On Aug. 31, the newest Ichiban Kuji, ““Ichiban Kuji: Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya,” (600 yen including tax per entry) will begin at Lawson, HMV, Tsutaya, Animate, Jump Shop, and bookstore locations throughout Japan!

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Fuji Shimbo and Media Factory are known for taking the lead of part of Japan’s entertainment industry, and now the two companies have come together on the huge endeavor that is *Ange Vierge*.

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These pictures are a form of modern art called “tanbo art” (rice field art) that originated from Inakadate in Aomori Prefecture.

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Alodia Gosiengfiao––a big fan of Japanese anime, games, and cosplay––visited Japan at the beginning of this month. Alodia is a huge icon among otaku fans and has over 1.9 million likes on her Facebook page.

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This is the grand story of a world encapsulated within 50-meter-tall walls. Outside of these walls roam mysterious, gigantic creatures called Titans: the biggest threat to humanity due to their insatiable appetite for humans. In order to protect themselves from this menace, humanity lives their lives peacefully inside giant walls.

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Enako is a popular cosplayer who is taking Asia by storm. In 2012, she widen her areas of activity by visiting six cities across China, Thailand, and Myanmar. Being an international cosplayer from Japan, she has attracted an extremely large amount of attention from those overseas.

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The popular game *Fate/stay night* has collaborated with Itaindou to release a customizable set of themed stamps for its fans.

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Shibu Pop satisfies pop-culture fans with a variety of stores to browse.

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Tons of new Pokémon have been revealed!

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The Pokémon Company released new information regarding *Pokémon X* and *Pokémon Y*, its two new titles for the Nintendo 3DS that are set to come out on Oct. 12, 2013.

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YouTuber and blacksmith Man at Arms has gained huge attention for recreating weapons from popular games and movies, such as the Keyblade from *Kingdom Hearts* and the Buster Sword from *Final Fantasy VII*. This time, he recreated the Master Sword from the series *The Legend of Zelda*.

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On Aug. 6, Sengoku Style Cafe & Bar Mononopu Tenchukaku opened in Japan.

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New visuals and characters have been revealed for *Galilei Donna*, an original TV anime that will air from October during the noitaminA programming block on Fuji TV.

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The private preview for “Angel Project Presents - Hatsune Appearance: Summer Festival Hatsune Style” was held at Bellesale Akihabara on Aug. 20 and sponsored by the four companies that constitute the Hatsuapi Natsu production committee, including Crypton Future Media and ASCII Media Works.

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“The Basketball which Kuroko Plays Animate Fair” is being held until Aug. 25 in the anime speciality store Animate. The second season of the anime will begin this October.

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Spike Chunsoft is currently developing an *Attack on Titan* Nintendo 3DS game adaptation of the popular manga currently serialized in *Bessatsu Shonen Magazine*.

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Here is a list of the 20 artists who will be performing on the last day, Aug. 25, of the world’s largest anime song festival, “Animelo Summer Live 2013 - Flag Nine-.”

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From July 22 to Aug. 31, a special compilation marathon of popular animation series titled “Gekiani Complete Series Festival” is broadcasting on Disney XD, which is available on cable TV nationwide in Japan as well as CS Broadcasting.

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Here “it” comes! The Big Dorm Escape Plan!

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Mega Mewtwo, also know as Awakened Mewtwo by fans, has been highly discussed among fans since it first appeared on a poster for the latest *Pokémon* film, *Extreme Speed Genesect: Mewtwo's Awakening*.

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