ANIME

Takashi Yanase, the mangaka who created Japan’s national anime, *Go! Anpanman*, passed away in a hospital in Tokyo on Oct. 13 at the age of 94.

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At last, everyone is being honest! By swimming, they see a scenery they’ve never seen before!

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Oct. 14 was the birthday of Nitroplus’ concert mascot character, Super Sonico.

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*Meganebu!* is a new TV anime that began broadcasting earlier this month.

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Production on a continuation to the popular TV anime *Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet*, which was broadcast from April to June of this year, has been announced.

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Kuchinawa, who showed himself as an enormous snake in the shrine, has turned into a white scrunchie, which Nadeko is wearing on her right wrist.

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The pig turned into bacon, new piglets arrive, and Hachiken continues to feel troubled.

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*Weekly Shonen Jump* (Shueisha), which churns out popular works in high numbers, is the origin of many hit anime, with its pages holding the original manga of many anime that are familiar to just about anyone.

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And they all start to honestly talk about their feelings...

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Starting on Sept. 30, Ookazenookorusama began taking online orders for collaborative tumblers between the manga *One Piece* written by Eiichiro Oda and the luxury crystal brand Baccarat.

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Oct. 23 (Wed) has been appointed as the release date for *Owarimonogatari*, the latest book of novelist Nisio Isin’s popular serial work, the *Monogatari* series.

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The story arc to *Otorimonogatari* begins.

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The original TV anime series *Meganebu!*, which is themed after boys who wear glasses, will finally begin broadcasting on Oct. 6 on Tokyo MX and other networks.

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Will the finally revealed ill feelings from the past between Haruka and Rin be resolved?

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Hachiken decides to purchase Pork Bowl's meat himself!

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Koyomi and Shinobu are suddenly surrounded by hundreds of vampires.

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The TV anime *BlazBlue: Alter Memory*, based on the hugely popular fighting series *BlazBlue*, will begin its broadcast run on Oct. 8 on Tokyo MX and other networks. Even before the anime has begun, the release of the first Blu-ray and DVD has been announced.

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The broadcast for the full-CG TV anime *Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-*, based on the popular manga by Ark Performance, will begin on Oct. 7 on MBS.

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It has been announced that a second season and movie adaptation of the TV anime *Psycho-Pass*, which began broadcasting in October 2012 during the anime programming block noitaminA, are underway

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Super Sonico, Nitroplus’ beautiful concert mascot girl created in 2006, is getting her own anime called *SoniAni - Super Sonico the Animation*.

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