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Cobra the Animation TV Series PostPoned One Month Before the Airing Date

According to the official website, a TV series "Cobra the Animation: Rokunin no Yuushi" was postponed on account of the production of the anime. The series was supposed to be aired on July 4th. They plan to air the series from the beginning of 2010. Source: Cobra official website

17 years ago

Live Action Movie of BECK Announced

Sakuishi Harold's manga "Beck" was announced to get a live action movie adaptation. Tsutsumi Yukihiko (live action movie of "20th Century Boys") directs the movie. It will be premiered in the autumn of 2010. The main character of the movie is Ryuusuke, not Koyuki (Tanaka Yukio),...

17 years ago

New OVA Series of Shakugan no Shana Announced [Update]

According to the cover of Dengeki Magazine vol. 8, new anime of "Shakugan no Shana" was announced. The cover note says "Shana Project Restarted!! Shakugan no Shana Anime Surges Toward New Development!!". The actual content of the magazine remains unknown. More details will be rev...

17 years ago

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NY Times Manga Best Seller List for the Week Ending May 23, 2009 (Released May 29, 2009)

Graphic Books Best Seller List (Manga) for the Week Ending 29 May 2009 This weeks list sends two new titles, Negima and Full Metal Alchemist, all the way to the top of the chart, leaving Naruto behind. Further down the list, Otome 2 climbes up to 8th place from previous weeks 10t...

17 years ago

Hatsune Miku Artists Group Supercell Produce Bakemonogatari Theme Song

According to the official blog, the theme song of "Bakemonogatari" is produced by a music artists group supercell. The title is "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" and the single CD will be released on August 12th. Gazelle, a popular singer in Niconico Douga, sings the song instead of...

17 years ago

New Series of Manga Great Teacher Onizuka Announced

According to Weekly Shonen Magazine, Fujisawa Tohru will start a new series of manga "Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO)" from issue 28. The title is "GTO Shonan 14 Days" and the story takes place in Shonan bay area. Source: Scan of WSM Update According to Mainichi Online, the new serie...

17 years ago

One Piece Episode 403 Leaked Before Airing in Japan and US [Update]

The episode 403 of One Piece with English subtitles was leaked to video sharing websites. The episode was supposed to be streamed on FUNimation channel on May 30th at 9:00 pm central, one hour after the airing in Japan. The leaked file was downloaded from FUNimation server by ill...

17 years ago

MIT Students Perform a Stage Play "Live Action Anime" In Tokyo

According to Yomiuri Online, twelve students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) performed an experimental stage play "LIVE ACTION ANIME 2009: MADNESS AT MOKUBA" at Tokyo University of the Arts. The play was written by an associate professor of MIT Ian Condry. Picture...

17 years ago

Online Publication of Morning Two Improves Sales of Its Paper Magazine

Manga magazine "Morning two" started to publish their serializing manga online from May 22nd. New chapters of "Saint Young Men" and other titles are provided for free simultaneously with the publication in the original paper magazine. Morning Two website Contrary to the anxiety a...

17 years ago

Nagi-sama Official Fan Club for US Kannagi Fans

Anime producer Aniplex opened a website called "Nagi-sama Official Fan Club Home Page". It's a US version of Nagi-sama Fan Club in Japan and is a reproduction of Nagi's fan club appeared in Kannagi anime. Aniplex announced that the website will be fully open in a few weeks and th...

17 years ago