Vulpix-Wearing Pikachu Plushies Up for Grabs in the Redesigned Sapporo Pokemon Center!Jan 9, 9am

2017, another year for the Pokemon franchise. The local Pokemon Center is Sapporo was recently redesigned to go along with the current winter snowfall. As a way of celebrating and accompanying the new change, the venue has offered new stuff related to the release of the new Pokemon games Pokemon Sun and Moon as well as the Pokemon's Alola Forms.

'Kimi no Na wa' Conquers South Korean Box Office!Jan 9, 8am

Last weekend, Makoto Shinkai's Japanese anime film Kimi no Na wa has hit #1 in the South Korean box office sold over a total of 837,556 tickets. The movie was immediately ranked at the #1 spot during its opening day on Wednesday selling 130,000 tickets and earned around 100 million yen.

3 Fantasy Anime For a Casual Viewer to Watch this YearJan 8, 12pm

A new year with lists of new anime, live action adaptation and films are up in production that many fans new and old can look forward to. But with so many new anime and other works coming out it will be a hard pick on what to watch first and what to continue following.

Unique Sports Anime of 2016Jan 8, 11am

The sports genre in the world of anime are known to show highly popular sports such as baseball, basketball and even soccer in creative and exciting ways for any viewer interested. Lately however new and unique types of sports anime have been popping up with a new sport to the scene.

Opening Movie for 'Re:Zero' Video Game ReleasedJan 8, 10am

The Re:Zero hype has not ended yet. Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu -Death or Kiss is an upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game to be released in Japan this March 23. It is an adventure game with its own original story making this a must-have for any Re:Zero fan.

Sega Releases New 'Valkyria Revolution' Game Character TrailerJan 8, 5am

Sega has released a new trailer for the game Valkyria Revolution (Valkyria: Azure Revolution in Japan) which introduces the Maxim, a character played by Kenichi Suzumura. The game is scheduled to be released in Japan this January 19 for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 platforms.

Only in Japan - Chocolate Instant Noodles for Valentine's DayJan 8, 2am

So Valentine's Day is around the corner.

'Kuma Miko' Manga Artist Releases New Magical Girl Manga This FebruaryJan 8, 1am

It was revealed in the second issue of Young Magazine on Friday that manga artist Masamune Yoshimoto will be launching a new "magical girl historical manga" series titled Maho Shojo Omatsu. The manga's first chapter is slated to be released in the magazine's next issue this February 5.

'Digimon' Celebrates 20th Anniversary with a Remake of Original Digital Monster ToyJan 7, 11pm

As a way of celebrating its 20th anniversary, Bandai will be remaking its original Digital Monster keychain toys. This announcement was released by the company on Friday and the toys are now open for pre-orders.

TV Ad for 'Noragami' Stage Play ReleasedJan 7, 1pm

On Friday, Avex Pictures released a commercial for the upcoming stage play adaptation of the Noragami manga scheduled to run from February 16 to 26 in Tokyo. You can check out the TV Ad video below: The upcoming play will run for only 15 performances at the AiiA 2.