“Arc Fes,” the 25th anniversary event for game maker Arc System Works, was held on May 19 at Pacifico Yokohama’s National Convention Hall. It was an enormous event lasting for nine hours, with the closing part being the public recording of the web radio show *BlueRaji Hyper*.
Recently, the Nihon Anime and Manga Technical School (JAM) began an exhibit in Akihabara of its students’ works. We went to check it out and were surprised to find that the venue is a blood donation center!
“Fujiko F. Fujio Exhibition,” an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Fujiko F. Fujio’s work, will be held in Tokyo Tower from July 19 to October 6.
On July 10, wonderful soundtrack CD box sets for the game series *Street Fighter* and *Vampire* (known outside of Japan and Asia as *Darkstalkers*) will be released by Capcom’s Suleputer label.
On May 9, the online game company Nexon began distribution of the smartphone-intended social game *Hayate the Combat Butler: Card Battlers* on the mobile site Mixi.
Okada Momo, a popular illustrator of cute characters, and *Pokémon* have collaborated again to release a second round of adorable “Pokémomo” goods.
The so-called main event at Arc System Works’ “Arc Fes,” an event held to commemorate the game maker’s 25th anniversary, was the finals of the “Arc Revolution Cup.”
Yoshimi OHTANI, while looking for a job compatible with child raising, has started walking the road of an illustrator thanks to an unexpected chance. ...
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