An award ceremony and symposium for the Manga Translation Battle Vol. 2, a manga translation content that tested participants’ skills at translating Japanese manga, will be held on Feb. 13 (Thurs) in Roppongi, Tokyo.
A TV anime adaptation of the dark fantasy *Akame ga Kill!* currently serialized in the monthly magazine *Gangan Joker* (Square Enix) has been announced.
Ookaze no Okorusama Inc. (whose logo features three of the character for “wind”) and American visual effects studio Legacy Effects held a joint press conference at the Tokyo American Club in Minato, Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2014.
The award-winning works of the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival will be the focus of attention at the National Art Center in Roppongi, Tokyo from Feb. 5-16.
Currently, anime song (anison) club events are held every week in all parts of Japan, and this trend has shown a huge upsurge. Now, these anison club events are jumping overseas!
*Naruto: Shippuden*, which airs every Thursday at 19:00 on TV Tokyo, is an anime that is hugely popular with both kids and adults. Following the Japanese broadcast, the show is distributed online in the U.S., China, and many other countries. It is one of Japan’s representative anime.
The infamous *Patlabor* series has been receiving great support in various entertainment fields such as manga, anime, and novels ever since 1988. In 2014, it will show itself to the fans in a brand-new wrapping, that is, an already announced live-action work that is stirring sensation, *The Next Generation: Patlabor*.
On Jan. 17, the opening movie to Mages’ upcoming romance adventure game *We Without Wings* (PS3 / PS Vita) to release on March 13 was made available to watch online.
A collaborative exhibit transcending time and countries between architect Gaudi, known for buildings such as the Sagrada Familia, and Japanese manga artist Takehiko Inoue will begin in July 2014.
A trailer for the album *Sailor Moon: The 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute* to be released on Jan. 29 has become available, as has the full tracklist, which includes the newly announced songs “Otome no Policy” by Etsuko Yakushimaru and the bonus track “Moonlight Densetsu (French Ver.)” by Clémentine.