On April 16th, the Los Angeles Dodgers versus Washington Nationals game was held under the theme "HELLO KITTY NIGHT." On this day, Hello Kitty, the iconic character from Sanrio, donned a Dodgers uniform with the number 74 to throw the first pitch. The catcher was pitcher Yushin Yamamoto, and the event received a tremendous applause from the audience.
During the pre-game ceremony, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, YOSHIKI, who composed the global theme song, performed the American national anthem on the piano. This event showcased a gathering of stars from Japan, transcending genres and vibrating with energy on the world's grandest stage.
នៅថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែមេសា ការប្រកួតរវាងក្រុម Los Angeles Dodgers និង Washington Nationals ត្រូវបានរៀបចំក្រោមប្រធានបទ "HELLO KITTY NIGHT"។ នៅថ្ងៃនេះ Hello Kitty តួអង្គដ៏ល្បីរបស់ Sanrio បានពាក់ឯកសណ្ឋានក្រុម Dodgers ដែលមានលេខ៧៤ ហើយបានធ្វើការចាប់ផ្តើមការប្រកួត។ អ្នកចាប់បាល់គឺជាកីឡាករបោះបាល់ Yushin Yamamoto ហើយព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នេះបានទទួលការសរសើរយ៉ាងខ្លាំងពីទស្សនិកជន។
In celebration of the 5th anniversary of the TV anime "Dr.STONE," a special event titled "Dr.STONE: Feast of Stone" will be held on August 11 at the Tokyo International Forum. The event's newly drawn visual has been unveiled for the first time. It has also been announced that original cola, "SENKU’S Cola," created in collaboration with craft cola maker "Iyoshi Cola," will be available for purchase at the event.
"Dr.STONE" is a craft adventure tale based on the manga by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi, serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump." It depicts modern-day high school students, led by the brilliant Senku Ishigami, as they tackle science in a world reverted to stone, known as the "Stone World." The manga has won multiple awards, including second place in the "Next Manga Award 2018" comics category and the Shogakukan Manga Award for shonen category, with over 15 million copies in circulation.
The anime's first season aired from July 2019, followed by the second season in January 2021. A TV special "Dr.STONE: Ryusui," which continues the story from the manga, was broadcast in July 2022. The third season's first cour aired from April to June 2023, with the second cour starting in October 2023 and concluding in December. The production of the fourth and final season, "Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE," has also been announced.
Introducing the Main Characters Let's highlight the features and charms of the characters appearing in the story! Although they all look cute, they each possess a strong and distinct personality.
The kind and slightly tearful protagonist Chiikawa makes a living by weeding and subduing (Note: defeating dangerous creatures, a job in the Chiikawa world). Shy by nature, but when the moment calls for it, Chiikawa bravely steps up to the challenge, inspiring many to cheer him on.
A fearless and free-spirited character Chiikawa's friend. Usagi is high-spirited and acts on impulse, often shouting loudly phrases like "Ura," "Yaha," "Huh?" and "Purururu."
Creepy Nuts' Bling-Bang-Bang-Born'' ranked first in the latestOricon Weekly Streaming Ranking'' announced on April 24th.
With this, it achieved its first No. 1 spot on February 5, 2024, and has remained at No. 1 for 13 consecutive weeks. In addition, the number of weekly views was 17,200,438, which was also the 13th consecutive week that the number of weekly views exceeded 10 million. The cumulative number of views is 283,582,104 times.
The jewelry brand TASAKI is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a special collaboration featuring the manga works "Chainsaw Man," "The Cursed Child Nayuta," and "Fire Punch" by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Each piece of jewelry is inspired by these works and will be available in limited quantities.
The "Chainsaw Man" collaboration features a pendant and ear cuff that represent chainsaws with pearls and spikes from TASAKI's signature "Danger" series. A necklace inspired by the popular character Power will also be available, with variations in size and materials.
For "The Cursed Child Nayuta," the jewelry reflects the horned protagonist Nayuta, with horn motifs included in a headpiece, ring, and pendant.
The "Fire Punch" collaboration includes a pendant inspired by the protagonist Agni's flaming figure. It features Akoya and South Sea Tahitian black pearls adorned with TASAKI's flame-like SAKURAGOLD.
These collaborative pieces will be exclusively sold at the anniversary exhibition "FLOATING SHELL" in celebration of TASAKI’s 70th anniversary.
The manga ``Chiikawa'', which was started by illustrator Nagano on Twitter a few years ago, has continued to make rapid progress that will remain in the history of Japanese characters. Its popularity has gradually increased since around 2021, when the book series began to be published, but it became even more popular when the TV anime began airing in April 2022. When it was broadcast on Mezamashi TV, which has the highest ratings in the morning hours, it became a character that everyone, young and old, knew. The redistribution on YouTube has been viewed more than 53 million times. Some of these fans have become enthusiastic fans and are flocking to various events. Particularly popular are photo sessions, cafes, and exclusive shops. For example, tickets for photo sessions with characters held at shopping malls across the country are always competitive. A total of over 8,000 people came to the show, making it as popular as an idol.
Manga series “Boku no Hero Academia” (“My Hero Academia”) hit its 100 million mark of copies including electronic books with its 40th volume published from Shueisha Inc. on Thursday.
The manga is currently serialized in the publisher’s weekly Shukan Shonen Jump manga magazine.
The action-packed manga by Kohei Horikoshi that tells the story of a high school student striving to become the greatest hero has also garnered popularity overseas, including in the United States. According to Shuiesha, over 40 million of the 100 million copies have been printed outside Japan.
For a limited time from April 19th to May 7th, Burger King will open the Burger King Dongfeng Shopping Street Store'' that expresses the world view of the animeWIND BREAKER'' at the Burger King Shibuya Center Gai store. Open.
"Burger King Tofu Shopping Street Store" is a limited-time store that expresses the world of Makochicho Tofu Shopping District, the setting for the TV anime "WIND BREAKER." Inside the store, Haruka Sakura, Kyotaro Sugishita, Akihiko Nasui, Junhi Su, Hajime Umemiya, and Touma Hiiragi, members of "Boufuurin" who attend Furin High School, are "working as staff," so there is a special atmosphere inside the store. A visual is provided. Also appearing are Taiga Tsugaura, Miki Kiryu, and Kotoha Tachibana, an employee of ``Cafe Potos''.
In this collaboration, three limited-time "Buddy Burger" products with new sauce combinations will be released under the theme of "Buddy makes burgers delicious." You can choose from three products: A set BBQ x Spicy'', B setTeriyaki x Raspberry'', and C set ``Aurora x Cheese.''
In addition, if you purchase any of the 3 products in the "Buddy Burger" set, you will receive a "WIND BREAKER" acrylic stand (*while supplies last, 6 designs in total, 1 design per store). The design of the acrylic stand is a limited edition design featuring six characters wearing Burger King uniforms.
សម្រាប់រយៈពេលកំណត់ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី 19 ខែមេសាដល់ថ្ងៃទី 7 ឧសភា Burger King នឹងបើកហាង Burger King Dongfeng Shopping Street Store'' ដែលបង្ហាញពីទិដ្ឋភាពពិភពលោកនៃ animeWIND BREAKER'' នៅហាង Burger King Shibuya Center Gai ។ បើក។
នៅក្នុងការសហការគ្នានេះ ផលិតផល "Buddy Burger" ដែលមានកំណត់ចំនួនបីជាមួយនឹងការផ្សំទឹកជ្រលក់ថ្មីនឹងត្រូវបានចេញផ្សាយក្រោមប្រធានបទ "Buddy ធ្វើឱ្យប៊ឺហ្គឺឆ្ងាញ់" ។ អ្នកអាចជ្រើសរើសពីផលិតផលចំនួនបី៖ A set BBQ x Spicy'' B setTeriyaki x Raspberry'' និង C set ``Aurora x Cheese''។
The Japanese manga character "Chiikawa" has gained explosive popularity among young people in China.
MINISO, a major Chinese lifestyle retail chain that operates the "MINISO" brand, developed character merchandise such as plush toys in collaboration with Chiikawa. When they launched pop-up stores in shopping malls in Shanghai and Beijing, they attracted far more fans than expected.
According to MINISO, the first pop-up store, which opened in Joy City in the Jing'an District of Shanghai on March 29, achieved sales exceeding 8 million yuan (approximately 167.52 million yen) in just three days. The average spend per customer was over 1,000 yuan (approximately 2,941 yen).
On April 1, additional pop-up stores opened in Joy City in the Chaoyang District of Beijing and Hopson One in the Yangpu District of Shanghai, where long lines of fans seeking Chiikawa merchandise formed.
To prevent accidents and other incidents, MINISO limited the number of people in the pop-up stores to 60 at a time and restricted shopping time to 10–15 minutes. According to signs in front of the stores, those wishing to enter needed to reserve through a smartphone app by 8 PM the previous day and also queue up on the day.
MINISO plans to sell Chiikawa collaboration products not only in pop-up stores but also throughout its chain stores across China.
Chiikawa, which was animated for Japanese TV in 2022, sparked a boom among anime fans in China towards the end of 2023.
Until this collaboration with MINISO, no one in China had acquired the domestic rights to use the Chiikawa character. As a result, Chinese fans had been paying high fees to Japanese purchasing agents to import Chiikawa goods personally.
Based on a licensing agreement with Chiikawa’s rights management company, MINISO was able to develop and sell original merchandise for the Chinese market, significantly reducing prices compared to personal imports. This reduction in cost has greatly contributed to the overwhelming turnout at the pop-up stores.
Meanwhile, there has been a surge in reselling the products from the pop-up stores at high prices. A Caixin journalist searching China's largest flea market app, Xianyu, found Chiikawa plush toys in pajamas being traded for about 110 to 140 yuan, nearly double the original price of 69.9 yuan.
Recently, MINISO has been rapidly launching collaboration products with popular characters both inside and outside China. This collaboration with Chiikawa appears to be an exceptionally successful venture among these efforts.
However, acquiring the rights to popular characters also leads to increased costs. According to MINISO's disclosures, the expenses related to sales and distribution, including intellectual property licensing fees, for the second half of 2023 (July to December) totaled 1.322 billion yuan, a 70% increase over the same period the previous year.
Tokyo DisneySea is set to open the eagerly awaited new area "Fantasy Springs" on June 6, 2024. This new expansion area is based on the theme "A World of Disney Fantasy Led by a Magical Spring," and consists of three unique zones themed after the Disney movies "Frozen," "Tangled," and "Peter Pan."
Frozen Kingdom: Themed after "Frozen," this area allows visitors to experience the enchanting winter landscapes and magic portrayed in the film.
Rapunzel's Forest: Based on "Tangled," this area offers attractions themed around Rapunzel's adventures and her beautiful hair.
Neverland from Peter Pan: Set in the Isle of Neverland, this area lets visitors embark on a journey through the mysterious world of "Peter Pan."
Additionally, the "Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel" will also debut as part of this new area, providing guests with an even deeper experience of Disney movie magic.
At the entrance of the area, "Fantasy Springs Entryway," there is a "Magical Spring" composed of rocks shaped like Disney characters including Peter Pan, Anna and Elsa, and Rapunzel, enchanting all who visit. This spring serves as an artistic representation of the stories woven by each character, enhancing the overall fantasy feel of the area.
Get ready to experience a new world of Disney magic in the summer of 2024.
តំបន់ថ្មីរបស់ Tokyo DisneySea គឺ "Fantasy Springs" ដែលផ្អែកលើប្រធានបទ "ពិភពនៃការចម្លងផ្ទាល់នឹងរឿងបុរាណដឹកនាំដោយប្រភពទឹកវេទមន្ត" និងមានបីតំបន់ប្លែកៗដែលមានរចនាបថតាមរឿងភាគ Disney ដូចជា "Frozen," "Tangled," និង "Peter Pan"។
