It seems that new collaboration projects featuring Sanrio’s most prominent character Hello Kitty are carried out rather regularly. The newest collaboration project is with Belluna’s mail order brand RyuRyu, which offers clothing items for females.
Many know Super Sonico as being the mascot character for the PC game maker Nitroplus. However, in much the same way as Hatsune Miku, her popularity has made her cross over from being a mere mascot to being a symbol for moe culture.
With the record breaking popularity of *One Piece Film Z*, which has broken through six billion yen in box office revenue, *One Piece* is quickly becoming the national anime of Japan.
On Jan. 22, CyberConnect2 released limited edition goods from the *.hack* series, *Solatorobo: The Red Hunter*, and *Asura’s Wrath* at Kotobukiya stores and the online shop CC2 Store.
Vocaloid characters are hugely popular the world over. It seems like everyone loves them. Of course, the most popular character among fans is Hatsune Miku. However, many also support the Megpoid image character, GUMI.
To mark the Blu-ray and DVD release of *Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker*, mobile internet content providers Neos and CELL have released an app for iPhone and iPad called “Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker Handwriting Chat” that allows users to share how they feel about the film through handwritten messages.