*Sword Art Online* rubber straps are planned to release this July. Currently, pre-orders are being accepted at Animate, Gamers, and other similar stores throughout Japan as well as on Amazon, AmiAmi, and other similar online sites.
FUNimation, a major company that brings Japanese anime to America, has announced that the popular anime *One Piece* will begin broadcasting on an animation entertainment channel in America on May 18.
On April 11, the iOS and Android game app *SD Gundam G Generation Frontier* launched. The game is a smartphone version of the simulation game *SD Gundam G Generation*.
In commemoration of the release of the game *Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram*, collaborative cafés are now open for a limited time in Cure Maid Café and Pasela Akihabara Electric Town.
On April 1, anime shops Japan-wide such as Animate and Gamers and mail order shops such as Amazon and AmiAmi started accepting pre-orders for *Little Busters!* rubber straps.
A video game based on Bushiroad’s popular trading card game *Cardfight!! Vanguard* was released for the Nintendo 3DS under the name *Cardfight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory*.
The social card battle game *Magi: The Labyrinth of Fate*, which is themed after the extremely popular TV anime *Magi*, has achieved over 400,000 players.
On April 24, *Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo* was released on Blu-ray and DVD. The following day, an awesome *Evangelion* and Schick collaboration began!
Family Mart is selling a limited Hatsune Miku “Senbonzakura” bento for 1,980 yen (tax included). The box is themed after the popular Miku song “Senbonzakura.”
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