Anime News

New Saber Marionette Manga to Debut Next Month

Serialization of the Saber Marionette manga franchise resumes next month in the August issue of Dragon Age magazine with the new Saber Marionette i ~Neo Gene~. SM creator Satoru Akahori returns to write while Megane Ōtomo takes over drawing duties. Source: ANN Edit with first loo...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings

The top ten manga in Japan for the week of May 27th - June 2nd, 2008 are as follows: 1. NANA, Volume 19 2. Vagabond, Volume 28 3. Ookiku Furikabutte, Volume 10 4. Gantz, Volume 23 5. Fairy Tail, Volume 10 6. Major, Volume 67 7. Hoshi wa Utau, Volume 2 8. Shijou Saikyou no Deshi K...

18 years ago

A New My-Hime Project to Begin

The official Japanese website for My-Hime and My-Otome announced that a new project is underway featuring a new heroine, Mao. Additional information will be provided in the future via the website. ANN

18 years ago

Shougakukan To Suspend Weekly Young Sunday magazine

According to Nikkei Newspaper May 30, Shougakukan will suspend the publication of the "Seinen" manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday. Main reason for the decision is the decrease of the readers due to the shift of their interests from magazines to the separate comic books. In 1995,...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings

The top ten manga in Japan for the week of May 20th - May 26th, 2008 are as follows: 1. NANA, Volume 19 2. Vagabond, Volume 28 3. Ookiku Furikabutte, Volume 10 4. Gantz, Volume 23 5. Fairy Tail, Volume 10 6. Major, Volume 67 7. Hoshi wa Utau, Volume 2 8. Shijou Saikyou no Deshi K...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Anime TV Rankings

The top ten anime series on TV in Japan for the week of May 12th - May 18th are as follows: 1. Sazae-san 2. Chibi Maruko-chan 3. Crayon Shin-chan 4. Detective Conan 5. Doraemon 6. Gegege no Kitarou 7. One Piece 8. Yatterman 9. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! 10. Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl For...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Anime DVD Rankings

The top ten anime DVD in Japan for the week of May 14th - May 20th, 2008 are as follows: 1. Dragon Ball GT, Volume 8 2. Dragon Ball GT, Volume 7 3. The World of GOLDEN EGGS, Volume 1 4. The World of GOLDEN EGGS, Volume 2 5. Meet the Robinsons 6. The World of GOLDEN EGGS (Season 2...

18 years ago

More Students Punished Over 'Death Notes'

Yet another group of students have been disciplined for bringing a 'Death Note' to school, this time it happened in Tacoma, Washington. The school sent a pre-recorded message to parents “Recently, an event at Kopachuck has raised safety awareness to an even higher level,” he said...

18 years ago

Kadokawa To Put Ads To User-uploaded Anime Videos On Youtube

According to Nikkei Newspaper May 26, Kadokawa will examine all the anime videos related to their products and put ads to the videos which meet conditions below: 1. The video has a moderate length ("few minutes" they said). 2. The DVD of the anime has not been released. 3. The vi...

18 years ago

Japan's Weekly Manga Rankings

The top ten manga in Japan for the week of May 13 - May 19, 2008 are as follows: 1. NANA, Volume 19 2. Angel Heart, Volume 26 3. Sprout, Volume 7 4. Fairy Tail, Volume 10 5. Naruto, Volume 42 6. Worst, Volume 20 7. Shinjou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi, Volume 29 8. Major, Volume 67 9...

18 years ago