ChaO Exhibition Opens in Ikebukuro With Pamphlet Bonus
The exhibition gives fans a rare look at the production materials of a Japanese film that won the Annecy Jury Prize, the first such win in eight years.
Comic Natalie
Nijisanji's Roco Kaburaki Releases Self-Made Novel Game
A Nijisanji liver independently developed and released a free game from scratch, demonstrating how VTubers can leverage their skills to create original content outside of streaming.
Denfaminicogamer
Kikuo's Asort Collection Debuts in Gashapon With Hoshikun Figure
The capsule toy line marks kikuo's first foray into gashapon merchandise, bringing his character Hoshikun into a physical collectible format through Bandai.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Uber Caps Employee AI Token Spending at $1,500 Per Month After Budget Exhaustion
The cap reveals that even a company deeply integrating AI into daily operations must impose hard limits once the costs outpace the budget, suggesting the productivity gains have not yet made unlimited spending sustainable.
GIGAZINE
Jennifer Lopez Rom-Com 'Office Romance' Streams on Netflix
The film pairs two high-profile actors in a workplace rom-com directed by Ol Parker, arriving directly on Netflix without a theatrical window.
Eiga Natalie
Bestnet Launches Dedicated Server Hosting for Satisfactory
The service targets a gap in the market for Japanese-language support and simplified setup for Satisfactory multiplayer, a game where server load scales with factory complexity rather than player count.
ASCII.jp
Space Quarters Demonstrates Orbital Assembly Robot System DAIQ
The demonstration validates DAIQ's approach to building large space structures by having multiple small robots cooperate in orbit, bypassing the size limits imposed by rocket fairings.
ASCII.jp
DubGuild Inc. Closes Seed Round, Selected for National AI Project GENIAC
DubGuild's selection for GENIAC and its seed round signal government and venture backing for a Japanese approach to end-to-end voice AI, a field where global competition is intensifying.
ASCII.jp
NieR:Automata Formism Figures of 2B, 9S, and A2 Get Re-Release
The re-release brings back a set of affordable, stylized figures from a flagship Square Enix title, timed for fans who missed the original run.
Inside (trust 78)
Drifting Dragons Anime Gets Full Free YouTube Release
The free full-season release on YouTube, timed to the manga's 10th anniversary and a new volume, is a direct promotional push by Kodansha to expand the series' audience through its own channel.
Denfaminicogamer
Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Develops Original Xr Horror Attraction
A major department store chain is producing its own original XR horror content, signaling a new type of retail-immersive entertainment crossover in Japan.
PANORA
IShowSpeed's Unofficial World Cup Anthem Makes FIFA's Official Album
A fan-made song by a streamer, released just days earlier as an unofficial anthem, was officially adopted by FIFA for its World Cup album, signaling a new kind of crossover between internet personalities and major sports institutions.
KAI-YOU
Kotobukiya Shows Colored Sample of Katsuki Bakugo Final Season Figure
The figure marks a deliberate change in Bakugo's portrayal, trading his usual aggressive scowl for a heroic stance tied to the series' final battle.
Inside
Fantavision 202X Sales End After SIE License Termination
The sudden delisting of a commercially available game due to a licensing dispute with the platform holder shows how fragile digital storefront availability can be, even for titles that have been on sale for years.
Denfaminicogamer
BALLISTIK BOYZ's Miku Fukahori and Tsubasa Kizu Double Lead in Death ≠ Kill / Game
The film marks the first lead role for both Fukahori and Kizu, and represents a rare theatrical death-game thriller with a cast drawn heavily from idol and dance-vocal groups.
Eiga Natalie
Dashlane Says Attackers Stole Encrypted Password Vaults of Under 20 Users
The incident confirms that even with zero-knowledge architecture and strong encryption, the device registration flow can be exploited to exfiltrate encrypted vaults, though the small number of affected users and Dashlane's encryption claims limit the practical risk.
GIGAZINE
Steam Store Page Opens for Novel Game COCORO About a Girl Hiding She Is a Robot
COCORO reunites the scenario writer and character designer from ATRI -My Dear Moments-, a novel game that surpassed 500,000 downloads, signaling a deliberate attempt to recapture that audience with a similar thematic premise.
GAME Watch, Denfaminicogamer
To Love-Ru Darkness School Uniform Series Adds Yuzaki Riko Figure
The Riko figure marks the latest addition to Union Creative's ongoing School Uniform Series, a line that has been steadily expanding with re-releases and new entries, indicating sustained demand for To Love-Ru Darkness merchandise more than a decade after the manga's serialization ended.
Dengeki Hobby Web
MIMESIS Wins Excellence Award in Game Design at CEDEC Award 2026
The award recognizes a game whose core design-an AI that impersonates teammates in real time-was judged to demonstrate new potential for AI technology in game design, a category that has drawn increasing industry attention.
ASCII.jp
Horror Company Yami Inc. Launches Game Label YAMI GAMES
A company known for physical horror exhibitions is now moving into game publishing, bringing its event-driven horror brand directly to Steam.
4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
Co-Op Horror Game Into The Haunted Land Gets Limited-Time Steam Demo
The demo gives players an early look at a top-down co-op horror game that emphasizes risk-reward item management and team coordination, a niche that has gained traction with titles like R.E.P.O.
4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer
Yuri Nanashino Launches Japanese-Style Supernatural Fantasy in Sho-Comi
The new series marks Nanashino's latest work for Sho-Comi, a Japanese-style supernatural fantasy that blends a missing-sister mystery with a phone-based rescue hook.
Comic Natalie
Google Releases Magenta RealTime 2 Music AI With Free Apps and Plugins
Magenta RealTime 2 is Google's first open-weights live music model that runs locally, with free apps and plugins that let musicians use it in real time on Apple Silicon Macs.
GIGAZINE
Genshin Impact Tops May YouTuber Mobile Game Ranking for Second Month
The ranking confirms Genshin Impact's sustained YouTube engagement through version updates and early access initiatives, while the stable top ten suggests a settled creator ecosystem for mobile game commentary.
GameBusiness.jp