*Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Ars Nova*, the anime adaptation of Ark Performance’s manga that broadcast from October to December 2013, was an epoch-making work.
For otaku who like anime, manga, and games, their home, in particular their bedroom, is a private space where they can showcase the full extent of their fandom through a carefully selected and arranged collection of figures, manga, games, and other otaku goods...
The second season of *Love Live!* will begin in April. In a collaboration with Pacific Racing Team with Blitz, a special race car took part in the D1GP Series held on March 29 and 30.
A series of jewelry themed after Calne Ca released in February by accessory brand Inner Core, which was developed from a collaboration project between Algernon Product, Union Creative International, and Wagokoro. The series includes a necklace and ring.
From the boys’ toy division of Bandai comes a new series called “Mousou Note” (lit. “Imagination Notebook”) in which “you can imagine your favorite characters however you’d like”!
A completely made-to-order real bucket tote bag themed after Yezo Agricultural High School, the stage for the anime *Silver Spoon* (original author: Hiromu Arakawa / published in *Weekly Shonen Sunday*), will be released as a triple collaboration product between Akujidou and Animation Addict Store.
On Dec. 20, a gigantic 128,000m ^2^ shopping mall called Aeon Mall New Makuhari City Center opened on the 192,000m ^2^ site of Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
“Stretching” ballpoint pens based on the staffs and rods from *Sailor Moon* (author: Naoko Takeuchi / publisher: Kodansha) have gone on sale for a limited time on Bandai’s official shopping site, Premium Bandai.
Since it’s start in 1982, *The Super Dimension Fortress Macross* has become a hugely successful anime series, with continuous new releases up unto the present day.