Archive for March, 2008
TAF 2008 Attracts 126,000 Visitors
Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008 attracted more than 126,000 visitors over the four days of its exhibition, setting a new record of attendance.
The attendance for last year was 107,713, roughly 20,000 less than this year.
The next TAF will be held in 2009 from 18th March to 21st March.
Shoko Nakagawa Singing For Gurren Lagann Movie
Shokotan announced at her mini-concert at TAF 2008 on Saturday that she will be singing the theme song for the upcoming Gurren Lagann movie.
However, there is no information on what is the title of the song.
I hope it will be as awesome as “Sorairo Days”, which was the theme song of Gurren Lagann anime series.
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Maya Koizumi - Sekirei’s PR @ TAF 2008
Idol Maya Koizumi was spotted walking around TAF 2008 exhibition hall in a miko costume giving away Sekirei’s paper bags in promotion for the upcoming Sekirei anime series.
She is supposedly cosplaying as Musubi and I must say she does look rather cute in that costume.
Anyway, for those that are unfamiliar with Maya can head over [...]
Manga Connected With Okayama Railway Shoving Incident
Last week, a 18 year old teen suddenly pushed an innocent man onto the railway tracks, and the man was killed by the oncoming train.
The 18-year-old had indicated he deliberately pushed the worker:
“I thought that if I killed someone I could go to prison. I didn’t care who it was”.
Just yesterday, the police conducted a [...]
Kodomo no Jikan 2nd Season Announced
The lolilicious gang of Rin and her friends are back for a second season after causing quite a stir on TV last year with their mischievous antics.
According to the news on Kodomo no Jikan’s official site, there will be a promotion DVD which will be shipped with the special limited edition copy of the fifth [...]
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