Recently, in the *Simpsons* episode "Married to the Blob," animators paid tribute to the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.

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*Pupa* began broadcasting in January on Tokyo MX.

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*The Idolmaster Movie: To the Other Side of the Light!* was released Japan-wide on Jan. 25 and is having a favorable start. On its first weekend, the movie received ￥1,498,769,000 in box office revenue, ranking at No. 3.

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Mr. Oku, who starts his new series “Inuyashiki” on our 4th issue of EVENING, let us in on his life as a manga creator!

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This special collaboration is bustling with a song, PV, prize campaign, and more.

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The Feb. 8 release of the animated film *Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Owarinaki Tabi* is closing in. Preceding this, a world premiere of the film will take place at the Louvre in Paris.

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A new work to keep an eye on has appeared in the popular shonen manga magazine *Evening*. In the Jan. 28 issue, Hiroya Oku’s newest work, *Inu Yasha*, began serialization.

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The broadcast time for the Flash anime *Keroro* has been announced. The anime will air at 19:00 on March 22 during Animax’s new programming block, Keroro Hour, during which both the new anime *Keroro* and the previous anime *Sgt. Frog* can be enjoyed.

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The video featured here shows live performances by LiSA and Eir Aoi, both of whom you may know as the singers of theme songs in popular anime such as *Fate/Zero*, at Anime Festival Asia 2013 held in Singapore from Nov. 8-9, 2013.

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A dream collaboration with the “Guges” Landmate from the manga *Appleseed* by Masamune Shirow, creator of *Ghost in the Shell*!

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The *Tiger & Bunny* series began airing in 2011. In 2012, the movie *Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning* released and became a huge hit. Now, the second movie in the series, *Tiger & Bunny: The Rising*, is set for a roadshow release on Feb. 8.

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*Selector Infected WIXOSS*, an original late-night anime by Warner and Takara Tomy, will begin broadcasting this April. On April 26, the bishoujo-type trading card game *WIXOSS* will also go on sale.

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As has become standard for animated films, presents will be given to moviegoers who see the long-awaited *Tiger & Bunny: The Rising* once it releases on Feb. 8.

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On Jan. 26 at the event “Monster Hunter Festa ‘13 Finals Tournament” held in Tokyo, Capcom announced that the newest game in the series, *Monster Hunter 4G*, will release this fall on the Nintendo 3DS.

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On Jan 24, the Mikimoto × Hello Kitty jewelry collection was revealed for the first time at the select shop “colette” in Paris.

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*Black Butler* has been growing in popularity ever since it began its serialization in the magazine *Monthly GFantasy* in 2006. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the debut of the series’ author Yana Toboso, a special exhibit titled “Black Butler Original Artwork Exhibit: The World of Yana Toboso,” which features her early artwork for the series, was held in Tokyo.

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Winter Wonder Festival 2014 is going to be held on Feb. 9 (Sun) at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture. This notable event gathers together figure lovers from Japan and abroad and is a great success every time.

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The currently airing TV anime *Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha* which is set in Kyoto is gaining popularity.

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Miss Monochrome will finally make her CD debut on Jan. 29. Accompanying this, an official YouTube channel has been created.

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The broadcast of the TV anime *Date A Live II* will begin this April. Coming before this, new information on the staff and new cast has been announced.

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