Mouryou no Hako DVD Vol 5

Title: Mouryou no Hako DVD Vol 5
Catalog number: VPBY-13260
Produced by: VAP
Number of discs: 1
Date of release: 22 April 2009
Price: 4,725 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total run time: 70 minutes
Contains: Episodes 11 to 13

Mouryou no Hako DVD Vol 4

Title: Mouryou no Hako DVD Vol 4
Catalog number: VPBY-13259
Produced by: VAP
Number of discs: 1
Date of release: 25 March 2009
Price: 4,725 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total run time: 70 minutes
Contains: Episodes 8 to 10

Skip Beat! DVD Vol 3

Title: Skip Beat! DVD Vol 3
Catalog number: PCBG-51643
Produced by: Pony Canyon
Number of discs: 1
Date of release: 3 April 2009
Price: 6,510 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total run time: 73 minutes

Skip Beat! DVD Vol 2

Title: Skip Beat! DVD Vol 2
Catalog number: PCBG-51642
Produced by: Pony Canyon
Number of discs: 2
Date of release: 4 March 2009
Price: 6,090 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total run time: 48 minutes

Genji Monogatari DVD Vol 2

Title: Genji Monogatari DVD Vol 2
Catalog number: ACBA-10675
Produced by: Jesnet
Number of discs: 2
Date of release: 27 May 2009
Price: 5,985 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total run time: 68 minutes
Contains: Episodes 3 to 5
First press premium: Radio CD, popular scene illustration card, promotional footage collection and 6-page booklet

Genji Monogatari DVD Vol 1

Title: Genji Monogatari DVD Vol 1
Catalog number: ACBA-10674
Produced by: Jesnet
Number of discs: 1
Date of release: 28 April 2009
Price: 3,990 yen (inclusive of tax)
Total run time: 46 minutes
Contains: Episodes 1 and 2
First press premium: Radio CD, popular scene illustration card, promotional footage collection and 6-page booklet

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (3 May 2009)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 15.1%

2) Crayon Shin-chan (TV Asahi) 11.5%

3) Doraemon (TV Asahi) 10.1%

4) One Piece (FujiTV) 9.4%

5) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 9.3%

6) Dragonball Kai (FujiTV) 8.8%

7) Fresh Puri Kyua! (TV Asahi) 7.3%

8) Meitantei Conan (NTV) 5.9%

9) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 5.4%

10) Inazuma Eleven (TV Tokyo) 4.5%

Top 10 bestselling manga for the week ended 11 May 09

1) NARUTO Vol 46 (504,024)

2) Ouran Koukou Host Club Vol 14 (158,334)

3) Eyeshield 21 Vol 35 (103,333)

4) CLAYMORE Vol 16 (95,300)

5) Mei-chan no Shitsuji Vol 9 (83,917)

6) Toriko Vol 4 (83,216)

7) Gintama Official Fanbook 2 (79,681)

8) Bokutachi wa shitte shimatta Vol 6 (56,340)

9) Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi Vol 22 (56,087)

10) Yu-Gi-Oh GX Vol 5 (54,713)

futuristic imagination by school food punishment (ED of Higashi no Eden)

Title: futuristic imagination
Artiste: school food punishment
Catalog No: ESCL-3201 / ESCL-3203
Produced by: Sony Music Entertainment
Limited edition comes with a DVD
Date of release: 27 May 2009
Price: 1,575 yen (inclusive of tax)

Top 10 bestselling manga for April 09 from Mangazenkan.com

1) Aishiteru ~ Kaiyou ~

2) ONE PIECE

3) ONE OUTS

4) Keion!

5) CROWS

6) Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi

7) Hana no Keiji

8) SLAM DUNK - 10 days after

9) SLAM DUNK

10) Koukyou shihen Eureka Seven

Top 10 most anticipated manga real-life adaptations (Oricon)

1) SLAM DUNK

2) ONE PIECE

3) Kimi ni Todoke

4) Bokura ga Ita

5) MONSTER

6) Gintama

7) Ouran Koukou Host Club

8) Tenshi Nanka Janai

9) Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi

10) Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken

Top 10 anime ratings ranking (26 April 09)

1) Sazae-san (FujiTV) 17.7%

2) Chibi Maruko-chan (FujiTV) 12.6%

3) One Piece (FujiTV) 11.7%

4) Dragonball Kai (FujiTV) 11.1%

5) Crayon Shin-chan (TV Asahi) 10.3%

6) Meitantei Conan (NTV) 9.1%

7) Fresh Puri Kyua! (TV Asahi) 7.0%

8) Atashinchi (TV Asahi) 6.4%

9) Pocket Monster DP (TV Tokyo) 6.2%

10) Keroro Gunsou (TV Tokyo) 5.2%

Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi's DVD and Blu-Ray Disc to be released in Aug

The first volume of the DVD and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) version of "Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi" will be released on 26 August 09 together. The series began its run in April 09 and will contain 2 episodes. In addition, there will be a short original episode titled "The Blind Alchemist" included. This story was published in 2005 as a side-story to "Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi" and features a journey by the Elric brothers to find an alchemist who performed the human body alchemy with the exchange of his eyes. The items are produced by Aniplex and are sold at the prices of 3,990 yen (DVD) and 4,935 yen (BD). Both the first press and normal press editions will be sold at the same price. For the first press versions, there will be animations of the 4-column short comic strips by Arakawa Hiromu previously published in the manga. There will also be a 16-page booklet titled "ALCHEMIST'S LOG" included in the package.

Top 10 bestselling manga for the week ended 4 May 09

1) Mei-chan no Shitsuji Vol 9 (106,998)

2) Hayate no Gotoku! Vol 19 (97,978)

3) GIANT KILLING Vol 10 (95,104)

4) Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi Vol 22 (94,557)

5) Kekkaishi Vol 24 (90,741)

6) Daiya no A Vol 15 (81,286)

7) Jipangu Vol 40 (58,849)

8) Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi Vol 33 (54,233)

9) Bokutachi wa Shitte Shimatta Vol 6 (48,862)

10) Kamen Rider SPIRITS Vol 16 (47,472)

Higashi no Eden's DVD and Blu-Ray Disc to be released

Higashi no Eden will be releasing the first volume of its DVD as well as its Blu-Ray Disc soon. The first volume containing Ep 1 and 2 is due to be sold on 29 July 09 and the remaining 4 volumes will be sold monthly until Nov which is when the movie version is due to be screened. This is also the first time that the Blu-Ray Disc version is sold at the same time as the normal DVD series for a Noitamina production.

There will be a original drama CD titled "Higashi no Eden EDEN OF THE EAST Ep 0 Souen-hen" included in the Blu-Ray Disc version. The special booklet also includes a short story and interviews with the director. The Blu-Ray disc version costs 6,300 yen while the DVD costs 5,250 yen. These are produced by Asmik & FujiTV and distributed by Kadokawa Entertainment.

DVD Vol 1
Price: 5,250 yen
First-press premium: Speciallly designed box, booklet with the short story and the drama CD "Ep 0 Souen-hen"
Normal-press premium: Interview with the director and non-credits OP and ED

Blu-Ray Disc Vol 1
Price: 6,300 yen
First-press premium: Specially designed box, booklet with the short story and the drama CD "Ep 0 Souen-hen" / Interview with the director