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Japan Air Self Defense Force’s furry mascots stir up controversy among Japanese politicians
Japan's Ministry of Defense unveiled the cover of the February issue of their official magazine, which has caused some controversy for featuring sexualized furry characters.
ByAmber V
Japan’s first fairly-trained certified AI image generation model is released, with the concept of a cute VTuber at art school
Mitsua Likes is a new AI image generation model trained solely on authorized images, valuing transparency and crediting source image creators.
Sony to become Kadokawa’s largest shareholder in new co-operative business alliance
Sony and Kadokawa have entered into a strategic business alliance focused on working together to maximize the value of each other's IP globally
Is Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX set in the Universal Century or in an alternate timeline? Gundam fans uncover clues about the new anime’s setting
There are some intriguing hints as to where the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX anime fits into the overall Gundam timeline
Pokémon cards are so valuable that criminals are using them to launder dirty money, Japanese media reports
Criminals are using ingenious methods to find Pokémon card packs containing rares and then reselling them to launder money.
(UPDATED) Visa payment suspended on legal dating site for otaku, prompting response from Japanese politician
Japanese Diet member Taro Yamada criticizes sudden bans by international payment processors that impact legally operating companies and their customers.
Hunter x Hunter author reveals he was bedridden for several days following manga hiatus announcement
Following the serialization hiatus announced last week, Hunter x Hunter mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi has given an update on his health.
Studio Ghibli to crack down on unauthorized merch, promising to take strict legal action
Studio Ghibli announced that it will take legal action against the selling of unauthorized products that use the anime studio's IPs
Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno is only providing support for new Gundam GQuuuuuux, its real creator is FLCL director Kazuya Tsurumaki, staff emphasizes
While Hideaki Anno is credited as a co-writer on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, a member of the team has stepped in to redirect the spotlight to Kazuya Tsurumaki, the anime’s director.
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New Gundam anime to be co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara, with a scenario by Hideaki Anno
Bandai Namco has announced the brand-new Gundam TV anime series, titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Sieg Axe).
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“Let’s meet again in hell” Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back
After having all of its payment options disabled, Manga Library Z officially shut down on November 26, but J-Comi promises to bring it back.
- ByAmber V
Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji releases official voice synthesizer to counter people feeding his voice to AI without permission
Top Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji has crowdfunded and released official synthesized voices to tackle unauthorized generative AI use.
(Updated) Guy who married Hatsune Miku gives deeper insight into why he did it
Akihiro Kondo, who married Vocaloid and virtual idol Hatsune Miku in 2018, reveals that the decision wasn't motivated by love.
One of Japan’s biggest manga publishers is stepping up to pay authors significantly higher wages
Shueisha has announced an upwards revision of how much they pay Weekly Shōnen Jump authors, including newcomers.
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Anime fans encouraged to resume “normal fan activities” after three people got arrested for running an anime spoiler website
Anime production committee of Overlord makes an announcement to fans following arrests related to an anime spoiler site.
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Japanese manga store Melonbooks offers customers discount for using AMEX and JCB credit cards to counter issues with international payment processors
International payment processors' tightening adult content regulations lead Melonbooks to offer a discount to encourage customers to switch payment methods
Japanese manga and game store Melonbooks becomes the latest Japanese platform to run into trouble with international payment processors
Melonbooks is suspending Mastercard and Visa payments, likely due to demands from international payment processors related to adult content.
Japan’s game and anime industries could be looking at improved working conditions and higher wages with government’s new plan to quadruple the content industry’s worth by 2033
Japan aims to make content creation the driving force of the country’s economy- identifying anime and video games as core industries
Bandai Namco aims to resolve Gundam model scarcity issues with a whole new factory
Bandai Spirits has announced that their new factory for Gundam models kits (Gunpla) and figures will open in the next fiscal year.
- ByAmber V
Japan is losing an archive of out-of-print manga because of international credit card companies
Manga Library Z, a manga archive with 14 years of history, will be shutting down this month due to credit card companies taking issue with its adult content.
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Japan sees first arrest for running an anime and film “spoiler site”
Three men in Tokyo, Japan have been arrested for copyright infringement for hosting a so -called spoiler site for popular anime and films.
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VTuber company behind Hololive warned by Japanese government for violations of subcontractor laws
Cover Corp, the company that owns the VTuber agency Hololive, has been issued guidance for violating Japan's Subcontract Act.
- ByAmber V