For many, “Animelo Summer Live 2013 - Flag Nine-,” the world’s biggest anime song concert festival, has become a summer tradition. This humongous event was recently held at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
“Yoshitaka Amano × HYDE Exhibition Fate and Corruption (Tenmei to Haitoku) ~Nippon Evolution~” was held at Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo of collaborative works between Japan’s two representative artists: illustrator Yoshitaka Amano and musician HYDE.
Pokémon has announced further details on the “Mega Evolution” system that will debut in the Nintendo 3DS “Pokémon X” and “Pokémon Y” games releasing worldwide on Oct. 12.
The comic *Super Seisyun Brothers*, currently serialized on the net via Comic Polaris, has been made into an anime that will begin broadcasting on Sept. 13 in Japan.
The *Monogatari Series Second Season* exhibit “Monogatari Series Picture Exhibit: Araragi Pavilion” is being held now until Sept. 1 at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Japan.
A new development in the anime *Aikatsu!* currently airing on TV Tokyo will take place this October. In addition, the first part of the *Data Carddass Aikatsu!* 2014 series will release at the same time.
Last April, a *Madoka Magica* concert titled “Walpurgis Night’s Dream” was held at Hachiouji Icho Hall in Japan. The performance included music from *Madoka Magica* performed by a full orchestra. Now, it seems the popularity of this event has spurred another similar performance to be held.
Isao Takahata, who gave the world many masterpieces such as *Grave of the Fireflies* and *Pom Poko*, is coming out with his first theatrical anime in 14 years.
*Puella Magi Madoka Magica* became a highly talked-about anime when it was broadcast in 2011, and its popularity has continued to increase since then. Now, that popularity is poised to increase even more when the movie *Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion* releases in Japan on Oct. 26.
The Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Implementation Committee has announced the start of localization and event projects to naturally penetrate lifestyles throughout the world with Japan’s *kawaii* (cute) culture.
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