also announce their original anime at Anime...

15 years ago