ANIME

The anime *The Fruit of Grisaia* based on the popular game by Front Wing ended its broadcast with Episode 13 on Dec. 28.

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The ending to the first season of the TV anime *Shirobako* came with the airing of the 12th episode this month. The broadcast began in October and the series became a hit due to its irreverent content that focuses on the animation industry.

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A TV anime adaptation of *Hibike! Euphonium* which depicts the adolescence of female high school students in the music club was announced on Dec. 28. The series will start in April 2015.

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The TV anime series *Angel Beats!* kicked up the dust in 2010, as the original work, script, and music were all written by Jun Maeda. Five years has passed since then, and now they have announced the production of their second original anime titled *Charlotte*.

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Hideaki Sorachi’s popular manga series *Gintama* is receiving a TV anime series once again for the first time in two years. This astounding news was announced on Dec. 21 at the Jump Festa 2015 *Gintama* Super Stage event held at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex.

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The opening day of Tokyo One Piece Tower, a theme park where visitors can experience the world of *One Piece*, has finally been confirmed. The theme park will open inside Tokyo Tower Foot Town on Friday, March 13, 2015.

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An anime adaptation of the popular *Shokugeki no Soma* currently serializing in *Weekly Shonen Jump* was announced in November, drawing huge attention in the process.

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The TV anime series of Hirohiko Araki’s bestselling manga *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure* that re-depicts the series from the first volume is entering a new adventure beginning in 2015.

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A TV anime has been greenlit for *Seraph of the End*, a popular manga currently serialized in *Jump SQ* (Shueisha). Since this announcement, the series has attracted huge attention, and a batch of information concerning the anime was revealed on Dec. 20.

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The popular *MF Bunko J* (Kadokawa Media Factory) light novel *Aria the Scarlet Ammo* is being developed into a new project called *Project Code AA*. Newly announced at this time is Part 3 of this project, the anime adaptation of the spin-off series *Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA*.

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What kind of products have been popular on the TOM Premium Shop? Announcing the most popular products of 2014 purchased by otaku around the world!

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An anime adaptation has been greenlit for *Himouto! Umaru-chan*, which is currently serialized in *Weekly Young Jump* (Shueisha). This announcement came on Dec. 18.

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Apparel and accessories themed after the members of µ’s (pronounced “Muse”) have been announced by Earth Music & Ecology Japan Label. They will be available for advance sale at Comic Market C87 being held at Tokyo Big Sight from Dec. 28-30.

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On Dec. 19, an *Evangelion*-themed piece by Studio Khara titled *Until You Come to Me* was released under *Japan Anima(tor) Expo*, a series of anime shorts produced by Hideaki Anno.

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PARTY, Inc. and the artist management / literary agency CORK, Inc. have launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo platform to fund their stop-motion animation film project: *The Diary of Ochibi*.

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The huge hit *Pokémon* movie series is a yearly event that ushers in summer, and now the release date of the 2015 movie has been confirmed.

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A stage production to *Mushishi*, the second season of which has been broadcasting since April, has been confirmed. The production, titled “Stage Reading: Mushishi,” will be performed at the Spiral Hall in Aoyama beginning on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

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They key visual to a new anime in the *Digimon Adventure* series, *Digimon Adventure Tri*, has been released.

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A DVD Box set of the anime *Jungle King Tar-chan* broadcast between 1993-94 has been confirmed.

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We bring you a look at the new anime that will premiere beginning in January and their trailers. Our second installment rounds up 10 series in the battle action and sci-fi genres.

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