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Alicia HaddickMay 21st
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Patrick St. MichelMay 1st
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BANDAI SPIRITS releases PV for upcoming PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED 1/60 vGundam model kitShibuya announces revised ordinance to combat unsafe driving by go-karting touristsTAKU INOUE announces remix CD of 2nd EP "FUTARI EP"Japan dips into spice craze with 'craft hot sauce' store in HarajukuTHUNDERBOX announces Takahashi Meijin 40th anniversary collaborationKAF provides new image song for Trigger from Zenless Zone ZeroTHE GHOST IN THE SHELL anime series from Science SARU receives second teaser, key staff revealed
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MASH VP! Re:VISION DLC pack 2 released, includes 10 new songsSUNRISE releases high-quality credit-less version of Gundam Wing opening for its 30th anniversaryMyaku-Myaku meets Bikkuriman in new EXPO 2025 merch from snack-maker LOTTEHikaru Utada releases salute remix of their hit song "Electricity"New arcade rhythm game, THE iDOLM@STER TOURS, releasedKAF announces first North American performance at Anime Central 2025 in MayTHUNDERBOX surprise drops several new items at NAZO NO MISE flagship store
SQUARE ENIX MUSIC releases #SQkawaii Sounds - FINAL FANTASY remix albumCompile Heart reveals 2025 game lineupShibuya Station's iconic "Hachiko's Family" mural to be removed as part of ongoing redevelopmentKAF releases new Suite series single with Moe Shop, "My Life"matsuri '25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES featuring Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI announced for MarchHiroshi Fujiwara announces GUNDAM45FRGMT collaboration pop-up taking place throughout February 2025New remix of Hikaru Utada's "Electricity" by Karen Nyame KG drops February 15 along with a special DJ event in Osaka
SQUARE ENIX MUSIC releases #SQkawaii Sounds - FINAL FANTASY remix albumCompile Heart reveals 2025 game lineupShibuya Station's iconic "Hachiko's Family" mural to be removed as part of ongoing redevelopmentKAF releases new Suite series single with Moe Shop, "My Life"matsuri '25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES featuring Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI announced for MarchHiroshi Fujiwara announces GUNDAM45FRGMT collaboration pop-up taking place throughout February 2025New remix of Hikaru Utada's "Electricity" by Karen Nyame KG drops February 15 along with a special DJ event in Osaka
MASH VP! Re:VISION update 0.11.0 includes six free new playable songsGood Smile Company opens pre-orders for MODEROID Evangelion plastic model kitsVolume 8 of Yuki Ikeda's hit manga THUNDER 3 releasedBANDAI releases HG Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX and EG Strike Rouge Gunpla kitsHUMAN MADE announces season 29 collection with first item drop on January 18exA-Arcadia begins location test of Jamjam'n Jelly Exalente at Akihabara's Taito HeyNintendo Stores in Japan go ape with a new line of Donkey Kong themed goods
MASH VP! Re:VISION update 0.11.0 includes six free new playable songsGood Smile Company opens pre-orders for MODEROID Evangelion plastic model kitsVolume 8 of Yuki Ikeda's hit manga THUNDER 3 releasedBANDAI releases HG Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX and EG Strike Rouge Gunpla kitsHUMAN MADE announces season 29 collection with first item drop on January 18exA-Arcadia begins location test of Jamjam'n Jelly Exalente at Akihabara's Taito HeyNintendo Stores in Japan go ape with a new line of Donkey Kong themed goods
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