**Show Biz Japan! #8**

July, 2007
Japanese Entertainment News from JETRO

JETRO hopes this newsletter and its contents will be informative and assist in helping you formulate new business initiatives.

Our next newsletter will be sent out in September 2007.

** Send us your news updates to epj_la@jetro.go.jp**

Table of Contents

Top Stories

• Drama and Anime Database
• Television Show Games
• Next Day, Ready to Watch on DVD
• Sponge-Bob Show in Japan
• Death Note Sequel on the Rise
• Spidey’s Popularity Contest
• International Manga Awards
• Get a College Degree in Manga
• Jrock Revolution
• Nifty’s New Music Community Site
• Uncovering Gems: Battle of Musicians
• Sitting at Home as Musicians Wait for the Mega Hit
• Nintendo #1
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Fall 2007
• Just Released! Hoshigami Remix
• Samurai Comedy Available on Internet
• New 2.5D Anime?
• Challenge Your Brains on Cell Phones
• Manga with Sound on Cell Phones and the Internet
• Another Cell Manga by Production IG
• Educational History Manga
• Pokemon Jungle
• Introducing Affordable Anime/Game Creators

Artists to Watch

• Masayuki Ochiai
• Satoshi Kon

Upcoming Special Events and Screenings

• World X-Shibuya (June 26,2007 - July 29th, 2007)
• Tezuka Museum (Showing Until September 9th, 2007)
• Noriko’s Dinner Table (July 6, 2007-July 12, 2007)
• Japan International Content Festival (CoFesta) (September 30th, 2007 - October 28th, 2007)
• Tokyo Game Show (September 20th, 2007- September 23rd, 2007)
• TIFFCOM 2007 (October 22nd, 2007-October 24th, 2007)

Industry Reports

• Videogame Industry (February 1, 2007)
• Recent Developments in the Telecommunications Industry (January 17, 2007)
• Publishing Industry (December 18, 2006)
• Film Industry (November 16, 2006)
• Robotics Industry (May 11, 2006)
• Music Downloading Market in Japan (February 16, 2006)

About EPJ

The EPJ (Entertainment Platform of JAPAN) is an exciting initiative aimed at fostering ties between the entertainment industries of Japan and the US.

For more information about the EPJ's activities, visit: http://www.jetro.org/epj

For inquires, please contact us at: http://www.jetro.org/contactepj