Anime News

Manga Cross Game To End Serialization

According to Weekly Shonen Sunday vol.11 2010, manga Cross Game was announced to end serialization in the next issue to be released on February 17th. Chapter 160 will be the final episode. Source: Mainichi

16 years ago

September Release of Gundam 00 Movie Confirmed [Update Mar 25]

According to Newtype March issue, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Movie was announced to be premiered this September. Source: Scan of Newtype Updated on March 25th According to Movix, the premiere date is September 18th. Source: Movix Premiere Dates of Anime Movies This Year Feb 20 Mobile...

16 years ago

Manga Kuragehime To Be Animated

According to Mainichi, Higashimura Akiko's manga Kuragehime was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. It will be aired in noitaminA programming block. Kurashita Tsukimi is a "kurage (jelly fish) otaku" girl who wants to be an illustrator. She comes to Tokyo and starts to live i...

16 years ago

Special One-shot Manga of School Rumble

According to Natalie, a special one-shot chapter of School Rumble was published in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine March issue. Kobayashi Jin's new full-length series was announced to be serialized in the magazine. Source: Natalie

16 years ago

Three New OVA of Votoms Announced

According to Newtype magazine March issue, three new OVA of Armored Trooper Votoms were announced. Armored Trooper Votoms Case; IRVINE Director: Igarashi Shisho(?) (episode director of "Sora no Otoshimono") Scenario: Sato Takuya ("Fate/stay night") Character Design: Hisayuki Hiro...

16 years ago

Frequent Postponements of SHAFT's DVD & Blu-ray Releases

According to the official website, the releases of Dance in the Vampire Bund DVD & Blu-ray volumes 2 - 6 were announced to be delayed by one month. Natsu no Arashi! Akinaichuu and Bakemonogatari DVD & Blu-ray releases were also deferred for three weeks - one month. Bakemonogatari...

16 years ago

K-ON! and CLANNAD AS Double TBS Anime Sales

According to Anime!Anime!, Japanese broadcasting company TBS released the statement of accounts for fiscal 2010 3Q (April 2009 - December 2009). The sales of the anime section increased 87% over the last year. Domestic Anime Sales (million yen) 2009(3Q) *,837 2010(3Q) 1,566 Overs...

16 years ago

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Manga ALIVE Ends While Its Anime Project In Stagnancy

According to Natalie, the serialization of manga Alive ended on February 6th. The final volume 21 will be released in May. Its anime adaptation was announced in July 2008, but the author Kawashima Tadashi revealed in his official BBS on January 13th, 2010 that the project has bee...

16 years ago

NoitaminA Timeslot To Become One-Hour Long

According to the official twitter, Fuji TV's timeslot noitaminA will soon run for a whole hour, showing two series per season instead of the previous single one. This renewal of the timeslot coincides with the recent announcements of numerous noitaminA series - Yojouhan Shinwa Ta...

16 years ago

Evangelion 2.22 DVD & Blu-ray Release Date Confirmed

According to Animage March 2010 issue, DVD and Blu-ray of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance was announced to be released on May 26th. The animations will be digitally revised and it's designated as "Evangelion 2.22". Source: Scan of Animage

16 years ago