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Frugal Baka Test Fans versus Silent Queen's Blade Gentlemen

Komoto Sachi, the assistant producer of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, gave her analysis on the relationship between the nature of the fanbase and the media sales. She said the cheap goods of Baka to Test priced around 1,000 yen have been sold quite well, but its enthusiasm doesn't...

16 years ago

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Side Story Episodes of Darker Than Black 2 Are DVD/BD Release Only [Confirmed]

According to dojin mangaka Guyohmaru's blog, Aniplex announced at a preview for the anime business people that four extra episodes of Darker than BLACK - Ryuusei no Gemini will be released as DVD/Blu-ray only episodes. The four episodes are the side stories bridging the gap betwe...

17 years ago

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DVD Only Episode of Umi Monogatari

According to the official website, the volume 6 of "Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Itekureta Koto~" DVD includes an extra episode. It will be released on March 26th, 2010. Short extra episodes "Marin no Kore Naani?" will also be released from the volume 2 to be released on November 22n...

17 years ago

New Anime BD/DVD

OVA of Black Lagoon 3 and Blu-ray of 1 and 2 Announced [Update Mar 19]

According to Monthly Sunday GX August issue, "Black Lagoon 3" was announced to be released as an OVA (or OVA series) in 2010. The original staff and the cast produce the OVA. Black Lagoon first and second season will be released in Blu-ray. The extra manga chapters published at t...

17 years ago

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New OVA of xxxHOLiC Announced

According to the official website, a new OVA of "xxxHOLiC" was announced. It will be bundled with the volume 16 of the manga. Director Mizushima Tsutomu and Production I.G. continue to produce the OVA series. Source: xxxHOLiC official website

17 years ago

New Anime BD/DVD

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

New Anime BD/DVD

DVD Extra Episode of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

The DVD/Blu-ray Disc of "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" volume 1 was announced to be released on August 26th. Along with episode 1 and 2, an extra episode "Moumoku no Renkinjutsushi (Blind Alchemist)" will be included in the volume. The extra episode is based on a side story o...

17 years ago

BD/DVD

Clannad and Princess Resurrection to Be Released in Half-Season Sets

An American anime distributor, ADV Films, reported recently that it will release Clannad and Princess Resurrection in half-season sets, instead of previously planned single DVDs. The first 12 episodes (300 minutes) of Clannad will ship on March 3rd and the first 13 episodes (325...

17 years ago

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Samurai Champloo box set to be released Sept.3 in UK

In celebration of the box set release, there have been 4 clips (1 2 3 4) from the show published online. Visit MVM's official press release. And according to the press release, the box set even comes with a nifty exclusive limited edition Samurai Champloo bandana! EDIT: To be spe...

19 years ago

Licenses BD/DVD

New Promo for Hero Tales

The official site for Hero Tales has released a new promo video that advertises the limited edition dvd. There will also be a Nintendo DS game release and a radio program. Hero Tales was designed by Hiromu Arakawa of Full Metal Alchemist fame. The dvd will be released on August 1...

19 years ago

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