News Briefs for Dec 23 - 29

Here is a collection of news briefs for the last week in anime/manga news. These briefs include announcements that would not normally receive their own news thread. Please check the News Board for previous major announcements.

Upcoming Anime

Hitsugi no Chaika
A recent PV revealed that the series will air April 2014.

Source: PV
Previous Related News: Light Novel 'Hitsugi no Chaika' to be Animated


Donten ni Warau
The official site for the series announced the cast for four main characters.

Tenka Kumo: Yuichi Nakamura
Soramaru Kumo: Yuuki Kaji
Chutaro Kumo: Tsubasa Yonaga
Sirasu Kinjyo: Takahiro Sakurai

Source: Comic Natalie
Previous Related News: Shoujo Manga 'Donten ni Warau' to Get TV Anime Adaptation


Detective Conan
A scan from the upcoming sixth issue of Shonen Sunday will reveal that the series will be receiving an anime special that tells of Conan's past.

Source: Scan via ANN


Soukyuu no Farner: Dead Aggressor - Exodus
The official site for the series posted a PV that reveals the anime will air Fall 2014.

Source: PV
Previous Related News: New Anime of Soukyuu no Fafner Announced


PVs/TV Ads
A collection of promotional videos and TV advertisements that were released this past week.

• Space Dandy: English TV ad
  
• Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren: CM, PV
  
• Seitokai Yakunidomo*: 2nd PV, 3rd PV
  
• Hamatora The Animation: 3rd PV
  
• Nobunaga the Fool: TV ad
  
• Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen: PV
  
• Nisekoi: PV
  
• D-Frag!: TV ad
  
• Black Bullet: PV
  
• Date A Live II: PV
  
• Soul Eater Not!: PV
  
• No Game No Life: PV
  
• Mahou Sensou: PV

Manga News

Sora no Otoshimono
A scan from the February issue of Shounen Ace reveals that the manga series will be ending in the magazine's March issue which is set to be released January 26, 2014.

Source: Scan via ANN


Toriko
A scan from the latest issue of Shounen Jump reveals that the manga series will go on a one-month hiatus starting January 4, 2014 after it's current "Human World" arc. The manga will return February 2, 2014.

Source: Scan via ANN

How do you guys feel about PVs/TV ads being added to the weekly news post? Good? Bad? Indifferent?

Good because there are a couple of those that I didn't even know had come out.

Going to check the Mahou Sensou PV now.

wow!!! didn't knew about the date a live 2 PV ^,^

Beautiful, I can watch everything all in one place. And I am so sad Sora no Otoshimono is finally coming to a close, I hope they don't give a rushed ending.

Looking forward to Donten ni Warau, and the new Bones anime could be decent too.

I just hope the Toriko hiatus doesn't get prolonged over 1 month.

As for the PVs being included, I think that's a nice feature.

like the idea, it will be nice to see them in anohter place , then looking for them

I'm sad to learn that the Sora no Otoshimono manga is coming to an end. With the current storyline though, I sort of knew it was coming. It is definitely one of my favourite manga. All I hope is that this ends with a great ending. It truly deserves it.^^'

Doesn't effect me that much, but I think it's good.

Donten ni Warau looks cool. Will read the manga though.

So it's not just the anime, but the manga too?!?! WHAT'S THIS WORLD COME TO?!?!

I agree.

I highly support doing this, it only helps bring more attention to shows as well as notifying people when something they are interested in has a preview, anyone that for whatever reason doesnt care for them can just ignore it

Anyhow Donten ni Warau could be interesting, didnt know about its existence until this thread

Hitsugi no chaika iv been iffy on ever since its announcement, it really doesnt seem like anything bones would make and looking at the creator's previous works it really seems like its building up to not be good, I will watch it and give it a fair chance but im really not expecting anything special, maybe a pv showing off animation and such can interest me but as of now i really am not expecting this to be good

Nice addition about those PVs/ads. Madhouse is also animating NGNL this spring? I hope that doesn't hinder anything related to Mahouka :/

I really like the idea. It'll make it a lot easier to follow PVs for me. I've tried subscribing to youtube channels to follow them, but they kinda clutter my RSS with a lot of videos that I don't really need to watch. ._. A lot easier than following it through anime subforums too.

This is a nice thing to have. I got to see some PVs I had no idea were up and it's a lot more easy to follow them this way as well. Good work.

I hoped to see news about HxH manga hiatus end T_T
Ah well, one can only hope...

Awesome since it's collectively gathered in one place :3

The great manga purge of 2013 and 14. It's sad but there's more manga and light novels on the way and the next potential hit to follow. Too bad this purge (and a case of government run amok) also pretty much ended the era of loli ecchi series.

The purge is not strong enough to end To Love Ru Darkness though, hur hur hur.

Take that purge!

But yeah, speaking of it. It's quite sad to see a lot of series go:

- Deadman Wonderland, Sora and then Rosario Vampire (This I still have a hunch that it'll have a third season) and a lot more.

Some series are necessarily ended. *stares at OreImo*

But so far, I've found a few good series to replace them:

- AssClass, Souma, Haikyuu, Nisekoi, Nanatsu, One Punch Man,...

The amount of new series is not enough to fill in the gap IMO. Hoping that next year hits start spawning more!

Thank you for it!

I don't even think the government can end TLRU Darkness at least as the result of the current laws in place or any that pass in the future, the censorship will just get more creative if more laws are passed, creative adaptation at it's finest.

I like the idea. It helps give exposure to people who don't know about a given series yet.

WOW Hitsugi no Chaika will be animated. I am currently reading the manga. Well the pv doesn't show anything I want to see. :(
Nisekoi is not what I'm anticipating for but after watching the pv, I'm really excited to watch the anime. Guess that's the charms of SHAFT.
DAL2 and D-Frag is what I'm really waiting for.

Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zveda:CM5,CM6
There is also a new PV for it, but its region locked.

I love this addition. Very handy. Thank you Wind_Sr! :)

Sakura Trick: PV
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara: PV
Saki: Zenkoku-hen: PV, BD/DVD CM
Seikoku no Dragonar: PV
Ufotable's Fate/Stay Night: PV


Alternative link.

It's actually very helpful of you to even link the PVs along with the announcement. :3

I'm not one to watch PV's, but damn adding them to this is a really good feature.

Thanks for this. Looking forward to that Detective Conan specials. I also read about the Toriko hiatus :S

Thanks, man I am so hyped for this.

I'm hyped about this.

It's really awesome!!!

I'll be watching all of those Anime :3

I'll read the Sora no Otoshimono Manga too.

i hope there wont be a timeskip in toriko

me too

I'm really excited for Hamatora!

Sorry if this is off topic but do I need to watch the original Soul Eater before watching Soul Eater Not! ?

Sora no Otoshimono manga coming to an end , you will be miss King of perv.

I already got a premonition that Sora no Otoshimono will be ending soon based on the content and quality of the recent chapters they released. It's really a shame. I really enjoyed the series. Goodbye Tomoki and your pervy ways.

It's helpful, but no, you don't. It focuses on a completely new set of characters and only involves a few previously established SE characters in more peripheral or supportive roles at most. At least, that's the impression I got from the first eight or so chapters. Haven't read anything past that.

Sad but i can start read it soon,

FUCKING ARMAGEDDON