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Weekly Wrapup 22/5 - 28/5
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Kenji Itō and the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series, LittleKuriboh.
Former Japanese prime minister International Cosplay Summit.
Rumours that Takeshi Miike is directing a movie based on the Toei will use CG effects during courtroom scenes to make them more exciting and that the game's famous catchphrases will be included. Filming will finish in June and the movie will open in Japan theaters in early 2012.
The book Kon Satoshi Anime Zen-Shigoto (Mitsuhisa Ishikawa who knew Kon since he was young.
Finally, "Zankoku na Tenshi no Teeze" ("Thesis of a Cruel Angel"), the opening theme for the came first place in this year's JASRAC Awards held by the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC). The song, over 15 years old, won gold prize for collecting the most royalties from online sales, pachinko games, karaoke and other venues in 2010. Additionally, in the JASRAC International Awards for songs earning the most royalties from overseas sales, nine of the ten placing awards were given to music used in anime.
