*Initial D*, Shuichi Shigeno’s monumental manga that started serialization in 1995 and spanned for 18 years, will be adapted into an anime film in 2014 with a Japan-wide theatrical release set for Aug. 23.
Chapter 2 of the animated film for the overwhelmingly popular female-oriented adventure game series *Hakuōki*, titled *Shikon Sōkyū*, will release on March 8.
On Feb. 3, D3 Publisher released a new video for their upcoming PlayStation 3 game *Dream C Club Gogo* to release on April 3 called “Karia Hana Karaoke Stage.”
Various collaboration campaigns are being developed as the Feb. 22 theatrical release of the anime movie *Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace* draws near. Now, a cycling jersey project has been newly unveiled.
On Nov. 6, 2013 at their 20th anniversary presentation, game maker Gust announced an anime adaptation of *Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky*.
Polygon Pictures, a studio highly regarded overseas for *Transformers: Prime* and *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*, is challenging itself with a bold TV anime for the domestic Japanese market.
At their recent corporate strategy meeting and third quarter results briefing, Nintendo announced that the Wii U game *Mario Kart 8* will be released worldwide in May.
*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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