industry 2 sources · 1d ago
The hire signals Crunchyroll is shifting from case-by-case takedowns to a coordinated enforcement strategy that reaches across the entire online distribution chain, from hosting providers to payment processors, at a moment when Japan's government is tying anti-piracy work to its content export targets.
Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime
games 2 sources · 1d ago
The giveaway is a deliberate joke about the series' adult content, and qureate is running it inside Konami's booth at a mainstream trade show rather than in its own corner.
Game Spark, Inside
games 1 sources · 1d ago
For a two-year-old indie project with no release date, 70,000 wishlists on the back of a new trailer is a concrete sign of demand while the demo keeps updating toward early access.
Game Spark
games 1 sources · 1d ago
Season 4 removes player-versus-player encounters entirely, shifting the game to a PvE experience, and the change lands alongside the original LET IT DIE going offline with a definitive offline edition.
4Gamer.net
vtuber 2 sources · 1d ago
The event's format, in which VTubers play the two featured indie titles live for a ticketed audience, positions VTuber gameplay itself as the promotional channel for niche games.
ASCII.jp, PANORA
figures 1 sources · 1d ago
The fourth Shugo Chara! online lottery brings a five-tier lineup of anime-illustrated goods with a bulk-order bonus, and shipments begin late November 2026.
Nijimen
games 1 sources · 1d ago
The patch fixes a multiplayer item exploit but explicitly excludes the Switch 2 Tarnished Edition, leaving the just-released portable version outside the fix.
Game Spark
anime 2 sources · 1d ago
The first cour of Season 4 took 19 awards in Anime Corner's Spring 2026 awards, and the Episode 16 preview is the latest material from the second cour that follows that run.
Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime
games 2 sources · 1d ago
SHIFT UP is drawing a line between experimental AI work and how it promotes the actual game, after the July music video drew criticism over AI use and quality.
Game Spark
games 1 sources · 1d ago
The demo lets players try a survival horror built around a mundane night shift, where a retro handheld doubles as both a mini-game device and a survival meter.
4Gamer.net
anime 1 sources · 1d ago
Suzuki's first public answer to the Ghibli-style AI image trend is a flat 'No' on whether AI can replicate a Ghibli work, grounded in the physical detail of Miyazaki's drawing.
Anime News Network
games 1 sources · 1d ago
The game's design leans on short play sessions, a gacha for custom name plates, and nationwide score competition, a casual competitive structure that matches its 'play quickly, once more' catchphrase.
Denfaminicogamer
anime 2 sources · 1d ago
The creditless sequences were previously only available on physical releases, so the daily uploads mark the first time the series' full theme song history is officially accessible online.
Anime Corner, Denfaminicogamer
games 1 sources · 1d ago
A solo developer's gravity-based puzzle game earned a Very Positive Steam rating within days of release, and the developer has already responded to difficulty complaints with a patch.
Automaton
vtuber 1 sources · 1d ago
The game turns the VTuber grind into a time-loop management sim, then flips the fantasy with a Reality Mode that simulates the weight of streaming without growth.
4Gamer.net
games 1 sources · 1d ago
A Polish studio is putting a Polish cultural icon into its Japan-set drift game, with body kits that mirror the car's real barn-built tuning scene.
Game Spark
figures 1 sources · 1d ago
The limited production die-cast captures a specific Dakar Rally race truck, down to its sponsor markings and koinobori mascot, as a finished model rather than a kit.
Dengeki Hobby Web
manga 1 sources · 1d ago
The free run puts a Fujiko F. Fujio SF short work in front of readers through the Doraemon official channel, tied to the site's one-shot manga update.
Denfaminicogamer
anime 2 sources · 1d ago
Hori said he had thought the source material was very Japanese and did not imagine overseas audiences would take to it so warmly, a comment that frames the international response to Season 1 as a surprise to the production team.
Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime
games 1 sources · 1d ago
A solo-developed low-poly horror built around a spoon-digging and light-based stealth loop is drawing strong early Steam reviews at 96 percent positive.
Game Spark
industry 2 sources · 1d ago
The enforcement carries the canceled collaboration's fallout into the resale market, where complete sets of goods and non-sale items had appeared in large numbers.
Inside
games 1 sources · 1d ago
Dream Racers is an early test of Roblox Cube's 4D generation built into actual gameplay rather than asset creation, and it lands alongside a fall lineup aimed at an aging user base.
GameBusiness.jp
games 1 sources · 1d ago
Food Devils enters Early Access with a demo already live, a console release planned, and a Japanese version in development, positioning Studio Daimon's roguelite SRPG as a genre blend built on Fire Emblem, Hades, and Persona 5 influences.
Game Spark
figures 1 sources · 1d ago
The park is taking its attraction-specific original goods off Awaji Island to Kyoto, including the limited Attack on Titan collaboration lineup, giving fairgoers a direct way to take home pieces of each themed area.
Dengeki Hobby Web