A fandisc for the hit anime *Love Live!*, the second season of which has been confirmed, titled *Love Live! ~Guide to Otonokizaka Academy~*, will be released on Dec. 25.
On Oct. 10, a figure of Marika Kato from the now finished popular anime series *Bodacious Space Pirates*, which is set to be adapted into a full length movie, will be available for purchase online from Hobby Japan.
A train decorated with the all too famous manga *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* written by Hirohiko Araki can now be seen on the tracks of the Yamanote Line running through Tokyo.
J-fans probably know what a “Hatsune Miku” is by now – you may even be thinking “No! It’s ‘who’ Hatsune Miku is!”
“Ichiban Kuji Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo” (700 yen per entry) will begin later this month at Lawson, Family Mart, Circle K Sunkus, and bookstore locations throughout Japan!
Shibu Pop, located on the the sixth floor of Shibuya Parco Part 1, is home to several interesting shops. Among them are fashion and book stores brimming with otaku goods and products special to Shibuya. Read on for further details on these hot spots.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its launch, *B’s-Log* (Enterbrain), the most prominent game magazine for girls, has decided to make a stage adaptation of *Hana Awase*, an adventure-romance PC game and *mook* (a cross between a magazine and a book).
Giant advertisements of *Monogatari Series Second Season* displayed on the second floor of JR Akihabara Station beginning on Aug. 26 are gathering attention on Twitter.
TOM Special Creator Belcorno, also known as Bel, shares vividly colored latte creations on his Twitter feed every day including latte art of characters from the popular browser game *Kantai Collection*.
The start date for the broadcast of the anime *Miss Monochrome: The Animation*, on which voice actress Yui Horie was in charge of the original character designs, has been decided.
A new series has begun for *Japacon TV*––a show that introduces subcultures of Japan, such as anime and Vocaloid, and broadcasts every Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 12:55 p.m. on BS Fuji.
*Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion* will release throughout Japan on Oct. 26. The release date is drawing near, and a new key visual has now been released.
Mangapolo, much like the global explorer Marco Polo, is on a mission to go to the "land of manga" to share it's beauty with the Internet users of the world. It's a YouTube channel that features various videos related to manga.
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