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Tetsuya Chiba, legendary manga artist behind such seminal works as Ashita no Joe, passed away on October 22. He was 87.

Precure has a new spinoff on the way titled Duel Shadow: Precure Villain Heroines, promising to show a different side to the long-running series.

Tokyo-based trackmaker and creative Moe Shop has released a new EP titled iterate that uses the Vocaloid synthesizer technology. While there's no word on an online release just yet, a physical version was also available at the M3 music doujinshi event over the weekend.

From Truck-kun chaos to magic circles and enchanted doors, isekai anime keeps finding wild ways to send folks to new worlds. For many the genre is comfort media at its finest. If you could pick any path to a fantasy realm, which one wins?

Kick off your week with some new music! This week's new selections includes something for everyone including must-listen new releases from brkfstblend, GOMATEN, Limited Express (has gone?), Misaki Umei, N-FENI, and Tim Pepperoni!

Shigeru Miyamoto has become the first game creator to receive the prestigious Order of Culture award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Anime director Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock Space Pirate) was also chosen as a Person of Cultural Merit.

Ao Oni, the iconic purple monster from the horror game of the same name, is set to become a virtual YouTuber. Crucially, it will remain "completely mute," albeit with some reaction noises and screams filtered through a voice changer.

Haruko Ichikawa, creator of Land of the Lustrous, will launch a new series in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine on November 25. The main question on everyone's minds now is whether or not Ichikawa can keep up a consistent schedule.

Science Saru has confirmed a new animation project for The Ghost in the Shell, the latest adaptation of Masamune Shirow's seminal science fiction manga. Posts by the official Ghost in the Shell account on X suggest that this might be an adaptation of Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface.

Juliana's Tokyo defined an era of freedom and sound. Powered by hyper techno, bodycon dresses, elevated stages, and iconic feather fans, the Shibaura warehouse club made a huge impact on 90's culture before its abrupt end.

The Older Girl I Like is Drawing BL of Me delivers on its outrageous title. A guy finds out his crush writes boys' love manga about him and his friend, making for a fun, relatable parody of otaku culture and shipping dynamics.

If you need some company while at your desk, this game might be for you. Muv-Luv Girls Garden is getting a "productivity companion" spinoff called Mellow Days, allowing players to work and study alongside the main character.

A new compilation film based on The Apothecary Diaries anime will air on Friday Night Roadshow, Japan's prime time broadcasting slot. The last time that one featured during the time slot was 2022, with a special version of Detective Conan that collated various scenes from the police love story arc.

A planned collaboration between Tochigi Prefecture and popular virtual YouTuber Laplus Darkness has been put on hold following a series of controversial comments. While the remarks towards male fans are not mentioned in the post, the timing is more than a little suspicious.

LINE Digital Frontier, a subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment, has announced a 10 billion yen investment plan into Japan-produced content over the next three years.

War of the Adults is a thrilling manga about an ex-delinquent waking from a 15-year coma to a society ruled by a surveillance system based on writings from his youth. Fans of Death Note will love its tense rules and wild twists.

You know a food is a hit in Japan when convenience stores try to copy it. Lawson’s new Mochido attempts to clone Mister Donut’s famous mochi donut. The end result tastes okay, but being plastic wrapped denies it the freshness of the original.

A considerable number of Japanese sites and games may be inaccessible today as engineers scramble to implement the latest PHP patch.

Maruzen Junkudo, one of Japan's largest book retailers, will launch a new manga brand next month based on the theme of "comics" and "collection."

Cygames will reimburse travel and lodging costs for attendees to the cancelled Umamusume concerts in Los Angeles this week. Users are urged to keep documents such as proof of payments and receipts in a safe place until the reimbursement process begins in earnest.

Comic Cmoa has confirmed that the personal data of up to 4.2 million users was lost during a recent server breach. As of the time of writing, the website is still inaccessible.

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a new free update based on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the follow-up to the acclaimed 2022 anime series by Studio Trigger.

Cover has confirmed the details for hololive SUPER EXPO 2027, including the fact that the event will take place over three days once again from March 12 to 14.

Indie game studio ARTODRIA will run a crowdfunding campaign for the upcoming Girlfailure Art Club visual novel, offering several perks for those that support the project ahead of its 2027 release.

While Dragon Ball set the battle shonen standard in Jump, Yoshihiro Togashi and Tite Kubo developed a darker path in their work. Modern hits like Jujutsu Kaisen rely on their legacy, using intricate power systems and dynamic battle art to evolve the genre.