An exhibit titled “Hokkaido Big Manga Exhibit” is being held now at the Sapporo Art Museum in Hokkaido until Sept. 8.

• 13 years ago

An artist can’t perform without an audience, that much is a given. But in the case of idols, the fans are essential in helping the artist grow, network, and put on a good show.

• 13 years ago

Linking up with the start of the eighth anniversary tour for *The Idolm@ster* titled “The Idolm@ster 8th Anniversary Hop! Step!! Festiv@l!!!,” pre-orders have begun for a newly designed tote bag and rubber mat on Bandai’s official shopping site, Premium Bandai.

• 13 years ago

“It's really true that each live show is a different experience. Each time I play, I want to work with the fans to create something unique, a special performance and a special sound which can only be experienced with them on that day.”

• 13 years ago

“Is Japan Cool?” is a project aiming to make tours from abroad to Japan more colorful, and it is run by Japan’s biggest airline company, ANA (All Nippon Airways).

• 13 years ago

*Tiger & Bunny: The Rising*, the second movie in the TV anime series *Tiger & Bunny* that was broadcast in 2011, will be released in nationwide in Japan on Feb. 8, 2014.

• 13 years ago

On July 19, the long-awaited *Cyborg 009: USA Edition* was released in America and Japan simultaneously.

• 13 years ago

*Donyatsu* is a manga created by Kozaki Yusuke and is currently serialized in the Square Enix magazine *Young Gangan*.

• 13 years ago

Beginning on July 27, Toyama Light Rail (Toyama Prefecture) will be putting a “Railroad Girls Wrapped Train” into service.

• 13 years ago

"People often say that doing business abroad is dry, but in reality, human relations become important."

• 13 years ago

NTT Docomo, a mobile phone operator, will sell the “Xperia feat. Hatsune Miku” smartphone, which is limited to 39,000, in the latter end of this September in Japan.

• 13 years ago

From anime characters to military troops to traditional style homes, there have been many things that have become "figure-ized," but recently a new revolutionary genre of figures has become popular online.

• 13 years ago

Creepy yet cute goods will release via a collaboration between *Sadako 3D 2*, a film releasing Aug. 30 in Japan, and *Lucky Star*, a popular manga by Kagami Yoshimizu.

• 13 years ago

On July 8, the official Facebook page for Hatsune Miku, managed by Crypton Future Media, broke through 1 million likes.

• 13 years ago

May'n is not to be underestimated.

• 13 years ago

On July 26, Asunarosya will begin selling the *Hello Kitty Museum Art Collection* art book via the online shop Artartart and at the limited time shop +Creation at Ecute in Tachikawa.

• 13 years ago

The first movie in the *Hakuouki* series, which began in 2008 as a video game, will be released this summer.

• 13 years ago

This August, "Jump Live," a new *Weekly Shonen Jump* smartphone app, will release.

• 13 years ago

NASA has announced the results of the GPM (Global Precipitation Management) PR character contest which closed in April.

• 13 years ago

The TV anime series *Psycho-Pass*, which was broadcast from fall 2012 to spring 2013 and picked up popularity, has begun to move anew.

• 13 years ago