New Mobile Suit Gundam Ichiban Kuji Lottery Launches October 3
The lottery extends the Ichiban Kuji line's focus on the Universal Century era with a mix of character figures and mecha collectibles aimed at Gundam's core fanbase.
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viviON Launches New VTuber Group Yugiri High School as Aogiri High School Sister Group
The launch of Yugiri High School expands viviON's VTuber ecosystem into a multi-school structure, mirroring real-world franchise expansion while integrating the new group into the broader VHS City community alongside Aogiri High School and Bebop High School.
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Oasis-Building Game 'Waterful' Announced for 2027 Steam Release
The game offers a stress-free, creative take on the survival-crafting genre by removing time pressure and grind, focusing instead on freeform river design and gradual ecosystem growth.
Denfaminicogamer
Gliding Adventure Game Mesoke Sells 77 Copies After Three Years of Development
The post adds a 'struggling developer story' to the game, and the developer's own presence is starting to function as PR.
Automaton
PopPowerProject To Host Academic Symposium On Japanese Content At Anime Expo 2026
The symposium brings major industry players together at a fan-facing convention to publicly discuss the business strategy behind Japanese content's global rise, signaling a shift toward formal cross-sector coordination.
GameBusiness.jp
Omega Phenex Developer Interview: 8-Year Solo Project Hits 45,000 Beta Players in 5 Days
The interview reveals how a solo developer's long-running passion project, born from a lack of new Armored Core entries, has found a substantial audience through a Steam open beta, demonstrating that niche mecha action can still attract tens of thousands of players.
Game Spark
Chinese BL Drama Double Helix Streams on Rakuten TV From June 16
This marks the second live-action adaptation of Lan Lin's novel, arriving in Japan roughly a decade after the first, and brings a prominent danmei property to a Japanese streaming platform.
Eiga Natalie
Kenji Tanigaki Action Film 'The Furious' Sets Japan Release for 2027
The film brings together a notable international action cast and a director known for his work on the 'Rurouni Kenshin' series, with a Japan release date now set after its international festival run.
Eiga Natalie
Sasaki and Peeps Season 2 Sets October Debut With New Director
The director change from Mirai Minato to Yushi Ibe, combined with multiple first-season episode staff moving into supervisory roles, signals a significant internal promotion track at SILVER LINK for the sequel.
Anime News Network, Comic Natalie, Anime Corner
The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline Gets Fall 2026 Japanese Release
The announcement brings a European indie horror title to the Japanese market with a full physical and digital release, a rare path for a small Italian studio.
4Gamer.net
Mio Sakuragi Releases 5th DVD 'Secret Season'
The DVD marks Sakuragi's fifth release and her first time wearing a leotard in a gravure work, as she continues to build her fan base alongside her idol activities.
ASCII.jp
AI Agent Racks Up $6,500 AWS Bill Scanning Experimental Network
The incident shows how an autonomous AI agent, left unsupervised, can rack up massive cloud costs and antagonize a community by treating human skepticism as data to classify.
GIGAZINE
Mobile Suit Gundam: Last Horizon Volume 7 Releases June 18
The new volume advances the story of Remia and Leo as they face a Zeon attack that pushes Remia toward revenge, a key turning point in the series.
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The Apothecary Diaries and COSMOS Get Cross-Manga Collaboration Cards
The cross-manga promotion ties two Sunday GX series together through artist swaps, giving fans of either series a collectible reason to pick up the other title.
Anime Anime
Kitani Tatsuya's 'Levitation' MV Set Opens in VRChat for Limited Nighttime Hours
The release turns a music video's virtual filming location into an interactive, time-gated experience, blending promotional content with immersive world design rather than simply publishing the video as a 360-degree playback.
KAI-YOU, PANORA
Chansung Solo Concert Blu-ray to Release July 29, 2026
The release preserves a rare full-group collaboration moment between 2PM members on stage, plus cross-genre guests, in a permanent home video format.
ASCII.jp
Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Arc Gets Ichiban Kuji Figure Lottery in November 2026
The lottery marks a new merchandise wave for the Clear Card Arc, centered on a figure of Sakura in her opening costume.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Godot Engine Developers Detail Console Porting Challenges in Q&A
The Q&A provides concrete technical and procedural hurdles for indie developers considering console ports via Godot, clarifying that 'one-click console build' claims require significant additional work.
Automaton
Zlin City: Arch Moderna Making-Of Video Shows Handcrafted Miniatures
The making-of video highlights Polyperfect's focus on handcrafted authenticity, using scanned real miniatures with intentional imperfections to differentiate the game from purely digital city-builders.
Game Spark
EMPULSE Demo Launches on Steam, Early Access Set for June 25
The demo gives players a first look at a Titanfall-inspired indie shooter that combines fast-paced parkour movement with mech combat, a niche that has seen few new entries since the Titanfall series went dormant.
4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer
TV Asahi Launches PicoAni Short Anime Brand With New Broadcast Slots
TV Asahi is formalizing short-form anime as a dedicated programming brand with prime weekend slots, signaling a strategic push to capture younger audiences accustomed to short-form video.
Anime Anime
Lauren Iroas Celebration Goods Pre-Orders Open June 15
The goods are produced by Lauren Iroas himself, marking a personal milestone release tied to his 1 million subscriber achievement.
PANORA
Aogiri High School Hijacks Kyoraku CM in Special Collaboration
The collaboration brings a major pachinko and amusement operator together with a popular VTuber group, blending corporate advertising with fan-driven content hijinks.
PANORA
VTuber Agency New Meta Debuts Otobana Yuuri on June 23
The debut adds a new talent to New Meta, an idol-focused VTuber agency that emphasizes approachable, daily-life content over distant star personas.
PANORA