Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Defrauding Netflix of $11 Million
The sentence closes a high-profile case in which a Hollywood director misused studio funds for personal luxury purchases, with Netflix as the victim.
Cinema Today
Live-Action One Piece Season 3 Wraps Filming, Alabasta Arc Confirmed
The wrap announcement confirms the live-action series is advancing into the story's first major saga, and the visual strongly signals that the emotional Mark of Friendship moment will be recreated.
Cinema Today
Stonewards Launches Into Steam Early Access on August 11
The two-person indie studio behind the well-received Monster Care Simulator is now shipping a co-op tower defense roguelite that blends mining and combat, with a year-long Early Access roadmap.
Automaton
Chiikawa the Movie and CoCo Ichibanya Launch Island Curry Collaboration
The collaboration ties the film's mermaid island theme directly to a limited-edition menu item and a set of eight spoon-holding figures, giving fans a tangible reason to visit CoCo Ichibanya during the movie's opening window.
Nijimen
Soul of Chogokin Mazinger Z Kakumei Shinka Re-Released for December 2026
The re-release brings back a 50th-anniversary figure with a completely new sculpt and joint structure, making a previously limited item available again.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Bandai Releases MLB Capsule Torso Figures Featuring Ohtani, Murakami and 4 Others
The capsule series gives MLB fans a quick, affordable way to collect detailed uniform torsos of top Japanese players active in the majors.
Inside
Mixi Partners With Runway for AI Video Production, Cuts Monster Strike Workflow to 3 Days
The partnership signals a major Japanese gaming and social media company moving past AI experimentation into full production deployment, with concrete workflow reductions already measured.
GIGAZINE
Watch Dogs 2 Nears All-Time Steam Peak a Decade After Launch
A 95% discount on a decade-old AAA title drove concurrent players close to its launch peak, showing how aggressive pricing can revive interest in older games.
Game Spark
Sasae Foundation Publishes 12-Part Short Story on Regional Japan
The foundation chose fiction over a thesis or policy proposal to convey the emotions and conflicts behind regional issues, aiming to make invisible local struggles visible to a national audience.
ASCII.jp
NA Group Makes SEED Co., Ltd. a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
The acquisition brings three established yakiniku restaurants under NA Group's umbrella, with the stated goal of fusing both companies' food-service expertise to build a more resilient management structure.
ASCII.jp
Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Lionel Messi Team Up in Promo Video
The crossover ties the film's July 31 release to the ongoing World Cup, leveraging Messi's global profile and Argentina's round-of-16 match on July 4.
Cinema Today
Hunter × Hunter Phantom Troupe Members Become Pocket-Sized Cats
The Phantom Troupe, known for their ruthless image, is being marketed as cute pocket-sized cat mascots, a tonal contrast that extends the Hunter × Hunter merchandise line into a collectible format.
Dengeki Hobby Web
One Piece Cat Diner Mascots Launch Alongside Re-Releases
The 5th anniversary project expands the popular cat-mascot line with a new diner theme, while re-releases of two other series show sustained demand for One Piece collectible figures.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Code Vein II Expansion DLC Mask of Idris Announced for Summer 2026
The expansion introduces a new setting and characters to Code Vein II, while the free update extends the base game's post-story play.
Game Spark
Stardust Telepath Manga to End With Seventh Volume
The conclusion of Stardust Telepath closes a seven-year run that produced both an anime and a live-action adaptation, making it a rare four-panel series to cross into multiple media formats.
Anime News Network, Anime Corner
Shueisha and Marvel Manga Collaboration Titles To End Sales September 30
The termination ends a multi-title publishing partnership that brought Marvel superheroes into Shonen Jump+ manga form, cutting off both physical and digital availability of these crossover works.
Denfaminicogamer
Refractive Entertainment Delays Luminary Early Access to August 11
The delay gives Luminary a clearer launch window away from late-July competition, and the developer has set a firm price and discount plan alongside the new date.
Game Spark
Ichiban Kuji Pokemon 30th Anniversary Vol.2 Full Lineup Revealed
The second volume completes the 30th anniversary Ichiban Kuji series by covering the five regions omitted from the first volume, giving fans a full set of starter Pokemon plushies across all nine generations.
GAME Watch, 4Gamer.net, Dengeki Hobby Web
Hololive English and Ohmonah Return to Anime Expo 2026 With New Collection
The collaboration expands the hololive English merchandise lineup with new plush designs and a purchase incentive, reinforcing the brand's presence at a major North American anime convention.
hololive production (EN)
MoguLive Lists July 2026 Vtuber Auditions
The roundup provides a single reference point for prospective VTubers navigating a crowded market, with details on deadlines, support, and the trade-offs between corporate and independent careers.
MoguLive
Glitch Echo Yggdrasil VTuber Unit Opens Official Website
The launch of Glitch Echo Yggdrasil expands the Glitch Echo series, which already demonstrated significant reach with its first installment, into a new narrative-driven VTuber unit with a defined angel theme and multi-chapter story.
ASCII.jp
Tokai-Based Proprietary Generative AI Platform JAVIS Begins Full-Scale Deployment
JAVIS moves generative AI from content generation to execution support, addressing the common corporate failure of tools not integrating into existing workflows, with a focus on security and real-time compliance.
ASCII.jp
Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Lite Image Model and Gemini Omni Flash Video Model
Google is offering fast, low-cost image generation and a new video model that can edit and generate clips from mixed inputs, expanding its generative AI product line for developers and enterprise users.
ASCII.jp
The Last Hour of an Epic TO THE MOON RPG Gets a Trailer, Summer 2027 Release
The trailer confirms the series' conclusion and that all major characters from the three prior games will return, facing a new villain.
Denfaminicogamer