The long-awaited *Psycho-Pass: The Movie* finally released nationwide in Japan on Jan. 9. The movie is an entirely new entry in the series, which began as a TV anime in 2012 and returned for its second season in fall 2014.
Known for *Hidamari Sketch*, *Madoka Magica*, and other series, popular illustrator and manga artist Ume Aoki’s first solo exhibit, titled “Aoki Ume Exhibit,” has been confirmed.
In the Ichiban Kuji coming to convenience stores and Animate locations throughout Japan in mid-February 2015, titled “Ayakashi General Store ‘New Spring Items Have Arrived,’” is a lineup of items in new spring patterns themed after Nyanko-sensei.
A wide-scale release has finally been confirmed for Axent Wear, cat ear headphones equipped with external speakers that became massively popular through raising funds on overseas crowdfunding services.
Since she appeared in 1975, My Melody has been one of Sanrio’s representative characters, on level with the likes of Hello Kitty. With 2015 being the 40th year since her creation, Sanrio has much in store to celebrate, including an Anniversary Fair to be held at Sanrio Puroland that began Jan. 9.
Along with a new film to release early this spring, there is yet another development in the *Ghost in the Shell* series. It has been confirmed that the broadcast of the TV series *Ghost in the Shell: Arise* will begin this April.
“KuroBas Festival: KuroFes in J-World Tokyo” will open on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Jump World Tokyo, a theme park located in Ikebukuro Sunshine that focuses mainly on Jump works.
As of Jan. 8, the details of the new *Ghost in the Shell* full-length feature film that was announced in September 2014 have been made public. The movie will be released in Japan nationwide in early summer 2015, under the official title *Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie*.
The large-scale otaku event AnimeJapan will be held from March 20, while Comic Market Special, which is only held once every five years, will begin on March 28. They have a common keyword: Globalization.
The release of a new *Ghost in the Shell* film was announced on Jan. 8, and *Psycho-Pass the Movie* will release Japan-wide on Jan. 9. Now a collaboration that crosses over the boundaries of these two films has surprisingly appeared in Shinjuku Station.
Accompanying the start of the broadcast, the official online store Gawa Gawa Mart has already opened. Also confirmed is a special exhibit called “Yurikuma Arashi Museum Bear & Peace” coming to three Animate locations.
The new series for the *Pokemon*-themed manga, *Pocket Monsters Special: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire*, started Tuesday, Jan. 6 on Club Sunday a free webcomic hosting site.
PC Koubou recently launched a PC intended for light novel authors. It’s a PC developed for people who write light novels on a daily basis, and for those who want to be writers as well.
It has been announced that Manabu Koga, who released the photo collection/photo exhibit *Underwater Knee-highs* (2013) and the follow-up *Underwater Knee-highs Plus* (2014), will be starting a new regular event called Monthly Underwater Knee-highs.
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