Kazumi Kamachi’s Toaru Majutsu no Index (とある魔術の禁書目録, trans., “A Certain Magical Index”), is about to hit the movie screens come February 2013. As previously announced, a theatrical continuation of the hit animation has been slated in the next year’s winter months. This movie marks the return of Hiroshi Nishikiro as the J.C Staff production director, with the script created by Macross F writer Hiroyuki Yoshino.

The story is originally plotted as a sorcery-themed journey of Kamijou Touma, a young student living within a highly advanced Academy City. Keep Reading

Studio ASCII Media Works has recently announced in their Dengeki Bunko press that writer Hitoma Iruma will launch a new project called Arata-naru Sekai (A New World), a multimedia franchise topped with an animation version. Iruma will be heading various roles for this release, including the writing of the novel version, creating the plot for the manga version, scripting the animation and writing the lyrics for the music to be used for the whole franchise.Kadokawa Keep Reading

Anime studio Madhouse has recently announced that the popular illustrated novel BTOOOM will have its own animation adaptation. On June 8, the studio has stated that the production for this project has been green-lit. The manga is written by Inoue Junya and was originally serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch since July 2009.

The story trails after the lead character Ryouta Sakamoto, a member of NEET and a skilled player in the online combat game BTOOOM! Keep Reading