What an unfortunate way to end this year, by having this very morally-upstanding website flagged by Google Safe Browsing as a malware threat today... Well, rest assured, it's not! For a short time today, there was indeed a suspicious ad being served by one of the ad networks. But all ads from that network have been promptly disabled, until this issue will be sorted out. So Animekon is most definitely clean of malware, and now I'm just waiting for Google to process the request to return Animekon to its former safe-browsing glory.

Update: All good with Google Safe Browsing again.



In the meantime, I wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best, the yummiest and the fluffiest in 2013! And I promise that I will return to posting more frequent updates... at some point! But now, if you'll pardon me, I see some bottles of wine in need of urgent attention...

For the past few days, the official website of the Nyarko-san TV anime series has been running a countdown, which reached zero today. And so, an (unsurprising) announcement was made: that the series will continue with a second season - for now we'll simply call it Haiyore! Nyaruko-san 2, or Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos 2. No release date yet, but the cast and staff from studio Xebec will presumably return for the new season (in 2013?).



Like the earlier adaptations from 2010, this latest anime series is based on the "high-tension, chaotic comedy" light novels Haiyoru! Nyaruko-san, (...)

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The 12th volume of Wakoh Honna's ecchi hentai manga Nozoki Ana is releasing tomorrow in Japan, bringing with it the announcement of an anime adaptation of some sorts - OVA or TV series, it remains to be seen. The manga - also known as No-Zo-Ki-A-Na, or A Peephole - has been running on the Moba Man website since 2009.



Poking the above picture will take you to the local Nozoki Ana gallery with the manga's covers to date. And Wikipedia's entry for the manga reveals a risqué story full of pantsu, peeping and - naturally - peepholes. (...)

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Two anime adaptations of Hikaru Nakamura's comedy manga Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) are being announced at the same time by Kodansha's Morning magazine and manga imprint. The first one will be a Saint Young Men OVA, to be released this December 3 as a DVD bundle with the manga's special edition 8th volume. Following this, there will also be a Saint Young Men anime film, created by studio A-1 Pictures.



In the original story, Buddha, the spiritually awakened, and Jesus, son of God share a low-rent apartment in modern Tokyo, taking a secret vacation to the mortal plane. (...)

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The next anime adaptation in studio Shaft's series based on NisiOisin's "Monogatari" novels, namely Nekomonogatari (Black), has been revealed to be a TV anime series. The announcement comes from the cover of the Tsukimonogatari novel (the 13th volume in the "Mongatari" series), which goes on sale this week in Japan.



The Nekomonogatari (Black) anime will be previewed in a premiere screening event in Tokyo, on December 29, "before the TV broadcast" - which is thus being hinted (...)

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With today's release of the Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Add-on Disc OVA in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD, we are given a look at the key visual for the TV anime's second season - Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Dai 2-ki (or simply Haganai 2) - which will be airing from January 2013. The first trailer for this upcoming anime was already previewed last month, but in case you missed it, now's your chance!



The second season of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai continues this TV anime series created by studio AIC Build (Oreimo), based on a romantic school comedy (...)

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Next week's final episode of the ongoing TV anime series Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! (Nakaimo: My Little Sister is Among Them!) will be continued, in some sense, wtih an "unaired episode 13" OVA titled "Ani, Imouto, Koibito" ("Big Brother, Little Sister, Lover"). According to AmiAmi's online shop listing, the OVA's release in Japan is set for March 27, 2013, on a Blu-ray that will include various other goodies.



The unaired episode will feature all of the heroines from the TV series, which was created by Studio Gokumi, based on a light novel series written by Hajime Taguchi and illustrated by CUTEG.

This year's otome visual novel game Brothers Conflict is getting a fittingly girlie TV anime series, accoring to a cover note from the latest issue of Sylph magazine (via MAL). There are no details about the anime adaptation, for the time being. The game was developed by Idea Factory for the PSP, based on an illustrated novel series, and its official website should give you a feel for what to expect from the anime.



The game's story follows Ema, a girl whose mother remarried and so she moved into the Asahina Family House, ending up with 11 "brothers". (...)

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Ohayo~! Today marks the start of the 2012 Tokyo Game Show (TGS), yaaay! Ironically enough, however, this here piece of news is ever so slightly related to the gaming industry... So word is that trading card games producer Bushiroad has announced the third anime season of Cardfight!! Vanguard at the event.



And... that's about it. More details were promised for a press release to be held on December 5. Although, with the ongoing second season (...)

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The latest anime to join the October 2012 line-up is a TV series called Haitai Nanafa. According to its official website, this moe-full of an anime will start airing on October 6. Its main character appears to be an energetic middle school girl named Nanafa Kyan, who lives in Okinawa with her two sisters and their grandmother.



For the complete story synopsis, let's turn over to ANN's report. (...)

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