*Saiyuki Gaiden* is the name of the OVA for the hugely popular anime *Saiyuki*. On April 26, a special volume of the OVA, titled “Kouge no Sho,” will be released.
New information on the anime *Valvrave the Liberator*, which is set to begin broadcasting this month, is being released in quick succession. The latest news to be released is the broadcast times and new staff members.
*Ginga Kikoutai: Majestic Prince* is a bold new entry in the robot anime genre. On March 29 at the Cinema Mediage in Odaiba, Tokyo, an advance screening of the first four episodes of the anime was held.
*Train Heroes*, a fully CG anime series produced in China, will premiere in April on six networks affiliated with TV Tokyo Corp., with leading toymaker Tomy Co. set to release related toys in the same month in Japan.
On Aug. 31, a fan appreciation event titled “Senyu Fes” (tentative title) will be held at Nippon Seinenkan for the five-minute-long short anime *Senyu*.
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.