Two more characters are joining the already character-filled shopping mall "Tokyo Character Street", located within the Tokyo Station. Kiddy Land Co., Ltd.--a retail company specializing in sales of hobby goods and stationary--is opening "miffy style in Tokyo ...

An exhibition dedicated to the epic anime series "Evangelion" will be held at Miyazaki ART Center in Miyazaki prefecture, running from April 21st to May 27th. This is a follow-up to an earlier exhibit that took place from July through October last year. It was...

With the release date of "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Island of Miracles--Animal Adventure" nearing with every second, actor Shun Oguri announced that he will lend his voice to the hit anime franchise again. He will be voicing "Shun Amaguri", a popular ...

"Shinsengumi Kentei"certificate exam has been established to assess the knowledge on "Shinsengumi"--a special police force in late feudal Japan--and the first edition of the test is scheduled for March 18, in Tokyo and Kyoto. With the registration period closi...

The third and concluding installment of the blockbuster movie series Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan, is scheduled to hit Japan on July 28. With its highly anticipated theatrical release less than six months away, excitement is brewing among fans worldwi...

It has been announced that the popular weekly TV show "Mobile Suit Gundam: The 07th Itakura Team" will come back with a new cast. The program aired October through December last year, and featured popular media personalities as they formed a team on the arcade...

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" ever since production of the anime was announced last December. The anime is an adaptation of the hit novel by Manta Aisora, which was published by Softbank Creative's GA Bunko. The story is...

"Sengoku Collection", the social media game with over 2.5 million members, is being adapted into a TV anime. The series will begin on April 5th, and air on TV Tokyo every Thursday from 1:45 am, bringing the magic of the game to the TV screen. "Sengoku Collecti...

A massive "Transformer" snow sculpture has been created for the 53rd Annual Asahikawa Winter Festival that will take place in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido Prefecture, from February 8th to the 12th. Takara Tomy worked with the festival officials to create the giant...

Over 20 years since it was serialized, "Berserk", Kentaro Miura's epic dark fantasy, comes to the big screen. The sheer scale of the film does the manga proud, and also required that the "Golden Age Arc" be divided into three films. The first film, "Berserk Go...