Anime News

Skip Beat Manga To Be Animated

An anime based on the popular shoujo manga, Skip Beat (by Yoshiki Nakamura), has been confirmed for fall. It will be directed by Kiyoko Sayama who directed such series as Pretear, Princess Tutu, and Vampire Knight - which is currently airing. The voice cast has not yet been annou...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Anime TV Rankings

The top ten anime series on TV in Japan for the week of June 2nd - June 8th are as follows: 1. Sazae-san 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 3. Crayon Shin-chan 4. One Piece 5. Gegege no Kitarou 6. Doraemon 7. Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl 8. Naruto Shippuuden 9. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! 10. Toshokan Se...

18 years ago

Koukou Debut To End

The manga series Koukou Debut will be ending in Japan this July. The announcement was made by the magazine Bessatsu Margaret, where the series is currently being published. The finale of this series will be in the August issue of the magazine which goes on sale July 11th and will...

18 years ago

Series End

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings

The top ten manga in Japan for the week of June 3rd - June 9th, 2008 are as follows: 1. One Piece, Volume 50 2. D. Gray Man, Volume 15 3. Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Volume 20 4. The Prince of Tennis, Volume 42 5. Eyeshield 21, Volume 30 6. Gray Ark: D. Gray Man Official Fanbook 7. M...

18 years ago

Inuyasha Manga Comes To The Finale

According to Mainichi Online News, the serial manga Inuyasha will end in the next issue of Weekly Shounen Sunday published on Jun 18. The author Takahashi Rumiko started this series from Nov 1996. 53 volumes of the comic books have been published and the total sales have reached...

18 years ago

Cosplay Event In Japan Gets Suspended

A cosplay competition that was being held at a park (Flower Center, Heidi's Village) in Yamanashi Prefecture was suspended. The reason was due to an elderly visitor who complained that the participants who had dressed up depreciated the flowers that were on display. The cosplayer...

18 years ago

Heart no Kuni no Alice Gets Animated

The romantic adventure game, Heart no Kuni no Alice, which geared towards female gamers will be animated for a video project that will be released sometime in November. The game is based off of Alice Through the Looking-Glass/Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll but...

18 years ago

Neo Angelique Abyss Gets Sequel

A sequel for Neo Angelique Abyss has been confirmed. It will be titled Neo Angelique Abyss -Second Age- and will start airing in Japan in July. The series is based on a video game geared towards female audiences and picks up where the first series ended. For more information: ANN

18 years ago

Murders in Akihabara

There was an incident in Akihabara in Tokyo recently where a 25 year old man attacked several people. Akihabara is known for being a place for anime fans to congregate and buy various anime merchandise. Tomohiro Kato the 25 year old man crashed into people with a truck then proce...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Anime TV Rankings

The top ten anime series on TV in Japan for the week of May 26th - June 1st, 2008 are as follows: 1. Sazae-san 2. Crayon Shin-chan 3. Doraemon 4. Chibi Maruko-chan 5. Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl 6. One Piece 7. Gegege no Kitarou 8. Keroro Gunsou 9. Naruto: Shippuuden 10. Yes! Precur...

18 years ago