VIZ Media, a company that translates Japanese manga for the North American audience, has announced that starting in January 2013, it will begin a new phase of its digital English version of the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, called Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha.
On Dec. 15, 2012, Japanese cosplay idol group Panache excited tens of thousands of fans in China at Chengdu ACG Fair (CAF), China’s largest comics event......
The TV anime that gave rise to the popularity of the game Go throughout Japan, Hikaru no Go, is coming to Blu-Ray! Starting on Jan. 25, 2013, a series of five box sets will begin to be released.
On 12 November, Bandai’s official online shopping site Premium BANDAI began accepting pre-orders for the limited edition “Full Scale Works: 1/1 Scale Wild Tiger Head”.
On Nov. 25, 2012, Seiyu+plus8922, a voice star program gaining great popularity in Japan, held the event “Koeshun! Presents Seiyu+plus8922 - Sexy Spelunker” on Ustream.
Theaters playing Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo have begun collaborating with MyTown, the location-based social game by YUMEMI Inc. for the iPhone.