Other Manga/Anime News #12 (2012)
The usual bits, Oricon best seller and news of a new anime project (pictures above) just to mix things up. Let's start with the bits:
- Inumaru Dashi, a gag manga running in Weekly Shonen Jump ended this Monday in issue #27 having lasted 180 chapters spanning close to 4 years.
- Shirokuma Caf (Polar Bear Caf ), a josei gag manga running in Flowers, has been put on hiatus by the author because the editors did not discuss anything regarding the anime (which started airing this spring) with the author.
- Busou Shinki Moon Angel, the web series comprised of 10 five minute episodes, has been picked up for a TV anime starting this Fall.
- The domain name project-magi.com has been registered, for the manga Magi which is currently running in Weekly Shonen Sunday. Magi is announcing a huge project soon.
- The anime project K, will be getting a manga adaptation in Kodansha's ARIA magazine.
- Chosoku Henkei Gyro Zetter, a manga running in Saikyo Jump, is getting an anime adaptation starting this October.
- Shonen Jump Alpha, an online Shonen Publication owned by Viz which is an equivalent to an electronic version of Weekly Shonen Jump in North America, has added Kohei Horikoshi-sensei's Sensei no Bulge (Barrage) to their line-up.
- The K-ON! manga looks like it's going to end before August this year.
- Josh Brolin has revealed he has no intentions of toning down the violence in the western adaptation of Old Boy - a seinen manga which was later adapted into a Korean movie.
[Source: ANN, Manga-news Japon]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anime Project News - Vividred (Vivid Red )
Just to clear up any misunderstandings, I don't know how the title of the anime will be spelt so hence the brackets with alternative spelling and question mark. Here are some quick facts about this anime project: This is a Dengeki G Magazine and Aniplex collaboration.
Studio; A-1 Pictures
Source Material; None, Original Work
Director/Character Design; Kazuhiro Takamura (of Strike Witches fame)
Series Composition/Script: Hiroyuki Yoshino (of Macross Frontier and Guilty Crown fame)
Plot:
- A 14 year old girl is the heroine.
- There are 5 main heroines.
- It's a girl sci-fi genre with mecha.
This project looks like it's going to be a beast! Great staff, A-1 in charge of production and of course a Dengeki G and Aniplex co-operation. I'm guessing Strike Witches fans are excited but even someone like me who doesn't like mecha is inclined to check this anime out as soon as it's released.
[Source: ANN]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now for the Oricon chart for the week of May 21 - 27 (2012):
1. Kuroshitsuji #14 - 165,404
2. Kino Nani Tabeta #6 - 154,105
3. Kyo, Koi o Hajimemasu #15 - 151,448
4. Kimi ni Todoke #16 - 128,510 (917,383)
5. Daily Lives of High School Boys #6 - 118,702
6. Hozuki no Reitetsu #5 - 99,677
7. Billy Bat #9 - 91,927
8. One Piece #66 - 79,782 (2,901,059)
9. Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san #8 - 69,210
10. Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui #2 - 66,976
11. Daiya no Ace #31 - 62,181 (176,289)
12. Mahou Sensei Negima! #38 - 59,292 (209,199)
13. Mei-chan no Shitsuji #18 - 54,607
14. Switch Girl!! #19 - 53,810
15. Kingdom #26 - 51,855 (124,089)
16. Namida Usagi ~Seifuku no Kataomoi~ #10 - 51,215
17. Bokutachi wa Shitteshimatta #14 - 50,579
18. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project #13 - 48,196
19. Blade of the Immortal #29 - 41,662
20. President Kosaku Shima #12 - 39,965
21. Hidan no Aria #6 - 38,960
22. Hayate no Gotoku #32 - 36,443 (72,159)
23. Hidan no Aria AA #4 - 36,011
24. Rozen Maiden #7 - 35,572 (72,768)
25. Hayate no Gotoku #32 + #0 Service Pack - 34,491 (147,689)
26. Naruto #60 - 34,395 (1,079,979)
27. Otoyome-gatari #4 - 34,140 (241,830)
28. Gantz #34 - 32,977 (270,216)
29. Capeta#28 - 31,546 (92,388)
30. Fullmetal Alchemist #14 Full Version - 30,294
[Source: Oricon, ANN]
And here's Oricon's Top 10 Best Selling Series for the first half of 2012:
1. One Piece - 13,833,116
2. Naruto - 3,081,822
3. Hunter x Hunter - 2,721,003
4. Uchuu Kyoudai - 2,684,223
5. Kimi ni Todoke - 2,316,005
6. Fairy Tail - 2,271,497
7. Bakuman - 1,986,502
8. Kuroko no Basket - 1,969,727
9. Bokura ga Ita - 1,725,725
10. Shingeki no Kyojin - 1,715,410
Some things to consider about these sales figures:
- Uchuu Kyoudai has already sold over 800,000 more copies this year than it did in 2011.
-Kuroko no Basket has surpassed its sales figure for last year by over 200,000.
-Bokura ga Ita is the only manga on the this lists that isn't still ongoing.
- Hunter x Hunter is a few 100,000 sales away from surpassing it's sales figures for last year.