Sephiroth wants you to buy beer, Love Live brings a new 3DCG musical for a limited November run, and Toei Animation opens a game division and launches with 3 titles! Also, My Hero Academia in concert sets US tour dates, a permanent Square Enix cafe to open in LA, and Crunchyroll is not even in the top 3 for anime streaming worldwide! Meanwhile in Japan, a Buddhist priest was arrested for using a found health card, and Tokyo's City Hall dress code change leaves everyone a little short...

More actors announced for the live-action Gundam film, adult manga publisher addresses lack of payment options and processor issues, and MediaOCD adds more deep dive Discotek Media series to their library! Also, Square Enix and Mantra are set to have a new AI program help with manga editing, the 대한민국 대법원(Supreme Court of Korea) uses webtoon animation to teach about law and legal history, and play against your favorite player with an interactive Haikyu fan event! Meanwhile in Japan, new bike laws have scammers out posing as cops to collect fines, and a design flaw causes injuries on stairs due to an optical illusion...

The list of April Fools' jokes on official anime/manga Twitter accounts, The Super Mario Galaxy movie is still breaking records, and Artemis watches over the latest NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission! Also, TOKYOPOP offers public stock shares, Pokémon teams with IKEA for collaboration events, and Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi cheers on her husband with April-themed crossover art! Meanwhile in Japan, a new cafe's average staff age is 73, a man was arrested for walking on Shinkansen tracks, and a man died after biting a woman at a park!