In July, the independent anime *Nothing* was streamed via Nico Nico Douga and YouTube and gained popularity for its high quality not often seen in independent works.
A TV anime adaptation of the popular manga *Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-* currently serialized in *Young King OURs* will begin broadcasting this October.
A surprising product will be featured at Comic Market 84 of the popular anime *Majestic Prince*: a 3D model of Red Five, a robot appearing in the anime.
On July 23, the first volume of manga artist Haruko Ichikawa’s first long work titled *Hōseki no Kuni*, currently serialized in Kodansha’s *Afternoon*, went on sale.
As part of Kadokawa’s and Animate’s “Light Novel Republish Project,” on sale for three months beginning on July 20 is a special version of the fifth volume of Fujimi Fantasia Bunko’s *Mobile Police Patlabor* that features a front cover illustration by illustrator Akemi Takada.
What is this girl thinking about? The drawings of this girl’s illustrator, Ohalu Ichiko, are more than merely cute. They arouse your imagination and make you wonder about what the subject is thinking, what she is looking at, and why she is there.
After 18 years, *Initial D*, a manga by Shuichi Shigeno that has been serialized in the weekly comic magazine *Young Magazine* since 1995, a manga boasting 48 million copies in print, is coming to an end in the 35th issue of *Young Magazine* on July 29.
On July 17 via the official site, it was announced that the continuation to the TV anime *Magi*, an adaptation of an original manga by Shinobu Ohtaka published by Shogakukan and currently serialized in *Weekly Shonen Sunday*, will begin airing this October.
In the first third of August, the Ichiban Kuji series “Ichiban Kuji One Piece Girls Collection Vol. 2 - The Strong Girls” (600 yen including tax per entry) will be released in bookstores, Tsutaya locations, Namco stores, Three F locations, and other convenience stores throughout Japan!
From Aug. 1-25, a fair for *The Basketball which Kuroko Plays* (known in Japan as *Kuroko no Basuke*) will be held at Animate and ACOS locations throughout Japan.
"It depicts youth in a nice way, and especially because of the transition from friendship to love, it would make your heart beat fast if you watched it with a guy!"
The release date for the final Blu-ray and DVD box of *Chihayafuru 2* has finally been decided. The final box includes the latter half of the story from episodes 13-25 and will release Sept. 18.
*The Hired Gun*, a four-panel comic strip by Tamachiku that has been published in Futabasha's *Manga Action* since 2004, will be made into an anime mini-series.