Interest - July 2016
- New Shonen Jump Rookie Contest Has Gag Manga Artist Kyosuke Usuta as Judge (16:00)
- Square Enix Takes Us Behind the Scenes With Its 'Epic Meal Time' Collaboration (20:00)
- Tokio Member Masahiro Matsuoka Admits He Got His Hairstyle from Slam Dunk (12:00)
- Affordable Animator Dorm Expansion Crowdfunding Closes Short of Goal (16:30)
- Love Live's Yurika Kubo Promotes Blood Drive in Nara Prefecture (18:20)
- Wake Up to Soothing Swordsmen with Tōken Ranbu Alarm Clocks (12:40)
- Pet Monogatari's Nadeko on Your Smartphone (21:00)
- Least Impressive Pokémon Gets Its Own Official Love Song (18:25)
- Japanese Transportation Authorities, Landmarks Issue Warnings to Pokémon Go Players (12:30)
- Japanese Gamers Discover Joys, Quirks & Frustrations of Pokémon Go (16:45)
- Clothes Based on Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Flying Witch & More Headed to Stores (21:00)
- Sanrio Boys Smartphone Dating App Streams 1st Promo Video (18:20)
- Oh My Goddess! Creator Fujishima, Cosplayer Otogi Announce Birth of Child (19:30)
- Bishonen Idol Magazine Includes Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor Characters (18:00)
- Kochikame Manga Gets Novel Crossovers With Girls Und Panzer, Cheer Boys!, Mr. Osomatsu (14:00)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Draws His Characters Playing Pokémon Go (19:30)
- Animatrix's Koji Morimoto Directs Commercial for Navigation App (18:20)
- Eiichiro Oda Knows What the Final One Piece Panel Will Be (13:20)
- Best and Worst Manga of 2016 Results - Comic-Con International (18:20)
- Kojima Productions' Mascot Ludens Gets Nendoroid, Figure, Video (13:45)
- Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film's Cyborg Designs Unveiled (19:30)
- Rock Out One Piece-Style With Brook's Shark Guitar (21:00)
- Viz Media Joins Comic Book Legal Defense Fund as Corporate Member (13:15)
- Idolish 7 Music Video, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Opening Animators Launch Seminar Series (15:50)
- T.M.Revolution Stars as Thinly Veiled Version of Himself on B-Project: Kodō Ambitious (14:40)
- Digimon Tamers' Digivice Returns After 15 Years (12:55)
- Cocktail Prince Mobile Game Gets Animated Music Video (16:30)
- Nintendo Unveils Miniature NES With 30 Classic Games, Streams Preview Video (19:00)
- Berserk Creator Miura Wrote Plot For Anime-Original 3rd Episode (09:30)
- Japanese Anime Fans Vote on 'Best Character to Attend Festival With Wearing Yukata' (12:30)
- Robot Studios Creates Animated Short for Nagoya Railroad (17:40)
- Mob Psycho 100 Anime Offers Fans Chances to Broadcast Their Artwork on Air (23:00)
- Berlin Museum's 'Anime Architecture' Exhibit Features Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell Art (20:00)
- One Piece's Luffy, Chopper Make Cameo in Usagi Rope Anime (18:30)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 Game Announces Godzilla: Resurgence Event (12:30)
- Aya Uchida Voices Idol Version of Umi Monogatari Character in Animated Music Video (21:00)
- Former Ghibli Production Staffer Criticizes All Films Since Kiki's Delivery Service (19:00)
- Osaka Landmark Displays Golden Chopper Statue for One Piece Film Gold (12:20)
- Lion Voltron/Beast King GoLion Figure Listed From Soul of Chogokin (19:20)
- Hideaki Anno Apologizes for Delay on Final Evangelion Film (18:15)
- While Korea Waits for Pokémon Go, Here's 'Pororo Go' (22:00)
- Voice Actress Yuko Miyamura Announces Divorce (19:20)
- Rie Kugimiya Records Audiobook for Familiar of Zero Light Novel (22:00)
- Godzilla Hitches Ride on Golden Ship in One Piece Film Gold Poster Crossover (12:20)
- Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto Glasses Let You Be the Coolest, Too (20:00)
- Tokyo Joypolis Launches T.M. Revolution Shows & Rides (10:00)
- Gamers Discover More Places Where It's Unwise to Play Pokémon Go (17:20)
- Japanese Village Grows Giant Godzilla: Resurgence Rice Paddy Art (18:50)
- Dress Like Kanade With First Love Monster Gym Shirt/Lunch Bag Set (12:30)
- Hillary Clinton Campaign Targets Potential Voters at Pokémon Go Locations (16:30)
- Sake Varieties Take on Human Form in Latest Anthropomorphization Project (14:40)
- SuperGroupies' Evangelion Lingerie Collection Gets Shinji, Kaworu-Themed Sets (12:30)
- Famous Samurai Saitō Hajime's True Face Revealed At Last (19:00)
- Digimon Gathering Sells Exclusive Compilation Album for Late Singer Kouji Wada (21:00)
- Watch Splatoon's Squid Sisters Serenade the Crowd at Japan Expo 2016 (17:25)
- Sengoku Basara's Sanada Yukimura to Promote Tourism in Wakayama Prefecture (20:00)
- Crowdfunding Begins for 10th Anniversary Tekkonkinkreet Storyboard Book (19:00)
- Evangelion's Unit-01 Receives Burning Godzilla Makeover (22:15)
- Digimon Adventure Tri. Voice Actress Hitomi Yoshida Gets Married (17:40)
- Businesses Welcome Pokémon Go; Memorials Request Removal From Game (20:20)
- Major 2nd Baseball Manga Gets Extended Anime Ad (14:30)
- Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III's BD/DVD Art Revealed (12:30)
- Shokotan Throws First Pitch in Dragon Quest Cosplay, Advertises Upcoming Stage Show (21:00)
- Comiket's Genre Categories Reorganized, Expanded (18:45)
- Shovel Knight Appears in Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 3DS Crossover (14:30)
- The Boy and the Beast's Hosoda Explains Why Doesn't Cast Many Pro Voice Actors (19:30)
- Glim Spanky Music Video Features One Piece Film Gold Footage (22:00)
- All PreCure Opening Themes Collection Album Announced (20:50)
- Tokyo's Toshima Ward to Reconstruct Legendary Manga Artists' Apartment (12:20)
- One Piece's Eiichiro Oda Makes 1st TV Appearance, Doesn't Show his Face (23:30)
- Attack on Titan/Mr. Osomatsu Characters Inspire Everyday Bags (11:30)
- Rurouni Kenshin Characters to Appear in Puzzle & Dragons (14:00)
- Special Adults-Only Aikatsu! Screenings Planned for Shibuya Theater (22:00)
- Wrestling Voice Actress Ai Shimizu Wins Triangle Ribbon Championship (17:00)
- New Tokyo Skytree Pokemon Center Opens, Features Exclusive Rayquaza Merchandise (12:30)
- Dead or Alive 5 LR Adds Attack on Titan, King of Fighters, Aquaplus Crossovers (16:28)
- Prince of Tennis Creator Holds Charity Concert With His Own Characters (14:10)
- Light Novel Contest Overwhelmed with Alternate World Entries (19:45)
- New One Piece Burning Blood DLC Characters Announced (22:00)
- Watch Guts Morph Through a Hundred Panels of Berserk in Commercial (17:50)
- Live-Action Death Note Filming Spotted in Vancouver (12:55)
- Manga Creators Draw Covers for 'Learning Japanese History Through Manga' Series (12:45)
- Player Creates Working Game Boy Advance With Pokémon FireRed in Minecraft (12:45)
- Oh My Goddess! Creator Kousuke Fujishima Confirms Marriage to Nekomu Otogi (21:00)
- Shinobu Oshino Gets Commemorative Image for Winning #1 SHAFT Heroine Vote (19:30)
- Kumamiko Manga Creator Apologizes for Anime's Ending (18:00)
- Publisher Denies Rumors of One Piece Going to Monthly Serialization (18:40)
- Winners of the Prince of Tennis Valentine's Day Chocolate Count Announced (19:40)
- Date a Boy Who Loves Sanrio With the Sanrio Boys Smartphone Game (12:45)
- Monster Hunter Generations Video Teases The Legend of Zelda Toon Link Costume (22:30)
- Japanese Poll Ranks Re:Zero Best Anime of Spring 2016 (18:30)
- Official Studio Ghibli-Themed Menu Includes Soot Sprite Burger, Nausicaa Parfait (20:30)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Receives Limited Original Soundtrack Vinyl Record (12:30)
- Luffy's Sexy Gender-Swapped Figure Unveiled in Full Color (20:30)
- Godzilla to Make TV Anime Debut on Crayon Shin-chan (18:50)
- Japanese Fans Choose Which Machines in Anime They'd Most Like to Ride (11:30)
- Universal Studios Japan's Haikyu!! Statues are Highly Realistic (21:00)
- Live-Action Gintama Film Seeks Extras (16:30)
- Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light Smartphone Games Begin Crossover Event (18:00)
- Assassination Classroom Food Truck To Sell Koro-Sensei Pancakes (13:40)
- Gundam 00 Voice Actress Ayumi Tsunematsu Announces Pregnancy (21:45)
- Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama, and Kenji Kawai Visit Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Set (13:30)
- Yowamushi Pedal Crew Teaches Bicycle Safety in Public Service Campaign (19:20)
- Sakamoto Ryōma Travels to New York for MetLife Web Series (17:00)
- Battery's Takumi & Kou Could Say Your Nickname After Anime's Premiere (15:00)
- Usamaru Furuya Speaks at Symposium on Teaching and Manga (23:50)
- Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Producer Speaks About Casting Controversy (12:35)
- Shonen Jump Rookie Contest Challenges Manga Artists to Impress Kentarō Yabuki (18:30)
- Sailor Moon's Black Lady Inspires Dark Crystal Earrings (20:45)
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