Performances for the stage play *Yowamushi Pedal Inter-High Chapter: The Winner*, will start from March 2015. To celebrate this, the production will do a collaboration with Sega’s theme park, Tokyo Joypolis.
A new TV commercial has been made for the popular product Jibanyan’s Chocolate, the same confection seen in the anime *Yo-Kai Watch*. The version made public this time is a Valentine’s Day version that will be available for a limited time to bring even more excitement to this time of year.
It has been confirmed that the TV anime *Blood Blockade Battlefront* will broadcast from this April on MBS, Tokyo MX, and BS11. Also, respective roles have been confirmed for the fourth round of cast members: Amaru Miyano, Keiji Fujiwara, and Hikaru Midorikawa.
An anime adaptation has been greenlit for Kazuhiro Fujita’s manga *Ushio and Tora* previously serialized in *Weekly Shonen Sunday* (Shogakukan) in the ‘90s.
The anime adaptation of *Tokyo Ghoul √A* started airing on television from January 2015. This is the second season of *Tokyo Ghoul* which aired from July to September 2014, and gained great reviews.
Shoko Nakagawa aka Shokotan is known for her love of anime and manga, and now she’s working as an original planner on an anime. That anime is the cat-themed TV anime *Omakase Mamitasu*.
From the hugely popular series *One Piece*, *One Piece Nippon Judan! 47 Cruise CD* was released on Jan. 28. The concept behind the album is that the characters go on a journey through music.
The anime series *Knights of Sidonia* gained popularity during its three-month broadcast between April and June 2014, and is now expanding into the world skies.
A hot topic even after its serialization drew to a close in the fall of 2014, the manga *Naruto* is to receive its own exhibition, titled “Commemoration of Serialization Completion: Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto the Exhibition,” opening its doors starting April 25 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.
On Feb. 1, the four voice actors playing the main characters of the TV anime *The Heroic Legend of Arslan* to begin airing in April were announced along with the broadcast start day.
*Yowamushi Pedal* has become popular in various scenes including manga, anime, and games. Another such scene is stage plays, which are passionately supported due to popular actors bringing characters from 2D to real life.
The new toy titled “I Am A Cardcaptor ~Sealing Wand~,” based on the Sealing Wand from the TV anime series *Cardcaptor Sakura*, which has boasted tremendous popularity since it began airing in 1998, has been confirmed for product release!
Tower of the Sun on the Cup, a collaborative item between capsule toy series Fuchico on the Cup, over 7 million of which have been sold, and artist Taro Okamoto, will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The popular cuisine-themed manga *Kodoku no Gourmet* (The Lonely Gourmet), a popular manga written by Masayuki Kusumi and drawn by Jiro Taniguchi, is collaborating with NEXCO East Japan, the company that operates expressways and highways in the Eastern region of Japan.
The performances of *Live Spectacular Naruto* will kick off in Tokyo on March 21. At this time, visuals of characters Kabuto Yakushi, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru have been revealed.
The main cast has been announced and a PV released for *Hibike! Euphonium* which will begin broadcasting in April. Already, excitement is building for the broadcast.
Original manga born on smartphones are gathering great attention. Many smartphone apps on which original manga are serialized are being released, and the medium is becoming hugely popular for number of downloads as well.
Jan. 23 marked the grand opening of Universal Cool Japan, an event at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka that features attractions for *Evangelion*, *Attack on Titan*, and more.
New cast character visuals have been revealed for the stage play *Yowamushi Pedal Inter-High Chapter: The Winner* to be performed in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka beginning in March.
There have been talks recently about the necessity of overseas distribution of Japanese anime, manga, and characters. Under such circumstances, an original Internet anime is being promoted from the walls of a toilet in Harajuku.
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