A blackout occurs in Tokyo due to the effects of the solar storm. Amid the chaos, the service robots on the hacked server begin rampaging through the city.
Do you know the TV anime *Haiyore! Nyaruko-san*? It has a record high number of playbacks (over 1.4 million) and is number one on Nico Nico Douga for anime works.
*A Certain Magical Index: Endymion no Kiseki*, a feature film adaptation of the popular light novel and anime series, showed a lot of box office magic during its weekend release.
There is no stop to the popularity of *Kotoura-san*, a *yonkoma* (four panel) manga written by Enokizu that started on the online manga distribution site, Manga Goccha.
At Anime Contents Expo 2013 in March, the Bushiroad Booth displayed the latest news on the anime *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*, which will begin broadcasting in Japan this month.
Hayao Miyazaki is a legend in the world of Japanese anime. Now, his representative work, *Princess Mononoke*, is becoming a stage play by the English theatrical troupe Whole Hog Theatre.
The official site was opened and the title as well as other details were announced regarding the mysterious anime *Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou*, which only had a teaser site available up until now.
In Japan, there are many companies that handle anime related goods, but Animate leads the industry with it’s overwhelming selection and exclusive merchandise created through cooperating with many makers.
“EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01,” located in Harajuku, held a promotional event for White Day during the month of March and featured Rei, Asuka and Mari, three characters from the manga.