Sakamoto Maaya will be in charge of the opening theme for the new anime 'Sekai Seifuku ~Bouryaku no Zvezda~', which will start on MBS/TOKYO MX in January. It's been revealed that the song was produced by the band apart.  This will be Sakamoto and the band apart's first time working together. the band apart will also participate in the recording. 'Sekai Seifuku ~Bouryaku no Zvezda~' is a new anime by Okamura Tensail, who is known for his works in

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Oricon has revealed its comic chart for October 21 to the 27th. Take a look at the top 5 below! 1. "Kimi ni Todoke", Volume 20 - Shiina Karuho : (387,520)2. "Vagabond", Volume 36 - illustrated by Inoue Takehiko / written by Yoshikawa Eiji : (248,629)3. "Uchuu Kyoudai", Volume 22 - Koyama Chuya : (238,039)4. "Inu×Boku SS", Volume 10 - Fujiwara Cocoa : (218,933)5. "Gin no Saji Silver Spoon", Volume 9 - Arakawa Hiromu : (190,604)(Check out the full

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Oricon has released the comic chart for October 14 to the 20th. Check out the top 5 below! 1. "Gin no Saji - Silver Spoon", Volume 9 - Arakawa Hiromu : (389515)2. "FAIRY TAIL", Volume 40 - Mashima Hiro : (265,832)3. "Magi", Volume 19 - Ohtaka Shinobu : (218,893)4. "Jojolion", Volume 5 - Araki Hirohiko : (200,969)5. "KINGDOM", Volume 32 - Hara Yasuhisa : (136,451)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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It's been announced that Sakamoto Maaya will be providing the ending theme song for the TV anime 'Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.' which premieres in January of 2014. Titled "SAVED.", the song was written and composed by Suzuki Shoko and arranged by Yamamoto Ryuji. Sakamoto is currently in the midst of recording this song.   'Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.' is a love comedy based on an original manga by Yoshida Morohe. The story revolves around a

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Oricon has revealed its comic chart for October 7th to the 13th. Check it out below!  1. "Kuroko no Basket", Volume 24 - Fujimaki Tadatoshi : (159,795)2. "Ansatsu Kyoushitsu", Volume 6 - Matsui Yusei : (155,442)3. "Haikyu!!", Volume 8 - Furudate Haruichi : (82,171)4. "Shaman King FLOWERS", Volume 4 - Takei Hiroyuki : (57,505)5. "Junketsu no Maria", Volume 3 - Ishikawa Masayuki : (56,908)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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Oricon has revealed its comic chart for September 30 to October 6. Check out the top 5 below! 1. "Kuroko no Basket", Volume 24 - Fujimaki Tadatoshi : (364,400)2. "Ansatsu Kyoushitsu", Volume 6 - Matsui Yusei : (311,920)3. "3-gatsu no Lion", Volume 9 - Umino Chica : (142,447)4. "Haikyu!!", Volume 8 - Furudate Haruichi : (120,379)5. "Kinnikuman", Volume 44 - Yudetamago : (56,919)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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Oricon has released its comic chart for September 23 to the 29th. Check it out below! 1. "3-gatsu no Lion", Volume 9 - Umino Chica : (299,145)2. "Magi", Volume 18 - Ohtaka Shinobu : (117,789)3. "Skip Beat!", Volume 33 - Nakamura Yoshiki : (113,323)4. "Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji", Volume 7 - Hatta Ayuko : (102,872)5. "Barakamon", Volume 8 - Yoshino Satsuki : (88,077)            (Check out the full ranking here.)

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Oricon has released its weekly comic chart for September 16 to the 22nd. Check out if your favorites made it into the top 5!1. "Magi", Volume 18 - Ohtaka Shinobu : (311,414)  2. "Magi Sinbad no Bouken", Volume 1 - written by Ohtake Shinobu / illustrated by Otera Yoshifumi : (145,212)3. "Skip Beat!", Volume 33 - Nakamura Yoshiki : (132,490)4. "Chihayafuru", Volume 22 - Suetsugu Yuki : (128,385)5. "Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai", Volume 23 - W

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Oricon has revealed its comic chart for September 9 to the 15th. Check it out below! 1. "NARUTO", Volume 66 - Kishimoto Masashi : (172,373)2. "Chihayafuru", Volume 22 - Suetsugu Yuki : (150,413)3. "Yume no Shizuku, Ougon no Torikago", Volume 4 - Shinohara Chie : (109,700)4. "BTOOOM!", Volume 12 - Inoue Junya : (81,287)5. "Gintama", Volume 51 - Sorachi Hideaki : (67,611)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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On September 17th, Studio Ghibli held a press conference to report on their upcoming anime film "Kaguya-hime no Monogatari", and announced that actress Asakura Aki has been chosen to voice for the protagonist "Kaguya-hime". This will mark Asakura's first time voice acting. Looking back the audition, she said, "It was quite bad...at the moment I did the acting, I thought I failed, so I cried while going back. However, director Takahata told me la

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