Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6” plus 34 more

Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6
Todd Haberkorn Coming to Chicago Anime Con in December
Nozomi Entertainment Announces the DVD Release of CAT'S EYE Season 1
Ibaraki Prefecture's Self Defense Force Gets Its Own Moe Mascots
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 31-April 6
Nanana's Buried Treasure's Promo Video Previews Sphere's Ending Theme
200-Foot/60-Meter Colossal Titan Projection Will Stream Live
Crunchyroll Adds Is the Order a Rabbit?
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: ASB Downloadable Demo Features Dio, Jotaro
"Jinx" Voice Actor Invades Matsuricon 2014
Kodansha Comics Announce New Title: The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Funimation Adds Date A Live II to Simulcast Line-Up
Sega Arcades Hold Campaign for 3rd Madoka Magica Film Blu-Ray Release
Crunchyroll to Stream Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution Anime
Yoshitaka Amano Does Live-Drawing of Ubisoft's Child of Light
Terra Formars Spinoff Manga to Start on May 10
A Certain Magical Index's Kamachi to Start New Novel Series
The irregular at magic high school's Satou Starts Doll Masters Novel Series
Is the order a rabbit? Anime's TV Spot Highlights Rize
Miyu Matsuki Voices Lyra in Tales of Zestiria PS3 Game
Voice Actress Mikako Takahashi Makes It to AKB48 Over-30 Finals
Disney Magical World 3DS Game Ads Streamed
Ring 0/Orochi's Tsuruta Directs Live-Action Film of Zombie Manga Z
Japan's Animation TV Ranking: March 24-30
Hip-Hop Group Home Made Kazoku to Perform at Fanime, Anime Weekend Atlanta
Happy Marriage!?'s Enjōji to Launch New Series in August
Erika Sakurazawa to Launch Ballets Russes Manga
New Live-Action Lupin III Film's Caper Story Outlined
Daily Briefs
Super Smash Bros. Arrives on 3DS/Wii U With New Characters
Lawson Announces Winner of Love Live! Image Girl Contest
Crunchyroll to Stream Chaika - The Coffin Princess Anime
Makoto Shinkai Draws Art for Kana Hanazawa Tour
Live-Action Lupin III's 1st Character Visuals Unveiled
Crunchyroll to Stream Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara Anime

Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:30 PM PDT

Kimi ni Todoke, Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness, Haikyu!!, Ōkami-Heika no Hanayome top chart

Todd Haberkorn Coming to Chicago Anime Con in December

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:17 PM PDT

Rosemont, Illinois - April 9, 2014 - Con Alt Delete in Chicago is excited to present Todd Haberkorn as a guest in 2014. Todd Haberkorn, regular anime voice...

Nozomi Entertainment Announces the DVD Release of CAT'S EYE Season 1

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:10 PM PDT

GRIMES, IA, April 9, 2014 — Anime producer Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce that CAT'S EYE Season 1 will be available on July 1, 2014. The DVD...

Ibaraki Prefecture's Self Defense Force Gets Its Own Moe Mascots

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT

Ibaraki prefecture, the home of Oarai city and Girls und Panzer, debuted its own moe mascots for the area's Japan Self-Defense Forces' Provincial Cooperation...

Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 31-April 6

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 01:30 PM PDT

Just Dance Wii U, NAtURAL DOCtRINE debut in top 20

Nanana's Buried Treasure's Promo Video Previews Sphere's Ending Theme

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Supernatural story based on Kazuma Ōtorino's novel premieres on Noitamina on April 10

200-Foot/60-Meter Colossal Titan Projection Will Stream Live

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Voice actresses Yui Ishikawa and Yu Kobayashi will also attend

Crunchyroll Adds Is the Order a Rabbit?

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:58 AM PDT

Anime to stream on Thursdays

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: ASB Downloadable Demo Features Dio, Jotaro

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:30 AM PDT

Caesar also playable in PS3 game demo

"Jinx" Voice Actor Invades Matsuricon 2014

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:27 AM PDT

JINX" VOICE ACTOR INVADES MATSURICON 2014 Jinx Voice Actress Sarah Anne Williams scheduled to appear at Matsuricon 2014 COLUMBUS, OH - April 8th, 2014...

Kodansha Comics Announce New Title: The Heroic Legend of Arslan

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 11:16 AM PDT

A NEW EPIC FROM THE CREATOR OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST! New York, New York (March 26, 2014) – Kodansha Comics is excited to announce the debut of the newest...

Funimation Adds Date A Live II to Simulcast Line-Up

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:14 AM PDT

Sequel series premieres in Japan April 11

Sega Arcades Hold Campaign for 3rd Madoka Magica Film Blu-Ray Release

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT

UFO Catcher and Medal Games have point system for Madoka Magica prizes.

Crunchyroll to Stream Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution Anime

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 09:56 AM PDT

Action romance series premieres today

Yoshitaka Amano Does Live-Drawing of Ubisoft's Child of Light

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 09:30 AM PDT

Yoshitaka Amano, an artist and illustrator famed for his work on Vampire Hunter D and the Final Fantasy franchise, was recently asked by Ubisoft to create...

Terra Formars Spinoff Manga to Start on May 10

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 08:50 AM PDT

Terra For Police features art by Luminous Arc's Kaito Shibano

A Certain Magical Index's Kamachi to Start New Novel Series

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT

New site to mark 10th anniversary of Kamachi's debut; Kiyotaka Haimura to publish 2nd art book

The irregular at magic high school's Satou Starts Doll Masters Novel Series

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 07:30 AM PDT

July debut for story of humans who rule with psychic power-amplifying humanoid weapons

Is the order a rabbit? Anime's TV Spot Highlights Rize

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 06:50 AM PDT

Risa Taneda voices Rize for April 10 anime about girls at café

Miyu Matsuki Voices Lyra in Tales of Zestiria PS3 Game

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 05:50 AM PDT

Mutsumi Inomata designs for mature woman instructor in Namco Bandai's newest installment in the Tales of franchise

Voice Actress Mikako Takahashi Makes It to AKB48 Over-30 Finals

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:30 AM PDT

Temporary member needed for its Papico 2014 spring campaign

Disney Magical World 3DS Game Ads Streamed

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:30 AM PDT

Cole Sprouse and G. Hannelius star in commercials

Ring 0/Orochi's Tsuruta Directs Live-Action Film of Zombie Manga Z

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 12:05 AM PDT

Short stories by 'Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga' creator Aihara also inspires DVD episodes

Japan's Animation TV Ranking: March 24-30

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 11:30 PM PDT

Detective Conan, Pokemon XY special episodes air

Hip-Hop Group Home Made Kazoku to Perform at Fanime, Anime Weekend Atlanta

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Fanime will also host Oreimo director Hiroyuki Kanbe

Happy Marriage!?'s Enjōji to Launch New Series in August

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 10:30 PM PDT

New series revealed after last chapter of creator's Dear Brother! manga

Erika Sakurazawa to Launch Ballets Russes Manga

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 10:05 PM PDT

"Alice in the Country of" novelist creates original concepts for manga debuting in May

New Live-Action Lupin III Film's Caper Story Outlined

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 09:40 PM PDT

Lupin III & company try to seize Crimson Heart of Cleopatra from Ark of Navarone

Daily Briefs

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:57 PM PDT

• Pokemon X/Y Sell Nearly 12 Million Worldwide
• 1st 2 Berserk Films Stream on Hulu for 1 Week
• Australia's Siren Visual Licenses Chihayafuru 2 Anime
• Ace of Diamond Anime Listed at 52 Episodes
• Australia's Madman Ent. Will Not Stream Knights of Sidonia
• 8th Int'l Manga Award Competition Launches

Super Smash Bros. Arrives on 3DS/Wii U With New Characters

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 08:45 PM PDT

Rosalina & Luma, Little Mac, Villager, MegaMan, WiiFit Trainer, Greninja, & Charizard join roster in summer/winter 2014

Lawson Announces Winner of Love Live! Image Girl Contest

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 06:00 PM PDT

Although Nico Yazawa was ahead in the midway poll results for Lawson's Love Live! Image Girl contest, she was defeated by the final winner—Umi Sonoda....

Crunchyroll to Stream Chaika - The Coffin Princess Anime

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 04:52 PM PDT

Streaming to begin on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET

Makoto Shinkai Draws Art for Kana Hanazawa Tour

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT

And, photos revealed of limited edition goods.

Live-Action Lupin III's 1st Character Visuals Unveiled

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 03:45 PM PDT

Shun Oguri with red jacket & 18 less pounds along with Meisa Kuroki, Tetsuji Tamayama, Gou Ayano, Tadanobu Asano

Crunchyroll to Stream Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara Anime

Posted: 08 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT

Streaming to begin on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET