A TV adaptation of Dai Shiina’s manga *Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii*, which is currently serialized in the shoujo manga magazine *Hana to Yume*, has been announced.
Goods for first week moviegoers have also been announced along with a 1-hour stage greeting with 14 cast members to take place on the movie’s release day at Shinjuku Wald 9.
It’s been a long time since the internationalization of the Japanese anime industry. This references overseas expansion from the West to East Asia, and in recent years India and Southeast Asia. The waves of internationalization now seem to be extending to Africa.
The release of a new *Sailor Moon* anime, which picked up buzz when the project was greenlit, has been officially announced. The anime will be simultaneously distributed worldwide this July on the well-known video distribution portal site Nico Nico Douga.
On Jan. 6, it was announced that the anime adaptation of *Kamigami no Asobi* will begin broadcasting this spring. Information on the broadcast times, staff, and cast has also been revealed.
*Wake Up, Girls!* depicts a success story of seven young girls who all dream of becoming top idols and band together to inch their way closer to achieving their dreams.
In celebration of the release of a character song duet series for the TV anime *Free!*, the anime took over the JR Shinjuku Station Alps Plaza from Dec. 16-22 when 12 advertisements in total appeared in the area.
