A trailer for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Kyoko Okasaki’s classic Helter Skelter manga has made it’s way online in anticipation of the films premiere next month. The trailer which can be seen below features a brief behind the scenes glimpse of the film as well as the full length...

If you were ever worried about whether or not Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular shonen manga Hunter x Hunter could survive through his frequent hiatuses, well the proof is in the numbers. Last month the 30th volume of Hunter x Hunter was released and it’s first week’s sales numbers have now come...

In the latest issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine the Mardock Scramble manga came to it’s final conclusion after 3 years of serialization in the magazine. The manga ran or six volumes in length, with the fifth volume scheduled for release in June and the sixth volume releasing in December. The manga...

Remember that guy Himura Kenshin? Yeah that red haired rurouni with a dark past. Well turns out he is back after more than a decade, in the rebooted manga of Rurouni Kenshin. Pretty cool right? Glad you agree. The reboot of Rurouni Kenshin launched in Jump Square Magazine recently but it’s not quite...

It has been announced in Monthly Comic Blade Magazine that a new Steins;Gate manga spin-off would begin serialization. The new spin-off which is a continuation of the previous manga adaptation of the popular franchise Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey, has a rather unique premise; the Lab Members...

The Kids on the Slope anime series has only just begun airing in Japan, but the manga in which the anime series adapts has reached it’s conclusion with it’s ninth and final volume now on sale in Japan. The manga was serialized in Monthly Flowers Magazine and is published by Shogakukan under the...

News has broke that the popular manga series about making manga, Bakuman, will be coming to an end next week after roughly 4 years of serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The manga will end on it’s 176th chapter and will conclude the series. An image leaked on line of the final page of the...

Anyone familiar with Berserk: The Golden Age Arc, some awesome news for you as Madman has announced that they have acquired the feature film franchise for distribution across Australia and New Zealand. For those who dont know of the series, it is an epic action adventure tale set in a dark evil European...

Andriasang has just reported that a video game adaptation of the recent popular manga/anime franchise, Tiger & Bunny, has just been confirmed. The game is being handled by Namco Bandai and will be for the PlayStation Portable. The official title of the game is Tiger & Bunny On Air Jack, and has been...

It seems that long running manga are starting to become an endangered species as yet another manga is about to reach its end. It has been revealed in the 19th issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine that Air Gear is going to be ending in only five more chapters. The series has had a very long run as it has been...

Ecchi fans, hold onto your pants as this news might just blow them off. Popular ecchi harem manga, To Love-Ru Darkness has been confirmed to be finally getting an anime adaptation. That’s right To Love-Ru fans, you will finally be able to see all your favourite harem girls in all their jiggly...

Remember that live-action Japanese drama series based off the Mirai Nikki/Future Diary anime and manga? Well earlier today a trailer for the television series was released online showing off what is the first footage of the series to date. You can check out the trailer below. The drama series will be titled...

Among fans of anime, it is common place to see a brilliant series have a horribly slapdash ending come in and leave a sour after taste on what could have been an overall amazing anime. There are many series that are known for having a dud ending. But which anime have the worst? For sake of those who just...

The latest issue of Magazine Special announced that it would be starting a new series in the next issue, out April 20th.  The series will be titled Puchi Puchi Tan Tan Puchi Tan Tan.  While the title doesn’t give away much about what the series could be yet, the creator is Tozen Ujiie, known for...

There has been quite a bit of news surrounding the upcoming anime adaptation of NisiOisn’s manga, Medaka Box and now after two previously Medaka Box character trailers we are treated to yet another. This time focusing on Medaka Box character, Shiranui Hansode. You can check out the Shiranui character...

After 30 weeks of consecutive serialization of Yoshihiro Togashi’s adventure manga Hunter x Hunter, it has been confirmed the manga will be returning to it’s former status of ‘on hiatus’. This 30 chapter run has been the manga’s longest run without a break in it’s near...

Can’t get enough of the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin live-action film? Well for those of you who bare an unquenchable thirst for any snippet of news or footage of the most anticipated Japanese film of the year, than your in luck. Another trailer for the film has made it’s way online for your viewing...

It seems that fans of manga are seeing more than one long running series hit its end point. Just one week removed from the final chapter of the popular manga series, Mahou Sensei Negima!, finished its nine year run, another long running series is ending. This time, it is Kôji Kumeta’s Sayonara,...

Earlier this year the quirky Thermae Romae manga series was adapted into a short anime series. It was previously announced that alongside said anime adaptation would be a live-action film based on the bizarre Roman bathhouse themed manga. Now a trailer for the live-action film has been released, which can...

Rei Hiroe the author of popular seinen manga series Black Lagoon has confirmed his intentions to return from hiatus and continue the Black Lagoon manga. The manga has been on hiatus for roughly 2 years so this is good news for fans of Black Lagoon. Hiroe stated his concerns with returning but remained...

The theatrical poster for the live-action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki’s legendary samurai manga classic Rurouni Kenshin has been revealed. The poster features the photography of award-winning photographer Kazumi Kurigami. The poster can be seen to the left (click to enlarge), it features Himura...

Madman has announced that anime fans will be able to participate in an interesting online voting event where they have a chance to determine what the world considers to be the the Top 20 Anime titles of all time. Fans can choose from over 100 anime titles from the Madman catalogue, featuring titles such as...

In a shocking turn of events, TV Tokyo have announced that the Bleach anime series will be coming to an end on March 27. It will be replaced in it’s time slot by the Naruto: Rock Lee spin off. This means that the anime series will end with the Fullbring arc, which as many fans of the manga would tell...

Warner Bros. have today announced that they have acquired the rights to develop a live-action film adaptation of Tite Kubo’s divisive supernatural action manga, Bleach, in a move that has shocked and confused fans. The film will be produced by Warner Bros. who have already announced that Dan Mazeau...

Sakamichi no Apollon is shaping to be one of the most unique slice of life anime to come out in years. Not only is it backed by the very same studio that gave us the highly popular Cowboy Bepop series, but just the premise alone sets it apart from anything else that is out there at the moment. The anime...

North American anime distributor, Funimation, has recently announced that they have picked up the localisation of Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings The Movie, and it will be released in the fourth quarter of 2012. The movie was originally released in Japan under the name of Sengoku Basara: The Last Party in...