Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Assassination Classroom's second season premieres, with Lerche continuing the manga adaptation as Class 3-E resumes its unlikely mission to assassinate their tentacled teacher, Koro-sensei.

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu releases in Japanese theaters, the first installment of Shaft's three-part adaptation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari prequel novel, in which high schooler Koyomi Araragi meets the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade and is reborn as her vampire kin.

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju begins its TV run, a period drama in which a newly released convict apprentices himself to a rakugo storytelling master, unfolding the master's own tangled past across postwar Japan.

Several months have passed since the infamous Ginza Incident, with tensions between the Empire and JSDF escalating in the vast and mysterious "Special Region" over peace negotiations.

Studio DEEN's KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! begins broadcast, a comic isekai following hapless gamer Kazuma Satou, who dies absurdly and is reincarnated into a fantasy world with the inept goddess Aqua to fight the Demon King.

Iraq's cabinet awarded Italian firm Trevi the contract to overhaul and maintain the unstable Mosul Dam on the Tigris on 2 February 2016, with the work later valued at several hundred million euros.

A tasting menu of contemporary Southern dishes behind a lively cocktail bar.

At a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, the LIGO and Virgo collaborations announce GW150914, a signal from the merger of two black holes recorded by both LIGO detectors on 14 September 2015 - the first direct observation of gravitational waves.

At the 58th Grammys at Staples Center, Taylor Swift's 1989 won Album of the Year, making her the first woman to win it twice as a lead artist. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk' took Record of the Year, Ed Sheeran Song of the Year and Meghan Trainor Best New Artist; Kendrick Lamar won five.

A-1 Pictures' Doukyuusei -Classmates- opens in Japanese theaters, a quiet romance between honor student Sajou and band guitarist Kusakabe as they bond preparing for their school's chorus festival.

Zootopia (titled Zootropolis in some markets) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It reached US theaters on 4 March 2016.

Microsoft began shipping the HoloLens Development Edition on 30 March 2016 at a list price of US$3,000, first to approved developers in the United States and Canada.

david production's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable begins airing, the fourth TV season adapting Hirohiko Araki's manga as Jotaro Kujo travels to Morioh to find his newly discovered relative Josuke Higashikata.

My Hero Academia begins broadcast, Bones' adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi's manga about Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without a superpower in a world where nearly everyone has one, who is chosen by the world's greatest hero to inherit his Quirk.

Chris Stapleton won six trophies, tying an ACM record, and Jason Aldean finally won Entertainer of the Year at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards on 3 April 2016 in Las Vegas.

White Fox's Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- begins airing, an isekai series following Subaru Natsuki, who discovers he can rewind time to his death as he tries to protect a silver-haired girl in a new world.

Paris unveiled La Canopée, a sweeping glass-and-steel roof capping the decade-long, roughly 800 million euro renovation of the Forum des Halles shopping and transit hub. Mayor Anne Hidalgo led the inauguration of the structure designed by architects Patrick Berger and Jacques Anziutti.

Bungo Stray Dogs begins broadcast, Bones' adaptation of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's manga about homeless teenager Atsushi Nakajima, who is recruited by the ability-wielding Armed Detective Agency after a mysterious tiger is found stalking him.

Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled the A60H, its largest-ever articulated hauler at 60 tons capacity, at the Bauma trade fair in Munich. The launch marked the 50th anniversary of Volvo's first articulated hauler, 1966's 'Gravel Charlie.'

Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book, a live-action and photorealistic-CGI remake of Disney's 1967 film, opened in US theaters on 15 April 2016. It grossed about US$967 million worldwide and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

Alo Yoga's first brick-and-mortar store: a 7,000 sq ft Beverly Hills flagship with an apparel shop, a yoga studio and a café.

Carnival Vista, a 133,500-ton ship carrying more than 4,600 passengers, was delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy on 28 April 2016.

The Biolite SolarPanel 5+ comes equipped with a 2200 mAh battery that can be pre-charged at home via the supplied USB cable or topped up via the solar panel. A little row of LEDs offers a battery level indicator and the little batter icon beside the LEDs is a little on-off switch. There is a simplicity with the product, light, well-built with exceptional attention to detail, for example both USB ports are enclosed by two little rubber doors to protect them from the elements.

The Russo brothers' Captain America: Civil War opened in US theaters on 6 May 2016 as the first film of Phase Three, splitting the Avengers into two camps.

The 57.09 km Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps was inaugurated on 1 June 2016, taking the title of world's longest railway tunnel from Japan's 53.85 km Seikan Tunnel.

Andrew Stanton's Finding Dory opened in US theaters on 17 June 2016, following the amnesiac blue tang on a journey to find her parents. The sequel to Finding Nemo passed US$1 billion at the box office.

Vuori celebrated the grand opening of its first permanent store, a shop and community space on Highway 101 in Encinitas, with music, tacos and an Erik Skoldberg art show two months after it opened.

KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!: God's Blessings On This Wonderful Choker! is a bonus OVA bundled with the light novel's ninth volume, in which a magical choker forces Kazuma to fulfil his own wish or be strangled.

A nine-year, $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal was inaugurated, adding a wider Third Set of Locks for larger Neopanamax vessels.

Income-restricted family apartments and townhomes. Subsidized apartments use Jersey City Housing Authority referrals. Developer records completion in June 2016. Published rents: 1 bedroom — operator-listed $1,360–$1,478, 2 bedroom — operator-listed $1,607–$1,713, 3 bedroom — operator-listed $2,168–$2,173.

A three-year, Tod's-funded restoration of the Colosseum's facade - the first phase of a longer project - wrapped up with a ceremony attended by Italy's prime minister, revealing the monument's stone cleaned of two millennia of grime.

J.C.Staff begins broadcasting The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., a gag comedy following psychic high-schooler Kusuo Saiki as he tries, and constantly fails, to keep his powers secret and live an unremarkable life.

Bones' TV adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 begins airing, following Shigeo 'Mob' Kageyama, a psychic middle schooler who suppresses his overwhelming powers to live a normal life while working part-time for con-artist exorcist Reigen Arataka.

A contemporary Canadian restaurant in a former bank on Sparks Street.

Gintama°: Love Incense Arc, a two-part OVA bundled with the manga, begins release, following the Yorozuya as an outlawed incense that makes people fall for whoever they first see spreads chaos through Yoshiwara.

David Lowery's Pete's Dragon, a non-musical remake of Disney's 1977 film about a feral boy and his dragon, opened in US theaters on 12 August 2016. It grossed US$143.7 million worldwide on a US$65 million budget.

The three-part OVA The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Those Awaiting a Star begins release, a Wit Studio-animated prequel following protagonist Chise Hatori’s life before she meets the magus Elias Ainsworth.

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu releases in Japanese theaters, the middle installment of Shaft's three-part adaptation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari prequel novel, continuing newly-turned vampire Koyomi Araragi's fight to reclaim Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade's stolen limbs.

Makoto Shinkai's Your Name. opens in Japan, a body-swap romance between a Tokyo boy and a countryside girl who begin waking up in each other's lives.

Bangkok's pixel-wrapped MahaNakhon skyscraper, designed by Ole Scheeren of OMA for developer PACE Development, held its public grand opening as Thailand's tallest building.

Dubai Opera, a 2,000-seat performing arts venue shaped like a dhow, opened in the city's Opera District with a Plácido Domingo gala.

On 7 September 2016 Dell closed its acquisition of EMC, creating the US$74 billion Dell Technologies, which described itself as the world's largest privately controlled technology company.

Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice opens in Japan, adapted from Yoshitoki Oima's manga about a former bully who seeks to make amends with a deaf classmate he once tormented.

The Port of Antwerp's new headquarters, a faceted glass extension perched atop a derelict 1920s fire station, opened as Zaha Hadid's last building completed after her death.

Silver Link releases a bonus Non Non Biyori: Repeat episode bundled with the manga's tenth volume, returning to Tokyo transplant Hotaru Ichijou's slice-of-life days in the rural village of Asahigaoka.

The German Aerospace Center's HY4, the world's first four-seat aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell, made its first flight from Stuttgart Airport on September 29, 2016. The Future of Flight features it as a real prototype for zero-emission aviation.

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 begins broadcast, the fifth televised season of Studio Shuka's adaptation of Yuki Midorikawa's supernatural slice-of-life manga.

With another tournament fast approaching, Kumiko's band is doubling down on practice and discipline, leaving little time for sleep or other recreational activities.

HAIKYU!! 3rd Season continues the volleyball anime as Karasuno High faces powerhouse Shiratorizawa Academy and its ace Wakatoshi Ushijima in the Spring tournament.

Rei Kiriyama is a 17 year old boy who recently started living alone, financed by his salary as a professional Shogi player.