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The release schedule of the Blu-ray and DVD of the popular *Hakuōki the Movie: Chapter 2 - Shikon Sōkyū*, which released in theaters on March 8, has been announced.

• 11 years ago

Takeru Satoh, who plays Kenshin Himura in the live-action *Rurouni Kenshin* films, sat for an interview with Tokyo Otaku Mode!

• 11 years ago

Created by a talented staff including Masamune Shirow (original author), Kazuchika Kise (chief director/character designer), and Two Ubukata (series composer/writer), *Ghost in the Shell: Arise* tells of the origins of *Ghost in the Shell*. The concluding chapter, *Ghost in the Shell: Arise Border:4 - Ghost Stands Alone*, will finally release countrywide in Japan for a limited 2-week showing on Sept. 6.

• 11 years ago

Recently, activity began to pick up for the first *Naruto* film in two years, *The Last: Naruto the Movie*.

• 11 years ago

*Soul Revolver*, a manga currently serialized in *Monthly Hero’s* is getting a live-action movie adaptation. What’s more, the film is being worked on by Hollywood producers and it’s being created in Hollywood as well.

• 11 years ago

The veil has finally been removed from the key visual to the anime movie *Aikatsu! The Movie*, which will release countrywide in Japan on Dec. 13.

• 11 years ago

Fifteen years since its serialization began, *Naruto*’s popularity isn’t just confined to Japan, it’s worldwide. Now, a large-scale project that will run from the end of 2014 through to 2015 is set to begin.

• 11 years ago

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that Disney’s latest animated film, “Big Hero 6,” has been selected as the opening film for the 27th TIFF.

• 11 years ago

An interview with Ryunosuke Kamiki, who plays Sōjirō Seta in the movies *Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno* and *The Legend Ends*!

• 11 years ago

An interview with Yusuke Iseya, the actor who plays Shinomori Aoshi in *Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno/The Legend Ends*!

• 11 years ago

*Edge of Tomorrow*, starring Tom Cruise, opened in theatres across Japan on July 4. The story, which has become a hit not just in Japan, but worldwide, actually originated in Japan.

• 11 years ago

The Next Generation: Patlabor*, a project comprised of 12 episodes across 7 chapters spearheaded by Mamoru Oshii, is gaining attention from fans due to the consecutively released episodes loaded with personality.

• 11 years ago

Things are finally starting to pick up for *Garo: Honō no Kokuin*, which will begin broadcasting this fall.

• 11 years ago

A tie-in campaign is underway between *The Next Generation: Patlabor*, to which seven chapters will release sequentially, and the National Police Agency.

• 11 years ago

The *PreCure* series, which has acquired overwhelming support since its inception, is turning 10 this year. Now, the release date has been announced for a movie based on *HappinessCharge PreCure!*, the newest work in the series.

• 12 years ago

A samurai from Japan marches into Brazil, a huge soccer country and the stage for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which is currently ongoing––the curtain raises on this a surprising development in the new Nissin Cup Noodle commercial “Samurai in Brazil.”

• 12 years ago

A movie adaptation has been greenlit for the light novel *Date A Live* by Koshi Tachibana that is currently published by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (Kadokawa/Fujimi Shobo).

• 12 years ago

*BEATLESS* (author: Satoshi Hase / character designer: redjuice) is a sci-fi novel that is still gathering attention for having been nominated for the 34th Nihon SF Taisho Award. The creation collection *BEATLESS: Tool for the Outsourcers* by redjuice, who is in charge of the illustrations for the novel, will be released on June 25.

• 12 years ago

*Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction* will release countrywide in Japan on July 19.

• 12 years ago

The movie *Attack on Titan Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow* has been slated for a Nov. 22, 2014 release date at Shinjuku Wald 9, Umeda Wald 7, and other theaters.

• 12 years ago