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.

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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.

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

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May'n is not to be underestimated.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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"I might have been more conscious about the way the viewers perceive or feel about a work rather than making them."

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The movie *Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's* released in theaters throughout Japan in July of 2012.

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TV Asahi and Toei Animation, the team responsible for the success of the live-action series *Kamen Rider* and *Super Sentai*, have taken on the challenge of creating a long-awaited special effects action film with female leading roles.

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The TV anime *Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince* is currently broadcasting on all 28 networks in Japan and is gathering acclaim.

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During the "Tokyo Gundam Project 2013 Summer Festa," which will be held between July 30 and Aug. 22 at Odaiba, Tokyo, the first marble Gundam statue in the world will be displayed.

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On July 18, Sega announced that the Nintendo 3DS game [ *Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2*](http://miku.sega.jp/mirai2/) will be released on Nov. 28 in Japan.

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On July 8, the anime *The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc* began broadcasting.

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It has been announced that the TV anime *Outbreak Company* will begin broadcasting this October.

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“Ichiban Kuji Premium Idolm@ster - Part 1” (800 yen per entry) is being held now at Circle K Sunkus, Lawson, hobby shop, and Namco locations throughout Japan!

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A pair of Russian cosplayers visited Japan to take part in an event here. We asked the two of them, who attended the event in *Tekken* cosplay, their thoughts on cosplaying.

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On July 17, a Ferrari decorated with illustrations of characters from the anime series *Attack on Titan*, which began broadcasting in April, was displayed on the street in front of Akiba Drug & Cafe.

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