On Feb. 1, the four voice actors playing the main characters of the TV anime *The Heroic Legend of Arslan* to begin airing in April were announced along with the broadcast start day.
*Yowamushi Pedal* has become popular in various scenes including manga, anime, and games. Another such scene is stage plays, which are passionately supported due to popular actors bringing characters from 2D to real life.
A mysterious site has launched and on it a countdown has begun. The site’s address is http://garakowa.jp/, and it’s a teaser site with nothing but a single illustration.
An exhibit for *Underwater Knee-High Girls*, a photo series featuring girls wearing knee-high socks, is finally being held at Taiwanese gallery Little MOCA with the title “Koga Manabu Underwater Knee-High Girls Photography Exhibit.”
Things are finally picking up for latest *Hetalia* anime series, *Hetalia: The World Twinkle*. The official website for the series features mini characters, CD theme singles for sale and information on upcoming events.
The new toy titled “I Am A Cardcaptor ~Sealing Wand~,” based on the Sealing Wand from the TV anime series *Cardcaptor Sakura*, which has boasted tremendous popularity since it began airing in 1998, has been confirmed for product release!
Tower of the Sun on the Cup, a collaborative item between capsule toy series Fuchico on the Cup, over 7 million of which have been sold, and artist Taro Okamoto, will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
*Your Lie in April* is a classical music anime broadcasting since October 2014 that is gaining popularity as a stand-out work. On Jan. 27, the spin-off concert “Your Lie in April Classical Concert” was held in the concert hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
On Jan. 27, an official smartphone app launched for the TV anime *Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons*, which entered its second season broadcast in October 2014.
The popular cuisine-themed manga *Kodoku no Gourmet* (The Lonely Gourmet), a popular manga written by Masayuki Kusumi and drawn by Jiro Taniguchi, is collaborating with NEXCO East Japan, the company that operates expressways and highways in the Eastern region of Japan.
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