The first large-scale art exhibit has been confirmed for manga artist Kosuke Fujishima, who is well known for *Oh My Goddess!*, *You’re Under Arrest*, and other popular series.
The cross-media series *Love Live!* which has been developed into anime, music, and more tells the story of a group of nine students who stand up to become idols to save their school, Otonokizaka Academy, from being closed down.
Director Kenji Kamiyama, known for the *Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.* series, *Eden of the East*, and other works, is collaborating with popular accessory brand Dr. Monroe.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the *PreCure* series, the “PreCure All Stars Compact Mirror Collection,” which is themed after successive PreCures, was released on Monday, Dec. 15 in Gachapon® machines across Japan.
PARTY, Inc. and the artist management / literary agency CORK, Inc. have launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo platform to fund their stop-motion animation film project: *The Diary of Ochibi*.
*Expelled from Paradise*, which was released on Nov. 15, continues to be a hit. Though it’s been roughly a month since the release, audiences are still flocking to theaters.
Performances of the stage play *Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena* will begin on Dec. 19 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse. The third round of character visuals have now been released.
A stage production to *Mushishi*, the second season of which has been broadcasting since April, has been confirmed. The production, titled “Stage Reading: Mushishi,” will be performed at the Spiral Hall in Aoyama beginning on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
The PG 1/60 Unicorn Gundam model was finally released on Saturday, Dec. 13. Pre-orders for the expansion unit, which allows fans to recreate the original Full Armor Unicorn Gundam, also began on Wednesday, Dec.10 on Premium Bandai.
It has been revealed that *Bakemono no Ko*, the latest work in three years by director Mamoru Hosoda, whose name you might know from *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* and *Wolf Children*, will premiere July 11, 2015 Japan-wide.
We bring you a look at the new anime that will premiere beginning in January and their trailers. Our second installment rounds up 10 series in the battle action and sci-fi genres.
Project Itoh’s sci-fi novel *Genocidal Organ* is getting a full-length animated feature film in 2015. The film has become widely talked about since it was greenlit, but information is still scarce.
The date and time of the first broadcast of the TV anime *Samurai Warriors* based on the hugely popular action game *Samurai Warriors 4* has been announced. The broadcast will begin on Jan. 11, 2015 on TV Tokyo and other networks.