Lucas is a columnist for Yomimono's This Week in Anime series, where he co-writes critical analysis of anime release strategies.
Lucas is a regular contributor to Yomimono's This Week in Anime column. In a June 2026 installment, he and co-columnist Sylvia examined the recent trend of stunt releases in anime, focusing on the early premiere of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Crunchyroll. The column questioned whether the three-part mini-episode format benefits the viewing experience or simply frustrates audiences, placing the release in the broader history of anime stunt releases.
Lucas's column appears alongside coverage of other entertainment news at Yomimono, including the announcement of Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Kadokawa's acknowledgment of the isekai bubble deflating, but his own writing is limited to the This Week in Anime series. No other stories establish his background, role, or other work.
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The latest This Week in Anime column examines the recent trend of stunt releases in anime, focusing on the early premiere of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Crunchyroll in three-part mini-episode installments. Lucas and Sylvia discuss the motivations behind this release format and its place in the broader history of anime stunt releases.
Lucasfilm Games released a new trailer for "Star Wars: Galactic Racer" during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 6, confirming an October 6 release date. The racing game is set in the outer rim of the galaxy after the Empire's fall, during the New Republic's reconstruction. An underground racing circuit called the Galactic League has emerged, where syndicates fund pilots and racers compete in life-threatening races for quick fortunes. Players control a lone racer named Shade, who seeks revenge and glory. The game features a story-driven campaign and planned PvP modes. It will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Pre-orders opened alongside the trailer. Publisher Secret Mode showed footage of races on the planet Darven Akos, depicting various characters and hinting at a serious narrative beyond the racing itself.
In its new mid-term management plan, Kadokawa addresses recent financial losses tied to an over-reliance on proven genres like isekai. The company and others are still profitable but seeing reduced margins, with over 30 isekai anime releasing annually. The trend, rooted in self-published web novels on Narou, has been a low-cost, high-return model for publishers, but signs of saturation are prompting exploration of replacement genres.