According to the tweet of Irie Yasuhiro, he is currently working on the storyboard of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood based on Arakawa Hiromu’s manuscripts of the manga up to the final chapter. He was overwhelmed by the thick storyline of the…
According to the official website, Shinkai Makoto came back to Japan this month. He had been in London since February 2008 and not been working on anime movie production. Last August, he said he’d like to produce a new anime…
According to the cover note of Tsukimonogatari (the 13th volume of the Mongatari series), a preview of TV anime “Nekomonogatari (Black)” was announced to be held on December 29th. Nekomonogatari (Black) features Hanekawa Tsubasa and is about a case that…
Here is the Anime DVD sales ranking for Jan 26 – Feb 22. *1, 54,145 Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujun Rasen Limited Edition *2, 23,813 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season vol.1 *without BD *3, 16,968 Code Geass – Hangyaku…
News Retracted 7andY replaced “the third season” with “special episode”. According to the caption of Manga Time Kirara Carat October issue, the third season of Hidamari Sketch was announced. However, there remains a possibility that the editors mistook the special…
Shueisha started streaming of a flash anime of Hayashi Yuki’s manga Kaichuu!. The part 2 of 2 will be uploaded on July 30th. Streaming website of Kaichuu! オリジナルムービー前編
Arthur Smith, the president of G.D.H. International, said in an interview with ActiveAnime.com: “Viewing fan subbed versions before official release is not different from smashing the window of a Mac Store and taking an iPhone the day before it is…
New anime trailers have been released online for the series Hyakko and Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~. Zettai Shougeki‘s trailer is over a minute long and is available on the series’ official Japanese website. The series is about a hunt in…
According to Variety, GKids has acquired North American rights to Kokurikozaka Kara (From Up On Poppy Hill). GKids will qualify the film for the 2013 Academy Awards and plans for a March release. Source: Variety
Taguchi Koji, the Square Enix producer (Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Saki, Kuroshitsuji), gave a lecture at Japan International Contents Festival held on October 6th. He revealed backstage information of the anime industry by showing concrete data. He said Square Enix…