Anime News

PS2 Game Devil Kings To Be Animated

According to Animage Magazine, a PlayStation2 game "Devil Kings" (known as "Sengoku BASARA" in Japan) will be animated by Production I.G. Devil King is a Samurai action game released in 2005 by Capcom and particularly popular among female players. It will be aired in 2009. The ca...

18 years ago

Spice and Wolf II Confirmed

Spice and Wolf's official site confirmed its second season. The new season will include a new character designer, chief animation director, and animation studio. Fukuyama Jun and Koshimizu Ami will be playing the main characters once again. Source: ANN

18 years ago

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Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 To Be Premiered on June 27 [Updated on Feb 20]

According to Oricon News, the second remake movie of Evangelion, "Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0" will be premiered in the early summer 2009. The first remake movie "Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0" was shown in September 2007. It earned 2 billion yen (about $19 million) from the theater pe...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Anime TV Rankings

The top ten anime series on TV in Japan for the week of September 15th - September 21st are as follows: 1. Sazae-san 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 3. Crayon Shin-chan 4. Doraemon 5. One Piece 6. Gegege no Kitarou 7. ATASHIn'CHI 8. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! 9. Keroro Gunsou 10. Antique Bakery F...

18 years ago

Ouran To Be Added To Funimation's Channel

The anime company, Funimation, announced that it will be adding the series Ouran High School Host Club to its TV channel. No word yet on when it will premiere. The DVD is already set to ship on October 28th. It will be released in half-series boxes (13 episodes the first box set,...

18 years ago

Production of Appleseed Genesis Suspended

According to Anime! Anime! news, Radix Mobanimation, the production company of "Appleseed Genesis", sued Micott & Basara Inc., the executive producer of the anime, for the illegal overdue payment of the production fee. Radix claimed in the petition that Micott ordered them to sus...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Anime DVD Rankings

The top ten anime DVDs in Japan for the week of September 17th - September 23rd are as follows: 1. Slam Dunk (DVD-Collection), Volume 2 2. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (Future Arc), Burn. 1 3. Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Mou Hitotsu no Hyourinmaru, Standard Edition 4. Dragon Ba...

18 years ago

Movie For Macross Frontier Announced [Update]

During the broadcast of the 25th and final episode of Macross Frontier, it was announced that the series would be released in movie form. The movie will be following the same plot revolving around a fighter pilot named Alto Saotome and two singers named Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings

The top ten manga in Japan for the week of September 16th - September 22nd are as follows: 1. NANA, Volume 20 2. Kuroshitsuji, Volume 5 3. Air Gear, Volume 22 4. Ahiru no Sora, Volume 21 5. Tenjou Tenge, Volume 19 6. Hajime no Ippo, Volume 85 7. One Piece, Volume 51 8. Cross Game...

18 years ago

Tales of Symphonia, Koihime†Musou Greenlit For OVA

The official website for the anime series Koihime†Musou has announced that the series will indeed get a new OVA project. No news yet on what the content will be, however it will be quite different from the original series. Koihime†Musou the anime was adapted from the adult game o...

18 years ago