The broadcast start date of the TV anime adaptation of *Ao Haru Ride*, a popular shoujo manga currently serialized in *Bessatsu Margaret* (Shueisha), has been announced.
The event CafeReo Character Convention was held by CafeReo, a company that sculpts, sells, and distributes anime goods, on April 16 in Asakusabashi, Tokyo.
Viz Media, the largest North American company for Japanese anime and manga, has officially announced that it has acquired the North American license for *Sailor Moon Crystal*, which will release simultaneously worldwide this July.
Evangelion Store Tokyo-01, the official store for *Evangelion* which, since November 2011, has gathered popularity for roughly two and a half years in its Harajuku, Tokyo location off of Takeshita-Dōri, is moving to Ikebukuro.
It was previously announced that the movie *K: Missing Kings* would have its world premiere at Anime Expo in America and Japan Expo in France, two of the world’s biggest otaku events, and now special guests for the world premieres have been announced.
The anime version has started broadcasting and *Steins;Gate* is showing a rise in popularity once again. The truth is, the logo holds a certain secret…
At the end of 2013, music label and video software manufacturer Pony Canyon embarked into the world of light novels. Many books are currently being published under the company’s publishing label, PoniCan Books.
The popular manga *Denkigai no Honya-san*, which is currently serialized in the manga magazine *Monthly Comic Flapper* (Kadokawa, Media Factory), is becoming an anime.
The levistone pendant from the anime *Castle in the Sky* that glows at the sound of the word “Balse” being chanted will be released from Benelic in July.
