Other Manga/Anime News - #9 (2012)
This time round it's a bit of short news blasts, some information revealed regarding upcoming anime projects and a review of the Biglobe anime poll. First off:
1. Tiger and Bunny's 2nd anime film is scheduled to be released sometime in 2013.
2. Kimi ni Todoke (manga) as of it's 16th volume has sold over 20 million copies.
3. Mangaka-san to Assistant-san, the manga running in Shonen Gangan will end in the July issue.
4. Hajimete no Aku, a manga running in Weekly Shonen Sunday will end in Issue 25, about 2 weeks from now.
5. Claymore has not ended and will appear in the June issue of Jump SQ. Seems like an error was made.
6. The editor for Nyaruko san has revealed that 1 million copies of the novel have been sold.
7. Nisekoi, the romantic comedy manga running in Weekly Shonen Jump will have a vomic released starring Haruka Tomatsu (To Love-ru, Anohana) as Chitoge and Hisako Kanemoto (Shinryaku ! Ika Musume, Koreaw Zombie Desu ka ) as Onodera.
8. Bleach will have 2 novels released on June 4th entitled "Spirits Are Forever With You 1 & 2"
9. Deadman Wonderland, the manga, has been put on indefinite hiatus because the illustrator is taking pregnancy leave.
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Now for a few detail revealed about upcoming anime:
Kyoukai Senju no Horizon 2
This ANN post has revealed quite a few details about the sequel including:
- New additions to the cast
- Opening Theme Song
- Ending Theme Song
Just at a quick glance, I see that the new cast are for the role of the characters from England and there are quite a few of them.
[K]
Another post from ANN, has revealed more about the elusive anime project K which was announced by King Records' Starchild Label. Starchild is a heavyweight when it comes to music production in anime having been involved with any number of projects.
The post revealed the characters and the cast who will be voicing them. The cast is impressive, boasting the likes of Daisuke Namikawa, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Ono, Mamoru Miyano just to name a few.
The projects plot still remains unknown but it's shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with,
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Biglobe Poll: Spring Anime Popularity
NOTE: I've been recently informed these polls aren't the best source for gauging popularity but I'm including it in the post anyways. Total number of votes was 11,698 and here are the top 36 choices.
| 1 | Hyouka | 944 | |
| 2 | Fate/Zero 2 | 930 | |
| 3 | Accel World | 873 | |
| 4 | Sankarea | 855 | |
| 5 | Haiyore! Nyaruko-san | 840 | |
| 6 | Sakamichi no Apollon | 803 | |
| 7 | Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A | 770 | |
| 8 | Uchuu Kyoudai | 643 | |
| 9 | Kore wa Zombie Desu ka of the Dead | 584 | |
| 10 | Kuroko no Basuke | 422 | |
| 11 | Jormungand | 414 | |
| 12 | Kimi to Boku. 2 | 294 | |
| 13 | Shirokuma Caf | 290 | |
| 14 | Tsuritama | 276 | |
| 15 | Acchi Kocchi | 266 | |
| 16 | Tasogare Otome x Amnesia | 259 | |
| 17 | Medaka Box | 252 | |
| 18 | Natsuiro Kiseki | 219 | |
| 19 | Shining Hearts -Shiawase no Pan- | 195 | |
| 20 | Hiiro no Kakera | 177 | |
| 21 | EUREKA SEVEN AO | 176 | |
| 22 | Nazo no Kanojo X | 172 | |
| 23 | Zetman | 136 | |
| 24 | Queen's Blade: Rebellion | 112 | |
| 25 | Upotte!! | 105 | |
| 26 | Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle 2 | 104 | |
| 27 | AKB0048 | 103 | |
| 28 | Saint Seiya Omega | 77 | |
| 29 | Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future | 66 | |
| 29 | Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume Neo (new series) | 66 | |
| 31 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit Hen | 53 | |
| 31 | Transformers Prime | 53 | |
| 33 | Yurumates 3D | 47 | |
| 33 | Kuromajyo-san ga T ru!! | 47 | |
| 35 | Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi | 45 | |
| 36 | Gon | 30 |
[Source: ANN]
Thoughts:
-Hyouka's result is a little surprising, I'm surprised it beat out Fate/zero and Accel World's rank is also surprising.
-I'm glad to see Sankarea where it is, since it's the romance I'm currently enjoying most this season.
-Sakamichi no Apollon and Uchuu Kyoudai ranked well but I'm surprised they were beaten by Haiyore! Nyaruko-san.
-I'm a little disappointed with Zetman's ranking considering there are a few anime above it which I find to be inferior.
-I honestly thought Eureka Seven AO would rank better.