According to the July issue of Comic High! magazine, Nakata Yumi's ecchi comedy series, 「Chu Bra!!」, will be receiving an anime adaptation. No word yet on a premiere date. *Actual description from Manga-Updates: It's about a junior high school girl named Hayama Nayu who loves underwear so much she tries to start ...

Original artist: toshi The final episode of 「Queen's Blade -Rurou no Senshi-」 aired today on AT-X with a special message announcing a second season. The new season, which begins in October, is entitled, 「Gyokuza wo Tsugumono」, with the English subtitle, 「QUEEN'S BLADE and the evil eye」. Source(s):

The next Studio DEEN series,「Umineko no Naku Koro ni」, is scheduled to debut July 1st on Chiba TV (25:30 JST). A new promotional video with footage from the anime is now available after the jump... External Link

An anime adaptation of Yamagata Ishio's light novel 「Tatakau Shisho Series」 was announced at the 「Hatsukoi Limited」 and 「Yokuwakaru Gendai Mahou」 joint festival held today. It is slated to premiere later this Fall season. Staff and cast info should be announced shortly. Official website may be open for view July ...

Original artist: Frulili According to voice actor Suwabe Junichi's blog, a second season of the anime series 「Kuroshitsuji」 is in the works. The announcement was originally made at the 「Sono Shitsuji, Shuushou ~Saigo no Bansan wo Anata to Tomo ni~」 event held on the 14th.

Original artist: yow Kadokawa Pictures have just listed an animated film adaptation of Iwahara Yuji's manga series 「King of Thorn / いばらの王」 on their website. It is slated to premiere sometime in 2010. *Description courtesy Wikipedia: King of Thorn is a science fiction survivor drama. It is told mostly from the view point ...

According to the July issue of Animage, the original 「Serial Experiments Lain」 staff will be working together on a new animated project, entitled 「Despera」. The upcoming work was briefly introduced by ABe Yoshitoshi during the Sakura-Con 2009 event in April. *Staff Credits: Original Character Concept: ABe Yoshitoshi Series Director: Nakamura Ryutaro Screenplay: Konaka Chiaki

Original artist: shirokuma According to Square Enix’s Young GanGan magazine (issue #12), an anime adaptation of Yuto's slice-of-life comedy series 「Hanamaru Youchien (Hanamaru Kindergarten)」 has been announced -- personally can't wait. *Staff Credits: Director: Mizushima Seiji Animation Production: GAINAX

According to Square Enix's Young GanGan magazine (issue #12), a second TV season of 「Darker than BLACK」 has been confirmed. Reports of a possible sequel were leaked out last summer. *Staff Credits: Director: Okamura, Tensai Character Designer / General Animation Director: Komori Takahiro Animation Production: BONES

Original artist: Natsumiya Yuzu According to the July issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine, a new animated project is underway for the action fantasy series 「Shakugan no Shana」. No word yet on what specific format (TV/OVA) this will be released as but we'll keep you posted. -- Update post may be found ...