Anime News

OVA of Manga Major To Be Bundled With The Final Volume

According to GIGAZINE, a special OVA of Major will be bundled with the final volume 78 to be released this December. Manga Major has ended its 16 year serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday vol.32 2010 released on July 7th. Source: GIGAZINE

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Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Jun 28 - Jul 4

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for June 28th - July 4th. **, *8,997 **8,997 (K-ON! Live Event ~Let's Go!~ DVD) *1, *5,920 360,804 Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance **, *4,723 *11,940 (Toy Story 2 Special Edition) **, *3,598 *17,404 (Toy Story Special Edition) *2, *2,87...

16 years ago

Anime Media Sales Keep Rising In Japan

According to Oricon Biz, the video media sales of Anime and Tokusatsu increased 14% in the first half of 2010, compared with the year-earlier period. The Blu-ray sales by copies have risen 2.5 times while the DVD sales dropped by 2.9%. Chart of Anime & Tokusatsu Media Sales In Ja...

16 years ago

52 year old Assemblyman Accused of Spending Public Money On Toaru Majutsu no Index Novel

According to Yomiuri, members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly have been accused of spending public money for the policy affair research on irrelevant books including porn novels. Among them, Takahashi Masanari, 52 year old assemblyman, was found to have purchased Toaru Majutsu no...

16 years ago

New Movie of Fullmetal Alchemist Announced [Update Jul 5]

At the end of the final episode aired on TBS, an anime movie of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was announced. The TV series has already animated the original manga up to the final chapter. Source: Screenshot of the announcement Updated on July 5th Irie Yasuhiro posted in his tw...

16 years ago

Manga Author Explains the New Characters of Kuroshitsuji II

Toboso Yana, the author of Kuroshitsuji manga, posted an entry about Kuroshitsuji II in her web diary. She explained the background of the decision to announce the new master and the butler last January. Spoiler warning! Watch the episode 1 of Kuroshitsuji II before reading the t...

16 years ago

Short OVAs of Amagami SS

According to the official website, two-volume OVA of Amagami SS will be distributed to those who purchase all the volumes of the DVD/Blu-rays of the TV series. The first volume will carry three short episodes of Haruka, Kaoru and Sae. The second volume will contain Ai, Rihoko and...

16 years ago

Sentai Filmworks Acquires Highschool of the Dead

According to the press release, Sentai Filmworks has acquired Highschool of the Dead. The English dubbed and subbed versions will be released in North America. Source: ANN

16 years ago

Licenses

Aniplex of America Acquires Durarara

According to the official website, Aniplex of America will release the DVDs of Durarara!! in January 2011. Source: Durarara USA Story by MrTerrorist

16 years ago

FUNimation New Licenses At Anime Expo

According to the official blog, FUNimation has acquired the following new titles: Simulcasts Shiki Kuroshitsuji II Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu Sengoku Basara Two Moyashimon (Live action drama) New Licenses Darker than BLACK - Ryuusei no Gemini Shakuga...

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