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Converse Produces "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" Inspired Sneakers
New fashion collaboration model of Hirohiko Araki's super popular manga series
Thanks to the great success of the recent TV anime series, Hirohiko Araki's long-running (more than 26 years!) manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has become the dominant business trend in Japan now. Taking this opportunity, Premium Bandai has started accepting pre-orders for the special collaboration sneakers with Converse yesterday, Hit the jump for more details.
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43-year-old Man Arrested for Uploading "81diver" Manga
One of the Weekly Young Jump's leading manga titles
The endless war between the Japanese police and illegal anime/manga uploaders still continues. ACCS (Association of Copyright for Computer Software) reported today that Shimane Prefectural Police arrested a 43-year-old male office worker who uploaded the second volume of Yokusaru Shibata's 81diver manga to the internet. Check the details after the jump.
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VIDEO: 2nd Trailer for Yukari Tamura's Live Blu-ray/DVD "LOVE ♡ LIVE *Fall in Love*"
Featuring Yukarin's hit singles "Beautiful Amulet," "Bambino Bambina," "You & Me"
Following the first trailer last Monday, popular anime voice actress/singer Yukari Yamura's record company King Records posted the second trailer for her newest live Blu-ray/DVD "Yukari Tamura LOVE♡LIVE *Fall in Love*" on its official YouTube channel. Check the super cute Yukarin after the jump!
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TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 May 6-12
"A Certain Scientific Railgun S" OP song beats "Attack on Titan" ED
The TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku store in Tokyo has announced the weekly TOP 10 anime single/album of May 6-12. flipSide's 6th single "sister’s noise," the OP song for a 2013 Spring TV anime A Certain Scientific Railgun S, becomes the winner of the week beating popular voice actress Yoko Hikasa's long-awaited 1st solo single. Check the ranking and videos after the jump!
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15 Candidates for 2nd Vocaloid China Illustration Contest Revealed
The winner will be announced in the end of this month
VOCALOID CHINA, the official Vocaloid site in China, was holding the second illustration contest for their new Vocaloid characters between March 25th to April 31st. They have announced 15 illustrations selected from 666 entries on their official site. Pick your new Chinese Vocaloid after the jump!
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VIDEO: 1st Trailer for Yukari Tamura's Live Blu-ray/DVD "LOVE ♡ LIVE *Fall in Love*"
Yukarin's newest Live disc hits Japan stores on May 29th
Yukari Tamura, called "Yukarin" by her passionate fans, is no doubt one of the most popular Japanese anime voice actresses/singers today. King Records has posted the first trailer for her newest live Blu-ray/DVD "Yukari Tamura LOVE♡LIVE *Fall in Love*" on its official YouTube channel. Check Yukarin on the gorgeous Yokohama Arena stage after the jump!
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FEATURE: Handmade "PreCure" Character Bags All-Stars Edition
With the interview and photos of the creator, CureLicca-san
Since my previous report in February, the Japanese amateur creator CureLicca has been working very hard to complete her handmade PreCure character bag collection. With her own strong passion for PreCure and ardent support of the fans, she finally finished making all of the bags for the 33 PreCure girls!! Check the super cute PreCure bags after the jump!
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FEATURE: Bandai Akiba Showroom April 2013 Edition
Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Godzilla, Gundam, and more!
Tamashii Nations AKIBA Showroom is Bandai's gallery for their latest character figures/kits in JR Akihabara Station. It featured the toys from the second season of Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger, a tokusatsu comedy series based on the long-running Super Sentai Series in late April. Check the photo report after the jump!
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FEATURE: Anime Festival Machi Asobi Vol. 10 Report Part 4: "Oreimo" Exhibition
At the top of Mt. Bizan, a symbol of Tokushima-city
Another popular event at the 10th Machi Asobi was "Oreimo Exhibition" at the top of Mount Bizan, a 290 meters high mountain in the middle of Tokushima-city. The exhibition features various materials from the second season of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai TV anime. Check the photo report after the jump!
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TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku Weekly Anime Song TOP 10 April 29-May 5
Voice actress unit Sphere's 12th single takes the top spot
The TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku store in Tokyo has announced the weekly TOP 10 anime single/album of April 29-May 5. As expected, the number one single of the 18th week of year 2013 is popular voice actress unit Sphere's 12th single "GENESIS ARIA," the OP song for a 2013 Spring TV anime Arata: The Legend. Check the ranking and videos after the jump!
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FEATURE: Anime Festival Machi Asobi Vol. 10 Report Part 3: Good Smile Collection
Madoka Magica, Racing Miku, Fate/stay night, Accel World, and more!
To promote their latest products, Good Smile Company had a booth titled "Good Smile Collection 2013 Spring@Tokushima" at the 10th Machi Asobi. The booth was located in the Poppo shopping street near the Tokushima JR station and one of the must-go places for the visitors. Check the GSC figures after the jump!
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FEATURE: Anime Festival Machi Asobi Vol. 10 Report Part 2: "Amagami" Museum
Meet your favorite "Amagami" heroine!
One of the featured and popular exhibitions in the 10th Machi Asobi was Enterbrain's "Amagami Museum" which was held in the Poppo shopping street near the JR Tokushima station. It had life-size panels for all of the heroines and illustrations for the various Amagami products. Check the cute exhibition after the jump!
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FEATURE: Anime Festival Machi Asobi Vol. 10 Report Part 1: Cosplay Fashion Show
Let's find your favorite character's cosplay!
The biggest anime/manga/game event in the western Japan in the Golden Week season is no doubt Machi Asobi in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island. The highlights of the biannual event is Cosplay Fashion Show, which more than 100 cosplayers can enjoy catwalk on the over 100m long red carpet through the shopping arcade. Check how the cosplayers enjoy their day after the jump!
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FEATURE: "D.C. ~Da Capo~ Museum" at Gamers Akihabara Store
Girls from one of the most popular visual novel series attract the Akiba shoppers
As one of the special attractions for the Golden Week visitors, Gamers' Akihabara main store is now holding "D.C. ~Da Capo~ Museum" on the 6th floor. You can check a whole history of the popular visual novel series Da Capo all at once. Hit the jump for the photo report from Akiba!
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FEATURE: "Date A Live Museum" at Gamers Akihabara Store
Life-size character display, anime scene panels, illustrations, figures, and more!
Since it's Golden Week in Japan, this weekend is one of the busiest season for the major anime/manga/game specialized stores in the Akihabara town, especially for Gamers' Akihabara main store which is holding three special exhibitions at the same time. Check the photo report on the one on its 7th floor, "Date A Live Museum" after the jump!
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