The official site was opened and the title as well as other details were announced regarding the mysterious anime *Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou*, which only had a teaser site available up until now.

• 13 years ago

On Feb. 21, famous manga artists Tetsuya Chiba and Monkey Punch were invited to a public talk.

• 13 years ago

“Preliminary report: Today, I received Doraemon’s bell.” - Thief DX

• 13 years ago

The animated short film “Combustible” directed by Katsuhiro Otomo will be in theaters nationwide on July 20 as part of an omnibus animated movie of four films, *Short Peace*.

• 13 years ago

The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held from Oct. 17-25 at the Roppongi Hills complex and elsewhere across the nation's capital.

• 13 years ago

An art exhibition devoted to the virtual singing idol Hatsune Miku kicked off on March 9 in Tokyo's "Electric Town" - Akihabara.

• 13 years ago

Popular anime singers Eir Aoi and Luna Haruna performed live on stage together for the first time when the pair appeared as guests of honor at the March 29-30 Sakura-Con anime convention in Seattle.

• 13 years ago

Mechanical designer Kunio Okawara’s exhibition “Legend of Mechanical Design” is now open at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.

• 13 years ago

The animated feature film *Wolf Children* and Mercedes-Benz Japan Co.'s "Next A-Class" promotional campaign were among the 10 winners of the 18th AMD Awards, the Association of Media in Digital announced.

• 13 years ago

In Japan, there are many companies that handle anime related goods, but Animate leads the industry with it’s overwhelming selection and exclusive merchandise created through cooperating with many makers.

• 13 years ago

An exhibit called “Revolutionary Girl Utena Photo Exhibit - Mawaru Penguindrum and the World of Kunihiko Ikuhara” was held from March 20-25 at the Seibu flagship store in Ikebukuro.

• 13 years ago

The pop culture festival “KAWAii!! MATSURi,” under the theme of the latest “kawaii,” will open its first series for two days on April 20 and 21 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

• 13 years ago

Yuji Susaki released “COSPLAY made in Japan” in which girls clad in deformed fantasy costumes are portrayed in lascivious poses.

• 13 years ago

A fashion show and exhibition based on Moyoco Anno’s magical girl manga *Sugar Sugar Rune* recently took place at the Kyoto International Manga Museum.

• 13 years ago

“EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01,” located in Harajuku, held a promotional event for White Day during the month of March and featured Rei, Asuka and Mari, three characters from the manga.

• 13 years ago

Keita Amemiya, creator of the popular *Garo* live-action sci-fi drama series, made a dashing appearance at the Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival on Feb. 17.

• 13 years ago

A new anime streaming portal, Daisuki, will start up in April.

• 13 years ago

Hello dear readers, I am "JJ" from Germany. I am a female student at a German university and am now doing an internship at the famous anime and gaming company, Nitroplus!

• 13 years ago

In celebration of the 10th anniversary since the broadcast of *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex*, commemorative sets will be released.

• 13 years ago

The Family Gekijo channel will broadcast a 26-episode marathon of the 1974 television series *Space Battleship Yamato* beginning on April 27.

• 13 years ago