The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held from Oct. 17-25 at the Roppongi Hills complex and elsewhere across the nation's capital.
Popular anime singers Eir Aoi and Luna Haruna performed live on stage together for the first time when the pair appeared as guests of honor at the March 29-30 Sakura-Con anime convention in Seattle.
The animated feature film *Wolf Children* and Mercedes-Benz Japan Co.'s "Next A-Class" promotional campaign were among the 10 winners of the 18th AMD Awards, the Association of Media in Digital announced.
An exhibit called “Revolutionary Girl Utena Photo Exhibit - Mawaru Penguindrum and the World of Kunihiko Ikuhara” was held from March 20-25 at the Seibu flagship store in Ikebukuro.
The pop culture festival “KAWAii!! MATSURi,” under the theme of the latest “kawaii,” will open its first series for two days on April 20 and 21 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
A fashion show and exhibition based on Moyoco Anno’s magical girl manga *Sugar Sugar Rune* recently took place at the Kyoto International Manga Museum.
Keita Amemiya, creator of the popular *Garo* live-action sci-fi drama series, made a dashing appearance at the Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival on Feb. 17.
From April 2-19 on the basement floor at the Ikebukuro Auto Salon Amlux Tokyo, a commemorative event for the release of the *Girls und Panzer* Itasha will take place.
P.A. Works is a popular anime studio based in Toyama, Japan. The studio is known for anime such as *Canaan* and its work on the game *Professor Layton and the Curious Village*.
Starting on March 5, the convenience store with 9,300 locations in Japan, Family Mart, began selling 16 collaborative Miku goods in harmony with the arrival of spring.