On March 1, a gigantic banner promoting the Blu-ray and DVD release for *Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A’s* was revealed at Akihabara Station’s Electric Town Exit directly above the entrance of the anime and game shop Akihabara Gamers.
Headphone jack accessories themed after the popular mobile game *Puzzle & Dragons*, which has achieved over 10 million downloads, will be released this summer.
The PlayStation 3 game *ZX Zekkai no Crusade* will be released in Japan on May 23. The game is based on the popular trading card game *Zillions of Enemy X*.
This July, the original anime *Fantasista Doll* will begin airing. The story for the anime was originally created by Goro Taniguchi, who has created many hit works.
*Saiyuki Gaiden* is the name of the OVA for the hugely popular anime *Saiyuki*. On April 26, a special volume of the OVA, titled “Kouge no Sho,” will be released.
New information on the anime *Valvrave the Liberator*, which is set to begin broadcasting this month, is being released in quick succession. The latest news to be released is the broadcast times and new staff members.
*Ginga Kikoutai: Majestic Prince* is a bold new entry in the robot anime genre. On March 29 at the Cinema Mediage in Odaiba, Tokyo, an advance screening of the first four episodes of the anime was held.
Recently, we interviewed Tomohiro Sekiya, one of the organizers of Hinode, the first large-scale cosplay event held in Russia, to get a feel for the current otaku and cosplay culture in Russia.