Pokémon Sleep Adds Captain Pikachu and Tinkatink Line in Anime Collab Week
The event marks the introduction of the Tinkatink line to Pokémon Sleep and ties the game to the TV anime with a themed Pikachu variant.
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Chronicles: Medieval Video Diary Details Army Organization
The diary clarifies how Chronicles: Medieval ties military recruitment to medieval European history and kingdom economics, shaping its strategic depth.
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eFootball Holds Top Spot in Japan's Smartphone Game Revenue Ranking
The weekly ranking shows eFootball's sustained lead, while Fate/Grand Order's anniversary event and Pokémon TCG Pocket's growth highlight how live events and updates can dramatically shift revenue positions.
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Ghost of Yotei Adds Two DLC Packs and Complete Edition in October
The October update turns Ghost of Yotei into a complete package, with a paid upgrade path for existing owners and a full retail edition for newcomers.
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Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter Manga Goes on Half-Year Hiatus
The hiatus reflects the author's stated struggle with stress, which persisted even after editorial adjustments, and the series will pause for half a year before returning in spring 2027.
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Demon Slayer Café Opens in Chicago
The Chicago café extends the Demon Slayer franchise's themed dining presence in the US, following the studio's earlier mocktail bar in Tokyo.
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One Piece Teams With SpongeBob SquarePants for McDonald's Happy Meal
The collaboration pairs two of the most recognizable animated franchises in a global fast-food promotion, expanding One Piece's reach beyond its usual anime audience.
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Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Season 3 Sets October 1 Premiere, Adds Cast
The third season expands the story beyond the tengu village, sending On Izuna to New York while introducing a new cast of characters around the core brothers.
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The Villainess Speaks Not Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation
The manga adaptation brings Kei Yose's The Villainess Speaks Not to a new format on Overlap's Comic Gardo platform, expanding the reach of the light novel series.
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Live-Action High School Family Film Adds Seven Cast Members
The new cast additions round out the supporting roles for the live-action adaptation, which has shifted its release to January 8 after a delay from fall 2026.
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Wild Blue Skies, From Original Star Fox Programmer, Launches
The game's release in the same year as a new Star Fox remake puts a spiritual successor from the original programmer in direct conversation with the franchise it helped define, a timing the developer itself noted.
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Record of Lodoss War: Queen of Death Webtoon Launches in English
The webtoon marks Studio White's debut project, bringing the classic Record of Lodoss War fantasy series to a global webtoon audience as an official spin-off.
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Splatoon Raiders Review: A Single-Player Focus That Finally Sticks
The review argues that Splatoon Raiders' single-player focus allows for deeper buildcrafting and experimentation, a shift from the multiplayer-centric balance of previous entries.
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Duel Masters GT Manga Launches Third Part, LOST Gets Fifth
The Duel Masters manga franchise continues its rapid serialization pace with two new parts announced, keeping the trading card game's storylines active across both GT and LOST series.
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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Episode 6 Reaches EVO Japan
The episode uses the EVO Japan setting to contrast the open-entry structure of fighting game majors with the invitation-based system of other competitive scenes, grounding the anime's tournament arc in a real observation about the FGC.
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Battle in 5 Seconds Manga Goes on Hiatus as Author Miyakokasiwa Treats Depression
The hiatus pauses the remake of Saizo Harawata's original series, which resumed in January 2025 after a prior break and is approaching its end.
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OceanVeil Adds Yomu's Miru Tights Short Anime Series
OceanVeil's addition brings the 2019 web anime, known for its hyper-realistic depiction of pantyhose, to a new streaming audience.
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Manga Up! Global Adds Transmigrated to the Northern Frontier Manga
The addition brings a completed manga adaptation of Fuurou's light novel to Square Enix's global service, giving international readers access to the full story.
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This Week in Anime: Toxic Yuri Is a Matter of Perspective
The column frames toxic yuri as a subjective label, using I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day to show how emotional messiness can coexist with fluffiness in the genre.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Tops PS Store July 2026 Rankings on PS5 and PS4
A 14-year-old game outsold the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which ranked 19th on the US PS5 chart, showing that a complete port with multiplayer and zombie modes can drive more downloads than a new entry.
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Toei Animation Marks 70th Anniversary With Retrospective Video
The anniversary retrospective and president's message frame the studio's 70-year catalog, from The White Snake to Star Detective Precure!, as groundwork for its next 30 years.
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Houston Man Charged For Terroristic Threat Over Anime Voicemail
The case ties anime access to Texas age verification laws, though the article notes Crunchyroll and HIDIVE remain available in the state.
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From Overshadowed to Overpowered Anime Casts Sora Amamiya
The casting puts Amamiya in the role of Anastasia's older sister, a character set to surface in the anime's eighth episode on August 19.
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Slay the Spire 2 Beta Patch Reworks Battle Trance, Buffs Enemies
The beta patch signals a shift in Ironclad's identity, trading a rare energy engine for a scaling block tool, while widespread enemy buffs raise the overall difficulty ceiling before the game's full release.
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