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We recently interviewed world-famous video game artist Takehito Harada who works as the character designer on the *Disgaea* series about the inside scoop on the creation of the characters introduced in the series and on his work as an illustrator.

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The hugely popular illustrator and TOM Special Creator redjuice will be participating in Comic Fiesta 2013 to be held on Dec. 21-22!

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Between Oct. 5-10, Tokyo Otaku Mode held an OtaQ survey on our Facebook page asking you which character you would most like to date.

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Dwango and Niwango are currently holding a collaborative contest with *Weekly Shonen Jump* called “Shonen Jump Still Image MAD Contest.”

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The enticing Gundam statue standing in front of Gundam Front Tokyo in the Diver City Tokyo Plaza is easily one of the highlights of Odaiba, Tokyo.

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The event “Trans City feat. Hatsune Miku”––a collaboration with Miku and Japan’s leading *onsen* (spa) town, Beppu––kicked off on Nov. 15.

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Nov. 1, 2014 is the 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty. To celebrate, an exciting event called “My Melody’s Christmas Market” featuring many popular characters including Hello Kitty and My Melody is going on now until Dec. 25 at the Sanrio Puroland theme park.

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The touring “Evangelion and Japanese Swords Exhibit” will begin at The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo! Will it tour the world starting next year?

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From Sept. 21 to Nov. 17, the event “Danganronpa 1 & 2 Reload in Namja Town” was held in the Namja Town indoor theme park in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

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The winners of the Hatsune Miku Fan Design Contest were just recently announced, and TOM was excited to be part of the judging process for the first time.

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From Nov. 20-24, a collaborative exhibit between illustrator Nankotsu Misakura and flower artist Guren called “Re:shadow” will be held in the main building of the former Tōmyōji temple in Yokohama Saikei-en.

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TOM Japanese writer's report on the booths at Anime Festival Asia 2013! What gathered the most attention?

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On Nov. 11, the vocal unit Kalafina performed their new song “Kimi no Gin no Niwa” in front of fans for the first time.

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“Trans City feat. Hatsune Miku” has opened in Beppu Onsen, a place known for its outstanding and famous hot springs. The event will be held until Jan. 15, 2014.

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In celebration of the 30th anniversary of *Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel*, an MMD model supervised by character designer Akemi Takada became available on a commemorative site for the series on Nov. 15.

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It’s been two years and eight months since the earthquake and tsunami struck Tohoku, Japan on March 11, 2011. The affected areas still face various problems, but the victims and volunteers continue to work hard to help the areas recover.

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Nerima is an area connected to the anime industry and the birthplace of such masterpiece anime as *Dragon Ball* and *Dokidoki! PreCure*!

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Beginning with Ritsu Tainaka in the anime series *K-On!*, popular seiyū Satomi Satō has voiced main characters in a variety of works. Now, she is starting a new project.

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For two days, Nov. 2 and 3, at Ikebukuro Sunshine City in Tokyo, the Animate Girls Festival (AGF) was held.

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An exhibit for *Devils and Realist* opened at Gallery GoFa in Aoyama, Tokyo on Oct. 12.

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