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Toho’s Masaya Saito Says Japan Needs Industry-Wide Peer Review to Evaluate 300+ Anime Series and 80 Films That No Individual Can Watch Alone
Japan’s anime industry is considering a new approach to recognising its animation achievements, with Toho executive Masaya Saito arguing that evaluating hundreds of annual releases requires collective industry participation. Speaking at a symposium organised by Tokyo Anime Next…
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Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames Director Says the Team Finally Decided to Burn Down Yoshiwara After the TV Anime Didn’t
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames is bringing a major change to one of the franchise’s most popular story arcs: this time, Yoshiwara actually burns. Director Naoya Andô revealed that the filmmaking team deliberately chose to show the destruction of the district, unlike the earlier…
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Shueisha’s IP Business Now Accounts for 50% of Its Revenue as Manga Adaptations and Merchandise Gain Ground
Shueisha is increasingly generating revenue beyond manga magazines and paperback sales, with its intellectual property (IP) business now accounting for half of the company’s total sales. The Japanese publisher reached this milestone in its financial results for the fiscal year…
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MANGA MIRAI Reveals 139 Manga Titles That Won’t Transfer to MangaPlaza After Shutdown, Including Baki and Attack on Titan: No Regrets
MANGA MIRAI is preparing to shut down on December 15, 2026, bringing an end to its digital manga service in the United States. While readers will be able to transfer eligible purchases to its sister platform, MangaPlaza, the transition comes with a significant limitation: 139…
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Japan’s Manga Market Generates ¥527.3 Billion From Digital Sales as Print Revenue Falls 14%, Yomiuri Shimbun Reports
Japan’s manga industry is increasingly relying on digital sales as traditional print publishing continues to lose ground. Digital manga generated ¥527.3 billion in 2025, accounting for more than 70% of the country’s total manga market, according to figures from the Research…
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Final Fantasy Resonance Producer Says He Rejected Square Enix’s Plan for a Simple Brave Exvius Port in Favour of a Full Console RPG
Final Fantasy Resonance almost took a very different direction during its early development. Producer Keisuke Nakashima revealed that Square Enix executives initially preferred a straightforward port of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, but he wanted to create a much…
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Black Clover Season 2 Episode 5 Hits 9.9 on IMDb as Magna’s Victory Over Dante Becomes 2026’s Highest-Rated Anime Episode
Black Clover Season 2 has delivered one of its biggest moments yet, with Episode 5 earning an impressive 9.9/10 rating on IMDb following Magna Swing’s battle against Dante Zogratis. As of November 1, 2026, the episode had collected more than 11,000 votes and ranked as the…
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Opera Manga Magazine to End Print Publication With Issue 100, Announces Digital-Only Future
Akaneshinsha’s Opera manga magazine is moving to digital publication after releasing its 100th and final print issue on October 30, 2026. The editorial team announced the change on its official X account, confirming that the first digital-only issue is planned for spring 2027.…
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GOG Manager Says Dune II’s Re-Release Requires Untangling Rights Held by EA, Universal, Legendary Pictures, and Dune: Awakening’s Developer
A modern re-release of Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty remains difficult to arrange because the game’s rights are divided among multiple companies and stakeholders. Although Electronic Arts owns the game’s code and assets following its acquisition of Westwood Studios, it does…
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Pearl Abyss Says Crimson Desert’s No-Download Twitch Demo Ranks Among Its Top 2 Sources of Steam Traffic
Pearl Abyss’ decision to promote Crimson Desert through a playable Twitch demo appears to be paying off, with the experience consistently ranking among the top two trackable sources sending visitors to the game’s Steam page. The cloud-based demo lets PC users try a portion of…
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Amazon Executive Says It Plans to Bring Crimson Desert-Style Instant Play Demos to More Platforms Beyond Twitch
Amazon is exploring ways to bring its no-download playable game demos to more destinations beyond Twitch, potentially giving publishers new ways to let players try games instantly. The plans follow an early campaign featuring Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert, which uses Amazon Web…
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Remake Reportedly Uses AMD FSR 1.0 and SMAA for Image Processing
The upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly uses AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 (FSR 1.0) for image upscaling alongside SMAA anti-aliasing. The discovery has attracted attention because Nintendo’s latest console features Nvidia…
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“It Might Look a Little Creepy” – Zelda Producer Hidemaro Fujibayashi Says Nintendo Couldn’t Simply Recreate Ocarina of Time’s Original N64 Character Designs With Modern Graphics
Nintendo faced an unusual artistic challenge while developing its The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2. Although modern hardware allows developers to recreate the Nintendo 64 classic’s characters with considerably greater detail, simply reproducing…
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Eiji Aonuma Says Today’s Zelda Developers Only Know Recent Games, Explaining Why The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Needed a Remake
Eiji Aonuma has revealed that Nintendo’s decision to remake The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 goes beyond celebrating the franchise’s 40th anniversary. The producer believes revisiting the Nintendo 64 classic could help the current development team…
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BTS’s Jungkook Surprises Fans After Reposting an Instagram Post About BLACKPINK’s Jisoo
BTS member Jungkook has caught fans’ attention after an unexpected social media interaction involving BLACKPINK member Jisoo. The singer reportedly reposted an Instagram post featuring the BLACKPINK star, prompting surprise and excitement among K-pop fans who quickly noticed the…
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Wink Review 2026 and Why the Free AI Video Enhancer Earns 5 Stars
Blurry footage is one of the most common frustrations in modern video. A clip from an older phone, a dim concert recording, or a heavily compressed download can look soft on today’s high-resolution screens, and traditional fixes demand costly software and editing experience.…
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ENHYPEN Reveals Official Tracklist for “THE SIN : PARALLEL WORLD” Featuring Three New Songs
ENHYPEN has revealed the official tracklist for its upcoming spin-off release, “THE SIN : PARALLEL WORLD,” giving fans a closer look at the music that will bring the group’s “THE SIN” series to a conclusion. The new project will feature three tracks, including the title song “I…
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AND2BLE Breaks Its First-Week Sales Record in Just Five Days With “Sequence 02: Attraction”
AND2BLE has achieved another major milestone with its first comeback, surpassing the first-week sales record set by its debut album in only five days. The group’s second mini album, “Sequence 02: Attraction,” has already recorded impressive sales on Hanteo Chart, demonstrating…
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CMDM Begins Comeback Countdown With Teaser Video for “Our Lives Beyond”
Rookie boy group CMDM has officially started building anticipation for its upcoming comeback with the release of a teaser video for its new project, “Our Lives Beyond.” Shared on October 31, 2026, the preview offers fans an early look at the group’s latest musical direction and…
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Yona of the Dawn Vol. 48 Tops Japan Weekly Manga Sales Chart With Over 75,000 Copies Sold
Yona of the Dawn has claimed the top position on Japan’s weekly manga sales chart after the release of Volume 48. According to the Oricon ranking for the week of October 19–25, 2026, the latest volume sold an estimated 75,355 copies, giving the long-running fantasy romance manga…