Anime News

Yaoi Manga Seitokaichou ni Chuukoku and Sex Pistols To Be OVA

According to Shinshokan website, Monchi Kaori's manga "Seitokaichou ni Chukoku" was announced to get an OVA adaptation. It will be released in 2009. The production company is Prime Time ("Kirepapa"). Source: Shinshokan The two-volume OVA based on Tarako Kotobuki's manga "Sex Pist...

17 years ago

New Manga Series of Bamboo Blade Announced

According to Monthly Shounen GanGan magazine, a new manga series of "Bamboo Blade" titled "Bamboo Blade B" will start from the next issue of GanGan magazine to be released on January 10th, 2009. It's a side story of "Bamboo Blade" and about different characters. Source: Scan of G...

17 years ago

Manga Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou To Be a TV Anime [Updated on Feb 24]

According to the cover of Ciao magazine, Nishimura Tomoko's manga "Gugutto Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou" was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. It will be aired from April. The manga has been published in Ciao since 2006 and six volumes of Tankoubon have already been out. Sy...

17 years ago

Japan's Anime CD Sales Ranking TOP 165 For 2008 [Updated on Jan 9]

Here is the anime song single CD sales ranking top 165 for 2008. I manually picked up the anime-related CDs from Oricon Single CD Sales Ranking Top 999 for 2008. Rank/ Sales in 2008/ Total sales/ Title of the anime/ Title of the song/ Names of the singers or the bands **1, 346,21...

17 years ago

Sunrise Hints New Code Geass

According to Megami magazine, Sunrise Code Geass team hinted a possible new anime of "Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch" in the interview. Spoiler Warning! Do not see the spoiler if you haven't finished Code Geass R2. Sunrise Code Geass Team said: As we keep on telling you, "Even...

17 years ago

Four-Panel Manga Yurumates To Be An OVA [Updated on Feb 3]

According to Takeshobo's website, a four-panel manga "Yurumates (Yurumeitsu)" gets an OVA adaptation. It will be released in the spring of 2009. Yurumates is written by saxyun and has been published in Monthly Manga Club since 2005. Synopsis: Aida Yurume failed the entrance exam...

17 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking For Dec 15 - 21

Here is the weekly manga sales ranking top 30 for Dec 15th - 21st. Rank/ This week's sales/ Total sales/ Title *1, 166,509 *,166,509 Fairy Tail vol.13 *2, 157,359 *,157,359 Ahiru no Sora vol.22 *3, 140,019 *,140,019 Bloody Monday vol.9 *4, 129,530 *,129,530 Hajime no Ippo vol.86...

17 years ago

Japan's DVD Sales Ranking TOP 100 For 2008

Here is Japan's Oricon Anime DVD Sales Ranking TOP 112 for Dec 24th, 2007 - Dec 21st, 2008. The numbers are the sales of the first volume in the first week after the release. 1st - 30th **1, 219,315 Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE **2, *58,779 Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fu...

17 years ago

Japan's Monthly Anime DVD Ranking For December

Here is the Anime DVD sales ranking for Nov 28 - Dec 21. *1, 51,080 Kara no Kyoukai 4: Garan no Dou Limited Edition *2, 23,384 Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Sheimi *3, 17,521 Clannad ~After Story~ vol.1 Limited Edition *4, 17,072 Code...

17 years ago

FUNimation Launches Beta Video Player

Anomalous: On December 22 FUNimation entertainment announced and launched FUNimation Videos, a streaming website for many of the company's licensed anime series. Full episodes are available: advertisement free and, depending on the series, subbed and/or dubbed and anywhere from t...

17 years ago