Asami Imai, who recently released her third studio album, "Precious Sounds", made an appearance on the web radio show "Radio Hasegawa Akiko no Simply Lovely" on Dec. 5, 2012.
On Dec. 23-24, at UDX in Akihabara, Christmas Itasha Festa 2012 was held. The event features cars decorated with popular characters such as Hatsune Miku......
The TV anime adaptation of Kotoura-san, MicroMagazine Corporation's popular web manga, will begin airing in January 2013. The anime will be broadcast on CBC, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and AT-X. The air dates and times have also been announced.
As part of the promotion of Tokyo's Nerima district as Anime Town Nerima District, motorcycle license plates featuring the character Maetel from manga artist Leiji Matsumoto's famous work Galaxy Express 999 have been released.
Recently, “collaboration” is a word that is often heard in the world of anime and games. Collaborations often involve the partnering of different businesses and works, with joint items being made that incorporate both parties involved.
*Photo Kano* is a PSP game released on Feb. 2, 2012. To date, it is the first dating simulation game based on the theme of "photography", and the game has been a big hit.
It was announced on Nov. 30, 2012 that Team Rocket’s Meowth will be coming to the Nintendo DS games *Pokemon Black Version 2* and *Pokemon White Version 2*.
Japan Media Arts Festival 2012 began on Dec. 8, 2012 at ArtisTree in Hong Kong. The event is all about Japanese pop culture and isn’t planned to end until the beginning of January, 2013.
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