Here are the weekly manga & light novels rankings for May 14th – 20th. Ranks/ This week’s sales by copies/ Cumulative sales/ Titles Manga *1, 315,709 *,788,873 Kimi ni Todoke vol.16 *2, 149,907 *,149,907 Mahou Sensei Negima! vol.38 *3, 131,725…
According to the official twitter of To Love-ru anime, the anime project of To Love-ru Darkness is “thought to be” a false information. Mainichi removed the sentence from the article. @takaderu_07: I heard To Love-ru Darkness will get an anime…
According to Chunichi news, seiyu Gori Daisuke found dead on a road in Nakano, Tokyo. He was bleeding from the wrist. Nakano Police discovered a knife and his suicide note. He was 57. Sources: Chunichi, Yomiuri
Appleseed: Genesis was recently announced at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008. The computer generated series is currently slated for 2009 and will have character designs from Haruhiko Mikimoto, best known for Macross, Gundam 0080, and Gunbuster. The director, Romanov…
Kobe Newspaper reported that a 29 year old man was arrested for setting his own house on fire. A whole two-story house was burnt down. The man deposed that he attempted a suicide because his 55 year old mother threw…
According to the VA studio axl-one, VA Yuuko Gotou, known primarily for characters such as Mikuru Asahina (Suzumiya Haruhi) and Hiro (Hidamari x Sketch), has received another doctor stop, and will be going on hiatus again for intensive treatment for…
Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for October 5th – 11th. *1, 186,166 *,600,888 Bleach vol.41 *2, 166,534 *,402,010 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.26 *3, *96,863 *,*96,863 Lucky ☆ Star vol.7 *4, *74,501 *,184,146 Eyeshield 21 vol.37 *5, *68,219 *,*68,219…
Nico nico seiga has launched an international English translation project of manga Say Hello to Black Jack. The idea of the volunteer-based translation project was originall proposed by the author Sato Shuho, who has been seeking a novel business model…
Keanu Reeves has confirmed that he is indeed involved in the live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. Reeves recently spoke with MTV and confirmed his involvement. Reeves shared some details on the project as well: “We’re taking the Red Eye [story],…
SUNRISE announced a new kid anime “Hipira-kun” to be aired this month. It’s based on a picture book Hipira: The Little Vampire written by Otomo Katsuhiro. Staff Director: Kimura Shinji (art director of “Steamboy”) Original work: Otomo Katsuhiro (story) and…