In regards to her new single, Kimura Kaela has stated , “It’s mysterious and I thought it was interesting, so I decided to make it into a single without hesitation.” It was also reported that the title track, “Mamireru” will be used as the opening theme for “Toshi Densetsu no Onna“, TV Asashi’s upcoming drama. More »

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From Ningin: When The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, first came out, it received a lot of criticism about being really similar to Battle Royale, a 1999 Japanese novel written by Koushun Takami. Due to all the comparisons, I actually set out to read Battle Royale for myself after finishing The Hunger Games trilogy. I found the books to have a similar approach with a survival game, but there were also a lot of differences between the two novels. More »

Orange Range will be releasing their new album, “NEO POP STANDARD” on April 18th. They will be celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. More »

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Good Smiles company and Max Factory are collaborating to create a Hatsune Miku Mosaic to show support to the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake by donating to help them recover. More »

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Canime.jp began selling K-ON pet food bowls with the characters faces this month. More »

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Movic is accepting pre-orders for handcrafted My Neighbor Totoro chopstick rests. More »

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As reported here, Code Geass will be turned to a stage play. The story line will be started from episode 9 and later. The producers of the stage play will be recreating the Knightmare frame mecha for the stage play. More »

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Jpop girl group Buono! has recently unveiled their PV for “Hatsukoi Cider” on their official YouTube channel, but now it’s time for “DEEP MIND“. The video is visually darker with hot pink accents that pop, which matches to their video for “Hatsukoi Cider.” More »

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From Wirebot: Generally we hear things the other way around. But this time, Ubisoft’s Child of Eden, which was announced earlier to come to the US and Europe this September, has also been revealed to be heading to Japan as well. More »

From Girlybubble: Lady Gaga made an appearance for Music Lovers Japan and her performance on the music show finally aired. In the video, we can see her sing and dance to her hit song amidst many screaming fans. More »