Popular manga series “ONE PIECE” has released its 64th volume; publishing company Shueisha revealed on November 4th that 4,000,000 copies of the newest addition to the series had been issued. This is a first for both the publishing company and Japanese publishing.
Since 1997, Oda Eiichiro’s series has been serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump.” Since the release of the first volume …
Below is the latest Oricon comic chart for the week of November 7th. Check it out!
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1. “Saint☆Oniisan”, the 7th volume – Nakamura Hikaru : (286,296)
2. “Deadman Wonderland”, the 11th volume – Written by Kataoka Jinsei, illustrated by Kondo Kazuma : (134,616)
3. “Suki desu Suzuki-kun!!”, the 13th volume – Ikeyamada Go : (106,130)
4. “Sekirei”, the 12th volume – Gokurakuin Sakurako : …
Check out Oricon’s comic chart for the week of October 31st after the jump!
Watarirouka Hashiritai 7’s new single, “Kibou Sanmyaku“, has been picked up to be the opening theme song for anime series “Crayon Shin-chan“! Their song will start playing on November 4th’s episode.
“Crayon Shin-Chan” has been airing since April of 1992, and it’s garnered a substantial fanbase since then. Member Watanabe Mayu is a fan herself, and felt delighted about this collaboration. …
Oricon has updated their comic chart for the week of October 24th! Check out the results after the jump.
It’s been announced that Katsura Masakazu’s manga “ZETMAN” will get anime adaptation starting in April 2012.
“ZETMAN” is a Science Fiction story centered the protagonists, a young boy Jin who has the ability to transform into a superhuman “ZET”, and Kouga who is a son of the large enterprise, and has a strong sense of justice. The manga has been serialized on …
It’s been revealed that popular idol group AKB48 will be getting their first anime series next spring!
The story will focus on 9 idol cadets who aim to become ‘legendary idols’. The characters will be modeled after the top 8 members from AKB48’s general elections, which include Maeda Atsuko and Oshima Yuko. The title and broadcasting station has …
"Magic Knight Rayearth" (left) and "Cardcaptor Sakura" (right) will be the first CLAMP series to be sold as online comics
"Magic Knight Rayearth" (left) and "Cardcaptor Sakura" (right) will be the first CLAMP series to be sold as online comics
Publishing giant Kodansha has announced that it will be distributing the works of the manga artist group CLAMP in a digital format through online book stores.
The plan is to release all of the CLAMP works that have been published through …
Studio Ghibli’s animated film, “Karigurashi no Arrietty“, has been chosen as ‘Animation of the Year’ at the “10th Tokyo Anime Awards” in Tokyo.
“Karigurashi no Arrietty” is a story that portrays the relationship between a ‘tiny girl’ named Arrietty and a human boy.
Director Yonebayashi Hiromasa commented, “I think there’s something that could be understood by people in this generation who have …
It’s been announced that Isayama Hajime’s manga, “Shingeki no Kyojin“, will released as a movie adaptation in the Fall of 2013.
“Shingeki no Kyojin” started its serialization in “Bessatsu Shonen Magazine” in September 2009. The story is set in a world of giants, where humans desperately fight for survival.
Since “Shingeki no Kyojin” was Isayama’s debut work, only 40,000 first press copies …
Oricon has just revealed their comic chart ranking for the week of October 17th!
This week features new top charters, as well as big-name favorites.
Check out the results after the jump!
On October 9th, anime series “Lupin the 3rd“ announced a new voice acting cast, their first switch-up in 16 years.
The new voice actors that were announced are Yamadera Koichi (50) as ‘Inspector Zenigata’, Namikawa Daisuke (35) as ‘Ishikawa Goemon’, and Sawashiro Miyuki (26) as ‘Mine Fujiko’.
Meanwhile, Kurita Kanichi (53) and Kobayashi Kiyoshi (78) will continue to provide the voices for ‘Lupin …
On October 8th, singer and talento Hirano Aya (24) held a ‘New Fan Club Launch Commemoration & Birthday LIVE’ at Roppongi Nicofarre in Tokyo.
At this event, she announced the name of her new fan club, “#AYAMOTO” and also announced that she will release a new CD sometime next year.
This was also her first live in 10 …
On the latest issue of manga magazine, “Young Gangan“, it was revealed that Igarashi Aguri’s spin-off manga, “Saki – Achiga-hen episode of side – A“, would be getting an anime adaptation in the spring of 2012.
“Achiga-hen”, which started its serialization in the September issue of “Monthly Shonen Gangan“, portrays a completely different story from the original “Saki“. ”Saki” revolves around high …
Oricon has now revealed their comic charts for the week of October 10th!
This week features some of the top charters from last week and some new additions as well.
Check out which mangas managed to keep their places for this week!
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1. Ookiku Furikabutte, Volume 17 – Higuchi Asa : 141,600
2. WORKING!!, Volume 10 – Takatsu Karino : …
