Yen Press Reveals 9 New Licenses at Anime NYC Panel
The announcement expands Yen Press's catalog with a sequel to Übel Blatt and a mix of new light novel and manga series, none of which have a release window yet.
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KAZÉ US Manga Imprint Sets Fall 2027 Launch With 3-5 Titles
The imprint's stated growth curve and its plan to publish original English manga and HarperCollins Japan IPs signal a push beyond licensed Japanese titles into original content.
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Banpresto Adds SUGA and j-hope TinyTAN Monitor Top Figures in DNA Outfits
Banpresto is extending its TinyTAN prize figure line with DNA outfit versions of SUGA and j-hope, adding a 2-way display option for collectors.
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Haikyu!! Anime Reveals Bakemono-tachi Special Teaser, Second Film Key Visual
The second film in the two-part Haikyu!! Final project now has its key visual and a companion short, confirming the finale is moving forward with Mitsunaka back as writer and director.
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Farming Simulator 26 Hands-On: Kubota and Iseki Join the Lineup
The feature positions Farming Simulator 26 as a Switch and mobile entry that expands the series with rideable horses, deeper production chains, and Japanese machinery brands Kubota and Iseki.
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The Moon on a Rainy Night Anime Set for 2027
The 2027 target and full staff reveal confirm the adaptation is moving forward, bringing Kuzushiro's deaf-romance manga to television with CompTown handling production.
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Bandai's Harry Potter Gashapon Line Turns Magical Creatures into Flocked Charms
The flocked specification, applied to Dobby's outfit and the other creatures, is the defining production detail of this capsule charm line.
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ghostpia Season One Spotlighted as a Hidden Domestic Steam Gem
Automaton's series on hidden domestic Steam titles puts ghostpia Season One forward as a work whose "cannot die" premise turns the girls' loneliness into the central question of how to live.
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Warframe at 13: Digital Extremes on Japanese Voice Casting and Music
The interview shows Digital Extremes treating music and Japanese voice casting as core to Warframe's identity at 13 years, with the team embracing the community's 'music studio' joke as a design philosophy.
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Game*Spark Weekly Roundup: Death Game Report Tops Most-Read List
The weekly list shows the Death Game Report announcement drew the most readers, while the Gundam Rogue Orbit reveal and the Amazon Luna and Epic free distributions filled out the week's most-read game news.
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G-Master Spear 2 Z890i Review Tests Forza Horizon 6 at 4K
The review tests whether a mid-range Core Ultra 5 250K Plus build, positioned between the 245K and 265K, can run Forza Horizon 6 comfortably at 4K.
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GALLERIA Unveils Tenki Pururu Collab PC With Recorded System Voice
The collab PC turns Tenki Pururu's visual identity into a hardware product sold through Dospara's retail and online channels, with the recorded system voice as the purchase incentive.
KAI-YOU
DOOM Now Playable Inside Claude Code While Waiting for AI Responses
The tool carries the long-running practice of porting DOOM to unexpected environments into AI development tools, turning idle waiting time into a game session that pauses itself.
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BLDB Adds Three 3D Metal Models for Summer Crafting
BLDB is pitching its new metal models as late-summer projects that differ by assembly time and post-completion use, so buyers can pick a kit by how they plan to use the finished piece.
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NTE Ver.1.3 Adds a Map Nearly the Size of All Prior Ones Combined
The update treats the map itself as the content, with the column arguing that driving and jet ski movement, not quests, are the real point of Ver.1.3.
Automaton
@CTION RIDE Kamen Rider Vol. 6 Adds Blade, Fourze, Build, Stronger
The series keeps its core formula of a rider, a bike, and a poseable base, now extended to four more Kamen Riders at a 500 yen capsule price point.
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How to Fish Sells 1 Million Copies in 2 Days, Peak Steam Players Top 268,000
The game's player cap grew from 4 to 8 in patch 1.0.4 just two days after launch, and its concurrent player count rose from about 20,000 at release to 268,101, showing the chaotic gun-fishing concept is still drawing players in.
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Project Zomboid Build 42.20 Doubles Map Area
The doubled map and reworked systems widen the scope of a survival game built entirely around player-defined goals.
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Yoshida Asks Korean Indie Devs for English and Controller Support at BIC 2026
Yoshida, who introduces developers to publishers, said Korean indie games built for keyboard and Korean only are impossible for publishers to evaluate, making localization and controller support the gate to the global market.
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J-Novel Club Licenses 10 Light Novels, 1 Manga at Anime NYC
The announcement pairs a large digital licensing slate with a print push that includes the publisher's own contest winner, giving J-Novel Club a full pipeline from contest to physical release.
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Kalodata Opens Yen Payment for All Overseas TikTok Shop Plans
Yen-denominated pricing removes exchange-rate volatility from budget planning for Japanese businesses researching multiple overseas TikTok Shop markets, extending the May 1 switch of Japan-facing plans from dollars to yen.
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TikTok and ByteDance Pay $400 Million to Settle COPPA Lawsuit
The settlement closes a two-year DOJ case with a payment the department calls among the largest ever obtained in a COPPA suit, and its structure ties the final $100 million to the fate of the earlier Musical.ly consent judgment.
GIGAZINE
Florida Pastor Sues OpenAI for ChatGPT Medical Advice
The case asks whether OpenAI bears responsibility when a user who has lost trust in doctors relies on ChatGPT's persuasive medical answers, and whether the company must build in safeguards for health emergencies.
GIGAZINE
The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Episode 6 Review: A Comic Break
The episode trades the season's war planning for a comedic character piece, and the review credits CloverWorks' animation for carrying the lighter tone.
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