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On Nov. 30, Kyoto Animation and Animation Do will hold the fan appreciation event “KyoAni & Do CTFK 2013” at Miyako Messe in Kyoto.

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Recently, interest in industries associated with Japanese pop culture––such as anime, manga, movies, and music––has increased in Southeast Asia. Announcements of new projects to promote such industries in this region are no longer a rare thing.

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On Oct. 6, the Dengeki Bunko sponsored event Autumn Festival 2013 was held in Bellesalle Akihabara and the Akihabara UDX building.

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The first part of the TOM Premium Shop Halloween Campaign has begun. The second and third parts will begin on Oct. 8 and Oct. 14, respectively.

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“Kamiesai -Miyabi-,” an event that gathered the works of famous illustrators, was held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City for three days from Sept. 21 to 23.

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The anime *Robot Girls Z* will begin broadcasting in January 2014 on Toei Channel. This unique work will show Go Nagai’s original works *Mazinger Z* (which began broadcasting 41 years ago), *Great Mazinger*, and *UFO Robot Grendizer* as bishoujo characters.

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On Nov. 3, Sony Music Entertainment will hold Cho Ryu Append Fes 2013 at Shibuya-AX.

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The East Coast’s largest pop culture event, New York Comic Con (NYCC), will be held this year from Oct. 10-13 at Javits Center in Manhattan.

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Kyōji Asano is a representative animator at Wit Studio who has worked on huge hits that include *Hal* and *Attack on Titan*. An exhibition introducing the world of Asano’s works will be held from Oct. 2-6 at the Koga Machikado Art Gallery in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Anime- and character-themed amusement facilities and restaurants have been popular recently. In the midst of this, Namco is challenging itself by creating a new place to enjoy characters, anime, and games all at once.

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The Eighth Ita G Festa, a festival for cars decorated with anime and game characters that are also referred to as *itasha*, was held on Sept. 22 in Odaiba Rainbow Town.

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We bring you a report on the Hajisai festival of Washinomiya, the setting of the anime *Lucky Star*.

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Many eyes have been fixed on Katsuhiro Otomo’s manga *Akira* since the announcement that Tokyo will be the location of the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Wargaming Japan is Belarusian game vendor Wargaming’s corporate branch in Japan. Their online war game *World of Tanks*, set during World War II, has over 70 million players worldwide and holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Players Online Simultaneously on One MOG Server.”

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Are you ready, guys?! -- The kanji characters for the word *ikki-tousen*, a Japanese term for a great fighter, literally mean “one against a thousand,” which is a perfect description for the fresh and exciting Sengoku Period action series *Sengoku Basara*, where players mow down an onslaught of enemies.

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The four stations where visitors can test out games at the Square Enix booth were split into six different titles. Let’s take a look at each one.

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We went to play at the Fujiko F. Fujio Exhibit!

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Games, games, and more games! We led an all-out assault on Tokyo Game Show 2013!

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At Tokyo Game Show 2013 in Makuhari Messe, two TOM Special Creators, Redjuice and Tokiya Sakba, will be performing a live painting on the Public Days, Sept. 21 and 22.

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The web anime *Kyousogiga*, a collaborative effort between Banpresto and Toei Animation that until now has only been distributed online, is becoming a TV anime series.

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