Anime News

New Anime Kemono no Soujya Erin Announced

According to NHK web site, Uehashi Nahoko's (the author of "Seirei no Moribito") novel "Kemono no Soujya" will be animated. It will be aired from January 10th 2009. Director: Hamana Takayuki ("Toshokan Sensou", "Wellber no Monogatari: Sisters of Wellber") Character Designer: Goto...

18 years ago

Funimation Acquires Shikabane Hime Aka

In a recent press release Funimation announced that it had officially acquired the new Gainax title, Shikabane Hime Aka. Beginning October 24 Funimation will begin streaming high-quality full episodes of the series through their video sharing partners YouTube.com, Joost.com, Hulu...

18 years ago

Japan's weekly TV Anime Rankings

The Top Ten Tv anime series in Japan for the week of October 6th - October 12th, with some surprising results 1. Sazae-san 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 3. One Piece 4. Gegege no Kitarō 5. Stitch! (Special) 6. Noitamina: Nodame Cantabile: Paris 7. ATASHIn'CHI 8. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! 9. Mo...

18 years ago

International Animation Day in Kyoto and Hiroshima

International Animation Day 2008 is a celebration of animated works from all over the world. This year, Japan will be hosting these celebrations throughout the months of October and November in the cities of Kyoto and Hiroshima. The main events will be screenings of winning anima...

18 years ago

New OVA of Pani Poni Dash! Announced

According to Monthly G Fantasy Magazine, the DVD-BOX of "Pani Poni Dash!" will include a new episode. It will be released in March 2009. Source: Scan of G Fantasy 1 Source: Scan of G Fantasy 2 According to Hikawa Hekiru's blog, Shaft is now collecting the chalk board jokes from t...

18 years ago

Japan's weekly TV Anime Rankings

The Top Ten Tv anime series in Japan for the week of September 29th - October 5th, with one new title 1. Sazae-san 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 3. One Piece 4. Gegege no Kitarō 5. Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl (Special) 6. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! 7. Atashi'n chi 8. Naruto Shippūden (Spec...

18 years ago

Oshii Mamoru's New Anime Movie Announced

According to MyCom Journal news, Production I.G. will produce a new anime movie "Miyamoto Musashi -Souken ni Haseru Yume-" with Oshii Mamoru. The movie is about the tragic life of a legendary Samurai "Miyamoto Musashi" and the spectacular battles with his rivals. It's planned to...

18 years ago

Street Fighter IV To Be Animated

At the Tokyo Game Show 2008, a new animation based on the PlayStation 3 and XBOX360 game "Street Fighter IV" was announced. It will be a 50 - 60 minutes long animation. The director is Morimoto Kouji and the production company is Studio 4°C. The castings are as follows: Ryuu: Tak...

18 years ago

Kara no Kyoukai 4 & 5 DVD Release Set

The official Kara no Kyoukai website has revealed the release date for the dvd release of the 4th and 5th movies. Kara no Kyoukai 4: Garan no Dou will be out on December 17th while Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujun Rasen will be released on January 28th. Both will be released as a limited...

18 years ago

Japan's weekly TV Anime Rankings

The Top Ten Tv anime series in Japan for the week of September 22nd - 28th, With a few new entries this week 1. Sazae-san 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 3. Crayon Shin-chan (Hour long special) 4. One Piece 5. Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl (Hour long Special) 6. Gegege no Kitaro 7. Yes!...

18 years ago