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DeNA operates across games, live streaming, and AI-assisted production. Its subsidiary IRIAM Inc. put a 13-episode radio show on Radio Kansai starting October 4, 2026, and DeNA hosted Game Developers Meeting Vol.66 on September 25, 2026. DeNA's Entertainment Development Division is verifying AI-assisted anime workflows with Utopai Studios.
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DeNA's most recent activity runs through its subsidiaries and divisions rather than a single flagship product. IRIAM Inc., a DeNA subsidiary, launched the terrestrial radio program "IRIAM presents Enter a Stream Title!" on Radio Kansai on Sunday, October 4, 2026, in a 23:15 to 23:30 slot. The run is set for 13 episodes across October through December 2026, with winning livers from the in-app "IRIAM Ground-Wave Radio Program Personality Audition" appearing as main personalities from October 11. Watanabe Flower Musa is the assistant, and listeners outside Kansai can hear it through radiko's area-free function, with episodes distributed on podcast apps after broadcast.
On the developer side, DeNA held Game Developers Meeting Vol.66 on Friday, September 25, 2026, with Kenjiro Kuwano of Epic Games Japan as speaker. The session covered Unreal Engine mobile development, including graphics and performance balance, asset download and delivery for releases and live operations, and an overview of Lore, the version control system Epic Games is developing. The event was free and in person only, with a networking party after the sessions.
DeNA is also extending its "AI all-in" policy into anime. Utopai Studios announced September 3 that it will collaborate with DeNA's Entertainment Development Division to verify AI-assisted anime production workflows using Utopai's production AI "PAI" for character and background visual development and scene design. Story, direction, and visual style decisions stay with creators. PAI is already used overseas, including an AI-assisted anime series co-produced with China's Huace Film & TV.
Separately, DeNA Creator Links and Pluster jointly launched LIVER QUEST, a project to discover and train new live streamers, led by Pluster president and active creator Jintan. Applications opened August 13, 2026, with no experience required and no activity quota.
Key facts
- Radio program launch
- "IRIAM presents Enter a Stream Title!" began airing on Radio Kansai on Sunday, October 4, 2026, in a 23:15 to 23:30 slot. ↗
- Radio program run
- The run is set for 13 episodes, planned for October through December 2026. ↗
- Radio program personalities
- From Sunday, October 11, winning livers from the in-app event "IRIAM Ground-Wave Radio Program Personality Audition" appear as main personalities. Watanabe Flower Musa is the assistant. ↗
- Developer meeting date
- DeNA held Game Developers Meeting Vol.66 on Friday, September 25, 2026, with Kenjiro Kuwano of Epic Games Japan as speaker. ↗
- Developer meeting theme
- The session covered Unreal Engine mobile development: graphics and performance balance, asset download and delivery for releases and live operations, and an overview of Lore, the version control system Epic Games is developing. ↗
- AI anime collaboration
- Utopai Studios announced September 3 that it will collaborate with DeNA's Entertainment Development Division to verify AI-assisted anime production workflows using Utopai's production AI "PAI." ↗
- AI collaboration boundaries
- Story, direction, and visual style decisions stay with creators. PAI is already used overseas, including an AI-assisted anime series co-produced with China's Huace Film & TV. ↗
- LIVER QUEST launch
- DeNA Creator Links and Pluster jointly launched LIVER QUEST, led by Pluster president and active creator Jintan. Applications opened August 13, 2026, with no experience required and no activity quota. ↗
Timeline
- Oct 9, 2026 IRIAM Livers Take Over Radio Kansai With 13-Episode Sunday Show
- Sep 15, 2026 DeNA Hosts Game Developers Meeting Vol.66 On September 25
- Sep 4, 2026 DeNA and Utopai Studios to Test AI Anime Production Workflow
- Aug 31, 2026 Denari Gets Switch Release and Emi Evans Vocals as Ninja Kiwi Publishes
- Aug 28, 2026 New Rokudenashi Blues Manga Delayed to Winter, Gets New Artist
- Aug 27, 2026 The World's Strongest Witch Anime Unveils Main Trailer, More Cast, and October 7 Premiere
- Aug 14, 2026 DeNA Creator Links and Pluster Launch LIVER QUEST Liver Discovery Project
- Jul 27, 2026 Ize Press Licenses Codename: Anastasia, Mignon BL Webtoons for English Print
- Jul 7, 2026 Free-To-Play Co-Op Shooter Codename CURE II Launches July 25 on Steam
- Jul 7, 2026 Premium Bandai Re-Releases Two RE/100 Gunpla Kits from Gundam F91
- Jun 28, 2026 Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime Reveals Rokudenashi Ending Song
- Jun 28, 2026 Futsutsuka Na Akujo Pre-Broadcast PV Reveals Eve-Written Ending Theme
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- Game Developers Meeting Vol.66 (Game Developers Meeting Vol.66) · 2026-09-15
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- free, in-person-only event with a networking party after the sessions · 2026-09-15
- Announced
- collaboration with Utopai Studios to verify AI-assisted anime production workflows · 2026-09-04
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All coverage
Oct 9
IRIAM Inc., a subsidiary of DeNA, launched a terrestrial radio program tied to its V-live communication app IRIAM. "IRIAM presents Enter a Stream Title!" began airing on Radio Kansai on Sunday, October 4, 2026, in a 23:15 to 23:30 slot. The run is set for 13 episodes, planned for October through December 2026. From Sunday, October 11, winning livers from the in-app event "IRIAM Ground-Wave Radio Program Personality Audition" appear as main personalities. The show takes its name from the "Enter a stream title" prompt that appears when a user starts a stream on IRIAM. Each appearing liver plans the title for their own episode and builds the program with IRIAM operations staff and radio production staff. The format covers their regular streaming work plus segments built around each liver's personality. Watanabe Flower Musa is the assistant. Listeners outside the Kansai region can hear it through radiko's area-free function, and episodes are distributed on podcast apps after broadcast.
Sep 15
DeNA will hold its game developer study session Game Developers Meeting Vol.66 on Friday, September 25, 2026, with Kenjiro Kuwano of Epic Games Japan as speaker. The theme covers Unreal Engine mobile development: balancing graphics and performance, asset download and delivery for releases and live operations, and an overview of Lore, the version control system Epic Games is developing. The event is free and in person only, with a networking party after the sessions.
Sep 4
Utopai Studios announced September 3 that it will collaborate with DeNA's Entertainment Development Division to begin verifying AI-assisted anime production workflows. The collaboration uses Utopai's production AI "PAI" for character and background visual development and scene design, testing whether long works keep design and worldview consistency. Story, direction, and visual style decisions stay with creators. PAI is already used overseas, including an AI-assisted anime series co-produced with China's Huace Film & TV. DeNA is applying its "AI all-in" policy to anime.
Aug 31
Astronaut Diaries showed Denari at gamescom 2026, a hack and slash action adventure set on islands facing destruction. The world draws on Maori, Polynesian, and South Pacific culture and mythology. Composer David Mason and guest vocalist Emi Evans of the NieR series are attached. Ninja Kiwi will publish, and a Switch version is confirmed. A demo is live on Steam.
Aug 28
Shueisha's Grand Jump announced on August 19 that the launch of Rokudenashi Blues Gaiden: Onikazura is delayed from summer to winter and will now feature art by Yuki Yoshimoto. Boichi was originally announced as the artist. The manga is set in the early 1990s and centers on Onizuka and Kasai, two of the story's "four heavenly kings."
Aug 27
The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch has revealed its main promotional video, main visual, and additional cast and staff. The new trailer also previews the opening and ending theme songs. The anime is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi on October 7, 2026, and on MBS on October 10, 2026. Yuto Uemura joins the cast as Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper. Previously announced cast members include Azusa Tachibana as protagonist Rona Hermit, Fairouz Ai as Erimina, the guild master known as the "Inferno Witch," Honoka Inoue as elf princess Eruna, Kana Hanazawa as guildmaster Aries Tear Bluemoon, and Maria Naganawa as water dragon princess Ruru Ru Rie. Joji Furuta directs the anime at studios Bridge and Aisle, with Shoji Yonemura handling series scripts, Yuki Morimoto designing characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme "Eikyoryoku∞Idol," and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru." The anime adapts Sakaki's original story, which began serializing on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in May 2022, with a manga adaptation by Tamaki Toga.
Aug 14
DeNA Creator Links and Pluster jointly launched LIVER QUEST, a project to discover and train new live streamers. Led by Pluster president and active creator Jintan, the project combines talent scouting with post-debut support. Applications open August 13, 2026, with no experience required and no activity quota.
Jul 27
Ize Press announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 that it has licensed two boys-love webcomics, Codename: Anastasia and Mignon, for English print publication. Codename: Anastasia, an espionage thriller, will be released in March 2027, while Mignon, a romance between an underground boxer and a vampire doctor, will get a special box set in January 2027.
Jul 7
Indie publisher indie.io and developer Raptor Byte will release the free-to-play co-op zombie shooter Codename CURE II on Steam on July 25. The sequel to the 2.5 million-player original supports up to five-player online co-op, five classes, enhanced gore, and randomized missions. A $9.99 Combat Specialist Pack DLC launches the same day.
Jul 7
Premium Bandai opened pre-orders on July 7, 2026, for the second production batch of two RE/100 scale Gunpla kits from the 1991 film Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The kits are the Den'an Zon and the Vigna Ghina, both mass-production mobile suits of the Crossbone Vanguard. The Den'an Zon, a close-combat suit, is priced at 3,300 yen and ships in October 2026. Its kit includes a shot lancer, four shield effects, and two beam sabers. The Vigna Ghina, priced at 4,290 yen and shipping in December 2026, comes with a beam rifle, beam shield, beam launcher, and two beam sabers. The Vigna Ghina is designed to line up with the MG 1/100 Gundam F91 Ver.2.0. Both kits are manufactured by BANDAI SPIRITS and are 1/100 scale plastic models. The Den'an Zon is a Premium Bandai exclusive, while the Vigna Ghina is also available at general retail. Pre-orders are limited to production preparation quantities and may close once reached.
Jun 28
The staff for the Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime released a subtitled promotional video on Sunday that announces and previews the ending theme song "Shooting Star" by Rokudenashi. Eve wrote the lyrics and music. The anime premieres July 12 on TV Tokyo, Netflix in Asia, Crunchyroll globally, and Hulu.
Jun 28
The TV anime "Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga ~Hinagiku Chōso Torikae Den~" released its pre-broadcast PV, showing the schemes and negotiations in the harem and deepening the relationship between Huang Linglin and Zhu Huiyue. The ending theme is "Hōkiboshi" by Rokudenashi, with lyrics and composition by Eve. Streaming begins July 13, and the anime airs on TV Tokyo from July 12.