KFC Japan Collaborates With Blue Lock for Red Hot Chicken Release
The tie-up pairs a seasonal limited-time menu item with a popular sports anime, using the series' competitive theme to market spicy chicken options.
GAME Watch (Impress)
NetEase's First Premium AAA Single-Player Game 'Blood Message' Hands-On Report
This marks NetEase's first AAA single-player-only title, a departure from its usual multiplayer focus, and the demo suggests a polished, Uncharted-style action experience.
Game Spark
REDEE Launches Packaged Offline Event Service for Independent VTubers
The service targets a growing segment of independent VTubers who lack the infrastructure of corporate-affiliated talents, offering a turnkey solution that could make offline events financially viable for individuals.
PANORA
Vtubers Return to Okayama's Niimi City for Second Tourism Push
The project expands a proven template for using VTuber fandom to drive real-world tourism and migration in rural Japan, now in its second year in Niimi City.
PANORA
Meisei Schoolverse Metaverse High School to Open in April 2027
The joint project marks one of the first full-scale metaverse high schools in Japan, offering a diploma-track education entirely through a smartphone-based virtual environment.
PANORA
Japanese Hallmark Releases Snoopy Sitting Plush and Peanuts Athletic Club Goods
The release marks a significant expansion of Hallmark Japan's direct import business for PEANUTS merchandise, offering a curated selection of American Hallmark products that have not been widely available in Japanese retail before.
GAME Watch, Dengeki Hobby Web, Anime Anime
Kizuna AI Premieres 10th Birthday Single 'My Love' at Anniversary Live
The single kicks off Kizuna AI's 10th anniversary year with a personal lyric credit and a reunion with the producer of her debut original song.
PANORA
REPLAY LIVE VTuber Agency Launches 3D Public Project With Usaneko Memory
The project ties 3D model releases directly to subscriber milestones, making fan support a concrete lever for talent development rather than a passive donation.
PANORA
Super Kaguya Hime! Wins TikTok First Half Trend Awards Entertainment Category
The award signals how a film's official account and fan content can together drive a trend on TikTok, with the producer citing fan covers and cosplay as part of the work's success.
Anime Anime
Oshi No Ko Puzzle Star Adds Rainy Season Cards of Kana Arima and Ai
The gacha adds original character art supervised by the anime's key staff, extending the game's tie-in content beyond simple asset reuse.
Denfaminicogamer
RPG Maker MV and MZ Have a Critical OS Command Injection Vulnerability
The vulnerability affects all current versions of two widely used game development tools, leaving a large number of user-created games and their players at risk until a fix arrives.
Automaton
OpenAI Launches GeneBench-Pro to Measure AI Scientific Reasoning
The benchmark targets the gap between AI that can follow workflows and AI that can make the high-level judgments real scientific research requires, with current models solving less than a third of problems.
GIGAZINE
Real Sound Picks Five Mvp Male Voice Actors of Spring 2026
The list recognizes veteran and mid-career talent alongside rising names, with Ono and Ishiya singled out for emotionally demanding lead roles.
Real Sound Anime
Chainsaw Man Reze Arc and Glamb Launch Second Apparel Collaboration
The second glamb collaboration expands the film's merchandise beyond standard goods into fashion, using narrative-driven designs that reference specific story moments from the Reze Arc.
Anime Anime
JUICER Song Streaming App Launches Pre-Release Version for VTubers and Singers
JUICER consolidates the fragmented workflow of song streaming into a single app, addressing a pain point for individual creators who currently juggle spreadsheets, audio folders, browsers, and OBS separately.
PANORA
Hololive Production Teams With Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen for July 2026 Collab
This is hololive production's first collaboration with the Southern California ramen chain, bringing VTuber tie-ins to a physical dining setting across multiple U.S. locations.
hololive production (EN)
Weekly VTuber File Profiles Independent ASMR Streamer Sata Nakia
The profile gives a detailed look at a niche independent VTuber whose ASMR-first approach and voice-impression skills have built a dedicated audience outside of any agency.
4Gamer.net
The World Is Dancing Premiere Introduces a Young Zeami in Muromachi Japan
The review highlights how the premiere balances a historically dense setting with familiar family-drama dynamics, making the Muromachi period accessible while centering on a canonical figure in Japanese theatre.
Anime Feminist
FANZA Video to Exhibit at Comiket for First Time With Karami Zakari Collaboration
The debut of a major adult streaming platform at Comiket, tied to a manga that has sold over 8 million copies, signals a new kind of official booth presence at the doujinshi market.
KAI-YOU
Vampire MMORPG Developers on Challenging Genre Conventions
A team that knows the MMORPG genre's problems from the inside is trying to solve them with a vampire-themed dark fantasy title that already has commercial traction.
Denfaminicogamer
Phantom Beast Story 2 Gets First Official Fanbook in 12 Years
The fanbook marks the first official print publication for a mobile game that launched in 2014 and has maintained a quiet but steady player base for over a decade.
Denfaminicogamer
Patlabor the Case Files Special Edition Opens Second Wave of Orders
The second wave of orders indicates strong demand for the special edition, and the third PV's reveal of fully voiced story segments and multiple game modes gives the clearest picture yet of how the game will adapt the franchise's iconic scenes.
GAME Watch, Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp, and 2 more
Study Finds 86% of Under-16s Still Use Social Media in Australia Despite Ban
The study suggests Australia's landmark age-restriction law has not substantially changed adolescent social media use in its early months, raising questions about enforcement and platform compliance.
GIGAZINE
Godot Engine to Restrict Generative AI Contributions After Low-Quality Code Surge
The policy shift reflects a growing tension in open-source communities between the accessibility of generative AI tools and the sustainability of volunteer-led code review processes.
Automaton