Anime News

Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Sep 21 - 27 [Update]

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for September 21st - 27th. *1, 17,172 *17,172 Hetalia Axis Powers vol.4 Limited Edition *2, 14,929 *14,929 Prince of Tennis: Another Story ~Messages From Past and Future~ vol.2 *3, 14,104 *14,104 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 Endless Eig...

17 years ago

Inuyasha gets simulcasted in the U.S.

Starting from Oct. 3rd Inuyasha will get simulcasted mere hours after the episodes will be broadcasted in Japan. Viewers can stream it subbed on ShonenSunday's website and on Hulu. The simulcast will pick up on "The Final Act" but the previous 167 episodes will be available as we...

17 years ago

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Funimation acquires new 'old' anime.

Funimation announced on the New York Anime Festival that they had acquired the anime series for Initial D. This would include the series Initial D - First stage, Initial D - Second stage, two hour movie Initial D - Third stage, Initial D - Fourth stage and the OVA Initial D - Ext...

17 years ago

Manga Nodame Cantabile Ends Serialization on Oct 10th

According to Mainichi news, Ninomiya Tomoko's manga Nodame Cantabile will end in Kiss magazine vol.20 to be released on October 10th. The final anime series will start in January 2010. A surprising announcement will be made in the next issue of Kiss. Sources: Mainichi Natalie

17 years ago

DVD Release Date of Kara no Kyoukai Final Chapter

According to Neowing, the DVD of Kara no Kyoukai 7: Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 2) will be released on December 9th. Source: Neowing ufotable produced a PV of Bandai Namco's new PSP game God Eater. God Eater official website The PV will be shown at Tokyo Game Show 2009 on September 2...

17 years ago

Mizuki Nana Voices a Mascot Character of Windows 7 Ultimate

The pre-ordering of Microsoft's new OS Windows 7 started on September 24th in Japan. The premium set of Windows 7 Ultimate DSP edition includes wallpapers and event sounds of an original mascot character Madobe Nanami, voiced by Mizuki Nana. Picture of Madobe Nanami Madobe Nanam...

17 years ago

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Extra OVA of PSP Game Tokimeki Memorial 4

According to Konami, new PSP game Tokimeki Memorial 4 includes an extra OVA "Hajimari no Finder". It will be released on December 3rd. Tokimeki Memorial 4 official website The story of Tokimeki Memorial 4 takes place 15 years after the first game. Source: Konami

17 years ago

New .hack Anime Announced

According to Dengeki Online, Bandai Namco Games announced a new animation of .hack// series at Tokyo Game Show 2009. They also said it's not a TV anime. The new game .hack//Link will be released in February 2010. All the .hack characters including anime, manga and novels will app...

17 years ago

Movie of Hetalia Axis Powers Announced

According to Gentosha, a movie of Hetalia Axis Powers was announced. It will be premiered in 2010. The details of the movie will be given in Monthly Comic Birds magazine November issue to be released on September 30th. Source: Gentosha Updated on Dec 9th According to Animate, the...

17 years ago

Japan's Manga Ranking For Sep 14 - 20

Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for September 14th - 20th. *1, 178,612 *,534,112 Kimi ni Todoke vol.9 *2, 166,689 *,166,689 Ahiru no Sora vol.25 *3, 164,980 *,164,980 Fairy Tail vol.17 *4, 149,143 *,149,143 Mahou Sensei Negima! vol.27 *5, 145,212 *,145,212 Kekkaishi vol.26...

17 years ago