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.
On Feb. 16, at the Umeda Block 7 theater, the “‘Berserk Golden Age Arc III: Descent’ Release Commemoration Berserk Golden Age Arc Talk Show Event” was held.
On Feb. 10, Aoi Eir, the charismatic anime song vocalist who has an extensive fanbase both inside and outside Japan, performed live at the Sapporo Snow Festival.
From April 27-28, the gigantic event Nico Nico Cho Kaigi 2 will be held at Makuhari Messe. New information has been released regarding the event’s “Super Train Area.”
A live event featuring the three hosts of the popular internet radio program “Hamiraji!!,” Yuka Otsubo, Nozomi Yamamoto, and Miho Arakawa, has been announced.
In January 2013, just after the release of news about the invited special entries to the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, more information came soaring out about this big event.
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