*Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods* will be released in Japan on March 30. On Feb. 7, a campaign to tie in with the movie began at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants all over Japan.
On Jan. 23, the executive committee for the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2013 was held for the second time. The committee brought together their plans for the event, which will take place from March 21-24.
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.
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.
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.
Luida’s bar, a collaborative effort between *Dragon Quest* and Karaoke Pasela, held a commemorative event in January 2013 for their 3rd anniversary.
*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.
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.
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.
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.
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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