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NY Times Manga Best Seller List for the Week Ending May 9, 2009 (Released May 15, 2009)

Graphic Books Best Seller List (Manga) for the Week Ending 9 May 2009 This weeks ranking showed some new titles in the top ten list. While Naruto still basks in the sun at the top, titles like Black Cat and Skip Beat made an appearance. Also a completely new title called Otomen s...

17 years ago

New Episode of Haruhi to Air as the 8th Episode in a Rerun [Confirmed]

According to the TV Wakayama's broadcast schedule, the new episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is going to air on May 24. The 8th episode of an ongoing rerun of the series is listed as "Sasa no Ha Rhapsody" ("Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody"), which is a title of a story that has n...

17 years ago

Nintendo DS Game of Kimi ni Todoke Announced

According to Bessatsu Margaret, Kimi ni Todoke was announced to get a game adaptation on Nintendo DS. The detail of the game will be given later in the magazine. Kimi ni Todoke anime will start this autumn. Source: Natalie

17 years ago

Manga Seikon no Qwaser To Be Animated

According to Monthly Champion RED magazine, manga Seikon no Qwaser was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. The manga is well-known that the character replenish the power by sucking the breast milk of women. However, it's not categorized as an adult manga in Japan. Seikon no Q...

17 years ago

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood to Be Broadcasted Simultaneously in Several European Countries

According to the official Fullmetal Alchemist website, the simultaneous broadcast of "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" will be available in several European countries starting from the episode 7. The new episodes with subtitles in eleven languages will air three days after the a...

17 years ago

Updated One Piece to Be Broadcasted Simultaneously Starting from the Episode 403

Shonen Jump announced that Funimation together with One Piece producer Toei Animation, Co. Ltd. publisher Shueisha, Inc. and broadcaster Fuji Television Network, Inc. have arranged to have One Piece animation broadcasted with English subtitles on One Piece official website. The b...

17 years ago

OVA of Manga Utsurun Desu. Announced

Yoshida Sensha's surrealism comedy manga "Utsurun Desu." was announced to get an anime adaptation. It will be released as a three-volume OVA series. The first volume will be released on August 21st. Utsurun Desu. manga Japanese internet slang "Nakanohito" was originated from Utsu...

17 years ago

P.A. Works Produces a Short Anime To Introduce Toyama Prefecture To China

P.A. Works produced a 20-min anime to publicize the sightseeing places of Toyama Prefecture. It's a special project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Friendship Relationships with Liaoning Province, China. The anime will be aired first in China on May 17th followed by the...

17 years ago

VA Ogata Megumi Recovers From Depression

Ogata Megumi confessed in her e-mail magazine that she had been in depression for one month. After she finished a live concert tour last March, she fell into a state of lethargy. She completely lost appetite, suffered from insomnia, and had no motivation to do anything other than...

17 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking For May 4 - 10

Here is the weekly manga sales ranking top 30 for May 4th - 10th. *1, 291,155 *,795,179 Naruto vol.46 *2, 165,719 *,324,053 Ouran High School Host Club vol.14 *3, *85,933 *,181,233 Claymore vol.16 *4, *80,171 *,183,504 Eyeshield 21 vol.35 *5, *66,271 *,149,487 Toriko vol.4 *6, *5...

17 years ago