industry 1 sources · Aug 28
WEBTOON is moving its biggest webtoon properties, including Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint with over 3.05 billion views, into games through a majority stake in a holding company that operates two studios.
Anime News Network
games 1 sources · Aug 28
The partnership turns The Grimm Entertainment's popular webtoon IPs, including Lookism and Viral Hit, into games, extending their reach across media formats.
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manga 1 sources · Aug 28
The nomination puts a 2004 Japanese short story collection, newly translated and crowdfunded, in the running for a major North American comics prize, following Glacier Bay Books' prior Ignatz win for Glaeolia 2.
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manga 1 sources · Aug 28
The series closes in under two years of serialization, with its third compiled volume already shipped, marking the end of another Kodama work as the author moves between publishers and genres.
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manga 1 sources · Aug 28
The launch of Studio Hearts and the Lily House partnership signal Crossed Hearts expanding beyond licensed translations into original publishing and new regional partnerships.
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manga 1 sources · Aug 28
Pak's shift to a horizontal-scrolling, black-and-white manga format on Piccoma marks a deliberate move toward Japanese manga conventions while leveraging his established webtoon IP portfolio.
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games 2 sources · Aug 28
The shift from cool to gritty reflects a deliberate design philosophy: the protagonist Mahiro Oto is an ordinary young man, not a martial arts master like Kazuma Kiryu, so the combat system is built to let players grow alongside him, with skills developing based on how they fight.
4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer
manga 1 sources · Aug 28
The 99 yen price point makes a deep back catalog of Gakken educational manga accessible for bulk purchase, a move that could push the Manga Science series toward new readers ahead of its September 3 deadline.
Denfaminicogamer
manga 1 sources · Aug 28
The announcement extends Publang's approach of licensing manhwa adaptations alongside their original novels, a pattern already seen with titles like Payback, Define the Relationship, and PASSION.
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manga 1 sources · Aug 28
A decade-plus manga adaptation that began on the now-defunct English MangaBox app has closed its run, wrapping a story whose original novel drew over 40 million online hits.
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manga 1 sources · Aug 28
Comikey's Hakusensha lineup signals a broader push to bring previously untranslated shojo titles to English digital readers, starting with Crashout Schoolgirl and Degen Teacher.
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anime 1 sources · Aug 28
The new cast adds two veteran voice actors to a lineup that already includes Daisuke Sakaguchi, Miyu Tomita, and Iori Noguchi, as the anime heads toward its January 2027 debut.
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vtuber 4 sources · Aug 28
The game is a fan-made work under the official holo Indie brand, which is operated by CCMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cover Corporation, showing a structured path for fan creators to publish through the company.
4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, PANORA
games 1 sources · Aug 28
The high rate of Japanese companies meeting overseas firms last year, plus the early registration of major publishers and the addition of incubation program partnerships, points to MeetToMatch becoming a standard fixture in the Tokyo Game Show week for cross-border dealmaking.
Denfaminicogamer
vtuber 2 sources · Aug 28
The event turns online fandom into offline civic action, using a VTuber's vlog location as the anchor for a local cleanup that connects fans with Niimi City residents.
MoguLive, PANORA
figures 1 sources · Aug 28
The simultaneous cushion and Ichiban Kuji announcements show the franchise merchandising push tied to the ongoing Elbaf Arc, which has aired since April 2026.
Anime Anime
figures 2 sources · Aug 28
The collaboration leans on a milestone Godiva anniversary and Ai Yazawa's fresh character art to turn a seasonal chocolate release into a collectible event, with the tumbler and cooler bag set as purchase anchors.
Nijimen, Anime Anime
anime 3 sources · Aug 28
The preview confirms the second cour is moving into its core plot, with the eight-episode Recapture Arc now three episodes in and the premiere date set for August 26, 2026.
Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime
anime 1 sources · Aug 28
The review reads as a cry for help from a manga fan who thinks the adaptation should never have been made at all.
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games 2 sources · Aug 28
The provisional Mature 17+ rating on the Microsoft Store, if confirmed, would mark a departure from the Teen rating of the previous two remake installments, and the speculation around it signals heightened fan interest in how the remake handles adult themes from the original game.
GAME Watch, Automaton
games 2 sources · Aug 28
The inclusion of Breathedge is timely because its sequel's early access begins on August 31, just days before this free giveaway ends, likely driving new players into the franchise.
4Gamer.net, Game Spark
figures 2 sources · Aug 28
The figure draws on the 2017 anniversary concert key visual rather than the film's own poster art, giving collectors a version tied to a live orchestral event in the franchise's history.
Inside, Anime Anime
vtuber 2 sources · Aug 28
This seed round marks IGU's first disclosed fundraising since its establishment in July 2025, and the capital is explicitly earmarked for sustaining first-generation talents and building a pipeline for auditions in 2027, signaling a long-term guild expansion plan.
MoguLive, PANORA
anime 3 sources · Aug 28
The anan cover signals how the first new Madoka Magica film in 13 years is being promoted as a mainstream cultural event, with a women's magazine featuring anime characters on its cover and drawing on the original production team to make the appeal.
KAI-YOU, Anime Anime