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GAME FREAK just announced that the next upcoming Pokemon DS games will premiere in June in Japan, entitled Black Version 2 and White Version 2.

The English versions will follow closely.

It was announced that the current TV Bleach anime series will air the last episode at 6pm on March 27.

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Shogakukan's Cheese! manga just announced that Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru manga is getting a film adaptation.

The original manga story centers around a music creator, Aki Ogasawara, who composes for the popular band Crude Play and ears over 100 million yen, despite hes job, he conceals it and calls himself a NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). While trying to see a life outside of music, he meets a high-school girl, Riko Koeda, however, Aki doesn't know that Riko is actually a huge fan of AKi's music, and so he isn't able to escape the world of music.

A new trailer for Space Battleship Yamato 2199 movie was released on the amazon site.

The Blu-ray and DVD will premiere in May 25.

To celebrate Valentine's Day release of new LovePlus virtual girlfriend simulator, 7-Eleven's Akihabara Center Place convenience store branch placed a giant augmented-reality (AR) markers on it's front windows.

When viewed from the camera of a Nintendo 3DS or a compatible smartphone, a 7.11 meter tall girl from the Konami game appears.

One of the 3 different girls extends her hands to offer chocolates, in the tradition of Valentine's Day in Japan.

 The giant AR markers will stay up until Sunday.

The first trailer for Strike Witches movie has been released.

Niji-Iro official site began streaming a promotional video of the upcoming movie Niji-Iro Hotaru ~Eien no Natsu Yasumi~.

The story based on the original Masayuki Kawaguchi light novel, centers around Yūta, a boy who slips back in time 30 years during hes summer vacations. Yūta tries to recover the summer activities after hes father death.

The movie will premiere on May 19.

DMM.com website began streaming the first episode of Gokujyo ~Gokurakuin Joshi Kōryō Monogatari~ anime series, free for a short limited time.

Konami official site for Fairy Tail released 2 promotional videos of the upcoming Fairy Tail: Zeref Kakusei game for PSP.

The PSP game will be released on March 22.

Namco Bandai began streaming a new promotional video for the upcoming PSP game adaptation Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! (Listen to Me, Girls. I am your father!).

The game will be featured with 2 released, the Limited Edition will bundle 4 bath posters, a picture drama DVD, four clear boards and a life-size Hina "air-cushion".

The game will be released April 26, while the anime adaptation premiered past January 10.

The official One Piece site began streaming the 2nd promotional video for the PS3 game One Piece Kaizoku Musou game has been released.

The first One Piece game will ship in March 1 for 8.190 yen (around $105 USD), and the Collectors Edition Treasure Box for 12.390 (around $159 USD), the CE will feature an art booklet, 15 pin badges and the original OST. For those bigger fans and lovers, a Limited Edition Golden PS3 will be released with the One Piece game, the PS3 console will be golden with Luffy character stamped in white on top of it, the LE console will be priced 38.170 yen (around $489 USD).

Konami launched the official site for Fairy Tail: Zeref Kakusei, with the site opening, Konami also announced the release data of the game for march 22.

Sunrise aniem studio accounced that the production of the second season of Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle has been given green-lit.

In the second season, the story continues to develop around Orpheus bangle and Phi Brain, as the puzzle battles heat up.

The second season will premiere on April 8.

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Crackle just announced that they will begin streaming the 2008 episodes of Kurozuka TV anime series on a weekly basis.

Ai, a Janapese singer, released the short version of the song Utsukushikimono for Berserk movie - Berserk Ōgon Jidai-Hen I: Haō no Tamago.

This music becomes the first sang by a female musical artist for the Berserk franchise, and her first song for an anime project.

The song will be featured later on her album Independent.

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K-ON! the movie was nominated a Academy Award this past following week along with "From up on Poppy Hill," "Tofu Kozu," "Buddha: The Great Departure,"  and "Detective Conan The Quarter of Silence."
 The Award will be announced on March 2nd.

The award of an “Academy Prize” is probably amongst the least of the real distinctions despite the K-ON! movie has earned the film grossed almost 15 million dollars (1.14 billion yen) in its first month, being seen by over a million people.

http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/35.html

The Official site for Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online browser game started streaming the first promotional video.

In the game the player can become a magical girl and make friends with 5 other magical girls (including other players) in order to form a 'dream team'. Together, they can save the world as they take on Walpurgis Night.

The Puella Magi game will be Free to Play (F2P) with Cash Item Shop.

Sunrise anime studios just announced that the anime movie project Code Geass Gaiden: Bōkoku no Akito will screen in 10 theaters in Japan this Summer.

In addiction a small social Code Geass social game is also being made for mobile phones by Mobage.

Akiyuki Shinbo, Director of Nisemonogatari anime just announced that the new TV anime series will be featured in 11 episodes long. He also added that it would be the best to include the characters high-temp, back-and-forth conversations and still maintain the balance of the story line to the end.

The official site of Inu x Boku SS started streaming since last Friday a new 4 minute long promotional video.

The new anime adaptation will premiere on January 12.