AOD 2016 features something for every J-pop fan including: concerts, guest panels, classic video games, and of course the ever popular dealers room. The convention location this year is the Santa Clara Convention Center.

February 10th marks the anniversary of Spice and Wolf. Isuna Hasekura, the author of the Spice and Wolf light novels, announced a sequel is to be published starting in the April 9th Dengeki Bunko Magazine volume 49.

Spice & Wolf author Isuna Hasekura, is a guest of honor at AOD in Santa Clara this weekend. (Feb. 13th – 14th 2016)

Source: Crunchyroll – 10th Anniversary of “Spice and Wolf” To Be Celebrated With Sequel

YOSHIKI: “My heart is so full of sadness. I cannot put it into words, and I apologize for making fans worry. They say the ‘show must go on,’ but right now, all I can do is watch over Pata’s condition.”

The March 12th concert at London’s Wembley Arena is postponed till next year. The new album release date is also postponed. Additional details reported on the Oricon site can be read here in Japanese.

A recent Newsweek interview about X Japan’s new documentary “We Are X” can be read here.

Source: X Japan Goes on Temporary Hiatus After Pata’s Hospitalization – News – Anime News Network