Chogen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru Manga Ends
The manga's end closes a short serialization that adapted the Chogen Market Heroes board game, with the final chapter free to read on August 22.
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Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Musical Sets October 15 Premiere, Casts Sophia Anne Caruso
The production, described by Anno's website as the first English-language original musical based on a Japanese manga, now has a lead actress and a concrete opening date.
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Hideki Mori's Queen of Bijah Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
The announcement sets a firm end date for Queen of Bijah, with the manga concluding in three chapters and its 10th compiled volume shipping on October 13.
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Chainsmoker Cat Anime Casts Yumi Hara as Yani's Mother
The casting adds a key family figure to the anime's cast, expanding the supporting roster as the series approaches its seventh episode.
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DOA6 Last Round Adds New Character Minato on September 10
Minato is the first new original character announced for the restart version, and her design, described with a JK gal aesthetic, suggests Koei Tecmo is positioning the anniversary release with fresh content rather than only ports of existing fighters.
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Final Fantasy Resonance Gameplay Footage Shows HD-2D Shiva Battle
The footage offers the first extended look at how the Vision system, featuring past protagonists like Squall, operates in combat, a key differentiator from the original mobile version.
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Low-Budget Repairs Launches on Steam
The game's premise, which rewards deliberate poor workmanship, is a satirical take on renovation sims, and its 1990s Polish setting with disco polo music adds a distinct cultural flavor that sets it apart from typical simulation releases.
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S.H.Figuarts Fake Ultraman Lottery Sale Includes Hoshino Crewman Part
The figure's included Hoshino crewman rope-grabbing part directly recreates a specific scene from the 1966 episode, a level of scene-specific accessory detail that the sources highlight as a selling point for collectors.
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Inherit the Winds TV Anime Casts Takeo Ōtsuka
The announcement completes a substantial cast for the original Shinsengumi-themed anime, which pairs playwright Yutaka Narui with directors Tomohiro Kawamura and studios Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc.
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Crunchyroll to Stream in Select Cars Through Appning by FORVIA
The partnership extends Crunchyroll's reach beyond traditional screens into the automotive space, starting with BMW and MINI vehicles and expanding to more than 40 brands.
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Takashi Okazaki Wins Emmy for Star Wars: Visions Short
Okazaki's Emmy win recognizes the craft of anime character design within the Star Wars: Visions anthology, a juried category judged by animation professionals.
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MARRIAGETOXIN Director and Producer Talk Chaos at Anime Expo
The panel reveals how the production team approached the adaptation, prioritizing character growth and preserving the manga's deliberate ambiguity over straightforward panel reproduction.
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Nia Liston Anime Reveals Tsunomaki Watame Opening Song
The opening song artist reveal completes a key part of the anime's promotional package ahead of its October premiere, adding a prominent VTuber to the production.
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Metal Hero Pop Up Store in Sendai Brings Three B-Fighter Series Together
The event pairs the 30th anniversary of Juukou B-Fighter with the first Sendai stop for the Metal Hero pop-up format, and the merchandise lineup includes a postcard set depicting the finale crossover with Blue SWAT and Janperson, which the sources describe as a moment that stirs nostalgia.
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Live-Action Can You Kiss Me First? Series Adds Eight Cast Members
The casting announcement rounds out the ensemble for the fall Fuji TV series, which pairs the previously announced leads with a full supporting office cast.
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Netflix Shuts Down Night School Studio and Moonloot Games
The closures signal Netflix's game strategy is narrowing to mass-market, living-room-friendly titles, leaving only a central team and Next Games in its studio portfolio.
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Poko a Pokemon DLC Bubbly Basin Scores 89 on Metacritic
The high review score for the first DLC wave suggests the expansion pass model is resonating with critics, potentially sustaining sales momentum for a game that already sold over 5 million units in four months.
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Patlabor EZY File 2 Launch Brings Shanghai Tei Curry and Fuji Soba Collab
The Shanghai Tei curry marks the first time the franchise has offered a fully recreated in-universe recipe as a retail product, extending the Patlabor brand into packaged food rather than just merchandise.
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No Brakes Games Announces VR Puzzle Game Tiny Flock
The announcement reveals that No Brakes Games is developing a new IP alongside the sequel Human Fall Flat 2, signaling a deliberate bet on VR at a time when the studio's CEO acknowledges the platform's reduced popularity.
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MARINA LYRICA Event Returns to Karaoke Manekineko Shibuya in August
The event pairs a major karaoke chain with Sony's XR technology, signaling a push to turn ordinary karaoke rooms into paid venues for direct VTuber fan engagement, a model that could expand beyond this single event.
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Doggy Don't Care Release Date Set for September 24
The game has been called a pug version of Untitled Goose Game on social media, and its wishlist count surpassed 15,000 on March 31, indicating strong pre-release interest.
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Virtual Hiroshima Station Gets Largest Renewal With New Passage
The update turns the station from a static reproduction into a user-driven platform, since the new passage lets visitors sell their own items and the contest winners move between the virtual world and the real Hiroshima Station.
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Stop Killing Games Backs Sony Class Action in Netherlands
The support from Stop Killing Games and DoesItPlay extends the Dutch lawsuit's reach beyond national borders, linking it to a broader international pattern of legal challenges, including the ongoing 'PlayStation You Owe Us' case in the UK.
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Thunderbird 3 Lands on VRChat Lunar Plant for 60th Anniversary
The collaboration places a 1960s vision of the future inside a modern corporate metaverse project, blending a classic puppet drama with a real plant engineering company's lunar community concept.
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