According to C21Media, “Pretty Cure” will be aired in Canada on YTV channel in the first quarter of 2009. The names of the main characters will be changed to Natalie and Hannah. The airing license of Pretty Cure series in…
Anime Director Yamazaki Osamu objected to the recent reports about the low salary of anime staff. He said there are large differentials among them. According to Yamazaki, the average salaries of the main staff for one episode of TV anime…
According to Weekly Shonen Jump, a new series of Yu-Gi-Oh! will be announced at a special rerun of Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time to be held on February 20th. Source: Scan of WSJ Updated on December 13th Title: Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL…
According to Variety, after previous news that a decision would be made this week, the live action Akira movie has been greenlit by Warner Bros. It is slated for late February/early March and “Tron: Legacy” star Garrett Hedlund is the…
According to Kodansha website, the publication of “Nodame Cantabile” chapter 132 in Kiss magazine vol.13 was canceled because the author Ninomiya Tomoko was hospitalized due to an acute appendicitis. The editors said they will wait for Ninomiya’s recovery and do…
According to dojin mangaka Guyohmaru’s blog, Aniplex announced at a preview for the anime business people that four extra episodes of Darker than BLACK – Ryuusei no Gemini will be released as DVD/Blu-ray only episodes. The four episodes are the…
Here are the weekly DVD & CD rankings for April 25th – May 1st. DVD *1, 16,134 16,134 Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 4 – The Lost Tower Limited Edition *2, *9,097 *9,097 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica vol.1 Limited Edition DVD ver. **,…
According to the official website, recap movies of “CANAAN” were announced to be premiered this October. The 13 episodes of the TV series will be reorganized into three chapters. Source: CANAAN official website Update The premiere date is October 17th.…
An anime video streaming website “Toonami Jetstream” ended its service on January 29th. The website was founded by Cartoon Network (CN) and VIZ Media in 2006. The streaming of “Naruto” will be transferred to CN video. “MAR” and “Blue Dragon”…
According to Yamato Toys, an original media franchise project “Enka Oudo Dai☆Shogun” was announced to be launched. The project involves anime, illustrations, figures, novels, and 3D CGI. The main producer is Studio Anima (the 3D CGI movies of “METAL GEAR…