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.
Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) has announced that the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2013, a festival for both those in the gaming industry and fans, will be held at Makuhari Messe from Sept. 19-22.
On Feb. 20, on Bandai’s official shopping site, Premium Bandai, a daily present campaign commemorating the release of *Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn* Episode 6: “Two Worlds, Two Tomorrows” began.
Food themed after Kyoko from *Puella Magi Madoka Magica* and Asuna from *Sword Art Online* will be sold at this year’s Anime Contents Expo (ACE) on March 30 and 31 at Makuhari Messe in Japan.
The anime *Accel World* and *Sword Art Online* have something in common: they are both extremely popular and they were both created by the same person.
On Feb. 11, Sanrio, the popular company behind Hello Kitty, announced a partnership with VIZ Media to publish an original English comic and graphic novel series for Hello Kitty.
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