On Feb. 23, the long-awaited movie *A Certain Magical Index Movie: Miracle of Endymion* began screening in Japan. Before this, starting on Feb. 2, the Tama Monorail began a promotional campaign for the movie.
On Jan. 31, 2013, producers, directors, and industry officials gathered to witness the debut of Toei Animation’s 2013 lineup of works at the Toei Lineup Presentation.
A movie adaptation has been greenlit for the original work *Space Pirate Captain Harlock*, created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto. Toei Animation plans to release the tentatively titled *Captain Harlock* in theaters this summer.
It has been announced that the movie *Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods* will also begin screening in IMAX digital theaters when it is released on March 30, 2013.
*Kotoura-san* was a work that flew under the radar until it began broadcasting in January 2013 as part of the winter anime season, at which time it gained a huge following.
Original posters are being distributed as a collaboration between the currently broadcasting anime *Kotoura-san* and the town of Kotoura, which is located in the Tottori prefecture of Japan.
The TokyoOtakuMode team launched the Tokyo Otaku Mode Premium Shop so that otaku all over the world can easily and conveniently find and purchase otaku goods straight from Japan.
On March 20, the second dream anime song mix CD “J-Anison Kamikyoku Matsuri~Legend~[DJ Kazu in No.1 Fumetsu Mix]” will go on sale. To whet fans’ appetites, all six jacket designs have now been released.
Dwango and Niwango recently held a press conference to announce details about Nico Nico Cho Kaigi 2, a major event from the Nico Nico video service, which both companies run.
On Jan. 23, continuing from the male character CD, a female character CD of characters from installments in the hugely popular horror adventure game series *Corpse Party*, including *BR*, *BS*, and *2U*, went on sale.
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