On May 22, *Koyomimonogatari*, the newest novel in the popular *Monogatari* series, went on sale. Also, the second season of the *Monogatari* anime series will begin broadcasting this July.
Akihabara’s premier maid cafe, Cure Maid Cafe, once again creeped up on Nyaruko-san. From May 17 to June 2 a cafe based on the anime *Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W* was opened in the cafe.
Bandai has announced a T-shirt called “Ora Ora Border T” that uses augmented reality (AR) and is themed after Hirohiko Araki’s *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure*
Zoids is a popular toy series of movable figures based on dinosaurs and animals. In commemoration of the series’ 30th anniversary, series maker Takara-Tomy has started a new line of Zoids products called Zoids Original.