SNS Monitor Dead Person Store Page Opens on Steam
games 1 sources · May 20

SNS Monitor Dead Person Store Page Opens on Steam

The game combines Papers, Please-style investigative work with anomaly spotting akin to The Exit 8, and includes a questionnaire system to filter out phobia triggers and jump scares.

Denfaminicogamer
Kadokawa Admits Isekai Overreliance Led to Profit Collapse
industry 1 sources · May 20

Kadokawa Admits Isekai Overreliance Led to Profit Collapse

Kadokawa, the publishing giant that rode the isekai wave to market dominance, now openly blames that same formula for a severe profit decline and is restructuring to break its own creative inertia.

Niche Gamer (Anime)
Number_i Signs With Atlantic Records and Begins US Production
music 1 sources · May 20

Number_i Signs With Atlantic Records and Begins US Production

The signing is a concrete step into the US market for a group that formed less than three years ago and has no prior overseas label history, making the speed of the move the story.

Sankei Sports (via Yahoo! News Japan), Music Natalie (via Yahoo! News Japan)
Keanu Reeves to Star in Dwarf Studios Stop-Motion Samurai Film HIDARI
anime 3 sources · May 20

Keanu Reeves to Star in Dwarf Studios Stop-Motion Samurai Film HIDARI

The casting of a major Hollywood star in a Japanese independent stop-motion project signals a significant leap in international visibility and funding potential for a production that began as a small Kickstarter campaign.

Anime News Network, Eiga Natalie, Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment)