Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/16/2013 -- Whether someone likes magical girls, or girls who think they're magical, second seasons are on their way to give anime fans more of what they want.

Generally, Magical Girl Is a generic term used most often for the manga and anime, designating all girls with magical powers, and by extension, used for the manga or anime which they are found as heroins.

The most precise definition of the magical girl, is a girl, due to a magical kingdom in one way or another, with more or less notorious magical powers to do good in her life and being optionally supported with a wand and magical companions. The genre has seen a major progress after the appearance of Sailor Moon. Incorporating elements of sentai, this series has spawned a new kind of magical girls who fight evil as a group with their magical powers. Thus, one could describe this new kind as "Magical Sentai".

Actually, even though fans may have been left wanting more alternate universe magical girls after the finale of Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya aired over the weekend, they were not disappointed when, much like Magi, it announced a second season after the credits. Although it is listed as simply being in the works, it is known that it will be an adaptation of the 2009 manga continuation Fate/Kaleid Prisma Illya 2wei!

Following up on the earlier announcement in May, Chuunibyou(Chuninbyou demo koi ga shitai) has added more details on the second season. Continuing the story where it left off. Its premiere will take place during the spring of 2014. As a reminder of what to look forward to, when the possessor of the Wicked Eye returns, below is the preview of the movie, which follows the story from Rikka's perspective.

Although there might not be magical girls, Tamako Market is just magical enough to merit a second season. KyoAni hasn't released much information on when people can expect that second season, but hopefully it won't be too long until fans can enjoy Tamako's mochi adventures again. Of course, that means they can also expect even more Deka-chan poses.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/12/2013 -- Attack on Titan is certainly extremely huge and one practically can believe it is everywhere.Hajime Isayama's best selling manga and anime series is currently taking it further more, along with some brand-new perfumes by Cafe' Reo.

The Attack on Titan Eau de Toilette perfumes are available in three distinctive fragrances and every fragrance is named after one of the characters, namely Eren, Makasa and Levi.

The Attack on Titan is actually a Japanese manga series created and highlighted by Hajime Isayama. The story focuses on the lives of Eren Yeager, his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackerman, and their friend Armin Arlert, who are living in a world, in which the remnants of the human population live in towns encircled by huge walls, because of the sudden appearance of the Titans, gigantic humanoid creatures, who eat people, seemingly without having a reason why.

The in-your-face Eren produces an incredibly forward fragrance with a distinctive mixture of smells. The top fragrances are mint, lemon, lime and bergamot that will provide the consumer with a minty-citrusy fragrance. Its middle fragrances are cardamom, nutmeg and anise, whilst it's bottom fragrances are cedar wood, sandalwood and musk.

The calm Mikasa provides a sweet and fruity floral fragrance. The top fragrances are usually Rose hip, raspberry and cassia, while the middle fragrances are plum, muguet (lily of the valley) and rose. This aroma mixture is fruity and flowery and to complete it, the bottom fragrances include cedar wood and musk.

Finally, the straight-faced and cleanliness-obsessed Levi, supplies a really nice and clean odor with a slight hint of soap, nothing less from the neat freak cleaning lady… this means dirt-hating captain. The top smell is a refreshing soap, to provide the buyer that squeaky-clean sensation. The middle smell consists of Rose, Lotus and Iris, to balance out that soapy top fragrance and its bottom aroma has cedar wood and musk.

Each and every perfume bottle costs 5,500 yen and will be released on late October 2013.

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Singapore, -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/11/2013 -- The particular release of the extremely awaited Monster Hunter 4,today has got many people excited and right now, Capcom's original Monster Hunting series is making cooperating with the well-known anime and manga series Silver Spoon.

Monster Hunter 4 is definitely the very first to be published originally for a portable system. It will also support the new accessory to add a second pad (Expansion Slide Pad) for Nintendo 3DS. It is worth mentioning that this version will have a graphic touch, more like Monster Hunter Unite, being totally oblivious to that version.

The anime adaptation for Full Metal Alchemist manga author Hiromu Arakawa's other extremely famous manga series, happens to be broadcasting in Japan and it is actually providing the hunters an extremely distinctive weapon. Presenting, the Silver Spoon! With this bad boy, an individual can easily whack all sorts of monsters with this ginormous spoon. Additional information about this collaboration is going to be released in the near future.

It might be completely wonderful if one could have a gigantic fork too so his hunter would look completely bad-ass along with his dual wielding.

Silver Spoon certainly is not the only series that is likely to make an appearance in the video game as some heavy hitters from Nintendo will likewise be making an appearance.

A few unique costumes are going to be provided integrating these Mario and Luigi Felyne costumes. These costumes are going to be accessible via 7-11 stores all across Japan.

Link may also be showing up in the game and he's carrying his Master Sword, Hylian Shield in addition to his bow and arrows with him! These Legend of Zelda monster Hunter weapons and costumes will be obtainable by way of download. Additional information on this Legend of Zelda Monster Hunter set, is going to be introduced in the near future.

Monster Hunter 4 for the 3DS comes out in Japan on September 14, 2013.

On the same day, Capcom will even release an Asian version of Monster Hunter 4 (Japanese text/voices in game, supports online play on the same servers in Japan, but comes with a Chinese instruction manual, priced at HK$368) for the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/02/2013 -- Bandai has generally been recognized for their high quality action figures for many years. Bandai is currently previewing their most recent action figure lines from Tamashii Nations, Robot Spirits and S.H. in Hong Kong with Tamashii Feature's Vol.7. Figuarts, in an event that starts on August 31 and it lasts until September 1, 2013. It was held in InnoCenter in Hong Kong's Kowloon side.

Bandai is known as a Japanese company involved in the production of toys, software development and manufacturing of Tokusatsu1. Bandai is definitely the third biggest producer of toys worldwide. The company is most commonly known for its Tamagotchi.

Bandai was started in 1950 and quite a lot of the toys manufactured in those days have grown to be collector's items. In 1977, Bandai Gashapon created capsules that contained collectible items which held 65% of the market.

Since 1980, Bandai is the leading toy company in Japan, and has to date a majority of the most popular licenses, including Saint Seiya, Tamagotchi, Digimon, Kamen Rider, Godzilla, Ultraman, Super Sentai series, Mobile Suit Gundam, Power Rangers and many others.

In fact, a wide variety of mecha anime series has been represented in their popular Robot Spirits line from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion to of course, Gundam.

Speaking of Robot Spirits' Gundam line, attached to this article are some of their most recent articulated figures consisting of the Hi-Nu Gundam, the Kshatriya, The Wing Gundam (original version) and the Gundam Astray Out Frame.

The event in addition exposed the particularly high-priced solid gold Sagittarius Gold Cloth figure well worth somewhere around 55 , 000, 000 yen. It was exhibited along with other Saint Seiya figures.

"Being able to be present at the lunch of the event is something incredible for me and for all Bandai fans and collectors! I was waiting for it because I will have the great opportunity to see the new anime toys models and purchase some for my collection", states Steven Longerback a member of sgcafe, the most reputable website of anime news and updates.

Obviously, S.H. Figuarts is absolutely not noticeably behind and they proudly displayed their famous Sailor Moon Figuarts line together with their very popular Kamen Rider line and their Armor Girls Project featuring the girls from IS: Infinite Stratos.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/30/2013 -- Char Aznable appears to be getting a lot of things customized the way he likes, from his red Zaku II to his red Z'gok to his red Gelgoog and eventually, his Red Toyota Auris. Now, the Red Comet is having another machine customized to his liking - and in this occasion, Canon will be providing it.

Char Aznable, whose real name is Casval Rem Deikun, is an imaginary character from the Gundam series. He was a big villain in the first series of the franchise Mobile Suit Gundam, but then he becomes an ally of the major figures in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

Basically, the fantastic news is that Char Aznable will be getting his own personalized printer built by the guys over at Canon. Like it was predicted, it will appear in the red comet's custom color which is red. All part of a Canon's PIXUS X Gundam project.

The PIXUS MG7130 Char's Customized Kit Printer is so limited that just 500 items will be produced. These personalized printers arrive with Zaku II decals and will be launched next month, September 27. The campaign is arranged to finish on October 31.

Yet that's not all, Gundam is also featuring Canon's most recent line of printers, the PIXUS MG7130 (which people should never confuse with the regular MG's that are synonymous with Gundam). These printers arrive in 4 different colours which are black, white, red and brown.

For individuals not used to the animation world, who can be in position to purchase this printer someday Canon's Pixus X Gundam Project, it is crucial to point out that Mobile Suit Gundam, or just Gundam, is a well-known Japanese animation franchise, developed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate for Sunrise studio in 1979.

"As a fan and collector of the Gundam gadgets, the new Char Aznable printer will be an incredible addon to my collection and I'm positive it will make many people happy, not talking about one of the most successful Marketing plans Gundam have ever created" states Michael Gregler, One of Gundam fans.

Basically, Canon also launched a promotional video to advertise the collaboration and it presents The Char Custom printer.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/28/2013 -- King of Fighters has always been one of the most successful fighting video games in history. Currently, SNK has declared that the famous fighting game is getting into the world of MOBA's aka Massively Online Battle Arenas.

The King of Fighters is a set of two dimensions fighting games created by the Japanese publisher SNK. The first episode was released in arcades and also on different consoles produced by the same company, in 1994. It was a big hit and afterwards it was adapted to many platforms.

With The King of Fighters, SNK refreshed the category of fighting games, offering the gamer the control a group of three fighters instead of the usual one, each participator entering the fight right after the defeat of his predecessor in the team. This idea was revived a lot of times afterwards, but ditched in the most recent version.

SNK Playmore, also known as SNK is a Japanese video game hardware and software enterprise. SNK is an abbreviation of Shin Nihon Kikaku. SNK is most known for developing the Neo Geo family in 1990, which included numerous game consoles and successful arcade systems throughout the 1990s.

Currently, SNK states that the new game King of Fighters is being produced by Studio Dragonfly from South Korea and is being released in Thailand by True Digital Plus.

The game's official site has also been put up and it already includes 5 heroes that are Kyo Kusanagi, Terry Bogard, Iori Yagami, Joe Higashi and Griffon. The website is in Thai.

"The King of Fighters is one of my best games ever and I enjoyed playing it for years now on my playstation 3 console. After the new announcement that it will be released soon, I can't wait for it to be available on the store or the online marketplace" says James one of the fans of the game.

Several game play videos are also available. The five videos feature Kyo Kusanagi, Terry Bogard, Iori Yagami, Joe Higashi and Griffon.

The closed Beta testing is planned for next week, September 4, 2013 and the enrollment has already begun. Interested applicants can apply via the official website. This is one MOBA game K.O.F. fans should not miss!

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/26/2013 -- Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia declared today that the Miku Miku Hockey PS Vita game app, which was a hit with participants when it was presented at the Nico Nico Chokaigi convention, will be coming to the PSN solely for PlayStation Plus members in Japan. No information if this will be a free or paid app.

Miku Miku Hockey is a collaboration between Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia and Crypton Future Media, the company that created the digital voice synthesizer/character Hatsune Miku. Along with it, you can use the PS Vita to enjoy a virtual game of air hockey against the digital diva herself or her weird, super-deformed redesign, Mikudayo . A lot more on Miku Miku Hockey here .There is also full information of what the app actually does. In brief, it's an enhanced reality application where you can play air hockey against Hatsune Miku or her stange version, Mikudayo-san.

The version of Miku Miku Hockey that's arriving to PSN won't just be the precise same technical demo that Nico Nico Chokaigi participants played; quite a few improvements to the game app will be made.

Especially, there is a new spectate mode where you are able to watch Hatsune Miku and Mikudayo-san (or two Hatsune Mikus or Mikudayos) play air hockey against one another. There will also be some sort of character leveling up mechanic.

This new and enhanced variation of Miku Miku Hockey will be available on PSN in Japan, solely to PlayStation Plus members, from September 10 to November 19.

If you're a Hatsune Miku fan who's going down to Yokohama for the Magical Mirai 2013 event happening there, you will be able to enjoy the brand-new variation of Miku Miku Hockey ahead of PlayStation Plus members in Japan.

Even though this announcement is just for Japan for the time being, we'll check with Sony to see if the app could possibly be coming to PS Plus in Asia too. Stay in touch.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/21/2013 -- A limited edition of Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (3DS) which comes with a special Nendoroid Puchi Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 Ver. along with a copy of the game, exists in Japan.

But what if someone wishes to take that Nendoroid Puchi Hatsune Miku and his 3DS with the game in it, anyplace he goes?

He would certainly need some sort of protection for his treasured Mikus.

That's the reason why Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2 accessory set is necessary!

The Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2 accessory set, which will cost 3,360 yen when it is released on November 28, 2013 (which is also the date that the game will come out), contains:

1- Two hard protection covers - one for the Nintendo 3DS and the other for the 3DS XL (3DS LL, which is its name in Japan)
2- Decoration sticker sets for the 3DS and the 3DS XL (2 items exterior, 1 interior)
3- A gamaguchi pouch
4- Nendoroid Puchi Odekake Pouch, that is actually a special pouch made to fit the Nendoroid Puchi - the translation of the Japanese word "odekake" is "going out".

Along with the Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 accessory set, Sega will also sell the 3DS and 3DS XL hard covers from the set, separately.

Each of the hard covers comes with a set of decoration stickers designed for the 3DS or 3DS XL, and each separate hard cover set will be sold for 1,680 yen.

This means that, if someone buys both the 3DS and 3DS XL hard cover sets (1,680 yen each), he basically gets the pouches at absolutely no cost, given that the accessory set costs 2×1,680 yen or 3,360 yen.

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 and the previously mentioned accessory set are scheduled for launch in Japan November 28.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/19/2013 -- PlayStation Vita Pets is created by UK-based company Spiral House which is the developer of EyePet and EyePet Adventures for the PSP, and which also previously helped in the creation of MotorStorm and LittleBigPlanet PS3 games.

Despite the fact that the title is PlayStation Vita Pets, the game's debut trailer focuses completely on dogs (the player will have to choose from four different puppies to raise). Which makes the buyer wonder: will there be any other animals someone could choose to raise? Or if the name was chosen simply because Sony did not want it to sound similar to Nintendogs.

The dogs that are in PlayStation Vita Pets, are alike the ones in Nintendogs, except that they are improved and they can talk! Additionally they venture out and explore dungeons with the player! And some other stuff!

The game is due to be released for the PS Vita, in 2014.

As mentioned by Kevin Oxland, creative director at Spiral House, PlayStation Vita Pets is not a simple pet game! They have done their best to really make it feel like a PlayStation game - with 'game' being the crucial word there. They were determined to make something that was more than just a pet sim - they needed to create something that felt like a real game, with characters, fun and adventure, so that's exactly what they did.

They also wanted to concentrate on the dogs themselves, which may seem obvious, but making them move, act and speak in a very persuading way for the scope of the game they had in mind, was not an easy task.

Making humans walk and move realistically in video games is one thing, but producing truly convincing dogs for today's demanding younger players, is a different thing. This could only be accomplished by using the power and characteristics of the PlayStation Vita.

In the video game the player chooses from four different pups, each one with its own character, sense of humor and personality. Together he and his new companion will be able to do all the things one would do with a real dog or in any other pet sim. But in PlayStation Vita Pets the player is allowed you to go even further! Once they are familiar with each other and have mastered the skills required to venture outside their home, they will be able to begin the adventure of Castlewood Island!"

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/15/2013 -- Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited ("Asiasoft") makes announcement that it is going to release Japan's largest online RPG, PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 ("PSO2?) for Windows PC platform in six Southeast Asian countries; Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.

This game has a history of more than 25 years.It is the latest and the master series of role-playing game (RPG) that represents SEGA Corporation.

PHANTASY STAR Online ("PSO") was first released in 2000 and obtained several awards as well as the 5th Japan Game Awards, as a pioneer of online RPG in Japan. In July 2012, as a successor of PSO, PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 ("PSO2?) was published for Windows PC platform in Japan.

PSO2 is designed to offer unique and innovative gameplay experience in online RPG by providing the following three pillars: 'infinite adventure', 'top-level action for online RPG' and 'the ultimate character creation'.

In PSO2, player takes an exciting quest to unknown galactic places as a member of "ARCS" expedition,which is an Oracle interplanetary cruise fleet in the infinite universe.

Players enjoy the exciting in-game battles and tactical actions using an extremely customizable control system. In addition, PSO2 includes an intuitive character creation and customization system that offers comprehensive options that will offer exceptional looks and feels for each character developed by the players.

By August 2013, PSO2 service in Japan has attained over 2.5 million registered IDs and 107 thousand concurrent users, both of which are record-breaking numbers for online game in Japan.

"Ever since its first appearance in 1987 on SEGA Master System, PHANTASY STAR has been one of the most famous gaming franchises in the world. In PSO2, SEGA has created thrilling, unique and polished online action RPG experience," claims Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft. "On behalf of Asiasoft, we are proud to carry on the legacy of PHANTASY STAR franchise to the current generation of gamers and to provide the best online service for this exciting title in Southeast Asian countries."

"Asiasoft has an excellent track record in publishing online games in Southeast Asian countries and this partnership is in line with SEGA's aspiration to expand our PC online game portfolio," says Naoya Tsurumi , the president and the COO of SEGA Corporation. "SEGA and Asiasoft will be working closely together to provide the best PSO2 experience for players in Thailand, Singapore Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines by creating localized contents that will appeal to the market in these countries."

PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 is scheduled for launch in the early months of 2014 for Windows PC platform in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Asiasoft will soon announce the release plan.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/12/2013 -- Based on an afterword coming from Sword Art Online light novel series author Reki Kawahara right at the end of the series's 13th book, which will be available for sale tomorrow in Japan, the Sword Art Online: Extra Edition end-of-year TV special, is an abridged collection of the whole anime series. However, in this collection, many new scenes are included.

Therefore for individuals holding out optimism that they will discover the Gun Gale Online chapter of the light novels in anime form, there is a bad announcement to be made: this is very unlikely to occur.

Gun Gale Online is definitely the main game of the "Sword Art Online" series of light novels. The very first season of the anime adaptation included the first two arcs and simply attained the end of volume 4 in December 2012. Gun Gale Online is the next arc, right after ALfheim Online.

Sword Art Online is essentially a light novel written by Reki Kawahara (who also wrote the novel Accel World) and illustrated by Abec since April 2009.It has been adapted into several manga but also in 25 episodes anime by Studio A-1 Pictures. Following the success of the anime adaptation, Sword Art Online was also developed by Banpresto as a PlayStation portable video game.

Reki Kawahara who is a quite popular Japanese author of the light novels, manga Accel World and Sword Art Online, stated in his afterword from Sword Art Online light novel volume 13, as far as the SAO TV special is concerned: (This is full translation)

"I'd like to do a bit of promotional plugging on this page here. You probably already know this from looking at the book's wraparound jacket band, but at the end of 2013 the Sword Art Online TV anime series will be getting a TV special.

Despite the fact that the year-end TV special is essentially a compilation of the Aincrad and Fairy Dance chapters from the 2012 TV anime series, there will be a few innovative scenes added in.

It has been nearly a year since followers had the ability to see Kirito, the principle protagonist of the Sword Art Online light novel, move around in animated form on a TV screen, so Fans are advised to watch the TV special.

Kawahara therefore concluded his afterword by thanking the light novel team's staff members for coping with production delays on book 13.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/09/2013 -- As part of their campaigns to market their particular brand-new Miku Miku Make Miku program, Hikari will likely be providing a small taste of it to Comiket 84 this weekend.

On the West 4th floor of the Enterprise Hall building, Hikari TV is going to be establishing their booth (Booth 163) and along with it, a section devoted to Miku Miku Make Miku (also known as "3939Make39?).

Basically Hatsune Miku is recognized as a very popular star because it was created cute and stylish. It is well-known that people who are enthusiasts of music,are fanatics of Miku and are always waiting for new releases from Hatsune company.

Hatsune Miku is the initial Japanese vocaloid2 in vocal series, and could possibly be the most popular and well-known vocaloid worldwide. In addition to the progress of Hatsune Miku, she receives much favor and at the same time, presents multifarious options of using the software in multimedia content creation as well. She made a fantastic impression on related activities. In the same manner, she started being the inspiration to creating its derivative works, making Hatsune Miku considerably more than simply a music software program.

Hatsune Miku has got over 100,000 released songs with 170,000 uploaded on YouTube videos and over 900,000 fans on Facebook, which makes it a real Phenomenon.

The Famous Miku Miku Make Miku, is a 15-minute-long variety show just where the host, Hatsune Miku herself, interviews numerous Miku song and video producers. The show commenced broadcasting on cable TV channel Hikari TV on August 3, and is planned to run for one season (12 episodes).

People who follow the show on Twitter (@3939make39) and retweet regarding it, are going to be able to buy a special DVD and unique sticker for the program. The DVD is known as Miku Miku Make Miku and features the very first episode of the show. That certainly is not all it has on it though: it also features a secret code for the public site, for an exclusive wallpaper and images to be launched in the future.

The DVD is going to be limited to THOUSANDS of people and cost 1,000 yen and is restricted to 1500 sets. Regarding the size of the stickers, it will be a collection of three and its size is promised to be big.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/06/2013 -- A year ago, when a new Sailor Moon anime had been introduced, fanatics around the globe became extremely enthusiastic. Regrettably, the cartoons that was meant to air this season failed to push through leaving the huge Sailor Moon fanbase simply unhappy.

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However, popular idol group, Momoiro Clover Z . announced to the entire world that the classic magical girl anime will certainly be coming back, but significantly later than the summer 2013 plan which was guaranteed previously. On this occasion, the new Sailor Moon anime is going to be launched next winter and it will probably be streamed globally through Niconico Douga.

Momoiro Clover Z , who is a Japanese idol group, consisting of five girls with energetic performances integrated to elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies, made this brand-new statement during a Sailor Moon 20th anniversary celebration which was streamed live on Niconico. The idol group was one of the people who made the announcement that Sailor Moon was getting a new anime a year ago together with the manga's author, Naoko Takeuchi.

Sailor Moon is actually a Japanese manga series that redefined the magical girl genre, as prior magical girls did not use their powers to fight evil, nevertheless this has grown to be one of the regular archetypes of the genre. This was the very first animated depiction of the authentic manga character developed by Naoko Takeuchi.

Sailor Moon is presently celebrating its 20th anniversary since the debut of its manga. The celebrations include things like a live-action stage musical as well as many live activities, the release of different new products and the brand new anime. The manga was written by Naoko Takeuchi and published by Kodansha. Additionally, it spawned certainly one of the most loved magical girl anime series during the 90's which has been distributed worldwide and was basically translated in many different foreign languages.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/05/2013 -- Bikkuriman is a Japanese animated series originally produced by Toei Animation originally aired from October 1987 to April 1989 and were created later as Shin Bikkuriman sequels, Super Bikkuriman, Bikkuriman 2000 and Happy Lucky Bikkuriman.

Bikkuriman was from then manufactured as a chocolate-filled wafer which comes with a sticker and is favored by Japanese youngsters. Bikkuriman turned out to be truly popular, to the level that it influenced a number of anime series at the same time as manga, during the 1980?s. Some of the stickers that come together with the wafer are nowadays heavily charged and are viewed as collector's items.

Currently, Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart is engaging in a new collaboration with the well-known vocaloid series, Hatsune Miku and Lotte to rework Bikkuriman into Mikkuriman.

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Actually this cooperation has been branded "Mikkuriman - Miku to kimy?na nakama-tachi-hen" or "Mikkuriman, Miku and her strange friends" and strange friends mean some of the other vocaloids like Luka, Kaito, Rin and Len. Like Bikkuriman, Mikkuriman are additionally chocolate stuffed wafers that come with a card.

The package is designed by Dayo-San and shows the favorite vocaloid characters in a cute super-deformed manner. Some of the cards provided with the wafer are very common while some cards are rarer than others. Which card everyone can get in a pack, is entirely random.
This collaboration will begin towards the end of August.

Bikkuriman isn't really the sole product Family Mart and Hatsune Miku are collaborating about, because Morinaga & Co., Ltd is also getting a Vocaloid make-over with their own chocolate wafer.

Every single package includes a random story card. These story cards come in 16 designs, each inspired by one of the following vocaloid songs:

01 Bad- End- Night
02 Crazy - nighT
03 Twilight - nighT
04 Himitsu - kuro no chikai
05 Karakuri – Burst
06 Trickery - Casino
07 "Synchronicity" series
08 Haitoku no Hana

Just like Mikkuriman, this collaboration also will start by the end of August 2013. Both products will likely be exclusively marketed in Family Mart branches.

Family Mart is a multinational convenience store chain, the largest in the world, with stores not just in Japan, but also in the United States, China, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/01/2013 -- The Tokyo International Film Festival was Founded in 1985.It is one of Japan's most famous film events and the solely Japanese film festival certified by the FIAPF (Federation Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films or International Federation of Film Producers Associations).

Actually, The Tokyo International Film Festival is a celebration presented bi-annually. Having greatly improved since the time it began, the event has evolved into a top award function in the region with the certification of the FIAPF. Over the 9 days, that the festival occurs typically, films of different genres are presented among many contests, special screenings and other forms of activity. The launching day of this event is watched by a lot of people around the region.

At this occasion around, the event's managers have announced that starting from 2014, the exclusive film festival will turn its attention more on one of Japan's most famous pop culture traits - anime. In accordance to one of the organizers, they desired to push anime and add an animation section for this year's festival. Nevertheless, due to time restrictions the animation category was not added, but alternatively, its addition will be moved to next year's film festival.

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They reported Hayao Miyazaki's Kaze Tachinu as a great example for the new animation category. Studio Ghibli's latest movie is presently entered in another exclusive film challenge, The Venice International Film Festival, which will be held in the next thirty days.

In accordance to Tokyo International Film Festival Director General Yasushi Shiina, Japanese animation is definitely praised and treasured worldwide and similarly at the TIFF. Of course, now it is the start, but should have more exposure and significance in the future.

Japanese islands are definitely recognized for animation and today the coordinators have seen that Japanese animation is an important part of their well-liked culture. Eventually, with the addition of an animation category and with the fact that the festival turns its focus to anime given, we are going to come across some good high quality anime in the future, due to the competition.

The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival will be held from October 17-25 at Roppongi Hills. The opening movie will be "Captain Philips" starring Tom Hanks and the closing film will be "The Kiyosu Conference".

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2013 -- As we have announced only at SGCafe formerly, ONE OK ROCK will be headed to South East Asia, including Singapore. We have also revealed that the tickets for their November 23 Singapore concert will go on sale today, Monday, July 29.

Unfortunately, that will not be the case as the ticket sales for the highly desired concert will be moved to Thursday, August 1 at 9:00 am, local time. The date for the actual concert has recently been modified as the band will now perform on November 22, Friday, instead of November 23 which is Saturday. According to the official Facebook page of Amuse Inc. Asia, the changes are due to logistical problems.

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Actually, Their Singapore concert will take place at the Hard Rock Coliseum with the early bird price ticket of SG$78. Tickets can be availed on sistic.com.sg

For those people who don't really know this rock band, one can say that rock is not their favorite music, because One OK Rock is very popular worldwide. One OK Rock is a Japanese power pop-alt-rock band that draws on the sound of blink-182 and Foo Fighters. The band is consisting of Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya and they had multiple singles that accessed the Oricon charts. Actually their songs achieved huge popularity online and over millions of YouTube views in short time.

ONE OK ROCK will be touring Bangkok, Thailand on November 19 at the Central World Live while they will be really going to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 21 at the KL Live. They will also be heading to Jakarta, Indonesia on November 24 on Lapangan Parkir Kolam Renang Senayan, after their Singapore concert. The tickets for Malaysia and Indonesia are now on sale while the tickets for their Bangkok concert will go on sale on August 8.

This South East Asian concert tour is part of the band's "Who are you? Who are we??" tour which includes Europe and East Asia. ONE OK ROCK is the band responsible for the Rorouni Kenshin live action movies theme song, The Beginning. They will also be singing the theme song for the highly anticipated Captain Harlock movie.

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Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/29/2013 -- The Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention - STGCC is planned to be on 31st August to 1st September 2013, at Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo & Convention. Before attending the event's festivities, people must take a good look at three of the extremely special guests attending one of Singapore's most anticipated events.

It is important to start with one of the greatest names in Japanese gaming, Bandai Namco's Hideo Baba. Actually, Hideo Baba is the general producer of the highly acclaimed 'Tales of" RPG series. Tales of Xillia is one of his most successful games shipping over 600, 000 units On Ps3 alone.

A particular Bandai Namco booth will undoubtedly be distributing a particular D1 edition of Tales of Xillia on STGCC so fans must not miss it! The D1 edition includes the overall game software, a unique music selection CD and an art book featuring the art from the overall game.

View Hideo Baba's STGCC

The following guest started his career as a Vocaloid producer after the formation of his band in Ibaraki, holding on to the ambition that his music could possibly be enjoyed by every one. His works have now been viewed by more than 10 million times already and is certainly one of Japan's most recognized sound producers, Yuyoyuppe, also referred to as DJ'TEKINA//SOMETHING.

He has worked with a number of Japan's top artistes, bands, idols and voice actors. Some of his works include:

- Sound Producer for BABYMETAL on UKIUKI MIDNIGHT, BABYMETAL DEATH, MEGITSUNE, etc. He is also the only DJ who is involved with their official song remix.
- Sound Producer of Tsukiuta 6gatsu for voice actor Aoi Shouta (SHOWTA).
- Participated in TRF's 20th Anniversary Tribute Album as DJ'TEKINA//SOMETHING.
- Remixed Denden Passion for Denpagumi Inc.
- Arranged BIRTH O BIRTH for Momoiro Clover Z.
- Involvement in the production of songs for various idol groups such as Dream5, Bad Jyanai mon, and many others.

Even with all that work, he also finds time as the vocals/guitarist of Japanese hardcore emo band Lunetia.

Finally, the nest guest is certainly one of South Korea's most well known cosplayers, Aza. With eight years of Cosplay experience and cosplaying overseas, the famous cosplayer is likely to make her very first Singapore cosplay appearance in STGCC.

In a message to the people attending the big event, the cosplayer previously known as Miyuko wrote "Hi everybody! I am Aza, a cosplayer from Korea! Everyday I'm feeling very excited to be at STGCC this year and I can't wait to meet everyone in Singapore! See you all at STGCC!

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