Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

The first Puella Magi Madoka Magica compilation film, Beginnings, opens in Japanese theaters, condensing the early episodes of the TV series with new footage as the tetralogy of films begins.

Production I.G's Psycho-Pass begins airing, a cyberpunk thriller set in a future Japan where the Sibyl System judges citizens' criminal potential before any crime occurs.

Shaft's Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal opens in Japanese theaters, recapping the back half of the TV series as Homura Akemi and the other magical girls confront the truth behind their contracts and the witch Walpurgisnacht.

Kokoro Connect: Michi Random premieres, a set of OVA episodes bundled with the Kokoro Connect light novels that catch up with Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi, and Yui as a new "emotion sickness" ability strikes the group.

DCNS handed over the Aquitaine, the lead ship of France's FREMM-class multi-mission frigates, to the French Navy. The 142-meter, 6,000-tonne frigate was built at DCNS's Lorient shipyard.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro. It is based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J.

The $16BN Makkah Royal Clock Tower, holding the world's largest clock face and the highest occupied space on Earth at the time, was completed overlooking Islam's holiest site.

Nekomonogatari: Kuro premieres as the sixth and final part of the original Monogatari Series broadcast, adapting NisiOisin's Nekomonogatari Black light novel as Koyomi Araragi investigates why Tsubasa Hanekawa is hiding behind a bandage.

Tatsunoko Production releases a bonus SKET Dance OVA bundled with the manga's 29th volume, wrapping up plot threads from the TV anime's final episode through the Sket Dan club's usual mix of comedy and problem-solving.

Nigeria formally launched Eko Atlantic, a planned city being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean off Lagos, at a ceremony attended by Bill Clinton.

A bonus OVA episode of Kuroko's Basketball, bundled with the manga's 22.5th volume, revisits the tense championship duel between Aomine and Kise.

The Devil is a Part-Timer! (Hataraku Maou-sama!) follows Devil King Sadao, stranded in modern Tokyo after his defeat to hero Emilia, as he takes a fast-food job to get by, animated by White Fox.

The television anime My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU begins airing, a Brain's Base adaptation of Wataru Watari's light novels following cynical loner Hachiman Hikigaya as he's drafted into his school's Service Club.

Wit Studio's Attack on Titan begins broadcast, adapting Hajime Isayama's manga about humanity's last refuge behind massive walls after the sudden return of titans, giant humanoids that devour people.

Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu opens in Japanese theaters, a White Fox-produced sequel to the TV series in which Rintarou Okabe begins vanishing from the world as the side effects of his time travel catch up with him.

Meyer Werft delivered the Norwegian Breakaway, then the largest ship it had ever built, from its Papenburg shipyard to Norwegian Cruise Line after an 18-month build. Her maiden voyage was the transatlantic crossing to New York, where she was christened; seven-day Bermuda cruises out of New York followed from 12 May 2013.

Rotterdam's man-made Maasvlakte 2 extension, built to keep Europe's largest port ahead of rising container traffic, officially opened for shipping on 22 May 2013.

Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya opens in Japanese theaters, a Sunrise-animated film that sends Gintoki five years into a bleak future to uncover the source of a deadly epidemic called the White Plague.

Monogatari Series Second Season, adapting five arcs of Nisio Isin's light novels, follows Koyomi Araragi and the women around him as new supernatural "oddities" surface after summer vacation ends.

Two bonus original-video episodes of Kamisama Hajimemashita release with the manga’s 16th collected volume, extending TMS Entertainment’s adaptation of Julietta Suzuki’s story of a runaway teen who inherits a shrine god’s duties.

Toei Animation airs One Piece: Episode of Merry - The Tale of One More Friend, a one-off special that re-animates the Going Merry ship's final voyages and the Straw Hat Crew's farewell to it.

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A four-part TV special retelling the original Pokémon Red and Green video games, following trainer Red and his Charmander toward the Pokémon League.

The television anime Kill la Kill begins airing, an original action comedy from Studio Trigger about Ryuuko Matoi's fight against the tyrannical student council of Honnouji Academy in search of her father's killer.

Madhouse and MAPPA's Hajime no Ippo: Rising begins broadcast, the third TV season adapting George Morikawa's boxing manga as Ippo defends his Japanese featherweight title against a new wave of challengers.