The usual bits and then the Oricon sales figures as well as news on a new multimedia project and a few previews. First the bits:

  • The Red Data Girl light novel will be P.A. Works' next anime project and Mel Kishida (Hanasaku Iroha) will be in charge of character designs.
  • Ao no Exorcist's movie is set for a December 28th premiere.
  • Mondaiji tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru sodesuyo (light novel) will be getting an anime.
  • AKB0048, the series which ended its run recently after starting in the spring season, will be getting a second season.
  • Robotics; Notes, one of the upcoming noitaminA anime for the fall season, will be a 2-cour (2 season) anime.
  • Chihayafuru (manga) will be getting 1st text short story collection.
  • Yuuki Obata (author of Bokura ga Ita) is launching a new manga entitled Forget-me-not to run in Shueisha's Cookie Magazine.
  • A new Macross movie entitled Macross FB7 has been announced.
  • Hetalia - Axis Power has had it's 5th season green-lit.

[Source: ANN, MAL]

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Previews

Here's one for the Hunter x Hunter movie Phantom Rouge:

Here's one for Robotics; Notes:

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New Multimedia Project

The Project

Name: Arata-naru Sekai

Creator: Hitoma Iruma (Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko)

Anime: MADHOUSE is the studio, Aniplex is the production company.

Manga: Hitoma Iruma (story), Kendi Oiwa (art)

Novel: Hitoma Iruma (story), Kurehito Misaki (illustrator)

 

What's the Story

The story follows a "time researcher" and a group of children in a depopulated world that finds itself stuck in time. In order to save humanity, some of the characters are chosen to travel to the future (depicted in the anime), and others to the past (depicted in the manga), while those who are deemed unsuitable for the technology stay in the present (depicted in the novel.)
Read more at http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-07-25/arata-naru-sekai-anime-cast-character-designs-revealed#oBZ7Ovk6GsRA1jDG.99

As you may be able to guess, a different part of the story will be covered in the manga, anime and novel.

 

Anything Else

Clink on the link above and you can check out the character designs for the anime and also read about the voice acting cast.

Oricon Sales Figures (manga) for July 16 - July 22

01. Gin no Saji #4 - 397,416

02. Air Gear #37 - 133,691

03. Hajime no Ippo #100 - 130,861

04. Magi #13 - 106,179

05. Seitokai Yakuindomo #7 - 93,226

06. Flat #6 - 90,950 (131,422)

07. Peace Maker #9 - 86,447

08. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai #17 - 68,201

09. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai #18 - 67,635

10. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai Limited Edition #17+18 - 67,187

11. Soul Eater #22 - 64,770

12. Baby Steps #22 - 56,480

13. Again!! #5 - 51,422

14. Love So Life #10 - 49,698

15. Barakamon #6 - 48,477

16. Kuroko no Basket Official Fanbook - 48,225 (161,931)

17. Gin no Saji Special Edition #4 - 48,067

18. Hiyokoi #8 - 46,399 (89,353)

19. Natsume Yuujinchou #14 - 43,343 (379,077)

20. Code:Breaker #19 - 42,457

21. AKB49 -Renai Kinshi Jourei- #9 - 40,100

22. Beshari Gurashi #14 - 37,741

23. Koutetsu no Hanappashira #7 - 37,395

24. Yesterday wo Utatte #8 - 35,994

25. Akagi #26 - 35,873

26. Kuroko no Basket #18 - 35,692 (354,468)

27. Toriko #20 - 35,484 (365,494)

28. Kyoukai no Rinne #13 - 33,398

29. Shin Tennis no Oujisama (New Prince of Tennis) #8 - 32,645 (310,220)

30. Bakuman #20 - 32,536 (451,740)

[Source: Oricon, MAL]

A few things to note:

-Bakuman dropped from 2nd to 30th.

-Flat is the only manga in the top 10 that didn't get released this week (released last week).

-Gin no Saji's total first week sales (Normal + Special Edition) was 445,483 copies.

-AKB49's special edition 9th volume just missed out on the top 30. The combined first week sales for the volume is 70,283 copies.

-Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai's combined sales for volumes 17, 18 and the combined bundle are 203,023 copies.

-Air Gear's volume on sale is its last one.