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Choose-your-own-design smartphone case company Phocase, continuing with the *Thunderbirds* line that went on sale a few days ago, has begun to release high-quality cases designed by the manga artist who boasts charismatic popularity: Masamune Shirow.

• 12 years ago

The cover illustration for the light novel based on the legendary game *Ikki*, *Ikki: Legend of Takeyari Master*, has been released on sales agency 123 Bookstores’ official site.

• 12 years ago

On June 30, collaboration stamps between Itaindo, a site that sells stamps with illustrations on them, and the anime *Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000%* went on sale in limited quantities.

• 12 years ago

On July 20, Bandai will release the character nail art series "Charanail," which allows you to enjoy simple nail art of several characters.

• 12 years ago

Media Factory and Frontier Works, both key players in Japan’s entertainment industry, have pioneered a series of works for a new audience.

• 12 years ago

The special effects program masterpiece *Ultraman* is finally coming to Blu-ray.

• 12 years ago

The popular voice app for soothing weary hearts, Voice Supplement, by the app brand WonderForest has added the long-awaited new character Hibiki voiced by Takuya Eguchi.

• 12 years ago

The official Toyota Sera itasha themed after the 2013 summer anime *Hyperdimension Neptunia* is currently on display at Ikebukuro’s Amlux Tokyo.

• 12 years ago

Oppai mousepads of main character Kotoura Haruka from the anime *Kotoura-san*, which began broadcasting on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting and other stations this January, will be released from Hobby Stock.

• 12 years ago

In the latter half of June, Banpresto began releasing arcade-exclusive goods of Pokémon from this summer’s *Pokémon* film *Pokémon Best Wishes the Movie: ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo's Awakening* and the coupled short film *Pikachu and Eevee Friends* releasing on July 13.

• 12 years ago

Pokémon Centers in *Pokémon* games are places you visit to restore the health of Pokémon. But what about the real Pokémon Center stores throughout Japan?

• 12 years ago

On July 1, orders began for silver accessories based on the Angel’s Fossil designed by Kenji Kamiyama, director of such talked about anime works as *Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.*, *009 Re:Cyborg*, and *Eden of the East*.

• 12 years ago

*Itasha* (literally meaning “painful cars”), are cars decorated with illustrations of anime and manga characters. The same approach has been taken with suit jackets, and a project dubbed “Ita-Suits Project” was launched at the end of May.

• 12 years ago

It has been announced that “figures resembling the official Ranger Key series” from *Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger* will go on sale.

• 12 years ago

Square Enix has begun accepting pre-orders for the “Dragon Quest Slime Hourglass.”

• 12 years ago

On June 1, Izumi Products, a manufacturer of popular electric shavers and other products, introduced new packaging featuring a moe character.

• 12 years ago

*138°E*, a new-age comic magazine edited by illustrator Range Murata, will be releasing a series of collaboration goods with the Natalie Store run by the company Natasha.

• 13 years ago

Bandai’s official online store, Premium Bandai, began accepting pre-orders for “Monster Revolution: Ancient Monster Gomora” on May 29.

• 13 years ago

The cosmetic “Miracle Romance Shining Moon Powder” is themed after Sailor Moon’s magical brooch!

• 13 years ago

On June 20, the latest otaku news will be available on iOS and Android smartphones via the free app, Tokyo Otaku Mode mini!

• 13 years ago