The next best thing to a zombie apocalypse just might be this. Get ready to have a cuteness overload as a huge number of ultra huggable Pikachus (ピカチュウ) from the world famous Nintendo franchise Pokemon (ポケットモンスター) make their way toward Yokohama City for Pikachu Outbreak! at Yokohama Minatomira (ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ)!

Scheduled on August 9 until the 17th, 1000 adorable Pikachus will be weaving in and out of Yokohama City to promote the landmarks Yokohama City is famous for, namely the MARK IS Minatomirai, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama Cosmo World, and the Yokohama Landmark Tower just to name a few. Keep Reading

Japan has done it again! Meet Lei Kirishima (霧島レイ) and she’s another virtual idol. Lei, however, is not your ordinary virtual idol. She stars in her very own navigation system to guide your way in and around Japan! Her latest song entitled Wish Upon a Star has been recently released and it’s nothing short of cute.

Voiced by none other than Miyuki Sawashiro (沢城 みゆき), who also voiced Kurapika (クラピカ) from Hunter x Hunter (ハンターハンター ) and Shizuku (シズク) from Naruto Shippuden (NARUTO –ナルト- 疾風伝), Lei Kirishima was developed for a Japanese radio and telecommunications equipment company called Yupiteru (ユピテル工業株式会). Keep Reading

Now, just how cute can this possibly get? AKB48 member, Miku Tanabe (田名部生来) is back with Ultraman (ウルトラマン) monster Miclas (ミクラス), to give another edge to Japanese fashion! TANAMICLAS, as the Tanabe-Miclas pair is called, first came out last year and now they’re at it again thanks to their partnership with HTML ZERO3. HTML ZERO3, which is an acronym for Hobby Tasteful Merchandise Laboratory 03 (with O3 as a telephone code), is a Japanese clothing brand that caters to men’s fashion. Keep Reading

To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, the Pillows (ザ・ピロウズ, or stylized as “the pillows“) is holding an international cover and and dance cover competition.

The group is best known for providing the soundtrack for the FLCL anime.

Winners can win a chance to meet the band and be a part of their 25th Anniversary concert on the 4th of October. Transportation will be covered. In addition, 10 lucky finalists will have their entries included in a “the pillows UNOFFICIAL TRIBUTE ALBUM”, which will be given as a gift to the band. Keep Reading

Sailor Moon Crystal (美少女戦士セーラームーン Crystal) has already been released and the whole world is falling in love once again with the one and only Pretty Sailor Suited Soldier of Love and Justice! As announced previously, Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ) is providing the series opening theme and while fans were surprised that the original Sailor Moon theme, Moonlight Densetsu (ムーンライト伝説), was not used, Sailor Moon Crystal marches to a beat of a new theme called Moon Pride (『MOON PRIDE』)! Keep Reading