A mobile flash game of the widely popular anime is now available. The game, which is based on the anime, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", was released on February 24th and can be purchased at various mobile sites, such as Mobile Animate, Gamers Mobile, and Aniloco...

The guest voice cast for the "Ikemen de Ikumen" characters in the upcoming Shin-chan movie, "Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu! Ora to Uchu no Princess", which hits nationwide Toho theaters on April 14th, has been announced. In the story, Shin-chan's younger si...

The relationship between Hayao Miyazaki, the anime legend whose work has touched the lives of many worldwide, and his son, Goro Miyazaki, who follows in his footsteps and directed the 2006 feature film, "Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea)", has long interested ...

A BD box set of the Mobile Suit Z Gundam film trilogy--the films of which were originally released between 2005 and 2006--will go on sale from May 25th, and be distributed by Bandai Visual. The trilogy comes in a special box illustrated by Naoyuki Onda and Mor...

"Anichara Style - 2012 in Tokyo", a new cosplay event that focuses on participation and interaction, will be held at Shibuya Public Hall on March 18th. Merging cosplay with music, fashion, and other aspects of pop culture, the concept of the event is unlike an...

Glasses that were created by Miki (Paris Miki/Megane no Miki) in collaboration with the "Naruto" brand will go on sale in late March. The collaboration celebrates the 10th anniversary of Miki's glasses brand, "Opt LABEL", and the TV series, "NARUTO: Shippuden"...

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...