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News: Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, April 11-17

posted on 2011-04-25 21:15 EDT
Live-action Ōoku sells 15,000 at #1; Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne—!! lands at #13
   The limited delxue edition DVD of the manga-based live-action Ōoku film sold 15,000 copies to debut at #1. It was the first time that a period drama topped the overall Blu-ray chart.



  
 

   The Standard Edition DVD of Umizaru: The Last Message, the third live-action film based on Shuho Sato's manga about the Japanese Coast Guard, dropped from #4 to #11. The Premium Edition DVD also dropped from #5 to #19.








Rank Last Week Title Release Date Maker Cover
3  1 Mobile Suit Gundam UC #3 April 7 Bandai Visual
13 - Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne—!! 2 April 13 King Records
15 10 IS (Infinite Stratos) Vol. 1 March 30 Media Factory
18 2 Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo) #4 (Complete Limited Pressing) April 6 Aniplex
20 40 Mobile Suit Gundam UC #1 March 12 Bandai Visual
[There are gaps in the chart above because non-animated Blu-ray Disc releases are not included.

  SoundScan Japan derives its charts from the point-of-sale systems of 41,000 media stores and e-commerce sites throughout Japan. SoundScan Japan's methods of surveying home video sales are different from those of the competing firm Oricon, which often lead to differing results between the two.

  Neither firm directly posts more data for weekly sales than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]

News: Next Haruhi Novel Gets Record 513,000-Set 1st Printing
















   
   The Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten confirmed on Thursday that Nagaru Tanigawa's next Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku (The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya), will receive a first printing of 513,000 sets. This print run sets a record for light novels. The novel will ship in two 300-page volumes on May 25, so Kadokawa is actually publishing over 1 million book volumes for the launch. In addition, the limited first edition of the set will bundle a special booklet containing Tanigawa's short "Rainy Day" story about the protagonist Kyon's time in middle school. (The regular editions of the two volumes will then be sold individually, without the booklet, on June 15.)

   According to the Mainichi Shimbun paper's Mantan Web site, over 16.5 million copies of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series have been published in 15 countries, including 8 million in Japan.

   The Little, Brown Books for Young Readers imprint will publish the fifth light novel, The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya, in North America in June. A two-volume English vocabulary guide based on the light novels is shipping in Japan on Thursday.



 

News: Japanese Box Office, April 2-3

posted on 2011-04-11 23:57 EDT
OOO Den-O All Riders, High School Debut open at #1, #11
OOO Den-O All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders, the film which celebrates the Toei movie company's 60th anniversary and the Kamen Rider franchise's 40th anniversary with all 28 Kamen Rider heroes and special guests, opened at #1. It earned the equivalent of US$3,626,728 on 273 screens during the April 2-3 weekend. Since it actually opened one day earlier on April 1, it had a three-day cumulative total of US$4,776,803.
Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachi, Yukiyo Teramoto and Shinei Animation's remake of the 1986 film Doraemon: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan (Doraemon: Nobita and the Platoon of Iron Men), dropped from #2 to #3 in its fifth weekend on Kogyo Tsushinsha's chart. On Box Office Mojo's chart, it dropped from #3 to #4 and earned the equivalent of US$2,016,503 on 321 screens (12 more than the previous weekend) for a total-to-date of US$23,341,498.
Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana, Takashi Otsuka's third film to combine the casts of all the Pretty Cure (Precure) magical girl television series to date, dropped from #4 to #5 in its third weekend with US$1,358,104 on 152 screens (3 more than the previous weekend) for a gross-to-date of US$8,071,568.
Jump Heroes Film, the double-billing of Toriko 3D: Kaimaku Gourmet Adventure!! and One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase, stayed at #8 in its third weekend on Kogyo Tsushinsha's chart. On Box Office Mojo's chart, it dropped from #7 to #8 and added US$877,569 on 140 screens (1 more than the previous weekend) to its total of US$6,566,276.
The live-action film adaptation of the High School Debut manga earned US$595,164 on 137 screens at #11. Since it actually opened on April 1, it had a three-day cumulative total of US$933,591.
Macross Frontier ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~, the second anime film based on Shoji Kawamori and Satelight's Macross Frontier science-fiction series, fell from #10 to #12 in its sixth weekend. It earned US$274,522 on 37 screens for a gross-to-date of US$6,416,570.
The stereoscopic 3D conversion of Kenji Kamiyama and Production I.G's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society movie dropped from #11 to #13. It added US$201,213 on nine screens for a total of US$773,316.
The first film in Shinsuke Sato's live-action adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gantz action manga fell from #12 to #14 in its 10th weekend. It earned US$193,307 on 261 screens (4 more than the previous weekend) to add to its total of US$39,751,416.
Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan, the film based on the ninja comedy television anime Nintama Rantaro, slipped from #14 to #15 in its fourth weekend. It earned US$168,798 on 120 screens (2 more than the previous weekend) for a total of US$1,721,191.



 

News: Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, March 28-April 3

posted on 2011-04-10 23:00 EDT
IS sells 22,000; Baka & Test, Freezing land in top 5 with last K-ON!, Ika Musume
The first Blu-ray Disc volume of the IS (Infinite Stratos) television anime sold 22,000 copies (rounded to the nearest thousand) to top Oricon's overall sales chart for the March 28-April 3 week. It has become the sixth television anime with the first volume reaching #1 overall, after Macross Frontier, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, K-ON!, Bakemonogatari, and Angel Beats! The first DVD volume of Infinite Stratos also sold 7,794 in its first week of sales as the #5 top-selling DVD of the week overall.
The limited edition pressing of The IDOLM@STER 5th Anniversary The world is all one!! Blu-ray release returned to the charts by rising from #50 to #11.


Rank Last Week Title Release Date Maker Cover
1 - IS (Infinite Stratos) Vol. 1 March 30 Media Factory
2 - OVA Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri Part II March 30 Media Factory
3 - Freezing Vol. I March 30 Media Factory
4 1 K-ON!! (2nd Season) #9 (Limited First Edition) March 16 Pony Canyon
5 34 Shinryaku! Ika Musume #4 (Limited First Edition Bundle with Ika Musume Namida Pororin Collection & Sanae Badge & Nagisa Badge March 16 Pony Canyon
6 - Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls Vol. V March 30 Media Factory
7 - Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Sesshoku-hen/Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Hatsudō-hen March 30 Victor Entertainment
8 - Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi #6 March 30 Media Factory
9 55 Heartcatch Precure! Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show…Desu ka!? (Special Edition) March 16 Pony Canyon
10 30 Tantei Opera Milky Holmes #3 (Limited First Edition Bundle with Nendoroid Petit) March 16 Pony Canyon
12 40 Amagami SS #11 Tsukasa Ayatsuji Part I (Blu-ray Limited First Pressing) March 16 Pony Canyon

15 47 Amagami SS #10 Rihoko Sakurai Part II (Blu-ray Limited First Pressing) March 16 Pony Canyon
16 - Blessing of the Campanella OVA March 30 Media Factory
20 - Aquarion Kanzen Gattai Blu-ray Box March 30 Media Factory
[There are gaps in the chart above because non-animated Blu-ray Disc releases are not included.
SoundScan Japan derives its charts from the point-of-sale systems of 41,000 media stores and e-commerce sites throughout Japan. SoundScan Japan's methods of surveying home video sales are different from those of the competing firm Oricon, which often lead to differing results between the two.
Neither firm directly posts more data for weekly sales than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
Source: Phile-web

 

Interest: Funimation, Game Companies Launch Charity Auctions

Anime distributor auctions signed goods; game companies sell game/merchandise
North American anime distributor Funimation announced on its blog on Tuesday that it would auction off a variety of "rare" anime collectibles. The proceeds of the auction will go to charities involved in relief efforts for the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster of March 11. In a press release, Funimation noted that it was making use of eBay's Giving Works program to donate auction proceeds to Global Giving. Among the items available are:

Videogame companies CAPCOM and Majesco are taking part in a charity effort in which gaming companies auction off games and merchandise. CAPCOM is auctioning off two packs of Okamiden merchandise, based on the popular Wii game, and Majesco is auctioning off a game pack featuring anime-styled game Cooking Mama! with a branded apron, stylus, and stickers. These auctions also make use of eBay's Giving Works program and will raise funds for Global Giving.

News: Hazuki Minase's C³ (C Cube) Light Novel Series Gets Anime

posted on 2011-04-04 06:05 EDT
Story about high school boy who receives mysterious package in the form of a girl
ASCII Media Works' Dengeki AnimeStyle pamphlet is announcing that an anime adaptation of Hazuki Minase's C³ (C Cube/Cube x Cursed x Curious) light novel series has been green-lit. The story begins when a high school student named Haruaki Yachi receives a mysterious, super-heavy black cube from his father overseas. That night, Haruaki wakes up to a suspicious noise in the kitchen, and he discovers a "fully naked female thief of rice crackers." The girl, Fear, is the first of several surprises that Haruaki receives.
Minase launched the original light novel series with illustrations by Sasori-gatame in 2007, and the 11th light novel volume is shipping on April 10. Artist Tsukako Akina launched a manga adaptation in the April issue of ASCII Media Works' Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine this past February.
Update: More background information added.

News: Funimation Adds Tales of Vesperia Anime Film

posted on 2011-04-02 20:17 EDT
Also plans to release Fractale, Freezing on DVD, Blu-ray next year
The North American anime distributor Funimation announced at its Anime Detour convention panel on Saturday that it acquired the 2009 animated feature Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~ for North America. Funimation licensed the title's home entertainment, broadcast, theatrical, digital, and merchandising rights, and it will release the feature on DVD and Blu-ray Disc next year.
Funimation also acquired additional rights for both Fractale and Freezing in North America. The company now has the home entertainment, broadcast, digital, mobile and merchandise rights for Fractale, and it has the home entertainment, broadcast, theatrical, digital, and merchandising rights for Freezing. Funimation will release both Fractale and Freezing on DVD and Blu-ray next year.
Kanta Kamei (Digimon: Diaboromon Strikes Back animation director, Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren visual supervisor) directed Production I.G's theatrical adaptation of NAMCO's Tales of Vesperia role-playing game for the Xbox 360 console. Kousuke Toriumi (Basilisk, Di Gi Charat, Naruto, To Heart) and Mamoru Miyano (Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Death Note) played the heroes Yuri and Flynn, respectively. The original game was released in Japan and in the United States in 2008, and the film opened in Japan on October 3, 2009.
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the news tip.
Image © 2009 NBGI/TOV Project

 

Interest: Daily Video: Hori's Hatsune Miku Controller Tested

posted on 2011-04-01 21:24 EDT
Pre-order period extended for US$340, 27-inch-long controller
Watch Video Here
The Japanese game company Sega posted a video on Wednesday to demonstrate Hori's planned specialized controller for the upcoming PlayStation 3 (PS3) title Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- Dreamy Theater 2nd.
The controller measures about 690 milimeters (27 inches) long and weights 6.0 kilograms (13 pounds). It features eight light-up buttons that can be removed and swapped anywhere on the controller panel. Sega also test drives the controller's usability on other PS3 games such as its 3D fighting game Virtua Fighter 5.
Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- Dreamy Theater 2nd will be a downloadable title that will output the PSP title Hatsune Miku Project Diva 2nd in high definition for home theaters.
Hori, the Japanese game accessory maker, is accepting pre-orders for the product until 6:00 p.m. on April 11. If there are enough orders, the controller will sell for 28,514 yen or about US$340 this summer. The pre-order deadline was extended from the original date of March 25.

News: New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 20-26

posted on 2011-04-01 20:14 EDT
Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Bleach, 2 Black Butler books, Soul Eater, Black Bird, Maximum Ride, Hetalia, Death Note Black
The New York Times newspaper has listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on March 26.
Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Price Weeks on List Cover
1 1 Naruto #50 Masashi Kishimoto Viz Media US$9.99 8
2 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX #6 Kazuki Takahashi, Naoyuki Kageyama Viz Media US$9.99 4
3 3 Bleach #34 Tite Kubo Viz Media US$9.99 4
4 4 Black Butler #4 Yana Toboso Yen Press US$11.99 9
5 5 Soul Eater #5 Atsushi Ohkubo Yen Press US$11.99 5
6 6 Black Bird #7 Kanoko Sakurakoji Viz Media US$9.99 8
7 - Maximum Ride #1 James Patterson, Narae Lee Yen Press US$10.99 10
8 10 Black Butler #1 Yana Toboso Yen Press US$10.99 27
9 7 Hetalia - Axis Powers #2 Hidekaz Himaruya Tokyopop US$10.99 12
10 8 Death Note Black Edition #1 Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata Viz Media US$14.99 2

News: Broccoli Transfers Stores to Animate, Leaves Retail

posted on 2011-04-01 07:12 EDT
Also: Animate Fukushima store reopens after March 11 earthquake forced closure
The character goods manufacturer and retailer Broccoli announced (PDF) on Wednesday that it is leaving the retail business on June 1 in favor of its business on manufacturing goods.This will include the transfer of Broccoli's Gamers mail-order business and 16 retail store locations, branded AniBro Gamers after ANIMATE — a larger manufacturer and retail operation — bought an 11% stake in Broccoli in 2008.
Broccoli will sell its retail operations to ANIMATE for approximately 250 million yen (about US$3.02 million). ANIMATE's business currently consist of 100 stores with annual sales of approximately 40 billion yen (about US$483 million). Broccoli's goal is to earn 5 billion yen (about US$60.42 million) in gross sales over the next five years as the results of this refocusing.

In a separate development, ANIMATE re-opened its Fukushima store on Wednesday. The store had closed on March 11 after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster. The store and the city of Fukushima itself are about 60 kilometers (about 40 miles) from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The Sendai stores of ANIMATE and Broccoli have also reopened
Sources: Anime!Anime!, AnimateInfo

 News: Crunchyroll to Simulcast The World God Only Knows 2nd Season (Updated)

posted on 2011-03-31 12:06 EDT
Romantic comedy TV anime's second season to launch April 11 in Japan
The media distribution site Crunchyroll announced on its forums on Thursday that it will simulcast the second season of the television anime adaptation of Tamiki Wakaki's manga The World God Only Knows (Kami no Mizo Shiru Sekai). The series will stream on Crunchyroll on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) and will be available to users in the following regions: the Americas, Europe (except for Belgium, France and Switzerland), Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain, Cyprus, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Premium users will have access to Crunchyroll's episodes 30 minutes after their Japanese broadcast; free users will gain access to the episodes one week later.
The series is currently scheduled for an April 11 premiere in Japan. In the romantic comedy, Keima Katsuragi is a high school boy who is known as the "Capturing God" for his success at romance simulation games. However, thanks to a contract with a devil, he now has to capture the hearts of real girls to catch the runaway spirits hidden in those hearts.
Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced the first television anime series last April, which Crunchyroll also simulcasted. A prologue for the series was released prior to the first season's airing, bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 10th volume. The second season was also revealed the day before the first TV season began airing.
Update: Added image.
Update 2: Added background information.
Update 3: Added free/premium information from Crunchyroll's press release.

News: 4Kids Files Shareholders' Report on Yu-Gi-Oh! Lawsuit

posted on 2011-03-31 13:07 EDT
4Kids disputes suit, license withdrawal but is prepared to enter bankruptcy protection
On Wednesday, the North American media distributor 4Kids Entertainment filed a Form 8-K report to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems' (NAS') recent lawsuit against 4Kids and their letter of termination for 4Kids' Yu-Gi-Oh! licensing. The two Japanese licensors accused 4Kids of underpaying them and of conspiring with anime distributor Funimation to defraud them. The lawsuit cited information from a recent audit conducted on 4Kids' Yu-Gi-Oh! business. As a publicly traded company, 4Kids is required to file a Form 8-K to inform its shareholders of major events.
In the report, 4Kids stated that on March 27, it informed the two licensors that their letter of termination "did not comply with the 10 business day notice and cure provision" written in the agreement, and states that it has rejected the termination letter "as wrongful and devoid of any factual and legal basis." 4Kids further reported that the licensors reiterated their intent to terminate on March 30, and that the American company intends to "vigorously oppose" said termination.
The report also said that 4Kids received a request for payment from TV Tokyo and NAS on March 4. 4Kids said that it made a US$1 million payment "as a show of good faith" in order to earn a March 18 meeting to resolve the claims in the audit. However, the licensors moved forward with the lawsuit filed on March 24.
While 4Kids maintained throughout the document that the termination of its Yu-Gi-Oh! license is invalid, it acknowledges that should the lawsuit move forward and the termination be found valid, the American company will do whatever is necessary to maintain its business, "including the potential filing" of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, and that it will seek to recover damages to its business caused by the licensors' actions.
The federal government's court document system shows no new filings on the case since ANN's previous report.
Thanks to dynasore for the news tip.

 

News: Duel Masters Victory TV Anime to Premiere April 2

posted on 2011-03-31 20:25 EDT
8th TV anime based on Duel Masters card game to share timeslot with Hyper Yo-Yo Burning
Duel Masters Victory, the latest television anime series based on the Duel Masters trading card game, will premiere on TV Tokyo this Saturday. It will share the 8:30 a.m. Oha Korossu! timeslot with Hyper Yo-Yo Burning, a live-action television series based on Bandai's Hyper Yo-Yo toy line.
The game already inspired seven previous television anime series in Japan: Duel Masters, Duel Masters Charge, Shinseiki Duel Masters Flash, Zero Duel Masters, Duel Masters Zero, Duel Masters Cross, and Duel Masters Cross Shock. The Cartoon Network ran the first anime series in the United States.
The Hub, the new television channel from Discovery Communications and Hasbro, will run a tentatively titled Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters animated series from Hasbro Studios. The relationship beween Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters and the various Japanese Duel Masters anime titles has not been specified.
Thanks to Liam for the Hyper Yo-Yo Burning news tip.
Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō
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