Kyou Kara Maoh! will be back for its third season during the Spring 2008 season. It premieres in Japan during the month of April. It is a continuation of the light novels by Tomo Takabayashi and Temari Matsumoto. The director,…
According to the press release, an anime character goods retailer Broccoli International USA will be dissolved on December 31st, 2008. Broccoli USA is a subsidiary company of Broccoli (Japan) (“Di Gi Charat”, “Galaxy Angel”, “Aquarian Age”) and has been running…
Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for August 2nd – 8th. **, 7,254 *,*57,826 (Toy Story Special Edition) **, 5,706 *,*49,359 (Toy Story 2 Special Edition) *1, 3,601 *,**3,601 Higashi no Eden – Movie II: Paradise Lost Standard Edition…
According to their official press release, Viz Media has announced its U.S. product licensing rights for Hatsune Miku, the popular Vocaloid virtual pop singer that has become a massive pop culture phenomenon in Japan. Recently, Hatsune Miku appeared on the…
Mangaka Koge-Donbo* announced in her blog that she has gotten engaged and will get married soon. Her fiancé’s occupation is unrelated to the manga industry and she had kept her job as a mangaka a secret from him until right…
According to Famitsu, extra short anime will be bundled with each of the six volumes of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! Blu-ray & DVD. A spin-off manga of Baka to Test “Sore ga Bokura no Nichijyo.” will be animated.…
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Graphic books best seller list (Manga and OEL) for November 6th – 12th 1. Pokémon: Black and White, Vol.4 2. Codename: Sailor V, Vol.1 3. Sailor Moon, Vol.1 4. Black Butler, Vol.7 5. Rin-ne, Vol.7 6. Princess Knight, Vol.1 7.…
A factional split of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) has got intense and is about to be brought to the court. The strife has originated from the government-funded project for the training of young animators, which was launched by Agency…
According to their official Facebook page, Sentai Filmworks has licensed: Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun (Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East) AKB0048 First Stage and AKB0048 Next Stage Both will be available soon through select digital outlets and later this year…