*Saint Young Men* is a huge hit comic by Hikaru Nakamura that has over 9.6 million copies in print. The first anime movie for the series will be released in Japan on May 10.

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On Feb. 22, Good Smile Company (GSC) announced the “Nendoroid Petite x Mini 4WD: Mikoto Misaka Drives Thunder Shot Special.”

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In 2009, the anime *K-On!* became a huge success due to its great story, memorable characters, and catchy music.

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The series *A Certain Magical Index* has been enjoying popularity in a number of forms of media, including light novels, anime, comics, and games, selling roughly 14 million copies in total.

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Fujio A. Fujiko’s manga *Ninja Hattori-kun* is a popular work that spans generations.

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Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) has announced that the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2013, a festival for both those in the gaming industry and fans, will be held at Makuhari Messe from Sept. 19-22.

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The year marks the 13th year for the World Cosplay Summit. The worldwide cosplay championship will be held in August and feature representative cosplayers from countries all over the world.

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*Yuyushiki*, a popular 4-coma manga that is currently being serialized, is becoming an anime!

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Level-5, a popular Japanese game developer, has released screenshots and illustrations for the Nintendo 3DS game Fantasy Life, which went on sale on Dec. 27, 2012.

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Let’s take a look at one of the popular shops in Akihabara, the center of anime and manga culture.

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On Feb. 20, on Bandai’s official shopping site, Premium Bandai, a daily present campaign commemorating the release of *Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn* Episode 6: “Two Worlds, Two Tomorrows” began.

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“Ichiban Kuji Monster Hunter 4” is now on sale at 7-Eleven locations throughout Japan.

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The new downloadable content (DLC) “Catalog 16” became available on Feb. 21 for the PS3 game *THE iDOLM@STER 2*.

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Food themed after Kyoko from *Puella Magi Madoka Magica* and Asuna from *Sword Art Online* will be sold at this year’s Anime Contents Expo (ACE) on March 30 and 31 at Makuhari Messe in Japan.

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A slightly unusual event themed around the popular TV anime *Hanakappa* was recently held.

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It has become an established practice that a new *Crayon Shin-chan* movie be released every spring, which is great for fans of the series.

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Information on the “Sunday Anime Project” has been coming to light since last year. Possibly the biggest announcement made so far is the news that *Mushibugyo* is being made into an anime.

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Sunrise, the company behind the anime series *Mobile Suit Gundam*, is creating a new, original robot anime called *Valvrave the Liberator*. Now, new information about this hotly anticipated work has been announced.

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Snowboarders and skiers sporting Ita-snowboards and Ita-skis decked out in character images have been drawing attention in Japan recently.

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The anime *Accel World* and *Sword Art Online* have something in common: they are both extremely popular and they were both created by the same person.

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