2013 marks the 30th year since *Fist of the North Star* began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump. In commemoration of this milestone, on April 2, TV Tokyo and other stations began broadcasting the anime *DD Fist of the North Star*.
Since it’s launch in 2009, Crunchyroll, an internet-based video distribution company that brings Japanese anime to overseas audiences, has surpassed 200,000 premium subscribers.
The popular social game *THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls* has gathered many users since it was launched in 2011. On April 10, 2013, at Sunshine City’s fountain plaza in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, a special talk event was held.
*Mememe no Kurage*, which has gathered attention as Japan’s world-renowned artist Takashi Murakami’s first movie, will be released on April 26 nationwide in Japan.
Sanrio will begin publishing a children’s book series in China that has currently been published within Japan featuring the first of many cute characters they created, the worldwide adored Hello Kitty.
“Anison Band Score Gakuinshita High School Band” published by Doremi Music contains 10 anime song scores for the guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard.
The latest work of the *Ghost in the Shell* anime series, *Ghost in the Shell: Arise*, is collaborating with the Pacific Racing Team which is participating this year in the famous auto race called Super GT.
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