Anime News

Crunchyroll To Discontinue Download-to-Own Service

Crunchyroll announced that they will discontinue the Download-to-Own service on March 31st. According to Anime Nation, CEO of Crunchyroll explained that they are focusing on the simulcast business. Sources: Crunchyroll, Anime Nation Story by kashim

16 years ago

27 Injured at the Filming Site of Winter Sonata

According to Yonhap News, twenty seven Japanese fans were injured at the filming site of Winter Sonata anime in Jeongdongjin, South Korea. 1,700 Japanese fans visited the site to see the live-action epilogue scene of the anime played by Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo. The fans wer...

16 years ago

Shimura Takako's Manga Hourou Musuko To Be Animated

According to Monthly Comic Beam April issue, Shimura Takako's manga Hourou Musuko was announced to get an anime adaptation. The volume 10 of the manga will be released on March 25th. Source: Scan of Comic Beam

16 years ago

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Dengeki Popularity Ranking of Anime Movies in Fiscal 2009

Dengeki conducted an online poll on the popularity of the anime movies shown in the fiscal 2009. Fans voted for the best anime movie they watched. *1, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance *2, Summer Wars *3, Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ *4, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha...

16 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking for Mar 1 - 7

Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for March 1st - 7th. *1, 1,690,932 1,690,932 One Piece vol.57 *2, *,736,467 *,736,467 Naruto vol.50 *3, *,309,558 *,309,558 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.28 *4, *,217,531 *,217,531 Bakuman vol.7 *5, *,129,364 *,129,364 Toriko vol.8 *6, *,117,22...

16 years ago

Stage Play Legend of Galactic Heroes Announced

According to Theater Guide news, a stage play of Tanaka Yoshiki's novel Legend of Galactic Heroes was announced to be performed in January 2011. The details of the play will be given on the official website of the project (under construction) on April 10th. It's unknown how the l...

16 years ago

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Flash Anime Ketsuinu Starring Sugita Tomokazu

According to Anime!Anime!, a short flash anime series "Ketsuinu" was announced to start on April 1st on AT-X channel. It's a 2.5 min x 13 episode series and based on an online manga serialized in EDEN & Blade Comic Archive. The director is Kasugamori Haruki ("Neko Rahmen") and Su...

16 years ago

Ryukishi07's Manga Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Announced

According to Natalie, new Yokai manga "Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (At the Night When Amaryllis (or Red Spider Lily) Blooms)" was announced to start serialization in Dragon Age magazine May issue to be released on April 9th. The author of the original story is Ryukishi07 and the ar...

16 years ago

Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Mar 1 - 7

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for March 1st - 7th. DVD *1, 55,375 55,375 Summer Wars DVD *2, *5,996 *5,996 Saki vol.9 *3, *4,009 *4,009 GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class vol.5 Limited Edition *4, *3,835 *3,835 Kuruneko vol.2 *5, *2,660 *2,660 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! DVD Box *...

16 years ago

Kadokawa Takes Off Sora no Otoshimono OVA From DVD Vol.7

According to the official website, Kadokawa announced that the DVD special episode of Sora no Otoshimono was postponed and replaced with the TV-edition of episode 13. As a result, the DVD volume 7 will include two different versions of episode 13. The price was kept the same. Con...

16 years ago