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Koda Kumi has announced a new single “Go to the top” which is featured as the opening theme for summer anime Total Eclipse. During a special preview showing of the anime on June 29th the new song by Koda Kumi was revealed with the...

Vocal unit Sweety has announced their 2nd single “back into my world” which will be featured as the second opening theme for anime Sengoku Collection. The single will come in two editions and is scheduled to hit stores on August 8th. More details follow.Sweety...

~ updated release information - jump ~ Singer Aoi Eir will provide the next opening theme for anime Mobile Suit Gundam AGE with her second single “AURORA”. Her first single “Memoria” came out last fall and was featured as the ending...

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION has revealed the jacket covers for new single “Soredewa, Mata Ashita” (See you Tomorrow). The single has tie-in as the theme song for anime movie “NARUTO the Movie: Road to Ninja”. The movie will hit theaters...

The release details for new single “Yume Sekai” from singer/seiyuu Haruka Tomatsu have been updated - jacket covers, track list, and bonuses are official. The song is featured as the ending theme for upcoming anime Sword Art Online that begins airing July 7th and will be streamed...

Part two of anime Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion is set for release on DVD and Blu-ray on July 25th. The second of three planned anime movies based on Tow Ubukata’s award-wining sci-fi novels was released in theaters back on September 2011. The new Blu-ray (BD) release comes with additional bonuses as a...

Singer and voice actress Yu Kobayashi has a character songs release “HANAJI RANRA” from anime Maria Holic (Maria†Holic). Kobayashi provided the voice for main character Shidou Mariya for both seasons of the anime (Maria Holic, Maria Holic Alive...

Yui Horie has updated the release details for her new single “Natsu no Yakusoku” (Promise of summer). Cover jackets, new bonus, and track list is official for the single that will be featured as ending theme song for summer anime Dog Days (season 2). Also revealed are...

AKB0048 anime’s first 13 episodes are available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray. The first volume actually was released yesterday and the next 4 volumes will be released approximately a month apart. The anime began airing on April 29th and is up to episode 10 this week. The cast from the AKB48...

~ Video song preview exposed - jump ~ nano.RIPE has updated the details for their new single “Real World” which is featured as the opening theme for summer anime Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (Decline of Mankind). The full track list and jacket covers have been...

~ Updated details ~ The girls of ClariS have just announced their 5th single - “Wake Up” - which has a tie-in as opening theme for summer anime Moyashimon Returns. The anime beings airing July 5th in the Fuji TV Noitamina block. The single...

~ updated release details - jump ~ StylipS has exposed a promotional preview video for their new single “Choose Me♡Darling”. In an earlier article the new single was announced with preliminary release details. This is the 4-idol group’s 3rd single and it will be...

~ interview video posted - jump ~ LiSA has exposed the jacket covers and revealed the full track list for her new single “crossing field”. The new single which is LiSA’s 2nd as a solo artist will be featured as opening theme for summer anime...

Voice actress/singer Yui Horie has announced her first best-of album aptly titled “BEST ALBUM”. It includes singles going back to 2001 and up to her newest single that will be released in July. The album will come in two editions, one that includes a second CD of additional songs....

~ Updated information reported here ~ Nana Mizuki has added more details to her previously announced single now titled - “BRIGHT STREAM”. The title track and one of the coupling tracks will be featured anime movie Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s....

~ Updated release information plus trailer video for movie ~ ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION has announced a new single “Soredewa, Mata Ashita” (See you Tomorrow) which will be featured as the theme song for anime movie “NARUTO the Movie: Road to Ninja...

GRANRODEO just updated the release information for their new single “ RIMFIRE” and exposed a preview music video for the title track. The song “RIMFIRE”, the 17th single from GRANRODEO, will be featured as the second opening theme for basketball anime “...

Singer/seiyuu Aya Hirano has a new song “Zutto Kitto” that will be the ending theme song for anime movie “Fairy Tail: Hooh no Miko”. Hirano will sing as main character Lucy which she also voices in the movie and the ongoing...

Hard rock band MAKE-UP reunited and with Shoko Nakagawa (Shokotan) on vocals has provided the opening theme for anime Saint Seiya Omega. The new single “Pegasus Genso ver. Omega” comes in one anime themed version with the title track and...

~ updated details, 4th PV video - jump ~ angela will provide the opening theme song for upcoming anime “K”. Details are limited but the anime’s first promotional release titled “K Image Blu-ray WHITE & BLACK” will include a CD with 2 songs...