Philip Ninj@ Morzez and Bradley Bond––how did their eccentric series *Ninja Slayer*, which has become a huge hit in Japan, get made? The two of them spoke about the source of their creativity.
In celebration of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a special video has been made of the anime *Space Brothers*, which will be releasing theatrically on Aug. 9. This video was released on July 20.
A *One Piece* theme park will be coming to the middle of Tokyo next spring. It was revealed on the official *One Piece* site that “One Piece Theme Park” (tentative name) will be opening in Tokyo Tower in the spring of 2015.
Disney’s newest animated film, *Big Hero 6*, which is releasing countrywide in Japan on Dec. 20, is now getting a Japan-exclusive development: it will be adapted into a manga and serialized in Japan.
As a special project for the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2014 (Kyomaf 2014) to be held on Sept. 20 and 21, train cars wrapped in anime characters called Kyomaf Series have been unveiled!
*Tokyo Ghoul* depicts ghouls who live among humans and eat them. This unique manga by Sui Ishida serializing in *Weekly Young Jump* (Shueisha) has now become an anime.
MHz is a design company that produces apparel of anime depicting unique worlds, such as *Knights of Sidonia* and *Dorohedoro*. We asked them about their fixations on the designs that sublimate the worlds of such works into fashion apparel in Hz, a selection shop under MHz’s management.
*Terra Formars* is a talked-about TV anime that will begin broadcasting this fall. This anime adaptation is based on a manga of the same name by Yū Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana that is currently serialized in *Weekly Young Jump* (Shueisha).
A TV anime is being made for the popular fantasy manga *Trinity Seven - 7-nin no Masho Tsukai*, which is currently serializing in *Monthly Dragon Age* (Kadokawa Fujimi Shobo).
A tie-in campaign is underway between *The Next Generation: Patlabor*, to which seven chapters will release sequentially, and the National Police Agency.
A TV anime adaptation has been greenlit for the popular manga *Akatsuki no Yona* by Mizuho Kusanagi that is currently serializing in the shoujo manga magazine *Hana to Yume* (Hakusensha).
Eir Aoi, singer of the opening theme to *Kill la Kill*, held a special collaborative concert at Anime Expo 2014. Nearing an hour in length, she sang a total of nine songs at the concert including “Sirius,” the opening theme to *Kill la Kill*, and the background track “Sanbika.”
An English dubbed version has been made of the TV anime *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders*, which continues to be a huge hit even in Japan. It has been announced that the world premiere of this version will be held in Los Angeles, U.S.
The biggest Japanese culture event in Europe, Japan Expo 2014, is being held in Paris, France from July 2-6. The event’s stage is set to be packed with performances by DJs, dancers and MCs on the forefront of Japan’s Akihabara culture.
With over 10.1 million copies of the manga’s 10 volumes in print, the popular work is becoming an anime! And the specialty shop Korosensei Shop opens in Odaiba, Tokyo!
*Fafner in the Azure - Exodus*, a new series based on the TV anime *Fafner in the Azure* which was broadcast from July to December 2004, will begin in January 2015.
*Girlfriend (Beta)*, the popular school romance game for smartphones, is becoming an anime. This announcement was made on the official site on June 26.
The second season of the TV anime *Knights of Sidonia* has been confirmed. *Knights of Sidonia* began broadcasting on Animeism in April of this year and it ended with Episode 12, “Return to Ship.”
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