*Weekly Shonen Jump* (Shueisha), which churns out popular works in high numbers, is the origin of many hit anime, with its pages holding the original manga of many anime that are familiar to just about anyone.
On Oct. 7, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia announced the Oct. 24 release of a free collaboration DLC between the PS Vita game *Soul Sacrifice* and the PS Vita/PSP game *Toukiden*.
Recently, interest in industries associated with Japanese pop culture––such as anime, manga, movies, and music––has increased in Southeast Asia. Announcements of new projects to promote such industries in this region are no longer a rare thing.
In commemoration of the opening of Shiseido’s main building, the Shiseido Ginza Building, a debut photo exhibit themed after Hirohiko Araki’s manga *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure* is being held in the Hanatsubaki Hall on the building’s third floor until Oct. 9.
On Oct. 10, as a part of Sunstar’s “Ora² Kyary Hamigakyu” project, collaborative frames between Ora² and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu called “Ora² KAWAii Camera” joined Otaku Camera.
The Oct. 1 edition of Nintendo Direct, an online-distributed presentation in which Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, announces the latest news on upcoming titles, included a surprising announcement that fans were overjoyed with.
Starting on Sept. 30, Ookazenookorusama began taking online orders for collaborative tumblers between the manga *One Piece* written by Eiichiro Oda and the luxury crystal brand Baccarat.
Bandai Namco Group’s Banpresto’s Ichiban Kuji “no-lose” character-themed instant lottery drawings have gained a good deal of popularity, primarily in convenience stores, and in mid-October, the company plans to release its latest drawing, “Ichiban Kuji: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run”!
*Tokyo Shutter Girl* is the story of a female high school student who learns more about herself through interacting with the various people she meets while taking pictures as part of her school’s photography club.
Oct. 23 (Wed) has been appointed as the release date for *Owarimonogatari*, the latest book of novelist Nisio Isin’s popular serial work, the *Monogatari* series.
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