Anime News

Japanese Classical Literatures To Be Animated With Mangaka's Character Designs

According to Shueisha, a new TV anime series titled "Aoi Bungaku (blue literature)" will start from October 10th. They will animated four Japanese classical literatures and the original character designs are done by manga authors Obata Takeshi, Kubo Tite and Konomi Takeshi. Recen...

17 years ago

Live Action Movie of Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata Announced [Updated Sep 16]

According to the cover note of the novel volume 4, Honda Tohru's light novel "Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata" was announced to get a movie adaptation. It's unknown the movie is live action or anime. LanoTano novel official website Synopsis: Atae Yakumo, a high school boy, happe...

17 years ago

Director Yamazaki Osamu Discloses the Earning Differentials among Anime Staff

Anime Director Yamazaki Osamu objected to the recent reports about the low salary of anime staff. He said there are large differentials among them. According to Yamazaki, the average salaries of the main staff for one episode of TV anime are: ($1 = 90 - 95 yen) Director: 200,000...

17 years ago

Director of Hanasakeru Seishounen Changed

According to Newtype Anime Channel, the director of "Hanasakeru Seishounen" was changed from Kon Chiaki to Kamegaki Hajime ("Naruto Shippuuden: Gekijouban Naruto Shippuuden", "Lupin III vs Detective Conan") from episode 21. The reason of the change is unknown. Source: Web Newtype...

17 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking For Aug 31 - Sep 6

Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for August 31st - September 6th. *1, 1,121,685 1,121,685 One Piece vol.55 *2, *,288,225 *,288,225 Vagabond vol.31 *3, *,203,750 *,203,750 Gintama vol.30 *4, *,170,016 *,170,016 Ouran High School Host Club vol.15 *5, *,*85,971 *,*85,971 Kaich...

17 years ago

Live Action Movie Kotatsu Neko To Be Animated

According to seiyuu Nogawa Sakura's web diary, a new TV anime "Kotatsu Keko" will be aired from this October. It's a 5 min long anime series based on a live action movie premiered in 2007. Kotatsu Neko DVD on Amazon Japan The story is about two female cats Shito and Zero and thei...

17 years ago

Hatsune Miku Satellite To Be Launched Into Space

Users of Niconico Douga will launch an artificial satellite from Nevada, US on September 19th. The satellite carries a movable figure of Hachune Miku (a derivative character of VOCALOID Hatsune Miku). The project involves Nojiri Housuke (the novel author of "Rocket Girls"). Socia...

17 years ago

Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking For Aug 31 - Sep 6

Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for August 31st - September 6th. *1, 7,125 **7,125 Sengoku BASARA vol.3 *2, 6,307 802,388 Gake no Ue no Ponyo *3, 6,213 **6,213 Saki vol.3 *4, 3,836 *20,100 Mobile Suit Gundam OP/ED Collection vol.1 -20th Century- *5, 3,585 *25,397 The Melanch...

17 years ago

A Stalker of VA Ikezawa Haruna Arrested

According to Yomiuri Online, a 27 year old jobless man was arrested for stalking a seiyuu Ikezawa Haruna last July. The man have defamed Ikezawa on her official BBS and sent numbers of emails to press her an association with him. Ikezawa Haruna disclosed last February that she ha...

17 years ago

Light Novel Ladies versus Butlers! To Be Animated [Updated on Sep 8]

On September 8th, an incomplete official website of a new anime "Ladies versus Butlers!" was launched. It's based on Kouzuki Kazusa's light novel "Lady X Buto! (Ladies versus Butlers!)". Ladies vs Butlers official website Cover Art of the novel volume 8 The novel series has been...

17 years ago