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World Premiere of Last Exile 2 At Anime Expo Announced

According to the official website, the world premiere of Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam at Anime Expo 2011 was announced. The expo will be held in Los Angeles from July 1st - 4th. Source: Last Exile Ginyoku no Fam official website

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DVD & Blu-ray Only Episode of Hourou Musuko and Sengoku Basara Two

According to AmiAmi online shop, the sixth volume of the Blu-ray and the DVD of Hourou Musuko will include the episode 12, which will not be aired on TV. It will be released on September 21st. According to MyCom Journal, the seventh volume of the DVD of Sengoku Basara Two will in...

15 years ago

Japanese Ferry Companies Try to Overcome Predicament By Moe Characters

Japanese Ferry Companies Try to Overcome the Predicament By Moe Characters According to Asahi Shinbun, two ferry companies decided to use moe characters for PR. Nankai Ferry and Kokudo Ferry have been suffering from a steep drop of passengers due to the government-directed discou...

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TV Anime 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku Looks for a Tie-up with Condom Makers

The producers of Spring anime 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku are advertising in the official twitter for official tie-up partnership with condom manufacturers. The characters will put on their products in the anime. Source: 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku official twitter

15 years ago

Second OVA of Fairy Tail Announced

According to Natalie, the second OVA of Fairy Tail was announced to be released on June 17th. It will be bundled with the manga volume 27. Key illustration of the OVA The OVA will animate an extra manga episode "Yosei Gakuen: Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan". It's parody of Yoshikawa M...

15 years ago

CGI Anime Movie of Saint Seiya Announced

According to the official website, Toei Animation has announced a CGI anime movie of Saint Seiya in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the original manga. Short trailer of the movie Source: Toei Animation Saint Seiya (Movie) on MAL

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Section23 Films Acquires Allison & Lillia, Hoshizora Kiseki, and Coffee Samurai

According to their press release on Wednesday, Section23 Films acquired three new titles: Allison & Lillia Hoshizora Kiseki Coffee Samurai All three will be released by Sentai Filmworks. Allison & Lillia is scheduled to be released on May 17th with English subtitles at the sugges...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Feb 7 - 13

Here is the weekly manga & light novels sales rankings for February 7th - 13th. Manga *1, 485,623 2,571,703 One Piece vol.61 *2, 122,237 *,325,708 Gintama vol.38 *3, *71,274 *,170,690 Kaichou wa Maid-sama! vol.12 *4, *61,765 *,*61,765 7Seeds vol.19 *5, *58,249 *,144,938 Sket Danc...

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The Ebb of the Manga Boom in France and the US

The Asahi Shinbun Globe reported that manga publishers in France and the US have a pessimistic view of the market. According to Asahi and ICv2's report, the manga industry in 2010 suffered 3.6% and more than 20% year-on-year decreases in France and the US, respectively. Yves Schl...

15 years ago

Light Novel Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita To Be Animated [Update Nov 16]

According to GaGaGa Bunko, an anime project of Tanaka Romeo's light novel "Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita" was announced to get underway. Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita novel official website PV of the novel (Youtube) Synopsis: It's been several centuries since human beings declined du...

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