On March 27, the award ceremony was held for the Cartoon Grand Prize, for which recommended works from 2013 are chosen from different categories by mainly bookstore employees. Winning the Grand Prize this year was Kaoru Mori’s manga *The Bride’s Stories*.

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On March 28, Atlus released videos introducing two of the playable characters in *Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth*, a Nintendo 3DS game scheduled to release on June 5: Kuromaru (CV: ?) and Kanji Tatsumi (CV: Tomokazu Seki).

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Independent label CALF has drawn attention by launching the new international animation festival Georama.

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An anime developed on the online open laboratory au Future Laboratory, which researches the way cell phones should be in the future, has come to a close with the release of its third and final part.

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2014 marks 100 years since the opening of Tokyo Station. To commemorate the occasion, an anime short entitled *Toki wa Meguru: Tokyo Station* is being produced.

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On Mar 28, the Osaka Tourism Bureau announced the winners of the two contests “Mio & Tsukushi” and “Art Cosplay.” The two contests began last November.

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Let’s look at how otaku in Japan celebrate April Fools’ Day!

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In the May issue of the new magazine *Entermix* (Kadokawa Enterbrain) that released on March 20, there was a feature on the “Male Manga that Are Popular with Girls Ranking” chosen by female bookstore employees.

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This year marks the 35th anniversary of the *Gundam* series, and many projects are in the works. One project commemorating the year is the exhibit “Mobile Suit Gundam Exhibition: The Art of Gundam” to be held at the Osaka Culturarium at Tenpozan from July 12 to Aug. 31.

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*Space Battleship Yamato 2199* has become a huge hit supported by a large fan base that had theatrical event screenings in 2012 and a TV broadcast in 2013. With the announcement of an all-new theatrical movie in the works, fans’ enthusiasm is increasing more and more.

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Details on the new anime series based on the tokusatsu show *Garo* have been announced.

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Studio Colorido will hold an animation exhibition titled “Hino × Aoshigure” on March 29 and 30 at the Hino Community Mori Fureai Hall in Tokyo.

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On March 15, 2014, representatives from Square Enix held an unprecedented event in a Los Angeles art gallery to celebrate the North American release of *Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster*.

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Nitroplus creates games with rich stories that drive players wild. Now, the game *Dramatical Murder* by Nitroplus Chiral, a female oriented brand, is becoming an anime. Fans will be able to see it this summer.

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Announced some time ago was that Warner Home Video was creating a new original anime. The title of that anime was finally revealed on March 22.

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The *Sailor Moon* “Light Masquerade Pen,” roughly 200,000 of which were sold when it released in 1992, is making a comeback.

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The popular anime is collaborating with the first maid cafe, Cure Maid Cafe. The collaborative cafe, titled Kill la Kill Cafe, is open now until April 6 (Sun).

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The Sanrio Character Ranking is a well-established event for Sanrio fans held annually since 1986. This year, the event has evolved to include new systems.

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On March 22, it was announced that the popular light novel *Rail Wars! Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō Kōantai* is becoming a TV anime.

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To commemorate the broadcast in Japan of the new *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (TMNT) anime to begin broadcasting on April 4 (Fri.), a free-to-attend party will be held at Omotesando Hills, Tokyo on March 30 (Sun.).

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