Pre-orders for the “Tiger & Bunny Collaborative Eyewear Designed by Jins” opened on Bandai’s official shopping site Premium Bandai this month.
Last time, Mitsuru Sato, head of Nippon Engineering College’s (NEEC) Creator’s College. This time, we talked with Okinori Daino, head of the Manga and Animation Department about the contents of his classes and what he would like to convey to students.
On April 11, Namco Bandai Games announced a new game for the *Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai* series called *Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Happy End*.
On April 20, the 21st movie in the *Crayon Shin-chan* series called *Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival* was released nationwide in Japan.
Beginning on April 1, the smartphone-based video distribution service “dVideo Powered by BeeTV” (dVideo) began distributing eight movies from the *Crayon Shin-chan* series that released between 1993 and 1999.
On April 6, the Magokoro Brothers announced information on the release of their latest single “Kienai E.” The song is used as the opening theme for the TV anime *Space Brothers*.
*Duel Masters Victory V3* began broadcasting on April 6. This TV anime is the latest work in the popular anime series and is themed after the hugely popular trading card game *Duel Masters*.
From March 29-31, the largest anime event in Washington, U.S, Sakura-Con was held. Many Japanese people from the industry participated in the event, most notably the singer Eir Aoi, who became popular seemingly overnight.