TOPICS:

• Studio 4C Working on Project: 13 Trilogy
• Mangirl! TV Anime Announced
• Zetsuen no Tempest Anime Announced
• Driland Anime Announced
• Nerawareta Gakuen Anime Movie Announced
• Haganai OVA Announced
• Trans Arts Files for Bankruptcy

Most Popular Spring Anime

BIGLOBE user created survey. 11,698 responses.

• 01 Hyouka (944)
• 02 Fate/Zero 2 (930)
• 03 Accel World (873)
• 04 Sankarea (855)
• 05 Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (840)
• 06 Sakamichi no Apollon (803)
• 07 Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A (770)
• 08 Uchuu Kyodai (643)
• 09 Kore wa Zombie S2 (584)
• 09 Kuroko no Basuke (422)
• 10 Jormungand (414)
• 16 Tasogare Otome (259)
• 17 Medaka Box (252)
• 21 Eureka Seven AO (176)
• 23 Zetman (136)
• 27 AKB0048 (103)

RELEASES:

• Getbackers DVD Complete Collection: Sentai
• Guin Saga Complete Collection DVD or BD
• Occult Academy Blu-ray Complete Series Premium Edition: NIS America

Interest of the Week

• Ask John: Why So Many Recent Preemptive Licenses?
• Ask John: Does Mecha Anime Alienate Anarchists?
• Ask John: Why Hasn’t There Been a Third “Onegai” Series?

TOPICS:

• Mononokuma Anime to Premiere Next Week
• Oshiri Kajiri Mushi Anime Announced
• Third Kaiketsu Zorori Movie Announced
• Exclusive Evangelion 3D Anime Announced
• Hells Angels Movie to Hit Subbed BD
• Sentai Reveals New Acquisitions
• FUNi Announces New Acquisitions
• NISA Aquires Usagi Drop
• Viki Streaming Exclusive Anime

RELEASES:

• Dirty Pair: Features (Eden/Nolandia/Flight 005) DVD Collection: Nozomi
• Psychic Squad [Zettai Karen Children] DVD Collection 1: Sentai
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors DVD Set 2: Viz

Interest of the Week:

Ask John: Could Tokyo Mew Mew Be License Rescued?

TOPICS:

• Accel World OVA Announced
• Khronos Gear Anime Announced
• Karneval Anime Announced
• GKids to Screen Letter to Momo
• No Winners in 3rd Annual KyoAni Awards

RELEASES:

• Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos DVD or BD: FUNi
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Collection 1 DVD or BD
• Golgo 13 DVD Collection 3: Sentai
• Iron Man Complete Series: Sony
• X-Men Complete Series

Interest of the Week

Ask John: Why the Hate for Emo Anime Characters?

TOPICS:

• Corpse Party Anthology Game to Include OVA
• Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Anime Announced
• Discotek Acquires Eternal Fantasy
• Sentai Acquisitions
• FUNimation Announces New Acquisitions
• Viz Acquires Berserk Movies
• Viz to Release Inuyasha Final Act on DVD & BD
• Aniplex of America to Distro Bakemonogatari & Re-release KaraKyo & OreImo
• One Peace Books Announces New Manga

RELEASES:

• Infinite Stratos Complete Collection DVD or BD: Sentai
• Kimi ni Todoke DVD/Blu-ray combo Set 2 Premium Edition: NIS America
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica vol. 2 DVD or BD (regular & ltd.): Aniplex America
• Naruto Shippuden Set 10: Viz
• Oh! Edo Rocket Complete Series: FUNimation
• Sekirei Complete Series DVD/BD combo
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: The Complete Series Part 1 (bilingual but no subs): S'more Entertainment

Interest of the Week:

Ask John: Why Do So Many Otaku Claim to Want Realistic Anime?

Ask John: How Can an Ecchi Fan Convince the Haters?

TOPICS:

• OreImo Second Series Announced
• To Love-Ru Darkness TV Anime Announced
• Duel Masters Victory V Premieres Tomorrow
• Eureka Seven AO OVA Announced
• Yurumates 3D OAD Announced
• New Crunchyroll Streams
• Viz Now Streaming Accel World & Zetman
• Discotek Acquires Captain Harlock & Love Com
• Sentai Acquires Final Mahoromatic Anime

RELEASES:

• Okami-san and Her Seven Companions DVD/Blu-ray Combo Limited Edition: FUNimation
• Black Butler Season 1 DVD/Blu-ray Combo Set
• Black Butler Season 2 DVD/Blu-ray Combo Set Limited Edition
• Motto To Love-Ru DVD Complete Collection: Sentai
• Polyphonica Crimson S DVD Complete Collection: Maiden Japan
• Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram: Viz
• Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
• Pokémon Movies 4-7 Collector's Set Blu-ray: Echo Bridge

Interest of the Week:

• Accel World
• Furusato Saisei Nippon no Mukashi Banashi
• Gakkatsu!
• Ginga e Kickoff!!
• Gon
• Hiiro no Kakera
• Kimi to Boku 2
• Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Of The Dead
• Kuromajo-san ga Toru!!
• LUPIN the Third ~Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna~
• Medaka Box
• Ozma
• Recorder to Randsell Re
• Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden
• Saint Seiya Omega
• Sankarea
• Sengoku Collection
• Shiba Inuko-san
• Shirokuma Café
• Uchuu Kyodai
• Yurumates 3D
• ZETMAN

Ask John: What Constitutes Otaku Pandering?

Ask John: Is Space Pirates on Par with BGC?

Ask John: Which Directors Should Make a Comeback? (old Rintaro, Daisuke Nishio, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Mitsuo Iso)

TOPICS:

• Moyashimon Returns in July
• Natsuyuki Rendezvous Anime Announced
• Noitamina Announces Two More New Titles
• Otomo Assembling Another Anime Anthology
• Chitose Get You!! Anime Announced
• Little Busters! TV Anime Announced
• Aoi Sekai no Chushin de Anime Announced
• Wild Adapter OVA Series Announced
• Junjo Romantica Third Season Announced
• Tamayura ~hitotose~ & gdgd Fairies Both Getting Second Seasons: both shows from last year.
• Zombie of the Dead OAD Announced
• Recorder and Randsell OAD Announced
• Hyouka OAD Announced
• Rinne no Lagrange OVA Announced
• Shinken Zemi OAD Announced
• Suu-chan Live Action Movie Announced
• Justin Lin to Direct Kozure Okami
• Live-Action Noir TV Series Development on Hiatus
• Crunchyroll to Steam Space Brothers & Japanese Folktales
• NISA Acquires AnoHana
• Sentai Acquires Hatsukoi Limited & KonoDan
• FUNimation License Rescues Ergo Proxy

RELEASES:

• Dream Eater Merry DVD or BD: Sentai
• Growing Up With Hello Kitty vols. 1 & 2 [Dub only]: AnimEigo

Interest of the Week

• Ask John: What Exactly Makes Lyrical Nanoha More Adult Oriented?
• Ask John: Why do Viewers React to Anime Sex & Violence Differently?
• Ask John: Are Split Two-Cour Shows a New Trend?

TOPICS:

• Junichi Sato Reveals New OVA
• Fate/stay night Spin-off Anime Announced
• Hunter x Hunter Movie in Development
• Ika Musume OAD Announced
• Ozma Will Stream Globally
• Discotek Announces New Acquisitions
• Media Blasters Cancels Lodoss War Release
• Right Stuf Launches Live-Action Label

 RELEASES:

• Bleach DVD Box Set 12: Viz
• Kekkaishi DVD Set 4
• Mardock Scramble: The First Compression Director's Cut DVD or BD: Sentai

 Interest of the Week:

•  Ask John: What are the Most Underrated Anime?
• Ask John: Why Switch to a Female Director for Lupin?

TOPICS:

• New Lupin TV Series Confirmed
• Uchuu Kyodai OAD Announced
• Production I.G Working on Mass Effect: Paragon Lost prequel Movie along with T.O. Entertainment. FUNi will distribute.
• Fourth Shimajiro Series to Premiere in April
• Gon to Premiere on April 2 (taking over Gintama's timeslot)
• Kyousogiga to be Continued
• Cardfight!! Vanguard Drama Announced
• Rumic Theater Drama Announced
• NISA Acquires Zakuro
• CR to Stream Nyaruko-san
• Seven Seas to Publish Guardians of Luna Manga
• Digital Manga Acquires Honey*Smile Manga

RELEASES:

• House of Five Leaves DVD Complete Series: NIS America
• Fate/Zero Blu-ray Box 1: Aniplex America
• Kimikiss ~ pure rouge Complete Collection: Sentai
• Grave of the Fireflies Remastered Edition
• Hetalia ~ Axis Powers DVD Complete Series (Seasons 1-2): FUNimation

Interest of the Week:

• Ask John: Will Mawaru Penguindrum Come to America?
• Ask John: Why Does Anime Use CG?
• Ask John: Is Anime Now Censoring the Middle Finger?
• Ask John: Which Anime Have the Best Fight Choreography?

TOPICS:

• Shin Sekai Yori Anime Announced
• New Shungiku Nakamura Anime Announced
• Kuromajo-san ga Toru!! Anime Announced
• Hakuoki to Get Much More Anime
• Furusato Saisei Nippon no Mukashi Banashi to Premiere Next Month
• New Lupin TV Series Next Month?
• Upotte!! OAD Announced
• Yamato 2199 Won’t Air on TV Until at Least 2013
• Kokuriko-Zaka Kara Wins Japan Academy Prize
• Discotek to Distribute Game Center CX
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Lawsuit Settled

RELEASES:

• A-Channel DVD Complete Collection (sub only): Sentai
• Pokémon - Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors DVD Set 1 (dub only): Viz
• Princess Jellyfish DVD/BD Complete Series LE: FUNimation

Interest of the Week:

• Ask John: Why Are Anime Characters So Passive?

TOPICS:

• Shiba Inuko-san Anime Announced
• 7th Beyblade TV Series Announced
• New Eagle Talon Anime Series Announced
• Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku Anime in Development?
• Mirai Nikki Drama Announced
• Sentai Acquires Fate/stay night Movie
• Discotek License Rescues Cobra Movie
• Marvel Anime to Hit American DVD
• MangaStream Pulls Viz Titles

RELEASES:

• .hack//Quantum DVD/Blu-ray Complete Series: FUNimation
• Chrome Shelled Regios DVD Complete Series
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica vol. 1 DVD, BD, & ltd. ed. DVD/BD Combo: Aniplex
• Hell Girl Three Vessels (season 3) DVD Complete Collection: Sentai

Interest of the Week:

Ask John: Will Berserk Ever Hit American Blu-ray?

Ask John: How Will the Future Interpret Anime?