Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for March 1st – 7th. DVD *1, 55,375 55,375 Summer Wars DVD *2, *5,996 *5,996 Saki vol.9 *3, *4,009 *4,009 GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class vol.5 Limited Edition *4, *3,835 *3,835 Kuruneko vol.2…
According to the cover note of the manga volume 5, new anime of Kämpfer was announced to be aired next March. Judging from the note, it is probably a special episode(s), not a new season. A “new project” of Kämpfer…
Story Director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue) describes his experiences as a director in an online interview for a feature in the magazine “BusinessWeek”. How I brainstorm differs with every new project. There’s no formula. Since there’s no…
According to the official website, Ishizaki Hiroshi’s juvenile novel “Kuromajo-san ga Toru!!” was announced to get a TV anime adaptation. It will be aired from April 4th. Kuromajo-san TV anime official website Staff Director: Yasumi Tetsuo (“Stitch!: Zutto Saikou no…
According to Amazon Japan, short OVAs of Accel World was announced to be bundled with the Blu-ray & DVD. The anime is based on a parody four-panel manga “>>>Accel World (Akucheru World.)”. The production studio is J.C. Staff, not Sunrise.…
According to Weekly Shonen Sunday vol.19, Wakaki Tamiki’s manga The World God Only Knows was announced to get an anime adaptation. The release of the next chapter was postponed until vol.21 because the author will work on the anime and…
According to Natalie, two extra chapters of manga Trigun will be published in May and June issues of Young King Ours magazine. The title is “Trigun Movie: Bangai-hen ~Dodongo Brothers Duel In Honeycombed Village” and it will be a side…
According to the Association of Japanese Animations, the sales of the anime video media in Japan have increased for the first time in five years while the number of TV anime titles has been dropping since 2007. The recovery of…
The weekly manga and light novels rankings for December 3rd – 9th Rank / This week’s sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1, 684,299 *,684,299 Hunter x Hunter Vol.31 *2, 429,883 *,429,883 Kuroko no Basket Vol.20 *3,…
According to Anime Newtype Channel, Sora no Otoshimono was announced to be 14 episodes long. However, one of the episodes won’t be aired on TV since the episode is too “dangerous”. Source: Anime Newtype Channel The PR posters of Sora…