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Volume 4 of the manga adaptation of "Did You Think You Could Live Normally in a World with a 1:5 Male-to-Female Ratio? ~When Girls with Heavy Emotions Are Toyed with by an Unaware Guy~" was released on June 26. The obi (book jacket) features a recommendation comment from Makoto Ito, the protagonist of the visual novel and anime "School Days." Ito's comment reads: "Who decided you have to focus on just one person?" The manga, illustrated by Momoyuki U and based on a light novel by Kōtarō Sandō, follows Shōto, a man transported to a world where the male-to-female ratio is 1:5. His respectful treatment of women, rooted in his original world's values, unintentionally charms them, leading to possessive and sometimes stalker-like behavior. The series is serialized in Monthly Shonen Ace and has been running since 2024. The original light novel author also reacted on social media, calling the endorsement a "hot cheer from that legend." "School Days" was originally released as an adult PC game by Overflow in 2005 and later adapted into a 2007 anime known for its shocking romantic drama.
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Indie game brand ASTRA announced on June 24 that it will release 'Humanity Optimization Plan Eden Protocol - Order of 2125' for PC. The game is a cybercrime hunt adventure set in 2125, where an AI system called AEGIS manages human emotions, relationships, and actions under the 'AI Act' to maintain a zero-crime utopia. Players act as surveillance collaborators, analyzing citizens' data to find and restrain violators. Twelve criminals have been revealed, charged with offenses ranging from major system modification to excessive sugar intake. The cast includes voice actors from the Acacia group, such as Yusei Kano and Momoka Sae. The protagonist Yamada Sovereign is voiced by Rie Tachibana. The game is the first title from ASTRA, a new brand by Astro Production. An ARG-style promotion is underway on social media. The price is set at 3,980 G (no yen symbol). Further details are expected from June 25.
Jun 18
xAI has made its video generation AI Grok Imagine Video 1.5 generally available through the Imagine API, retiring the preview version. The company also launched Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Fast, a model that generates a 6-second 720p clip in about 25 seconds, nearly halving the time of the previous model. The fast model is available in the web, iOS, and Android versions of Grok.
Jun 9
Square Enix announced during the June 9 Nintendo Direct that the Kingdom Hearts series will receive native Nintendo Switch 2 ports, releasing on October 8. The lineup includes KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind, as well as a collection bundling all three titles, KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III]. The first title will also be available on the original Switch. Concurrent with the announcement, Square Enix discontinued sales of the cloud versions of these games on Switch as of June 9. Owners of the cloud versions can transfer their save data to the new native ports and purchase the corresponding downloadable versions at a discounted price. The cloud versions will remain playable until June 9, 2027, after which the service ends. The announcement also confirmed that the upcoming KINGDOM HEARTS IV will launch on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
Jun 9
xAI released Grok Imagine 1.5 Preview on June 3, 2026, a video generation AI that turns a single image into a 720p, 15-second clip. It ranked second in the Video Arena with audio and first in the Design Arena's Image to Video category, beating Seedance 2.0 and Google's Veo 3.1 in benchmark comparisons.