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The top 3 at the box office charts remained unchanged from last week. Assassination Classroom: Graduation starring Hey! Say! JUMP’s Ryosuke Yamada continued its strong run at no. 1 for the 2nd week, and has surpassed 2 million admissions in 10 days. Doraemon Movie 36: Nobita and the Birth of Japan and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice retained the 2nd and 3rd place.

For new movies, Ayashii Kanojo starring Mikako Tabe opens at no. 8 and horror film Nozokime starring Tomomi Itano is ranked at no. 13.

Check out the update in the charts and the latest trailers below.

It has been confirmed that anime song singer MICHI will be performing as a live guest for Anime Expo 2016 and will be traveling to the USA from July 1st to July 4th for the event, held in Los Angeles Convention Centre (LACC).

More details after the cut!

Atsuko Maeda, former AKB48 front-girl, opened a new account on Instagram on 6th April. Acchan is not a newcomer to the app. She actually had a huge follower base already on her previously owned account. “I forgot my old password!“, the actress explained through Twitter and ask her fans to switch to the new one.

Special footage from Nana Komatsu’s upcoming movie, Hero Mania -Seikatsu- (releasing May 7th) was revealed to the public on the 8th. The movie features Masahiro Higashide as character Nakatsu, Masataka Kubota as character Toshida, and Komatsu as character Kaori, an average high school student who excels at gathering information, a role that is a bit different from roles Komatsu has taken on in the past.

Watch the special footage after the cut!

Singer Kouji Wada passed away the morning of April 3rd at the age of 42 after years of fight with his cancer, SOLID VOX reports. He was known for providing theme songs for the Digimon franchise, such as “Butter-Fly” or “FIRE!!”.

He was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, which, after having received treatment, spread again in 2011. The latter one made him go on hiatus for two whole years, after which he re-recorded “Butter-Fly” and “Seven” for “Digimon Adventure tri.” Chapters 1 and 2.

On April 27, EXILE SHOKICHI will release his debut solo album, “THE FUTURE.” The album will include all of the solo singles that he’s released so far. “THE FUTURE” will come in 5 editions: CD+DVD+Photobook, CD+Blu-ray+Photobook, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, and CD only.

SHOKICHI recently released the short music video for the album’s second track, “Rock City.” The song is a collaboration with Crystal Kay and SWAY. The hip hop party song has a colorful video to match its energy. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the album!

On April 27, Shishido Kavka will release her new album, “Toridori.” This is her first album since her debut album, “Kavkanize”, which was released in September 2013. Like her mini album last year, “K5”, “Toridori” features a slew of collaborators, including Kameda Seiji, Tsutaya Koichi, and Saito Kazuyoshi.

Kavka has now released the music video for the album’s fourth track, “Asa Made sugar me.” The song was written by Seiko Oomori and composed and arranged by Okuno Shinya of Soul Flower Union. Seiko also sings the song’s chorus. Both the song’s lyrics and music video have a lesbian theme. Check it out after the jump, along with more information on the album!