*Blood Lad* is a much-discussed TV anime based on Yuuki Kodama’s popular manga and is scheduled for broadcast this July. On March 30, information on the anime was released in quick succession.
This year, the TV anime *Go! Anpanman* reaches the 25th anniversary of its broadcast, and the 25th movie in the series, *Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope*, will be released in Japan on July 6.
Japan’s International Peace Cooperation, Disaster Relief, and the Ministry of Defense have already collaborated with *Thunderbirds*, and now, the Metropolitan Police Department has joined in.
*Arata: The Legend*, which is currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday, is author Yu Watase’s (*Fushigi Yugi*) newest work. Now, it’s becoming a TV anime!
The popular light novel series *Sword Art Online* has surpassed 7 million copies in print, and now, an English-dubbed version of the anime has been announced.
On March 30, as part of Anime Contents Expo (ACE) 2013 at Makuhari Messe, voice stars gathered for the event “TV Anime ‘Valvrave the Liberator’ TV Broadcast Kick-Off Event.”
*Eva Jigsaw*, a smartphone app based on the tremendously popular movie series *Rebuild of Evangelion*, has received an upgrade. *Eva Jigsaw Ver. 2.0* was released on Google Play and the App Store in March.
*Senki Zessho Symphogear*, an impactful TV anime themed around anime and music, will begin its second season in July 2013 on Tokyo MX and other stations.