According to Chunichi Newspaper, the first movie of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica will be premiered in autumn. In the article, director Shinbo Akiyuki said he was worried that anime has been out of mainstream entertainment and hoped Madoka will attract the…
According to the official Fullmetal Alchemist website, the simultaneous broadcast of “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” will be available in several European countries starting from the episode 7. The new episodes with subtitles in eleven languages will air three days after the…
Here is the weekly manga sales ranking top 20 for October 27th – November 2nd. Rank/ This week’s sales/ Total sales/ Title 1, 288,970 288,970 REAL vol.8 2, 110,451 356,191 Ookiku Furikabutte vol.11 3, *96,563 *96,563 Atashinchi vol.14 4, *79,418…
Next week’s episode 6 of Moetan has been yanked from broadcast, and a recap episode 5.5 will air in its place. Takayuki Nagatani, a producer of the Moetan moe television anime series, posted on the official series blog that the…
A.D. Vision will split its assets into four newly created companies. Each company will take over a certain area of A.D. Vision. Film library assets and other intellectual properties were sold to AEsir Holdings, account servicing and distribution operations were…
According to Mainichi Newspaper, Kawamori Shoji has announced his new multimedia project, “The Fool”, which involves anime and live stages. The Fool official website The first title “Nobunaga The Fool” will be shown this winter. It will be a sci-fi…
According to Anime!Anime!, CoMix Wave has announced a new OVA “Kono Danshi, Uchujin to Tatakaemasu. (This boy can fight with aliens.)” It will be released at Animate shops on September 20th. Konodan anime official website Screenshots The director is a…
According to Excite News, Sanriku Railway held “National Tetsudou Musume Summit” on November 1st. Tetsudou Musume is a character series representing Japanese local railways. Figures of the Moe characters in the motorman uniforms have been released since 2005 and they…
Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for March 5th – 11th. Ranks/ This week’s sales by copies/ Cumulative sales/ Titles Manga *1, 204,333 *,474,084 Bleach vol.54 *2, 172,847 *,393,284 Bakuman vol.17 *3, 142,458 *,284,046 One Piece Blue…
Starting on December 22, FUNimation Entertainment will announce a new anime license everyday for the next ten days. This will be done on the special page on their website. Clues and hints regarding what shows they will be are promised…