In passing I thought I read something about Bakemonogatari’s confusing airing schedule; they had planned 15 episodes, but only 12 episodes aired on television. The remaining three will be streamed online; the first of the last 3 episodes will air October 28. It will be a continuation of the Tsubasa Cat arc.
This was one of my favorite series from last season so I look forward to more episodes; I thought the last arc ended abruptly, but I didn’t question the logic since the series has a habit of being confusing …

Well, how many of you have heard of Hetalia – Axis Powers? It’s a series of short anime episodes screened on the web, that re-imagines World War I and II. The show’s characters consists of different characters, each portraying a different country. e.g. Italia(Italy), Doiitsu(Germany) and Nihon (Japan).

The show’s first season had 26 episodes, and with the announcement of a second season, made earlier in April this year, it’ll bring the show’s episode count to 52. But if 52 episodes of Hetalia isn’t enough for you, fret not, cause there’s …

On Sunday, the police have identified the body discovered at Arafune Mountain to be Usui Yoshito, Crayon Shin-chan manga creator. He was found at the foot of a cliff called Tomoiwa

He left the house to go mountain climbing on 11 September, 2009. He did not return and thus his wife made a report on his disappearance on 12 September, 2009. A climber found a body on 19 September, 2009 which police stated that the clothes resembled that of Usui’s ones.
What will happen to Crayon Shin-Chan now?
Usui has already …

Good news to those who have subscribed to the Animax channel! The long awaited final season for the Inuyasha anime series will be aired on Animax all across Asia on October 10, which is just 7 days after its debut in Japan! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was another anime which had the same 7-day simulcast treatment on Animax. However, there is one other anime which holds the title of “Fastest Simulcasted Anime”, and that is Tears to Tiara. Tears to Tiara is the world’s first anime to be simulcasted on the …

King of Thorn is an apocalyptic movie being made by sunrise and several big name producers was originally supposed to be released in 2010 in Japan. A recent announcement claims that this movie is now going to premier in at a Spanish Film Festival this October.

King of Thorn has been selected at 42nd STIGES International Film Festival!
King of Thorn has been officially selected for the Anima’t section of
42nd SITGES International Film Festival of Catalonia (Oct.1st-12th)!!
SITGES screens the world premier of film.

Here is a brief summary and trailer.

The Japanese film …

Remember Digimon, Pokemon and Naruto? What do you think you will see if all 3 of the anime series are combined?!

Not long ago, 5 Centimeters Per Second was ripped off by China. And the latest update is a Chinese anime about dinosaurs that heavily borrows characters and plot line from Pokémon, Naruto and Digimon.
When asked about the anime, those in charge at the government’s CCTV replied that the issue was with the actual company the produced this Chinese anime. What’s more, CCTV didn’t seem to think this rip-off was so …

Anyone else a fan of Epic Mind *uck anime Akira? Are you a fan of Hollywood adaptions of anime? In the off chance you’re both you’ll be very happy to know that the Live Action Hollywood adaption of this legendary franchise is infact not canceled. Apparently script writers have been so busy trying to Americanize the plot they went into a temporary media coma. They are now ensuring the suspenseful fans that Japanese Boy Akira will no longer grow up in Post-Apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, but Manhattan USA. He will keep his …

 
It has been announced that light Novel series “Ladies versus Butlers!” will be animated in the near future. No specific date has been given, but the official site is under construction. (where I stole that lovely image above from.)
Short Summary:
ino Akiharu lost his parents when he was small and was adopted into his uncle’s family. But he noticed his uncle is after the inheritance of his parents, so he decides to enter a boarding school, Hakureiryou high school. However his delinquent boy-like appearance frightens the girls, who make up the …

It was many moons ago that live action movie adaption of ultimate Gyabo manga/anime series Nodame Cantabile was announced, and finally we get a trailer of its awesomeness. The first of the two movies is planned to be released in movie theaters on December 19th.

I’m generally not a fan of Japanese Live action anything; I haven’t even seen the highly acclaimed J-Drama adaption despite being such a big fan of the series, but the trailer is amusing enough that I have decided I have to see this no matter what …