Anime News

Bidding Price of Ayanami Rei Custom Fender Guitar Reaches $100,000

Evangelion Store put up two types of Fender USA custom guitar for Yahoo Japan auction on December 1st. Both are one-offs made by Fender's master builder Yuriy Shishkov. Ayanami Rei's face and Lance of Longinus are printed on them. Ayanami Rei Guitar Type 01 on Yahoo Auction Type...

16 years ago

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Guin Saga Novel Wins the 30th Japan Sci-fi Taisho Special Award

According to Mainichi, the late Kurimoto Kaoru's novel Guin Saga won the special award of the 30th Japan Sci-fi Taisho. The incomplete final volume 130 "The Unknown Tomorrow" will be released this month. In the afterword of the volume 130, Kurimoto's husband Imaoka Kiyoshi said h...

16 years ago

VA Ohara Sayaka Gets Married

According to the official fan site, seiyu Ohara Sayaka announced her marriage on December 6th. The husband is an actor one year older than her. Source: Ohara Sayaka official fan site

16 years ago

New Code Geass Project Launched [Update Apr 7]

According to the official mobile website, a new project of Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch was announced to be launched. The details will be given next year. This is a new genesis ... the day of rebirth. Today, Geass has reached a new stage. You will be cast a new Geass soon. Ho...

16 years ago

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OVA of Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! Announced

According to Shogakukan, an OVA of Ikeyamada Go's manga Suki desu Suzuki-kun!! will be released on December 18th. It will be bundled with Monthly Sho-Comi magazine. The first chapter of the manga will be animated. Source: Sho Comi official website

16 years ago

Movie of Light Novel Toaru Hikoshi e no Tsuioku Announced [Update Apr 1]

According to GaGaGa Bunko, Morisawa Haruyuki's light novel "Toaru Hikoshi e no Tsuioku" was announced to get a movie adaptation. It's unknown whether the movie is live-action or anime. Cove art of the novel Toaru Hikoushi eno Tsuioku won the second grand prize in JPIC University...

16 years ago

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Anime Major Proceeds Into the Sixth Season

According to Weekly Shonen Sunday, the sixth season of Major was announced. It will be start from April 3rd, 2010. The manga volume 74 will be released on December 18th. Source: Scan of WSS

16 years ago

Japan's Yearly Manga & Light Novel Ranking for 2009

Here is the yearly manga & light novel rankings for 2009 (Nov 17 2008 - Nov 22 2009). Manga Ranking Volume by volume *1, 2,057,528 One Piece vol.53 *2, 1,963,696 One Piece vol.54 *3, 1,952,551 One Piece vol.52 *4, 1,810,410 One Piece vol.55 *5, 1,505,575 NANA vol.21 *6, 1,277,733...

16 years ago

Winners of the 13th Japan Media Arts Award

According to the press release of CG Arts Society, the winners of the 13th Japan Media Arts Award are as follows: Animation Category Grand Prize: Summer Wars Excellence Prizes: Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny? (Czech) Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 The Cable Car (Switzerland) Denshinb...

16 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking for Nov 23 - 29

Here is the weekly manga ranking for November 23rd - 29th. *1, 469,344 *,469,344 Nodame Cantabile vol.23 *2, 321,025 *,321,025 REAL vol.9 *3, 264,460 *,264,460 Yotsuba&! vol.9 *4, 250,738 *,250,738 Kuroshitsuji vol.8 *5, 109,925 *,443,466 Detective Conan vol.66 *6, *96,883 *,193,...

16 years ago