Japan Box Office Report – December 19th/20th

(02) 'Tokyo Kazoku' / (01) 'Ted' / (03) 'Les Miserables'

(02) 'Tokyo Kazoku' / (01) 'Ted' / (03) 'Les Miserables'

American comedy ‘Ted‘ successfully charmed the Japanese moviegoers and took the lead in the weekend box office race with some impressive numbers.

Second place was also occupied by a new release in the form of the Japanese family drama ‘Tokyo Kazoku‘ starring a great ensemble of well-known actors. Director Yamada Youji …


Japan Box Office Report – December 12th/13th

(02) 'Les Miserables' / (01) 'Hunter x Hunter' / (03) 'ONE PIECE FILM Z'

(02) 'Les Miserables' / (01) 'Hunter x Hunter' / (03) 'ONE PIECE FILM Z'

Heavy snow affected the Kanto region on the last day of the extended weekend, but people still flocked to the movie theaters and made ‘Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge‘ the highest grossing movie of the weekend.

‘Les Miserables‘ continued to stick to its second position, while ‘ONE …


GALNERYUS to provide new theme song for “HUNTER x HUNTER”

It was announced today that rock band GALNERYUS will provide a new ending theme song for anime “HUNTER x HUNTER” called “Hunting For Your Dream”.

It’s also been revealed that vocalist Ono Masatoshi of GALNERYUS will sing a new opening theme song for the program called “departure! -second version-“.

Additionally, the band will be releasing a new live DVD & …


‘HUNTER x HUNTER’ to get film version

2012 seems to be the year of revival as not only drama’s are making a comeback but animations as well. Popular manga/anime “HUNTER x HUNTER” started re-airing last year with a new set of voice actors and story telling.

Now it’s been revealed that its anime film version is underway for ‘Gon’ and friends. So far the only information …


“HUNTERxHUNTER” anime reveals details on opening & ending theme songs

It’s been announced that Ono Masatoshi, the vocalist of heavy metal band, GALNERYUS, will be singing the opening theme song for upcoming anime, “HUNTERxHUNTER“!

GALNERYUS (Ono Masatoshi: second from left)

Ono joined GALNERYUS in 2009, and they released the first album “RESURRECTION” in June 2o1o. Titled “departure“, Ono’s song for ‘HUNTER X HUNTER’ will be the …


‘Weekly Shonen Jump’ reveals the main cast members for the anime ‘HUNTER × HUNTER’

Previously, tokyohive announced the anime adaption of Togashi Yoshihiro’s manga “HUNTER × HUNTER“. In the latest issue of ‘Weekly Shonen Jump‘, released on August 8th, the voice actors for the anime series’ main characters were revealed.

Though this is the second anime adaptation for “HUNTER × HUNTER”, the cast members are completely different from the first series.  Ise …


Animated series for “HUNTER X HUNTER” reveals its official air date!

Weekly Shounen Jump made many fans happy when they announced that popular manga “HUNTER X HUNTER” would be returning to TVs across Japan.

Now fans can finally mark their calendars with the official air date! “HUNTER X HUNTER” will be shown every Sunday at 10:55AM starting on October 2nd through Nihon TV.

The animation series will be under …


‘HUNTER x HUNTER’ to get anime adaptation for the second time

‘Weekly Shounen Jump‘ revealed on August 1st that Togashi Yoshihiro’s popular manga series, “HUNTER X HUNTER”, will receive a second animation adaptation!

“HUNTER X HUNTER” started serializing back in 1998 and since then, the books has sold approximately 52 million copies. The story focus on a young boy named ‘Gon’, who decides to become a Hunter like his father; along the …