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News Writer: Raven An amazing achievement for the beloved video game franchise—Square Enix has just announced that Kingdom Hearts 3 already has a combined total of 5 million sales. This astounding figure, which came from both physical and digital sales of the game, was announced in the game’s official Twitter account.

News Writer: Raven Release the Spyce secret fragrance, a smartphone game based on the Release the Spyce animé is set to be released in mid-February. The game is being developed by Altplus in collaboration with Trifort Inc.

News Writer: Raven Drumming up the excitement for the premiere of the 23rd Detective Conan movie, the franchise’s official website has just revealed key visuals and cast members for the new characters.

News Writer: Raven Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) has awarded Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer its top prize for the Animé (Japanese film) category. The winners were announced last Friday, February 1.

News Writer: Raven Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s timeless classic My Neighbor Totoro has already earned 173 million yuan in China as of the previous weekend. This total gross now makes it the second-highest grossing Japanese film in China for 2018, ranking below Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Tarakajima, which was released on June 1, 2018 and earned a total of 209 million yuan.

The popular Japanese otter mascot Chiitan is not only conquering social media due to the character’s crazy antics, it is also getting their own anime series soon. The official website of Kinder TV (TV Tokyo’s children programming block) revealed on Friday that a Chiitan anime will be aired in the said channel block on April 3.

News Writer: Raven Yes, you read that right. Chocobos—the iconic and lovable birds from the Final Fantasy franchise—are having their own racing game in Facebook messenger. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius EXVIUS Chocobo Run.

News Writer: Raven A new smartphone game for Dr. Mario is set for a summer 2019 release. Dr. Mario World, a new iteration of the Dr. Mario game series, is coming to iOS and Android devices this year.

To those who are still planning to get their own Nintendo Switch and hoping for a more compact one, you’re in luck as the Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei reports on Friday that the company plans to release a smaller version of the Switch this year.

News Writer: Raven In just a few months, Emperor Akihito will be abdicating from the Chrysanthemum throne, the first in over two centuries. His abdication and the ascension of his son Crown Prince Naruhito to the throne would then signal the end of the Heisei era, the name given to Emperor Akihito’s reign.