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The first large-scale art exhibit has been confirmed for manga artist Kosuke Fujishima, who is well known for *Oh My Goddess!*, *You’re Under Arrest*, and other popular series.

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The cross-media series *Love Live!* which has been developed into anime, music, and more tells the story of a group of nine students who stand up to become idols to save their school, Otonokizaka Academy, from being closed down.

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Comic Market (Comiket), the biannual event held each summer and winter, is known for drawing in crowds of upwards of 500,000 to 600,000 people.

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The serialization to the popular manga *Naruto* concluded in November, and it has been confirmed that a commemoration exhibit called “In Commemoration of the Conclusion of Serialization! Masashi Kishimoto Naruto Exhibit” will be held in Tokyo in spring 2015.

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Finally, the live concert movie featuring IA and *Kagerou Project* comes to Los Angeles on Dec. 15 at Downtown Independent for a special one-time engagement!

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Universal Studios Japan announced on Dec. 8 through its official website new information on the “Universal Cool Japan” project to be held for a limited time from Jan. 23 to May 10, 2015.

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The special exhibits “Anno Hideaki’s World” and “Evangelion Exhibit” are being held concurrently in Hideaki Anno’s hometown of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture until Jan. 12, 2015.

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Anime Style has confirmed that it will release TV anime *Cardcaptor Sakura* artwork collections at Comic Market 87.

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It is announced that BABYMETAL will return to US to appear the rock festival “Rock on the Rage“, which will be taken place in Columbus, Ohio on May 15, 16, and 17, 2015.

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Japan’s largest doujinshi event, Comic Market 87, will be held at Tokyo Big Sight for three days from Dec. 28-30. Coming before this on Dec. 6, the catalog for Comic Market 87 will go on sale at specialty shops throughout Japan.

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With its ever increasing popularity, even on Tokyo Girls’ Update, the Underwater Knee-High Girls Plus exhibition celebrated its launch on October 24th at PATER’S Shop and Gallery in Harajuku and we couldn’t help but attend! Tokyo Rad Girl Saaya took a step into the gallery.

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On November 28, the Attack on Titan Exhibit opened in Ueno, Tokyo.

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Producing popular anime titles from *Big X* to *Lupin III*, *Detective Conan* and *Yowamushi Pedal*, anime production studio TMS Entertainment reaches their 50th year of producing anime in 2014 and prepares to hold the event “TMS Entertainment, Our 50-Year Journey with Anime Exhibition.”

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Jim Lee gives a talk and live drawing demonstration in Akihabara!

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Lotte’s gum website, Crazy Gum Broadcasting Station, announced that it would begin the Gum Boyfriend Ballots featuring five “lovers for your mouth” who are handsome anthropomorphized versions of Lotte’s gum brands Black Black Gum, Xylitol, Acuo, Green Gum and Fit’s on Thursday, Nov. 20.

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Yui Ishikawa, who is known for her role as Mikasa Ackerman in the hugely popular anime *Attack on Titan*, has drawn big reactions after having performed as a guest at the event Lucca Comics & Games held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Lucca, Italy.

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Figure maker Volks will celebrate the grand opening of Akihabara’s largest comprehensive hobby building, Volks Akihabara Hobby Paradise, on Nov. 22.

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An original art exhibit for the TV anime *Haikyu!!* will be held at the Niigata Manga Animation Museum starting on Saturday, Dec. 6. The exhibit is named “Haikyu!! Anime Original Art Exhibit - Winter Niigata Tour” and is the first full-blown art exhibit for the series.

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The concept cafe Animax Cafe produced by Animax, a well-known anime-only channel, will open on Dec. 11.

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It has been announced that Pokémon Center Tokyo, the flagship location of the official *Pokémon* store, Pokémon Center, will move from Hamamatsucho to Ikebukuro.

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