The event “Escape from the Great Underwater Prison Impel Down,” which was held at Zepp locations Japan-wide in 2014 to high acclaim, is a Real Escape Game based on the anime *One Piece*.

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Though the fourth season of the TV anime *Teekyu* just began broadcasting this month, season 5 has already been confirmed. With the theme song announced so early as well, developments are coming fast.

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On April 6, a *Sailor Moon Crystal* collaboration cafe opened at Anion Station in Kabukicho, Shinjuku.

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The Titans are coming, and they’re hungry. Based on the anime and manga megahit, *Attack on Titan*, the newest Real Escape Game (REG) takes players to a world inhabited by giant, humanoid creatures that live for no other purpose than to make a snack of all of us.

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Masamune Shirow’s *Ghost in the Shell* has reached its 25th anniversary, and now excitement is building for the newest anime series.

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Along with a slated release date of Friday, Aug. 7, a teaser visual drawn for the occasion by Masashi Kishimoto has also arrived.

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Just like in the game, it’s no match for arrows.

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From Nintendo’s line of fun figures called amiibo that work together with video games comes a Yoshi knit plushie.

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*Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine* broadcast begins April 10; newest PV released

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*Yuyake Dandan* is a short anime that began from the idea that moviegoers could enjoy a short, fun movie before the feature film.

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*Hakuoki* musical long awaited character publicity photos released; plenty of fresh faces lined up

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Director Hayao Miyazaki, who has given the world such masterpieces as *My Neighbor Totoro*, *Spirited Away* and many more, has been working on an Edogawa Ranpo-themed exhibit entitled “Welcome to the Ghost Tower –The Road to Popular Culture–.”

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Satomi Ishihara looks so brave! Live-action drama linked to *Attack on Titan* films confirmed

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It has been announced that the Nintendo 3DS action game *Pokémon Rumble World* (Minna no Pokémon Scramble), which lets players control and play as Pokémon toys, will be available to download and play for free beginning Wednesday, April 8.

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Kaiju Sakaba, a restaurant that opened in Kawasaki in March 2014 and was thought to have closed reluctantly on March 31, 2015, will open its doors on April 15 once more after a half-month renewal period with the new name Kaettekita Kaiju Sakaba.

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Kazuhiko Shimamoto’s *Hero Company*, the popular *Monthly Hero’s* manga, is to become an anime

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An exhibit will be held in Pixiv Zingaro on the second floor of Nakano Broadway in Nakano, Japan, for the anime *Yurikuma Arashi*, the final episode to which was broadcast late night on Tokyo MX on March 30.

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The spin-off of the *Underwater Knee-High Girls* series, a photo collection depicting girls wearing knee-high socks underwater, titled *Amphibious Knee-High Girls* was released on April 3 (Fri).

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On April 1 (Wed.), April Fools’ Day, Sui Ishida, the author of the manga *Tokyo Ghoul*, announced on Twitter that he is working on a draft of a side story on Hisoka, a popular character appearing in Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga, *Hunter x Hunter*.

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In its April 2 episode of Nintendo Direct, Nintendo confirmed a September 2015 release for the Wii U game *Mario Maker*.

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