The Blu-ray and DVD of the TV anime *Nekomonogatari (White) Chapter 2: Tsubasa Tiger (Second Half)* based on the original work by novelist Nisio Isin sold 37,000 copies in its first week of sales and ranked No. 1 on the Oricon Blu-ray ranking for the week of Dec. 9.
The TV anime *Gatchaman Crowds*, the broadcast to which ran earlier this year from July to September, is still buzzing due to the second season being announced. On Jan. 22, 2014, the long-awaited Blu-ray and DVD box set will also release.
Screenings of *Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border:2 Ghost Whispers* began in Japan on Nov. 30. Recently, an intensity-filled new PV was released ahead of general sales of the Blu-ray and DVD of the film.
On Nov. 30, the celebratory worthy 10th MegaHobby, MegaHobby Expo 2013 Autumn, was held at Akihabara UDX, which is located a short walk from Akihabara Station.
News is being revealed little by little regarding 2014’s two-part sequel to *Rurouni Kenshin*, *Rurouni Kenshin: The Great Kyoto Fire Arc* and *Rurouni Kenshin: The Last of a Legend Arc*.
Pony Canyon, a large video and music software company, has advanced into the light novel market. On Dec. 3, six light novel series released all at once under the PoniCan Books label.
The popularity of *Detective Conan* seems to be expanding more and more, with the 17th movie in the series, *Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea*, earning the most box office earnings of any other movie in the series to date (3.61 billion yen).
On Dec. 2, Xing announced the 2013 Joysound Yearly Ranking. The results were aggregated from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30 based on song playback numbers on the commercial karaoke series Joysound and UGA.
There was recently a news flash regarding *Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Owarinaki Tabi*, an anime movie premiering on Feb. 8. It was announced that the worldwide premiere is to be held in the Louvre Museum in France.
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