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Original Short TV Anime 'Kagewani' Announced
It was announced at AnimeJapan on March 21 that an original anime titled Kagewani will start airing in Fall. It will be broadcast in the new airing block, Ultra Super Anime Time. Kagewani is the first short anime series of three announced for the block's second cours. Previously...
11 years ago
'Gundam Build Fighters' OVAs Announced
It has been announced that Gundam Build Fighters, and its sequel Gundam Build Fighters Try, will be receiving OVAs. The directors of each TV anime series will be returning for their respective OVAs; Kenji Nagasaki will direct Gundam Build Fighters, while Shinya Watada will direct...
11 years ago
BL Game 'Gakuen Handsome' Receives OVA
It was announced via the official Twitter account that the boys' love (BL) game Gakuen Handsome will be getting an OVA adaptation. The news was interpreted initially as an April Fools' joke, in part due to the game being considered an infamous parody of the BL genre; however, pub...
11 years ago
4-koma Manga 'Fushigi na Somera-chan' Gets Anime Adaptation
It was announced by director Itsuki Imazaki on his official Twitter that the anime adaptation of 4-koma manga Fushigi na Somera-chan was not an April Fools' joke and is already in progress. The PV of the anime was first posted on April Fools' Day, but was updated today to confirm...
11 years ago
Manga 'Hero Company' Bundles OVA
An OVA adaptation of comedy manga Hero Company will be bundled with its eighth volume, to be released this Fall. The announcement was made in the May edition of Hero magazine, where the manga began its serialization in 2011. Staff and cast will be revealed in the seinen magazine'...
11 years ago
New Anime Project for 'Cyborg 009' Announced
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the franchise, a new anime project related to manga Cyborg 009 has been announced on its official website. Director Jun Kawagoe will be involved in this new project. He previously directed a TV anime titled Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier in 20...
11 years ago
Sequel Game and Anime 'Steins;Gate 0' Announced [Update 3/29]
A new visual novel titled Steins;Gate 0 and an anime adaptation of it were announced today. The news came in addition to the ChäoS;Child anime announcement during 5pb's live stream today, held by representative Chiyomaru Shikura. This game will be a sequel to the visual novel Ste...
11 years ago
Visual Novel 'ChäoS;Child' Gets Anime Adaptation
It was announced via live stream by Chiyomaru Shikura, the representative director of 5pb., that an anime adaptation of ChäoS;Child is in production. The visual novel is the fourth series in 5pb.'s sci-fi adventure franchise, which also includes Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes. Ch...
11 years ago
Manga 'Drifters' Gets Anime Adaptation
A scan of the latest edition of Young King OURs magazine revealed that an anime adaptation of Drifters is in production. The type of anime is still unknown. The action fantasy series is written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano, the author behind Hellsing. It began serialization in...
11 years ago
'Tokyo Ghoul' Spin-Off Manga 'Jack' Gets OVA
It was revealed at the end of Tokyo Ghoul √A's finale that Sui Ishida's spin-off manga Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack" will be getting an OVA. The story will focus on the high school days of Kishou Arima, the CCG's shinigami. The seven-chapter spin-off manga was initially published on Jump L...
11 years ago