This year marks the 50th year since *Astro Boy* began broadcasting on TV. Thirty-minute TV anime series were born fifty years ago.

• 13 years ago

Namco Bandai Games has officially announced the Nintendo 3DS game *One Piece: Unlimited World R*.

• 13 years ago

Kyosuke, who doesn’t give an answer to Kuroneko’s confession, asks to be given one day to think about it.

• 13 years ago

Banpresto’s “Ichiban Kuji One Piece Punk Hazard” began late last month for 600 yen a ticket.

• 13 years ago

In illustrator Fuumi’s work, there is a story and a dream packed inside.

• 13 years ago

In celebration of 45 years of *Weekly Shonen Jump* (published by Shueisha), characters from the magazine’s history have been made into adorable figures.

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On May 20, a manga adaptation of the popular free game *Yume Nikki* began on MangaLifeWin.

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The new TV anime for the *Rozen Maiden* series will begin broadcasting on July 4.

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The “Eva T Party” held inside Kyoto Loft ended magnificently. Now, the second part of this event will be held this month in Tokyo.

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Utsusemimaru’s costume Kyoryu Gold from *Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger*, which airs every Sunday on TV Asahi, has been made available for purchase.

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From the popular realistically molded and colored figure series “Super One Piece Styling” comes the figure “Super One Piece Styling - Film Z Special - Kuzan & Bicycle” (1,890 yen).

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Animate Cafe Tennoji continuously collaborates with popular works and characters. This month’s collaboration is with the anime *Karneval*.

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The genuine end to the anime *Gintama*, *Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya*, is fast approaching its July 6 release in Japan.

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The girl group ClariS, who are currently in high school, will release their second album *Second Story* on June 26.

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Themed around “toys that make the world smile,” Japan’s biggest toy trade fair, International Tokyo Toy Show 2013, is being held now at Tokyo Big Sight until June 16.

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Robots, sexy?

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On June 6, an interim report conference was held for Studio Ghibli’s newest film, *The Wind is Rising*, which will be released in theaters throughout Japan on July 20.

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Beginning this July, the TV broadcast of the new anime *Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou* will begin.

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This July, *Danganronpa Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei: The Animation* will begin broadcasting in Japan.

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The unique TV anime *Hyperdimension Neptunia*, based on the popular game with the same name, will begin broadcasting on July 12 in Japan.

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