I visited the Tokyo International Anime Fair today. It was big, bright, and noisy, and I have photos for you from it.

I zipped over to Toei's booth pretty quickly just to check if there was any Sailor Moon to be had.

I did manage to spot something, a pamphlet they were giving out:

The pamphlet advertises their new iTunes-like anime download service called "Toei Anime-BB Premium," where you can buy anime episodes starting at about a dollar each. (First episode is free.) Among other shows they're offering the first few Sailor Moon series for download. (Japanese only.)

That was all I could find. But I did spot some other interesting things there:

As for the site-related notice: I've finished my research in Tokyo, and my period as a Japanese government scholar has come to a close. I'll be returning to the USA and won't be able to cover events like doujinshi parties. If any of our Tokyo readers would like to cover those events for the site, send me an e-mail and I'll explain when and where to go. (The next one is in mid-April.)

I visited the Akasaka Hikawa shrine a few days ago and was greeted by this scene:

They were filming a TV program there, although I wasn't familiar with the show.

I sat down and watched the shoot, it was pretty laid back and interesting. I got some video of what the shoot was like, you can watch it here. At the very end, a grip spotted me and you can see him motioning for me to shut off the camera (which I do in a hurry.) Even though it's a public space, only their cameras are allowed to film.