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6 Feb
KAITO sings English songs, too.
KAITO sings English songs, too.

   Crypton Future Media, the Japanese firm producing virtual singer software Hatsune Miku, announced to sell an another singer software named KAITO V3 in the mid February 2013.

10 Jan
Miku's robot character, Fei Yen HD.
Miku's robot character, Fei Yen HD.

   Popular vocaloid Hatsune Miku is selected as a character of a computer game titled Super Robot Wars UX. This series is known as a battle game by robot heroes in Japanese anime, such as Mazinger Z or Gundam, against aliens or other attackers. Miku becomes one of the players.

20 Sep
(C)カラー
(C)カラー

   JTB Communications released an iPhone app of tourist map, named HAKONE Instrumentality MAP on Sep. 10 2012.

1 Jun
Top page on Maisanpo's website
Top page on Maisanpo's website
10 Apr
Cover photo of
Cover photo of "Pamyu Pamyu Revolution" limited edition.
28 Mar
(C)創通・サンライズ
(C)創通・サンライズ

   Bandai Visual has released a blu-ray version of the popular TV anime, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED on March 23 2012.

24 Jan
Anime design ticket
Anime design ticket

   Tobu Railway and Chichibu Railway have started to sell a ticket designed a popular anime "Raki Suta (Lucky Star)" and "Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day) on Jan. 21 2012.

5 Jan

   Japanese toy maker Bandai is to release a toy doll of popular anime, One Piece on Jan. 23.

3 Oct

   Ohta Publishing has released the official book of a girl idol group, Momoiro Clover Z on Sep. 30 2011.

9 Sep
DJ Hello Kitty to play sometimes.
DJ Hello Kitty to play sometimes.

   Sanrio is to open its new shop, named CLUB KT shibuya, at Shibuya 109, a popular fashion spot among young generation on Sep. 22 2011.

8 Aug
(c) SOTSU, SUNRISE
(c) SOTSU, SUNRISE

   Namco Bandai Games released an automotive navigation system featuring a popular anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam, as an iPhone application on July 29 2011. The product is called Gundam Navi.

21 Jul
Charlotte shows up in episode 3.
Charlotte shows up in episode 3.

   Japanese cartoon character merchandise maker Movic is to sell stuffed toys of popular animation, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" in fall 2011 at Animate and Gamers shops countrywide.

11 Jul
Atsuko Maeda as tomato girl.
Atsuko Maeda as tomato girl.

   Popular Japanese girls pop group AKB48, picked for the main character of vegetable juice by Japanese food company Kagome, has been appearing a web-based clock service called "Bijin Tokei" since July 4 2011.

16 Jun
AKB 48 Atsuko Maeda's official app. (C)太田プロダクション/(C)2011CYBIRD
AKB 48 Atsuko Maeda's official app. (C)太田プロダクション/(C)2011CYBIRD

   Cybird has started releasing iPhone and Android application featuring four members of AKB 48 on June 10 2011. Atsuko Maeda, a winner of the third AKB 48 election, as well as Yuko Oshima, Rie Kitahara, Rino Sashihara are chosen for apps.

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