Gakuen Idol Master Fans Get Free Top-Rarity Anniversary Pulls
Bandai Namco's idol-training mobile game is celebrating its second anniversary...
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WT01 Gakuen Idol Master Fans Get Free Top-Rarity Anniversary Pulls
Bandai Namco's idol-training mobile game is celebrating its second anniversary with a free gacha session that guarantees an SSR...
Trigger The campaign combines a very generous free-pull mechanic with a new story arc and anniversary music updates.
WT02 Osaka's Massive Cosplay Street Festival Is Happening Right Now
500 cosplayers parade through Osaka's Den Den Town as Japan's largest cosplay event, Nippombashi...
Trigger 19th annual event, 220,000+ expected
WT03 Sakurazaka46 Makes History With Double A-Side Center
The MV for 'Lonesome rabbit' is live — and center Morita Hikaru just became the first member...
Trigger First Double A-side in Sakamichi history
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Osaka's Massive Cosplay Street Festival Is Happening Right Now
500 cosplayers parade through Osaka's Den Den Town as Japan's largest cosplay...
Sakurazaka46 Makes History With Double A-Side Center
The MV for 'Lonesome rabbit' is live — and center Morita Hikaru just became...
Hinatazaka46's 5th-Gen MV Lands with a Surprise
The MV for Hinatazaka46's 5th-generation track 'Enshuuritsu (π)' premiered...
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Harmony' Concert: 300K Viewers, One Night Only
Japan's top rock-pop band streamed their 15-piece 'Harmony' concert on YouTube...
Saotome Berry's 3D reveal lights up Uncharted Spheres
Nijisanji Fes opened a special stage where fans quickly centered on Saotome...
Gakumas Holds Its First Real-Stage 3DCG Idol Concert
Gakuen Idolmaster's DAY2 live event at Makuhari Messe is underway — 7 idol...
VACHSS returns with THE TAKEOVER at Makuhari Messe
The Nijisanji unit opened THE TAKEOVER with a free YouTube segment feeding...
Conan Meets Pretty Cure in a Historic Anime Crossover
Two of Japan's biggest anime franchises — Detective Conan and Pretty Cure...
Fuji TV Crowns Japan's Best Comeback Comedian
Fuji TV's new special pits 12 sharp-tongued comedians against each other to find...
Dragon Quest Turns 40: The Countdown Has Begun
Japan's beloved JRPG franchise hits its 40th anniversary on May 27. Fans are...
Nogizaka46 Captain Bids Farewell at Tokyo Dome
Minami Umezawa, the beloved captain of Nogizaka46, held her graduation concert...
Nogizaka46's One-Night-Only YouTube Special Before Tokyo Dome
Japan's top idol group Nogizaka46 dropped a free 150-minute YouTube special...
Sakurazaka46 Sets a Sakamichi First with Double-Center Announcement
Morita Hikaru will front both tracks of Sakurazaka46's 15th double A-side single...
Garakuta Road: Gakuen Idolmaster H.I.F Song, MV and CD Explained
The Idolmaster mobile game tied a 13-member theme song to H.I.F mode, a same-day...
Holoearth shutdown turns hololive's metaverse into a business story
Cover set a June 28 shutdown, stopped premium currency sales, and turned...
FGO turns Fate/strange Fake into a major crossover event
The mobile RPG opened its Fate/strange Fake event with Francois Prelati...
Idol gag segment pulls two fandoms together
A late-night Japanese variety segment put SixTONES' Juri Tanaka back...
hololive's Nepolabo and holoX Team Up for First Joint Live
Ticket lottery results for hololive's first Nepolabo x holoX joint event...
Idol Advice Spawns a Meme on Japanese Morning TV
Hinatazaka46's Kaho Fujishima appeared live on a popular Saturday morning show...
NHK's VTuber Radio Drops Surprise Anime Collab as Fans React
A rare crossover between NHK's VTuber music radio show and Netflix anime film...
Chiikawa Happy Meals meet McDonald's anti-resale app ticket
McDonald's Japan launched Chiikawa Happy Set toys with a first-day app ticket...
Hololive's Minecraft Money Game Hits Its Finale
Hololive's biggest annual Minecraft economy event just finished a chaotic...
Monster Strike Players Hunt the Zodiac Queen Together
A new co-op lottery in Japan's Monster Strike lets up to four players team up...
A Hinatazaka46 Radio Show Gets Its First-Ever Guest
Shogenji Yoko's late-night radio program welcomed fellow Hinatazaka46 member...
SF6's Sun-Powered Ingrid Drops as Year 3 Finale
Capcom's mysterious extradimensional fighter Ingrid arrives in Street Fighter...
Cuban Slugger Viciedo Calls It Quits Mid-Season
Dayan Viciedo, the beloved 'El Tanque' who spent 9 years with the Chunichi...
King & Prince's 78 Hidden Songs Finally Hit Streaming
On their 8th debut anniversary, Japanese idol duo King & Prince dropped 78...
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's Ryoka Fujisawa Turns 33
Fans flooded X with coordinated midnight birthday posts for Mrs. GREEN APPLE...
Rock Band Meets Idol Group in Rare TV Collab
Mrs. GREEN APPLE wore custom idol outfits to perform M!LK's hit song together...
Nijisanji's 8th Anniversary Concert Day 2 Is Happening Right Now
Nine Nijisanji livers take the stage at Makuhari Messe for CONCERTO Day 2...
Detective Precure's New Character Sparks Fan Frenzy
Episode 16 of Meitantei Precure aired May 17, bringing novelist Eliza Kurusu...
SAKAMOTO DAYS crosses film, Snow Man, and Monster Strike
A live-action film, Snow Man's "BANG!!" chart surge, and a Monster Strike...
Granblue Fantasy: Relink trailer adds Fraux, Fediel, and Lucifer
Cygames' new Endless Ragnarok trailer made Fraux and Fediel playable, added...
HoloREPO turns R.E.P.O. into a late-night hololive habit
A run of late-night hololive R.E.P.O. streams turned one co-op horror game...
BE:FIRST's Rondo moves from single track to CDTV spotlight
A CDTV TV premiere, official dance videos, and the May 6 BE:FIRST ALL DAY single...
Maid Day turns May 10 wordplay into a fan-art ritual
A May 10 wordplay prompt brought fan art, cosplay, anime and game posts...
Milipro turns its first 3D live into a VTuber milestone
Million Production's Million Story concert put a young VTuber agency on a Zepp...
Tokyo 7th Sisters prepares its final encore after 12 years
DONUTS set an August 12 shutdown date, turning a long-running idol rhythm game...
Star Fox returns as a surprise Nintendo Switch 2 reveal
Nintendo's surprise Star Fox Direct tied a classic 64-style revival to Switch 2...
ONE PIECE WT100 midterms turn character votes into debate
The second global ONE PIECE character poll published its Top 100 midterm ranking...
MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA reveal brings EVO Japan hype forward
An EVO Japan reveal tied a new Melty Blood fighter to TYPE-MOON lore, tournament...