Yoko Takahashi is the booming voice behind the *Neon Genesis Evangelion* theme songs, “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” and “Tamashii no Refrain.” On July 2 at North America’s largest anime conventon, Anime Expo 2015 in Los Angeles, Takahashi performed her first live show in America to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the *Evangelion* series.
The photo collection *Underwater Knee-high Girls 3* (tentative title) features collaborations with Feast by Gomi Hayakawa, a brand of lingerie designed for petite women, as well as Moira Kuchikaseya’s costume brand Realise, which recently made fashion news with its front-zipper swimsuit designs.
An exhibit and sales event is being held now at Gallery Nucleus in LA for approximately 60 Hatsune Miku works that include about 40 newly drawn works by artists curated in the gallery and 17 works chosen from a public vote.
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the monumental light novel *Slayers,* Rui Araizumi has opened the “Rui Araizumi *Slayers* 25th Anniversary Exhibition” starting on July 11 at Gofa.
Fans who love anime are no doubt very familiar with the name MyAnimeList (MAL). Even in Japan, we use database sites for those times when we can’t figure out which anime we should watch next.
The Tokyo stop of the exhibit “Serialization Conclusion Commemoration: Masashi Kishimoto Naruto Exhibit,” held from April 25 to June 28, came to a close as a resounding success. Being the first exhibit for *Naruto* which has gained a tremendously following in Japan and overseas, this large event drew the attention of many fans, and now it is moving on to Osaka beginning July 18.
Last month, we held our first J-Fashion Photo Contest. As difficult as it was to choose a winner from among such wonderful candidates, we were especially intrigued by Yenny's entry!
The fervorous sports story hugely popular as a manga and anime is coming to the stage this November. Hyper Projection Engeki *Haikyu!!* will be performed in three cities in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, and Miyagi.
From July 30 to Aug. 18, the planned exhibition “World Masterpiece Theater Exhibit: 40 Years of Nippon Animation” will be held at the Tobu department store in Ikebukuro, Japan.
On June 24 in Nogizaka in Tokyo, an exhibition for otaku called “Manga＊Anime＊Games from Japan” started. The large-scale exhibit is being held in the wide-open space of the National Art Center. It’s open until Aug. 31.
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