ANIME

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the TV anime *One Piece*, character goods company Morimoto Sangyo is releasing new 3D mousepads.

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The new anime series *Sailor Moon Crystal* will begin broadcasting simultaneously around the world in July.

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The story of the TV anime *Yowamushi Pedal*, which has been broadcasting on TV Tokyo and other networks since October 2013, will continue.

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It has been announced that the TV anime *Hamatora* is becoming a stage play.

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It was announced on May 16 that the anime *Hanayamata* will begin broadcasting in July.

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Shogakukan’s *Shonen Sunday* has brought to the world many popular manga, and on May 14 they announced a big anime project.

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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.

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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.

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Staff information and character art has been released for the new TV anime *Sengoku Basara Judge End* that was announced to begin airing this year.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The popular RPG *Persona 4 Golden* released in 2012 by Atlus is becoming an anime.

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It has been revealed that the TV anime *Re:_Hamatora* will begin broadcasting this July on TV Tokyo.

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In *Bakumatsu Rock*, Shinsengumi and a group of passionate rockers battle it out through song in the Bakumatsu period, with the concept “Revolutionize Japan through rock!”

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At a special *Sailor Moon* stage event held on April 27 during Nico Nico Cho Kaigi 3 at Makuhari Messe, the cast was announced for the new anime *Sailor Moon Crystal* that will begin airing on Nico Nico Live and around the world this July.

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Popular manga artist Wataru Watanabe’s representative work *Magimoji Rurumo* is becoming an anime.

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*Akame ga Kill!* is a talked-about work that is serialized in the monthly magazine *Gangan Joker* (Square Enix) and for which an anime adaptation is in the works. It has now been announced that voice actress Sora Amamiya will play the role of main female character Akame.

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Episode 13 of *Japacon TV*, a show that introduces the popular subcultures of Japan, is titled “Dream Collaborations Between Anime and Commercials?! The Frontlines of the Anime Advertisement Business.” This episode is themed after collaborations between anime production companies, creators, and the commercial industry. Continuing from Part 2, we will introduce the collaborative Next A-Class commercial created by Mercedes-Benz, Production I.G, and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.

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