The latest single by the girl group 9nine, titled “colorful”, was chosen as the theme song to the animated movie *Star Driver: The Movie*, which released throughout Japan on Feb. 9, 2013.

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*Tamako Market* is an anime by Kyoto Animation which is currently broadcasting. On Feb. 16, a public recording session of the web radio show for *Tamako Market* was held at Cinemart Shinjuku.

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Every day, various events are held overseas to promote Japanese culture worldwide. One such event is Hyper Japan, which is held in England.

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On Jan. 25, a picture exhibit for *Daichohen Doraemon* opened at the Fujiko F Fujio Museum.

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The TV anime *Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet* will begin airing in April. Until then, many consecutive events are planned to take place.

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We’d like to introduce the currently broadcasting anime *Problem Children are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?* (*Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo?* or *Mondaiji* for short).

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Suddenly, Luffy’s voice resounded as he yelled, “Thousand Sunny, set sail!”

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Let’s take a look at one of the popular shops in Akihabara, the center of anime and manga culture.

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Last December, we interviewed cosplayer extraordinaire, Momoreku. Read on for the interview!

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This year marks the 10th anniversary since the TV anime *Overman King Gainer* was broadcast. In commemoration, many events and campaign projects have been announced.

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“Sacred Swords and Demon Swords: Encyclopedia of the World’s Legendary Weapons” introduces such legendary weapons as King Arthur’s sword Excalibur using illustrations.

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*Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods* will be released in Japan on March 30. On Feb. 7, a campaign to tie in with the movie began at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants all over Japan.

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On Jan. 25, 2013, in commemoration of the late Shotaro Ishinomori’s birthday, the American graphic novel version of *Cyborg 009* was announced.

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On Jan. 23, the executive committee for the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2013 was held for the second time. The committee brought together their plans for the event, which will take place from March 21-24.

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The animation director of *Eva Q* is Takeshi Honda. Recently, Honda’s illustrations have been widely talked about.

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Japan’s representative directors, manga artists, and writers have embarked on a new digital venture.

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Frontier Works has launched its new user generated content (UGC) supported software, Project CeVIO.

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The nominees for each category of the 36th Japan Academy Awards have been announced.

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The TOM reporters have gone undercover at the executive committee meeting for one of the world's largest anime festivals - Tokyo International Anime Fair 2013.

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Let’s take a look at one of the popular shops in Akihabara, the center of anime and manga culture.

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