Anime News

Director Okiura Hiroyuki's New Movie 'Momo e no Tegami' Announced

According to Anime!Anime!, IG Port has announced Okiura Hiroyuki's new movie ""Momo e no Tegami". It will be premiered in 2012. It's been seven years since the project launched. Key illustration of Momo e no Tegami Staff Director & Script: Okiura Hiroyuki Animation Director: Ando...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly DVD & CD Rankings for Feb 7 - 13

Here are the weekly CD & DVD sales rankings for February 7th - 13th. Single CD *7, 16,579 16,579 Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto "Pride" 15, *8,400 *8,400 Chihara Minori "Defection" 16, *8,165 *8,165 Chihara Minori "Key For Life" 17, *7,615 32,189 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica "Conn...

15 years ago

Two Pokemon Best Wishes Movies To Be Premiered in Tandem

According to Nikkan Sports, two Pokemon Best Wishes movies will be premiered simultaneously on July 16th. The titles are: Pokemon Best Wishes! the Movie: Victini to Kuroki Eiyuu Zekrom Pokemon Best Wishes! the Movie: Victini to Shiroki Eiyuu Reshiram The stories of the two movies...

15 years ago

ZUN Bans Sales of Touhou Dojin Anime

ZUN announced a new edition of the guidelines for secondary creations of Touhou Project. The following businesses are newly banned: 1. Sales of 2D animations (3D CGI works and slide shows with effects are excluded.) 2. Sales of games via Xbox 360 Indie Games 3. Sales of works via...

15 years ago

IMDb's False Info of Dragon Ball Live Action Reboot Denied

Japanese film director Kiriya Kazuakii announced in his twitter that the database entry of a new live action movie of Dragon Ball on the International Movie Database (IMDb) is a false rumor. He resent IMDb for spreading the false information and sent a demand for IMDb to correct...

15 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Licenses IS: Infinite Stratos

I apologize for this late post. According to their official website, Sentai Filmworks announced on January 18 that they have licensed the anime IS: Infinite Stratos. Sentai Filmworks has not specified when and how the anime will be realeased in North America. Source: Sentai Filmw...

15 years ago

NY Times Manga Best Seller List for for January 30 - February 5

Graphic books best seller list (Manga & OEL) for January 30 - February 5 1, Naruto, vol 50 2, Black Bird, vol 7 3, Bakuman, vol 3 4, Hetalia Axis Powers, vol 2 5, Kuroshitsuji, vol 4 6, Fullmetal Alchemist, vol 24 7, Naruto, vol 49 8, Vampire Knight, vol 11 9. Hetalia Axis Powers...

15 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Yumekui Merry

According to their official website, Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that they have licensed Yumekui Merry. Sentai Filmworks has not specified when and how the anime will be realeased in North America yet. Source: Sentai Filmworks website

15 years ago

Licenses

OVA Series of Hakuoki Announced

According to the official website, a five-volume OVA series of Hakuouki was announced to be released from this early summer. The five main characters; Hijikata, Okita, Saito, Harada, Tohdo will be featured in each of the volumes. OP theme: Yoshioka Aika ED theme: Kurosaki Maon So...

15 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings for Jan 31 - Feb 6

Here is the weekly manga & light novels sales rankings for January 31st - February 6th. Manga *1, 2,086,080 2,086,080 One Piece vol.61 *2, *,203,471 *,203,471 Gintama vol.38 *3, *,*99,416 *,*99,416 Kaichou wa Maid-sama! vol.12 *4, *,*86,689 *,*86,689 Sket Dance vol.17 *5, *,*70,3...

15 years ago