The 11th episode of *The Forefront in Japan's Content Business - Japacon TV*, a TV program which introduces Japanese anime, game, and fashion subculture (Japan content) has been broadcast.
Animate is Japan’s most famous anime store, and we recently visited Animate’s main store in Ikebukuro! This definitely isn’t your average anime shop!
Recently, the diversity of voice stars’ work is increasing. In addition to anime, voice stars have begun to perform dubbing for overseas films as well as music and narration work.
Themed around “toys that make the world smile,” Japan’s biggest toy trade fair, International Tokyo Toy Show 2013, is being held now at Tokyo Big Sight until June 16.
The biggest event of the anime song world, “Animelo Summer Live 2013 - Flag Nine-,” will be held over three days at the Saitama Super Arena from Aug. 23-25.
From May 6-19 at Block House in Harajuku, Tokyo, the event “Akiba Optics Research Institute Harajuku Cosplay Photography Exhibit” was held.
Earlier this spring, the rumored newest game in the *Tekken* series was revealed. Now, that game, titled *Tekken Revolution*, has finally been released.
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with director Makoto Shinkai, who is known for his works *The Place Promised in Our Early Days*, *5 Centimeters Per Second*, and *Children Who Chase Lost Voices*, for an interview regarding his newest work, *The Garden of Words*.