Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking for Aug 30 - Sep 5
Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for August 30th - September 5th.
*1, 137,313 *,137,313 Ouran High School Host Club vol.17
*2, 134,395 *,134,395 Nurarihyon no Mago vol.12
*3, 122,972 *,302,376 Bokura ga Ita vol.14
*4, 118,039 *,189,940 Ooku: The Inner Chambers vol.6
*5, *94,483 *,*94,483 Mayoi Neko Overrun! vol.2
*6, *70,699 *,*71,179 I am a Hero vol.4
*7, *68,445 *,*68,445 Sket Dance vol.15
*8, *65,220 *,*65,220 Medaka Box vol.6
*9, *47,886 *,*47,886 Psyren vol.13
10, *45,499 *,152,092 Mei-chan no Shitsuji vol.13
11, *43,712 *,116,315 Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta vol.10
12, *42,900 2,374,775 One Piece vol.59
13, *41,421 *,*41,421 Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo vol.171
14, *40,711 *,472,153 Detective Conan vol.69
15, *39,104 *,*39,104 Otogi Moyou Ayanishiki vol.1
16, *38,691 *,*38,691 Toshokan Sensou: Love & War vol.6
17, *37,301 1,127,328 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.26
18, *34,662 *,*34,662 World Embryo vol.7
19, *33,688 *,432,286 Fairy Tail vol.22
20, *32,624 *,108,722 Deadman Wonderland vol.8
21, *29,039 *,*29,039 Seishun Kouryakuhon vol.2
22, *26,576 *,*49,028 Kuroshitsuji Anthology Comic Nijishitsuji vol.2
23, *25,792 *,*90,570 07-Ghost vol.10
24, *25,451 *,*50,078 Pokémon Special vol.36
25, *25,046 *,104,339 Mobile Suit Gundam-san vol.6
26, *24,240 *,*24,927 Kaze no Daichi vol.52
27, *23,319 *,*23,319 Mogura no Uta vol.23
28, *23,114 *,*23,114 Mikado no Shihou vol.2
29, *22,987 *,*50,392 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai vol.2
30, *22,819 *,258,359 Kekkaishi vol.30
Source: Oricon Manga Ranking
Weekly Light Novel Ranking for Aug 30 - Sep 5
*1, 92,634 138,492 Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.8
*2, 30,623 *31,171 Shounen Onmyouji vol.32
*3, 28,961 *28,961 Nurarihyon no Mago vol.2
*4, 24,465 *25,469 Takumi-kun series Risk
*5, 23,759 *35,348 Bungaku Shoujo: Minarai vol.3
*6, 18,343 215,393 Colorful
*7, 11,315 109,742 Full Metal Panic! vol.12
*8, *9,930 *10,094 Toho Yoyuki vol.4
*9, *8,525 **8,689 Renai Shosetsuka no Koi
10, *8,288 **8,498 Royal Vacances wa Hanayaka Ni
Source: Oricon Novel Ranking
7 hours ago by dtshyk | Discuss (12 replies)
OVA of Highschool of the Dead Announced
According to Mangaoh, an OVA of Highschool of the Dead will be bundled with the manga volume 7. The 20 min extra episode "Drifters of the Dead" in Blu-ray will be released next Spring.
Source: Mangaoh
Yesterday, 5:27 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (65 replies)
DVD Sales Decide Length of The World God Only Knows TV Series
Wakaki Tamiki tweeted in his twitter (@angelfrench) that the length of Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai TV series depends on the reactions of the viewers (i.e. the sales of the DVD and other media).
ryohayate2409sa: @angelfrench Is it one season long?
Wakaki: It's up to the reactions. I wonder how many episodes it will take until we see Tenri.
DiceKatKobe: @angelfrench What do you mean by "reactions"? Should we send emails to the TV company?
Wakaki: Frankly, the sales of the DVD determine everything.
Wakaki is anxious about the poor environment of the anime creators. "In the case of manga, the author can improve the quality of the work and make money by his/her private effort, but anime creators' efforts never pay.", he said. "I've learned how hard the anime production is, so I'm seriously thinking about how to sell it."
Sources: Wakaki's twitter
Yesterday, 1:27 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (39 replies)
Japan's Weekly DVD Ranking for Aug 30 - Sep 5
Here is the weekly DVD sales ranking for August 30th - September 5th.
*1, 25,916 146,602 One Piece Film: Strong World Limited Edition DVD
*2, 16,667 *51,940 One Piece Film: Strong World Standard Edition DVD
*3, *5,849 *27,456 One Piece Log Collection Box Set Nami
*4, *5,496 *26,388 One Piece Log Collection Box Set Logue Town
**, *5,465 **5,465 Hatsune Miku 39's Giving Day Project DIVA Live Concert
*5, *3,485 **3,485 Kuruneko Season 2 vol.4
**, *3,096 *78,906 (Toy Story Special Edition)
**, *2,514 *66,100 (Toy Story 2 Special Edition)
*6, *2,384 **2,384 Katanagatari vol.6 Limited Edition
*7, *2,277 **2,277 Doraemon The Movie Box 1980 - 1988 Limited Edition
*8, **,*** **,*** Durarara!! vol.7 Limited Edition
*9, **,*** **,*** One Piece 10th Season vol.12
10, **,*** **,*** Hetalia World Series vol.2 Limited Edition
11, **,*** **,*** My Neighbor Totoro
12, **,*** **,*** Naruto: Shippuuden Mutsuo Hatsudo no Sho vol.2
13, **,*** **,*** Hakuouki vol.3
14, **,*** **,*** One Piece Log Collection Box Set East Blue
15, **,*** **,*** One Piece Log Collection Box Set Sanji
16, **,*** **,*** Toaru Kagaku no Railgun vol.8 Limited Edition
17, **,*** **,*** Working!! vol.5 Limited Edition
18, **,*** **,*** Angel Beats! vol.3 Limited Edition
Blu-ray
*1, **,*** **,*** One Piece Film: Strong World Limited Edition
*2, 10,211 10,211 Hatsune Miku 39's Giving Day Project DIVA Live Concert
Source: Youtaiju, Oricon DVD Ranking, My Com Journal
Additional news
According to Amazon Japan, the Blu-ray and the DVD of MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airuu Mura: Airuu Kiki Ippatsu will include two unaired episodes. It will be released on November 24th.
Source: Amazon Japan
09-07-10, 1:08 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (23 replies)
Second Season of Mitsudomoe Confirmed [Update Sep 8]
According to the cover note of the manga volume 10, the second season of Mitsudomoe was announced. The information has already been leaked by animator Kubo Satoshi on August 31st. The new season will start in January 2011.
Sources: Scan of the cover note, Scan2
Updated on September 8th
According to the official website, the second season of Mitsudomoe is eight episodes long.
Source: Mitsudomoe official website
09-06-10, 12:46 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (80 replies)
Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~ to End in September
The manga adaptation of the fantasy otome game Heart no Kuni no Alice will end in the upcoming October issue of Comic Blade avarus (to be released 9/15/2010). The anime adaptation of the series is currently in the works, although its release has been postponed until further notice.
Source: Quinrose
Story by shinkeikaku
09-04-10, 6:16 AM by freedoleen | Discuss (33 replies)
Gundam 00 Movie To Be Shown At New York Comic Con
According to Anime!Anime!, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer will be shown at New York Comic Con / New York Anime Festival on October 10th. The two hour movie will be subbed in English.
According to Asahi.com, Director Mizushima will describe the Armageddon between Humans and aliens called "ELS" (Extraterrestrial Livingmetal Shapeshifters), spaceship or missile-shaped creatures. It's an unprecedented theme for Gundam series, which has been depicting the conflict and the concord among human beings. Mizushima said he is ready to see criticism that "This is not Gundam." "It's my task to expand the scope of Gundam works. We have already told 'Human versus Human' story in the TV series. ELS enables us to draw the basic theme of Gundam 'We can understand each other some day.' with wide views."
Sources: Anime!Anime!, Asahi.com
09-03-10, 2:32 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (42 replies)
Bankruptcy of Anime Studio Group TAC Revealed
According to Teikoku Data Bank, Group TAC has bankrupted. The amount of debt is 585 million yen ($6.94 million).
Group TAC was established in 1968 and had produced Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi and Touch. The annual income has dropped from 1.5 billion yen (2007) to 0.6 billion yen (2009) due to the withdrawal of sponsors. The president Tashiro Atsumi passed away last July and the continuation of the business had run into difficulties.
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According to the official blog of Eisanro (Labor Union of Movie, Television, Animation and Culture Industry), a production studio of "a popular anime for kids and family being aired on NHK Educational Channel" has gone bankrupt on August 31st. The total amount of debt is estimated to be several hundred million yen. Employees of the studio is demanding swift responses and measures from NHK, which is Japanese national broadcasting organization.
Eisanro reported that employees of anime studios have been complaining about exceptionally small budgets of NHK anime.
Source: Eisanro official blog, Teikoku Data Bank
09-02-10, 7:37 PM by dtshyk | Discuss (49 replies)
According to the official website, Uki Atsuya announced that he is producing a sequel to Cencoroll (Cencoroll 2, tentative title). He is now working on the scenario and the storyboard, which is similar in length to the first one.
Source: Uki's official website
09-02-10, 7:19 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (71 replies)
Japan's Weekly Manga Ranking for Aug 23 - 29
Here is the weekly manga sales ranking for August 23rd - 29th.
*1, 179,494 *,179,494 Bokura ga Ita vol.14
*2, 106,593 *,106,593 Mei-chan no Shitsuji vol.13
*3, 101,180 *,431,442 Detective Conan vol.69
*4, *79,053 *,398,598 Fairy Tail vol.22
*5, *76,098 *,*76,098 Deadman Wonderland vol.8
*6, *75,117 *,*79,293 Mobile Suit Gundam-san vol.6
*7, *72,603 *,*72,603 Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta vol.10
*8, *71,901 *,*71,901 Ooku: The Inner Chambers vol.6
*9, *71,310 1,090,027 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.26
10, *64,778 *,*64,778 07-Ghost vol.10
11, *63,241 *,235,540 Kekkaishi vol.30
12, *62,881 *,*67,868 Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force vol.2
13, *60,809 *,259,482 Hayate The Combat Butler! vol.25
14, *59,583 *,*59,583 Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.3
15, *57,679 2,331,875 One Piece vol.59
16, *56,025 *,*90,276 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Minagoroshi-hen vol.6
17, *53,649 *,*86,655 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Matsuribayashi-hen vol.4
18, *53,120 *,*85,683 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Matsuribayashi-hen vol.5
19, *52,933 *,*52,933 Fate/stay night vol.13
20, *46,664 *,209,825 Ace of Diamond vol.22
21, *41,726 *,207,958 Mahou Sensei Negima! vol.31
22, *39,413 *,115,097 Gakuen Alice vol.22
23, *38,894 *,*38,894 07-Ghost Children
24, *38,384 *,*53,980 Judge vol.1
25, *37,661 *,*38,276 Cooking Papa vol.111
26, *35,602 *,*36,105 Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan vol.5
27, *34,950 *,*55,319 Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch vol.4
28, *34,501 *,*36,717 Melty Blood vol.9
29, *33,732 *,*54,231 Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch vol.2
30, *32,511 *,*52,279 Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch vol.2
Source: Oricon Manga Ranking
Weekly Light Novel Ranking for Aug 23 - 29
*1, 45,858 *45,858 Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vol.8
*2, 32,496 *34,802 Hidan no Aria vol.7
*3, 31,199 *98,427 Full Metal Panic! vol.12
*4, 20,927 197,050 Colorful
*5, 13,021 127,917 Nekomonogatari vol.1
*6, 11,589 *11,589 Bungaku Shoujo: Minarai vol.3
*7, 10,051 *10,051 Bento vol.6
*8, *9,417 *10,061 Cu Cu Cute! vol.12
*9, *8,856 **9,576 Kono Nakani Hitori, Imoto ga Iru!
10, *8,629 165,613 Toaru Majutsu no Index vol.21
Source: Oricon Novel Ranking
09-01-10, 5:06 PM by dtshyk | Discuss (23 replies)
