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Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for May 31 - Jun 6

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for May 31st - June 6th. **, 44,279 *44,279 (Nodame Cantabile Live Action Movie Final Chapter vol.1 Special Edition) *1, 38,516 321,545 Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance *2, 13,492 *13,492 Working!! vol.2 Limited Edition **, *9,358 **9,35...

16 years ago

New Extra Anime of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

According to Manga-oh, an official visual book of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun was announced to be released on July 27th. An extra anime "Toaru Beach no Tokuten Eizo" (tentative title) will be bundled with the book. Source: Mangaoh

16 years ago

Kadokawa Withdraws a Light Novel that Plagiarized Baka to Test

Kadokawa announced to the bookstores that they have found plagiarisms in Dengeki Bunko's new light novel "Ore to Kanojo ga Maoh to Yusha de Seitokaicho" and decided to withdraw the books. Some lines of the novel closely resemble those of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu etc. "Ore to Ka...

16 years ago

Short CGI Anime of Moyashimon Announced

According to e-hon online bookstore, a short CGI anime of Moyashimon will be bundled with the limited edition of the manga volume 9. Shirogumi will produce a six minutes long anime featuring the bacteria and the fungi. It will be released on July 6th. Source: e-hon related topic:...

16 years ago

Cast of Aki-Sora OVA Changed Again

According to the official website, the voice cast of the new OVA Aki-Sora: Yume no Naka was changed from that of the previous one. Cast of Aki-Sora Yume no Naka the previous seiyu are in the parentheses. Aoi Sora: Shiroi Kumo (Kinoshita Sayaka) Aoi Aki: Natsuno Kohri (Kawaragi Sh...

16 years ago

New Original Robot Anime Star Driver Kagayaki no Tact

According to Newtype July issue, a new school & robot anime "Star Driver -Kagayaki no Tact" was announced. The story is about a boy called Tact and a mysterious robot Tauburn. Star Driver official website Staff Director: Igarashi Takuya Script: Enokido Yoji Character Design: Ito...

16 years ago

Second Season of Toaru Majutsu no Index Announced

According to Monthly Shonen GanGan magazine July issue, the second season of Toaru Majutsu no Index was announced. A game adaptation on PSP will be released this winter. It will be a 3D fighting action game. Sources: Scan of GanGan, Screenshot of the official mobile website

16 years ago

Final OVA Series of Tales of Symphonia Announced

According to Game Spot Japan, the final OVA series of Tales of Symphonia titled "Tales of Symphonia The Animation: The United World Episode" was announced. The story of Lloyd and Colette will be concluded in this series. The final fourth volume of the ongoing series "Tethe'alla E...

16 years ago

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ALIVE Anime Officially Canceled

According to the official website of Monthly Shonen Magazine, the anime project of Alive was announced to be canceled. The production of the anime had been suspended since the delisting of Gonzo from Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers in 2009. The producers had been seeking to resume t...

16 years ago

Studio 4°C and Warner Bros. To Remake US Cartoon ThunderCats

According to Anime!Anime!, Warner Bros. announced a remake TV series of US Cartoon ThunderCats, which was originally aired in 1980's. Japanese anime studio Studio 4°C will be in charge of the anime production. Sam Register, the Executive Vice President of Warner Bros. Animation (...

16 years ago