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Fans of “Lupin III” will soon have a chance to run with the Lupin Gang as a new Universal Studios Japan attraction is revealed to feature the series. Announced to arrive in the first half of 2019, the new attraction will be converting the XR rides in the Osaka theme park into a “Lupin III” theme.

A special feature is to be added to the upcoming seventh volume of Fujita's love comedy manga “Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii”/“Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.” According to the Japanese publisher Ichijinsha there will be a newly-produced 20-minute anime Blu-ray with the volume to be released March 29, 2019.

An update has been made on the official website and Twitter account of animation studio Bouncy's new “Himote House” anime as new staff details and a list of premiere dates are revealed for the upcoming series.

“The Royal Tutor” anime returns next year as the series’ official Twitter reveals an all-new feature film under works following its countdown. Along with the film’s reveal, an official website for the project was opened and a key visual, 60-second teaser trailer and visuals of the two new characters have been released.

It was announced on Wednesday by Sega that the release of its upcoming console (which was slated for this year) tentatively named as “Mega Drive Mini” will be delayed. They have also announced that they will release the console globally.

Starting the 44th issue Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, the “Detective Conan” manga will be taking a break. According to the 43rd issue of the magazine, the series will be entering into a nine-week hiatus so that creator Gosho Aoyama may conduct research.

It was confirmed on Tuesday by Bandai Namco Entertainment that the One Piece: World Seeker game is delayed to 2019. The release for the game was supposed to be slated for this year. The game’s developers stated that they needed more time in order to meet fan’s expectations for this highly anticipated title.

The anime adaptation of the novel Tsurune: Kazemai High School's Archery Club is slated to premiere in the Japan on October 14. This was confirmed in the anime adaptation’s official website. Takuya Yamamura is confirmed to be director, Michiko Yokote is script in-charge, Miku Kadowaki for character designs, and Harumi Fuuki for the music.

33-year-old Hitomi Yoshizawa was arrested recently in Tokyo due to a suspected hit-and-run of a biker. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group, Morning Musume. According to police reports, Yoshizawa was driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday at 7 in the morning as she hit a female biker at a crosswalk, ignoring the red light and did not stop to check on the biker.

It was confirmed in an investigative report by website Famitsu that Nintendo has sold around 5,007,367 Nintendo Switch units in Japan alone. This record was achieved in just 79 weeks (1.5 years) since this highly-demand console went on sale.