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Manga Saraiya Goyou To Be Animated [Update Dec 14]

According to the cover of Monthly IKKI magazine January issue, Ono Natsume's manga Saraiya Goyou was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. It will be aired in 2010 in Noitamina block. Saraiya Goyou official website Staff Director & Series Organizer: Mochizuki Tomomi ("Ocean Wav...

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FUNimation Acquires Sekirei and Tetsuwan Birdy Decode

According to the official website, FUNimation announced at Anime USA 2009 that they acquired Sekirei, Tetsuwan Birdy Decode, Decode:02 and the extra OVA. The DVDs will be released in 2010. FUNimation also acquired Full Metal Panic! and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. These were origin...

16 years ago

Matsumoto Leiji Produces a Music Video of British Rock Band Queen

According to Nikkan Sports newspaper, Matsumoto Leiji produced a music clip of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by British rock band Queen. The six minute long video features Matsumoto's new manga "Gin no Koshika". The video "Bohemian Rhapsody ~feat. Leiji Matsumoto" will be available for mob...

16 years ago

Manga Nurarihyon no Mago To Be Animated

According to the leaked image of a poster notice, Shiibashi Hiroshi's manga "Nurarihyon no Mago" was confirmed to get a TV anime adaptation. Some more info will be announced in the next issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. Source: Scan of the poster notice

16 years ago

Hosoda Mamoru Once Accepts an Offer of Haruhi Movie's Director

According to Anime!Anime!, director Hosoda Mamoru disclosed at Animation Asia Conference that he accepted an offer of the director of Haruhi Suzumiya movie. But the producers didn't let him direct it in the end. He also said his next movie has already been under way. The script w...

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Production I.G To Produce New Anime Titan Rain With a Singaporean Company

According to Anime!Anime!, Production I.G and Storm Lion (a Singaporean anime production company) announced at Animation Asia Conference that they will collaborate in producing a sci-fi anime movie "TITAN RAIN". Storm Lion aims at the global market by this title. TITAN RAIN offic...

16 years ago

Historical Comedy Manga Tono to Issho To Be Animated [Update May 6]

According to Natalie, Oba Kai's four-panel manga "Tono to Issho" was announced to get an anime adaptation. More details will be given in Monthly Comic Flapper January issue. Cover of Tono to Issho volume 1 Tono to Issho is a comedy manga parodying famous samurai generals and hist...

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Complaints Against the New One Piece OP Song Surge to Toei Animation

According to J-Cast, the official BBS of Toei Animation has been filled with hundreds of complaints against the new OP theme song of "One Piece". The audience resented that the new song was completely mismatched with the serious OP animation. Toei Animation One Piece BBS The new...

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Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking for Nov 9 - 15

Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for November 9th - 15th. *1, 150,481 932,100 Naruto vol.48 *2, 130,195 132,183 Angel Heart vol.31 *3, *83,337 348,232 Gintama vol.31 *4, *59,070 277,821 Bakuman vol.5 *5, *49,572 195,594 Claymore vol.17 *6, *41,064 169,878 JoJo's Bizarre Adv...

16 years ago

Second OVA of Quiz Magic Academy

According to Weekly Famitsu magazine Nov 19th issue, the second OVA of "QUIZ Magic Academy" was announced to be released on January 22nd, 2010. It will be bundled with the limited edition of game QUIZ Magic Academy DS ~Futatsu no Jikuseki~. Source: Scan of Famitsu

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