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Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Mar 15 - 21

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for March 15th - 21st. *1, 9,548 82,870 Summer Wars *2, 5,266 34,990 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn DVD vol.1 *3, 4,495 *4,495 Fresh Precure! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!? Limited Edition *4, 3,884 16,756 Hetalia Axis Powers vol.7 Limited E...

16 years ago

Aniplex To Animate Manga Otome Yokai Zakuro

According to Gentosha, Hoshino Lily's manga Otome Youkai Zakuro was announced to get an anime adaptation. The producer company is Aniplex. Sources: Gentosha, Otome Yokai Zakuro anime official website

16 years ago

Mirai Nikki Anime and Release Date of Sora no Otoshimono OVA Announced [Update Mar 24]

According to Mangaoh, an anime adaptation of Esuno Sakae's manga "Mirai Nikki" was announced to be released on September 9th along with the manga volume 11. The postponed Sora no Otoshimono OVA will also be released on September 9th as an extra DVD bundled with the manga volume 9...

16 years ago

Remake OVA of Yozakura Quartet Announced

According to the official twitter of Yasuda Suzuhito, an OVA series of Yozakura Quartet was announced. They "reset" the first series and will faithfully reproduce the original story of the manga so that the fans of the manga will be satisfied with the anime. The voice cast will b...

16 years ago

Queen's Blade OVA Utsukushiki Tōshi Tachi [Update Mar 25]

According to Hobby Japan magazine May issue, an OVA of Queen's Blade was revealed. The title is "Queen's Blade: Utsukushiki Tōshi Tachi". The official announcement will be made at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010 to be held on March 27th. Source: Scan of Hobby Japan Updated on...

16 years ago

4Kids Comes Back To Japanese Anime [Update Apr 26]

According to Anime!Anime!, 4Kids Entertainment released the statement of accounts for the fiscal 2009. The full-year sales was 36.8 million dollars, down 37% from the previous year. Alfred Kahn, the CEO of 4Kids, admitted the failure of their current business strategy focusing on...

16 years ago

Warner's Live Action Movie Project of Bleach Surfaced

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is in the process of preparing a live action movie of Bleach. Film director Peter Segal and his business partner Michael Ewing will produce it. The director, the scenario writer, and the cast haven't been revealed and Anime!Anime!...

16 years ago

Aniplex To Animate Nitro+'s Yaoi Adult Game Togainu no Chi

Aniplex has opened a teaser site of a new TV anime "Togainu no Chi". It's based on Nitro+'s Boys Love (yaoi) adult PC game released in 2005. Togainu no Chi game official website Togainu no Chi (PS2) (audio on) Synopsis: An imaginary country "Nihon" was destroyed and divided into...

16 years ago

Life Size Gundam Statue To Be Rebuilt With a Beam Saber

According to Walker Plus, the 18-meter life-size statue of Mobile Suit Gundam will be rebuild in East Shizuoka Station. It will be displayed during Shizuoka Hobby Fair to be held from July 24th 2010 - January 10th 2011. The statue will hold a beam saber. Image of the Gundam statu...

16 years ago

Blu-ray & DVD Extra OVA of Ikkitousen XX

According to Neowing, the Blu-ray and DVDs of Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor will include six-episode extra anime "Ikkitousen XX Yume Rokkei". The first volume will be released on June 25th. Source: Neowing

16 years ago