Making its debut on April 21, the 55th volume of Masashi Kishimoto's mega-hit Naruto has officially hit #1 on Oricon's weekly comic ranking charts. This makes it the 11th Naruto volume to pull off such a feat. The numbers for the volume during the week …Read more »
Dark Horse Comics have just launched their own digital iOS comics app, which means… manga is on its way as well! Actually, there's already some on the service, as they've added volumes of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's classic manga, Lone Wolf & Cub . …Read more »
It's not exactly news anymore that Sony's Playstation Network service is down; it has been for some time at this point. However, Sony made an official statement today in regards to the attack, and have advised their customers that sensitive information may have been compromised. …Read more »
Quite a few announcements went down at this past weekend's Sakura-Con and Anime Boston and, as usual, Funimation had their fair share of series to add to their bursting lineup. Among them: Fairy Tail and Aria the Scarlet Ammo . The former, based on Hiro …Read more »
Director Yudai Yamaguchi just can't stay away from baseball, and maybe that's a good thing. After all, his adaptation of Man Gataro's Battlefield Baseball manga was enjoyable enough. Well, it's back to the diamond with Yamaguchi's latest film to hit the burgeoning Sushi Typhoon label, …Read more »
Yes, it's true, that choo-choo whistle could only possibly come from the Persona 4 anime hype train, and there's a fresh promo to get fans and soon-to-be fans alike pumped for its debut. This video details some of the series' key staff. Along with the …Read more »
In a one-two punch of announcements—not including yesterday's RE: Toriko —Funimation brings two more series into their fold: Gainax's Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and, newcomer to Fuji TV's noitaminA block, C . The former, which we previously wrote about in brief here , is …Read more »
Mark your calendars, kids, because that's the date you can officially (read: legally) start watching Toei Animation's adaptation of that Gourmet Huntin' hoss, Toriko . It was really only a matter of time, but it's nice to get a firm start date for the not-quite-simulcast. …Read more »
The brawlin' gurus at Capcom have always operated with a strict "strike while the iron is hot" philosophy, which is probably why we've already seen a steady string of Street Fighter IV iterations, each addition to the franchise serving to remind us that fighting games …Read more »
Technically Persona 4 was already animated—at least in the form of cutscenes in Atlus's beloved Playstation 2 role-playing game—but now it's getting the full TV series treatment. AIC ASTA ( Bamboo Blade , GUNxSWORD ) is heading up production, with Seiji Kishi ( Angel Beats! …Read more »
Consider this a little bonus addendum to the monster Crunchyroll Spring 2011 Preview we recently rolled out, though this one includes other avenues of streaming, too. In addition to all of the shows previously mentioned, both Crunchyroll and Viz Media, among others, have announced the …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks now has 100% more nosebleedin' hijinks in their library, with the recently announced acquisition of Maria Holic Alive! . This followup to Maria Holic continues the antics of the boy-free boarding school, Ame no Kisaki. Expect more life-threatening frustration from Kanako, who just …Read more »
15 years. It's hard to believe we've been fighting the insidious Umbrella corporation for so long, but Capcom is here to let us know just how much we've aged as a result of these horrors. Sinister, genetically-altered mastermind Albert Wesker drives the point home in …Read more »
Netflix's Instant Queue is amazing, though sometimes the stuff readily available can be a bit... dubious. Their anime section started out that way, and has gradually improved since. Now Viz Media is looking to up its variety even more with a solid collection of popular …Read more »
It's been a good year for co-productions, especially if the name of your animation studio happens to be Madhouse. Japanese fans of The CW Network's hit show Supernatural have already experienced their take on the Winchester brothers' various run-ins with ghastly mythology-turned-reality, but we're about …Read more »
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