Vocaloid fans are sure to recognize Rin and Len’s classic outfits with just a quick glance at the new T-shirt “I Am Len” and tunic “I Am Rin" from WeLoveFine.
Screening events will begin being successively held starting on April 5 for the live-action *Patlabor* project *The Next Generation: Patlabor*, which will span seven chapters.
Pre-orders for Part 2 of the deformed figure series “Puchi-Chara! Sailor Moon New Friends and Transformations! Edition” began on Feb. 6 on online shopping sites and at hobby shops.
The company that gave birth to many popular characters such as Hello Kitty and My Melody, Sanrio, is organizing Sanrio Expo 2014 featuring new characters, new projects, and licensed goods for the 40th anniversary year of Hello Kitty.
The title and release date of the anime movie adaptation of *Space Brothers* has been announced. The movie is titled *Space Brothers #0* and it will have a countrywide roadshow release on Aug. 9.
On Feb. 7, Namco Bandai Games released an introduction video for two new idols named Sora Kazesawa and Maria Himesato on the official site of its Nintendo 3DS game *Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess*.
The exhibition event Attack on Titan Survey Corps Museum, which was held in Tokyo and Ikebukuro in 2013 and ended as a huge success, is currently being held at Osaka Nanko ATC.
The worldwide hit online RPG is coming to Japan and becoming an anime. On Feb. 7, NC Japan announced a domestic TV anime adaptation of *Blade & Soul* that will begin broadcasting in April.
Tezuka Productions and The National Ballet of Japan are collaborating together. The collaboration came about due to this year being the 60th anniversary of Osamu Tezuka’s work *Phoenix*, which is considered to be Tezuka’s life work.
Beginning at the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum in Okayama, the Evangelion and Japanese Swords Exhibition has traveled throughout Japan since 2012 and it’s now heading to Europe.
The *Wake Up, Girls!* anime series began broadcasting on Jan. 10. To coincide with the beginning of the series, a film adaptation was released as well. What really sets this project apart though is that the rookie voice actors behind the characters are actually performing as the idol group in the real world!
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