The opening video to the anime *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure*, which broadcast from Oct. 2012 to April 2013, has picked up huge amounts of attention for its overwhelming visuals that fuse the world of the original work with the style of the anime.
J-World Tokyo, the new *Weekly Shonen Jump* indoor theme park, doesn’t just have exciting attractions to enjoy, but also a variety of delicious snacks and sweets themed after works from *Weekly Shonen Jump* and *Jump SQ*!
*Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc*, a popular murder mystery visual novel that has spawned two manga adaptations and a TV anime, will be the first game of the *Danganronpa* series to release overseas.
On July 9, Namco Bandai Games released new information on the Nintendo 3DS game *One Piece: Romance Dawn - Dawn of Adventure* set to release on Aug. 8 in Japan.
A surprise announcement regarding the popular anime series *Puella Magi Madoka Magica* was made at the 14th Japan Expo held at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris, France.
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.
On July 5, it was announced that *Coppelion*, a currently serialized manga in *Monthly Young Magazine* (Kodansha), will be adapted into a TV anime that will begin broadcasting on BS11 this fall.
It has been decided that an anime adaptation will be made for *Hoozuki no Reitetsu*, a popular manga currently serialized in Kodansha’s comic magazine, *Morning*.
Culture Convenience Club (CCC), a company operating in Japan’s entertainment industry, is challenging a new business model by advancing to anime production.
The news of the anime adaptation for *Knights of Sidonia* was announced in May. Now, staff information, a key visual, and the first PV have been released.