On July 5, it was announced that *Coppelion*, a currently serialized manga in *Monthly Young Magazine* (Kodansha), will be adapted into a TV anime that will begin broadcasting on BS11 this fall.
Culture Convenience Club (CCC), a company operating in Japan’s entertainment industry, is challenging a new business model by advancing to anime production.
The news of the anime adaptation for *Knights of Sidonia* was announced in May. Now, staff information, a key visual, and the first PV have been released.
*Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet* has reached its climax on television. Following this, a complete art book on the world of the anime titled *Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet: Progress Files* will be sold build-to-order.
On Oct. 17, *Pokémon XY*, the latest work of the *Pokémon* TV series, will begin broadcasting just a short time after the highly anticipated *Pokémon* games release on Oct. 12.
On July 10, the first volume of *Code Geass: Oz the Reflection*, the official spin-off manga to the popular TV series *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion* and its sequel *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2*, was released in Japan.
Distribution has begun of the second part to the smartphone app “Gintama Alarm” created by TV Tokyo Communications, which is available via the App Store and Google Play.
An investment initiative for a sequel to Trigger's short anime film *Little Witch Academia* has begun on the American crowdfunding site, Kickstarter.