Anime News

Second Season of Tentai Senshi Sunred Announced

According to the official websites, the second season of "Tentai Senshi Sunred" was announced. The detail of the new season will be given later. Sources: Sunred official website Kubota Makoto's official website

17 years ago

A Man Arrested For Threatening to Blast Lucky Star Museum

A 22-year old man was arrested for sending a threatening letter to Satte city. In the letter, he threatened to blast the museum of Lucky ☆ Star on April 25th. Satte city increased the number of the guards of the facility. He deposed that he didn't have an intention to blow up the...

17 years ago

NY Times Manga Best Seller List for the Week Ending April 18, 2009 (Released April 24, 2009)

Graphic Books Best Seller List (Manga) for the Week Ending 18 April 2009 This week has the usual Naruto volumes grouping up in the higher ranks, with the two volumes, Vampire Knight, Vol. 6, and Fruits Basket Vol. 22 struggling to stay on the list. At the same time a new title, C...

17 years ago

Adult PC Game Valkyrie Complex To Be Animated

A PC game company Circus ("Da Capo" series) announced the anime adaptation of their new adult game "Valkyrie Complex". PV of the game on Youtube Valkyrie Complex is a simulation RPG game developed for the 10th anniversary of Circus. It is scheduled to be released on May 29th. Its...

17 years ago

GONZO Sells Its 3D CGI Department

GONZO announced that they will sell the Department of Digital Movie, which was in charge of the 3D CGI and visual effects of the animations, to a movie post-production company Qtec. 25 employees out of 80 will leave GONZO. GONZO intends to establish an efficient production system...

17 years ago

Mobile Phone Strap With Kanno Yoko's Moe Voices

The second volume of Kanno Yoko's TV ad themes CD "CM Yoko 2" was released on April 22nd. As an extra item of the CD, an accessory strap for mobile phones, "High Heel Ginny Oshaberi Strap" will be released in June. The strap rings with "Moe" voices of Kanno Yoko. Only 222 straps...

17 years ago

Japanese Military Band Plays Fresh Precure! OP Song

The military band of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force played the OP theme song of "Fresh Precure!" at the commemorative ceremony of the 35th anniversary of Takigahara Garrison. "Let's! Fresh Precure" by JSDF on Youtube The band also played the theme song of "Yattaaman" at the cere...

17 years ago

Sengoku BASARA Boosts Sales of a Local Beer Tenfold

A local beer company in Miyagi Prefecture started to sell "Sengoku BASARA Anime Label Beer" on March 20th. Pictures of Date Masamune and Katakura Kojuurou are printed on the beer. It was sold out in two days and the sales of the shop were increased tenfold. Picture of the beer Pr...

17 years ago

FUNimation Acquires Phantom

According to the official blog, FUNimation acquired "Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~" and will stream the first four episode with English subtitles on http://www.funimation.com/video from April 23rd at 10:30 a.m. CDT. New episodes will be uploaded each week following the airing...

17 years ago

[Retracted] China Bans Uploads of Japanese Anime, Manga and Game

This story turned out to be fake The news of the ban on uploads of Japanese anime/manga was confirmed to be a false rumor. I apologize for providing a wrong story and retract this news. Source: Daqi.com News credit: Iiotoko The State Administration of Radio Film and Television of...

17 years ago