“Trans City feat. Hatsune Miku” has opened in Beppu Onsen, a place known for its outstanding and famous hot springs. The event will be held until Jan. 15, 2014.
It’s been two years and eight months since the earthquake and tsunami struck Tohoku, Japan on March 11, 2011. The affected areas still face various problems, but the victims and volunteers continue to work hard to help the areas recover.
Otaku idol “Shokotan” aka Shoko Nakagawa does her all-Japan solo tour “Shoko Nakagawa Live Tour 2013 Chaos Z Tour” covered in blood! Two hours of energetic singing and undying shouts!
Akira Himekawa is a mangaka duo responsible for the manga series *The Legend of Zelda* that is hugely popular overseas. Recently, the duo has been becoming largely active on a global level.
Violinist Ayako Ishikawa is known as the best performer in Australia. She was even awarded a “Distinguished Talent Permanent Visa” by the Australian government. Ishikawa is now picking up attention for videos of her performing anime songs that she uploaded to Nico Nico Douga.
Are you familiar with the term *seichi junrei*? It’s a kind of tourism that involves visiting the actual locations that anime series are set in and is currently enjoying a good deal of popularity among anime fans in Japan.
Boomslank is a creative group that has undertaken the lofty goal of propagating anime-style artwork all over the world through creating a T-shirt brand that focuses on original artwork.
From Oct. 10-13 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, U.S., the American comic, manga, and game convention New York Comic Con (NYCC) was held.