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The TOM reporters have gone undercover at the executive committee meeting for one of the world's largest anime festivals - Tokyo International Anime Fair 2013.

• 13 years ago

It has been announced that Eir Aoi, the singer of the theme song to the Fairy Dance arc of the anime *Sword Art Online*, and Luna Haruna will be performing at this year’s Sakura-Con.

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At Wonder Festival 2013 Winter, a talk event featuring Masakazu Katsura and Takayuki Takeya was held.

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New news has been released regarding the world famous Hatsune Miku. It seems that an event for the popular singer is going to be held at the amusement park Greenland, which is located in Araoshi, Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu.

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A new exhibit of the anime *Revolutionary Girl Utena*, which was broadcast in 1997, has been planned for this spring.

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From Feb. 1 until Feb. 28, Animate Cafe collaborated with the currently broadcasting TV anime *Amnesia*.

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Wonder Festival Winter 2013 began on Feb. 10 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Japan.

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Luida’s bar, a collaborative effort between *Dragon Quest* and Karaoke Pasela, held a commemorative event in January 2013 for their 3rd anniversary.

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*Maoyu Mao Yusha* began as an internet novel on the world’s largest digital BBS, 2channel. It was then published as a manga, and now, the anime has begun broadcasting.

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From July 5-8, 2012, at the North Paris-Villepinte Exposition Park in Paris, France, Japan Expo 2012 was held. The 2012 expo attracted the largest number of attendees in the history of the expo. In total, 219,164 people attended.

• 13 years ago

Leiji Matsumoto, who was recently awarded the Chevalier in the L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, has accomplished another achievement in France.

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As a continuation of the popular project from last year’s Nico Nico Cho Kaigi event, a chartered Blue Train will be in service the day before this year’s Nico Nico Cho Kaigi 2 kicks off on April 27.

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The Tokyo Auto Salon 2013, a festival for custom cars and tuners, was held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba until Jan. 13.

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It has been announced that the Hatsune Miku live concert party “Mikupa♪” will be held in Wakayama at Wakayama Big Whale on March 9.

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Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (known simply as Ebichu) is the protegee unit of the popular Japanese idol unit Momoiro Clover Z.

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On Jan. 7, 2013, American anime convention news site AnimeCons.com released a breakdown of attendance numbers at anime conventions held in North America in 2012.

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*Kuroko no Basuke* took over the Ikebukuro station!

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Recently, the position of anime and special effects films has been rising in Japan.

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At Polymanga, Switzerland’s biggest anime convention, the results were announced for the international artist competition, Golden Pass Polymanga.

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“Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Tappuri Yamatalk Night - Chapter 4” was held on Jan. 22, 2013, at Shinjuku Piccadilly in Tokyo in conjunction with the Jan. 12th theatrical release of the fourth chapter of the *Space Battleship Yamato 2199* series, “Defense of the Galactic March”.

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