In Dec. 2012, a manga that had continued for nearly 20 years finally arrived at its grand finish. That manga is *Blade of the Immortal*, created by Hiroaki Samura.
On April 7, the latest news for the *Pokémon X* and *Pokémon Y* games releasing this October worldwide was announced during a broadcast of the TV Tokyo series *Pokémon Smash*.
*Naruto*, *One Piece*, *Dragon Ball*, *Bleach*, *Hunter x Hunter*, *Toriko*... The one thing all these popular works have in common is the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump.
Hirohiko Araki’s *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* has been part of many popular collaborations. Now, from Seiko Spirit Smart, fashionable *JoJo* collaborative watches are available for 42,000 yen each.
On April 2, new information was revealed regarding the game development company Arc System Works’ event to be held on May 19 at Pacifico Yokohama called “Arc System Works Festival.”
It is well known that events that feature Japanese anime, manga, and J-Pop are spreading throughout the world. Also increasing are the number of popular Japanese musical artists, manga artists, and creators of anime who are invited overseas for these events.