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Japan's 1st Manga Reader Service for Switch to Launch on March 13 (Feb 5, 2025)
Shogakukan Releases 'Novelous' Light Novel/Manga App Using AI-Assisted Translation in U.S., Canada (Jan 23, 2025)
Orange Inc. Launches e-Bookstore Service emaqi in U.S., Canada; Reveals Partnership with Shueisha (Sep 3, 2024)
Shogakukan Plans to Release Light Novel App in U.S., Canada Using AI Translation (Aug 1, 2024)
Mangamura Pirate Site Owner Ordered to Pay 1.7 Billion Yen to Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kadokawa (Apr 18, 2024)
Crunchyroll Opens 2nd Indian Office in Hyderabad (Mar 7, 2024)
YouTuber Handed Suspended Sentence for Uploading Gameplay, Anime Footage (Sep 8, 2023)
Crunchyroll 'Onboards' Indian Actress Rashmika Mandanna (Jul 18, 2023)
Crunchyroll Enters Promotional Partnership with Bollywood Actor Tiger Shroff (Jul 15, 2023)
Police Arrest Japanese YouTuber for Uploading Gameplay, Anime Footage (May 18, 2023)
Japan Gov't Plans to Further Ease Entry Restrictions for Tourists as Early as October (Sep 20, 2022)
Teikoku Databank: Record 39.8% of Anime Studios Were in the Red in 2021 (Aug 12, 2022)
Crunchyroll is 'Evaluating Rights' Regarding Nozomi Entertainment Following Purchase of Right Stuf (Aug 4, 2022)
Crunchyroll Purchases Anime Retailer Right Stuf (Aug 4, 2022)
Nintendo Switch Console Crosses 107.65 Million Units in Sales (May 10, 2022)
Tawawa on Monday Manga Goes on Hiatus Until June 20 (May 9, 2022)
Crunchyroll's CEO Colin Decker Leaves Company; Rahul Purini Becomes New President (Apr 19, 2022)
Funimation's YouTube Channel Becomes 'Crunchyroll Dubs' Channel (Apr 5, 2022)
Funimation's Anime Titles Now Listed Under Crunchyroll for Home Video in June (Mar 16, 2022)
Crunchyroll Adds New Anime Titles in India Following Sony's Acquisition (Mar 11, 2022)
Funimation's Anime Content Heads to Crunchyroll (Mar 1, 2022)
Tokyo Game Show to Have Hybrid In-Person, Online Event in 2022 (Feb 28, 2022)
74 Tsutaya Retail Chain Stores to End Video Rental Business by October 2023 (Feb 7, 2022)
Nintendo Switch Console Crosses 100 Million in Sales (Feb 3, 2022)
Japan's CODA, Companies From 12 Other Countries to Form International Anti-Piracy Organization Focusing on Manga, Anime (Jan 8, 2022)
TBS Invests 2.5 Billion Yen in Seven Arcs Anime Studio (Jan 7, 2022)
Bloomberg: Sony Lowers PlayStation 5 Production by 1 Million Units (Nov 11, 2021)
Nintendo Switch Console Crosses 92.87 Million in Sales (Nov 6, 2021)
Nintendo to Produce 20% Fewer Switch Consoles Due to Chip Shortage (Nov 3, 2021)
Crunchyroll Confirms VRV as Part of Sony Following Acquisition (Aug 13, 2021)
Sony's Funimation Global Group Completes Acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T (Updated) (Aug 9, 2021)
Live-Action Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai Film Previews Magical Girl Anime Segment in Video (Jul 20, 2021)
Tokyo Game Show to Be Online Again in 2021 (Mar 30, 2021)
Report: U.S. Justice Department Extends Antitrust Review of Sony's Proposed Acquisition of Crunchyroll (Mar 24, 2021)
Live-Action Dragon Zakura Sequel Show Casts Kaito Takahashi (Mar 17, 2021)
Live-Action Dragon Zakura Sequel Show Casts Yurina Hirate (Mar 17, 2021)
Live-Action Dragon Zakura Sequel Show Reveals 3 More Cast Members (Mar 15, 2021)
Live-Action Dragon Zakura Sequel Show Casts Kanata Hosoda (Mar 12, 2021)
Live-Action Dragon Zakura Sequel Show Rescheduled to April (Feb 10, 2021)
Sony's Funimation Global Group to Acquire Crunchyroll for US$1.175 Billion in Cash (Dec 9, 2020)
Nikkei: Sony 'Nears Acquisition' of Crunchyroll (Oct 30, 2020)
Cool Japan Fund Makes Additional $3.6 Million Available to Sentai Holdings (Oct 3, 2020)
Nikkei xTrend: Idolm@ster Franchise Totals Estimated 60 Billion Yen in Revenue (Sep 19, 2020)
Dragon Zakura Two Live-Action Series Delayed (Jun 19, 2020)
Sazae-san Anime Resumes New Episodes After COVID-19 Delay (Jun 13, 2020)
Sazae-san Anime Delays New Episodes For 1st Time in 45 Years Due to COVID-19 (May 9, 2020)
Japan Officially Extends Nationwide State of Emergency to May 31 (May 4, 2020)
Nikkei: Japan to Extend COVID-19 State of Emergency (Apr 29, 2020)
Live-Action Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai Film Features Anime Segment (Apr 9, 2020)
Sazae-san Voice Actress: Dialogue Recording Put on Hold Until Further Notice (Apr 5, 2020)
Dragon Zakura Two Manga Gets Live-Action Series (Mar 9, 2020)
Gainax Representative Director Tomohiro Maki Arrested for Alleged Indecent Acts (Dec 4, 2019)
Cool Japan Fund Invests US$50 Million in Indonesia's Gojek (Oct 17, 2019)
Cool Japan Fund Invests US$30 Million in Sentai Holdings (Update) (Aug 2, 2019)
Sony's Aniplex Aims to Start Full-Scale Chinese Animation Production (Apr 30, 2019)
Bloomberg: Nintendo Plans to Release 'Cheaper' Switch by End of June (Apr 25, 2019)
Nikkei Newspaper: Nintendo to Offer Smaller Switch Console (Feb 1, 2019)
China Suspends Sales of Monster Hunter: World Game (Aug 14, 2018)
Archimedes no Taisen Live-Action Film Casts Masaki Suda (Jul 16, 2018)
Archimedes no Taisen Manga by Investor Z's Mita Gets Live-Action Film (Jul 10, 2018)
Investor Z Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Starring Hiroya Shimizu (Jun 1, 2018)
Toho Plans to Make Godzilla Shared Universe (May 26, 2018)
Avex, Hakuhodo Launch VR Video Project to Develop Branded VR Content (Apr 29, 2018)
Cool Japan Fund Appoints Sony Music Entertainment's Naoki Kitagawa as New CEO (Apr 19, 2018)
Level 5 CEO: All Future Main Titles Will Be on Switch (Apr 12, 2018)
Japan Aims to Extend Copyright Until 70 Years After Author's Passing (Feb 13, 2018)
Crunchyroll to Publish Dragon Zakura Two Manga Digitally (Jan 26, 2018)
TBS Acquires Lyrical Nanoha's Anime Studio Seven Arcs (Dec 26, 2017)
Dragon Zakura Two Manga Launches in January (Nov 23, 2017)
Nikkei: 'Cool Japan' Initiatives Fail to Meet Expectations (Nov 9, 2017)
Bandai Namco's VR Experience Opens in Tokyo on July 14, Overseas Expansion Planned (Jun 17, 2017)
Nikkei: Konami Blacklists Former Employees in Japanese Game Industry (Jun 16, 2017)
Level-5 CEO: Next Inazuma Eleven Soccer Game to Be Developed for Smartphones Also (May 24, 2017)
Bandai Namco Opens Japan's Largest VR Center This Summer (Mar 7, 2017)
Man Fatally Shot by Security Guard in Virginia Was Playing Pokémon Go (Feb 12, 2017)
Nintendo Switch TV Ads Show Device's Different Styles (Feb 9, 2017)
Nintendo Discusses Handheld Successor to 3DS System (Feb 3, 2017)
Nintendo Ends Production of Wii U Console in Japan (Jan 31, 2017)
Pokémon Company President: New Device May Be Developed to Improve Pokémon Go Player Safety (Jan 30, 2017)
Nintendo to End Production of Current Wii U Sets in Japan Soon (Nov 10, 2016)
Toho Projects 28% Rise in Year-End Profit Due to Shin Godzilla, 'your name.' (Oct 18, 2016)
Barangay 143 Basketball Anime Premieres Spring 2017 With Tagalog Dub (Oct 18, 2016)
TV Asahi Produces Barangay 143 Basketball Anime Aimed at the Philippines (Sep 26, 2016)
Japan's Last VHS Video Tape Recorder Maker Ends Production This Month (Jul 14, 2016)
Level-5 CEO Wants All of Its Future Games to Run on Smartphones (Jun 10, 2016)
Nintendo: Wii U Production to Continue in Next Fiscal Term or Later (Mar 23, 2016)
Nikkei: Nintendo to End Wii U Production in 2016 (Mar 22, 2016)
Nikkei: Bandai Namco Halts New Arcade Games Due to Arcade Slump (Feb 15, 2016)
Newspaper: 4 SMAP Members to Leave Agency After Manager's Resignation (Jan 14, 2016)
Konami Confirms That Hideo Kojima Left the Company (Dec 15, 2015)
Nikkei: Hideo Kojima Leaves Konami, Starts New Company (Dec 15, 2015)
Nikkei Reports on Konami's Restructuring, Dissolution of Kojima Productions (Aug 3, 2015)
Nintendo: Next Console's OS Is Not Android (Jun 2, 2015)
Nikkei: Nintendo's Next Console to Use Android-Based OS (Jun 1, 2015)
Sanrio Establishes N. American Branch to Create Large-Scale Films, Animated Works (May 24, 2015)
Nippon TV, Sony Pictures Television Launching GEM TV Channel (May 5, 2015)
Kadokawa Corporation to Restructure, Dissolve Brand Companies (Apr 16, 2015)
Square Enix CEO: 'Surprise' Console JRPG to Be Announced in 2015 (Mar 18, 2015)
Nintendo Plans to Create 3DS Software Based On Exisiting Smartphone Games, Old Titles (Feb 6, 2015)
New Love Live! Anime Film's June 13 Date, New Best Album Unveiled (Jan 31, 2015)
Yo-kai Watch, Frozen Helped Raise 2014 Toy Sales in Japan by 7% (Jan 10, 2015)
New Love Live! Anime Film Slated for Early Summer (Jan 4, 2015)
Frozen, Yo-kai Watch Are Japan's Top Products (Nov 3, 2014)
Japanese Film Festival to host Special Guest Keishi Otomo in Melbourne (Nov 1, 2014)
Universal Studios Japan Hosts 2015 Event with Attack on Titan, Evangelion Attractions (Updated) (Jul 30, 2014)
Sony Tops Nintendo in Game System Sales for 1st Time in 8 Years (Jun 6, 2014)
Former Heads of Atlus Parent Company Index Arrested (May 28, 2014)
Disney XD to Run Doraemon Anime in U.S. This Summer (May 9, 2014)
Attack on Titan Manga Prints 38.3 Million Worldwide (Apr 29, 2014)
Attack on Titan Manga Sells Over 30 Million (Apr 23, 2014)
Nikkei: Sega to Port Chain Chronicle to PS Vita (Apr 23, 2014)
Attack on Titan Volume 13 Gets 2.75-Million 1st Printing (Mar 16, 2014)
Attack on Titan Manga Has 31 Million in Circulation (Mar 10, 2014)
Nintendo Head Takes 50% Pay Cut, Outlines Smart Device Strategy (Jan 30, 2014)
Attack on Titan Prints 30 Million in Japan, 660,000 in N. America (Jan 29, 2014)
NTV Buys 54.3% Stake in Anime Studio Tatsunoko Production (Jan 29, 2014)
Crunchyroll to Simultaneously Offer Kodansha Manga in 170 Countries (Oct 26, 2013)
Kodansha Comics Adds UQ Holder, Seven Deadly Sins Manga (Oct 11, 2013)
Sega Sammy, Atlus Games' Index Corporation Confirm Takeover (Sep 18, 2013)
Nikkei: Sega Sammy to Buy Out Atlus Games' Index Corporation (Sep 18, 2013)
UQ Holder! Fantasy Manga by Negima's Ken Akamatsu Revealed (Aug 17, 2013)
Negima's Ken Akamatsu Listed with New Manga in August (Aug 15, 2013)
Winny File-Sharing Developer Isamu Kaneko Passes Away at 42 (Jul 11, 2013)
Madoka Magica Anime Earns Over 40 Billion Yen in Goods (Jul 9, 2013)
Ticketing Firm Lists 3rd Madoka Magica Film in September (Apr 18, 2013)
Nikkei: Negima's Akamatsu to Start New Manga This Summer (Mar 9, 2013)
Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin Slated for 2013 (Mar 5, 2013)
Nikkei Entertainment: 3rd Madoka Magica Film to Open in Fall (Mar 4, 2013)
Nikkei: ADK, Toei, Aniplex, Sunrise, TMS, NAS, Dentsu to Stream Anime Overseas (Feb 26, 2013)
Nikkei: Idolm@ster Tie-ins Earn 10 Billion+ Yen (Feb 17, 2013)
Nikkei: Sanrio Is Now Debt-Free in Part Due to Crossovers (Feb 12, 2013)
Idolmaster Mobile Game Earns 1 Billion Yen a Month (Sep 27, 2012)
Hollywood Reporter: Film Adaptation of Cyborg 009 'in Development' (Update 2) (Jul 9, 2012)
Nintendo Denies Nikkei Report of Larger 3DS, Wii U Price (Jun 4, 2012)
Ninja Hattori-kun Comedy Anime Gets Remake in India (Jan 14, 2012)
Kyojin no Hoshi Baseball Manga Remade for India With Cricket (Jan 6, 2012)
K-ON! by the Numbers: Sales of 'Phenomenon' Outlined (Nov 6, 2011)
Nikkei: Nintendo 3DS Can Shoot, Upload 3D Videos After Update (Oct 20, 2011)
Nikkei: Gundam AGE to Stream in 5 Languages as It Airs (Oct 8, 2011)
Nikkei: Shogakukan Plans Simultaneous Multilingual Publishing (Aug 13, 2011)
Naruto's Pierrot to Launch Indian Project in October (Aug 10, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Hakuhodo, Director Kenji Kamiyama Start Anime Firm (Apr 5, 2011)
Kodansha, Dai Nippon Printing Buy Vertical (Feb 23, 2011)
Takara Tomy's Pretty Rhythm Shōjo Game Gets TV Anime (Jan 18, 2011)
Itochu Launches iPhone Manga in N. America This Week (Dec 23, 2010)
Itochu to Put Ishinomori Manga on N. American iPhones (Sep 19, 2010)
Publisher Shueisha Reports 1st Fiscal Year in the Red (Aug 26, 2010)
Tokyo's 'Nonexistent Youth' Bill Faces Defeat in June (Jun 6, 2010)
Dentsu Entertainment USA Subsidiary Established in California (Apr 16, 2010)
Beyblade: Metal Fusion to Premiere in Canada on May 15 (Apr 12, 2010)
Japan to Fund 10 Billion Yen to Promote Content Abroad (Apr 1, 2010)
Toei Plans CG Captain Harlock, Gaiking Films (Mar 23, 2010)
Live-Action Jin Producers Deny News Reports of Film (Feb 1, 2010)
Animax Channel, Imagica's Cooking Channel to Join Forces (Jan 3, 2010)
Nikkei: Ishinomori Work to Get Hollywood Film in 2012 (Update 2) (Nov 6, 2009)
Shogakukan, Shueisha Buy 2 European Anime Distributors (Aug 28, 2009)
Japan Prints Manga to Explain Economic Growth Policy (Aug 14, 2009)
Beyblade: Metal Fusion to Debut in U.S. in Fall 2010 (Jun 6, 2009)
Ghibli Producer: Hayao Miyazaki is Planning Next Work (Feb 23, 2009)
Japan's Kodansha Reports Its Largest Annual Loss Ever (Feb 23, 2009)
Miyazaki's Ponyo to Open in North America This Summer (Jan 3, 2009)
2 Yamato Copyright Suits Settled for 250 Million Yen (Dec 15, 2008)
Profits Continue to Drop at Japanese Channel WOWOW (Update 2) (Sep 27, 2008)
Shogakukan, Shueisha to Directly Publish in Europe (Aug 23, 2008)
Next Ghibli Film from Takahata Is Now More 'Definite' (Jul 16, 2008)
Japan's New Animage Original Mag to Target Older Fans (Jun 14, 2008)
17 Hit or Stabbed, 7 Confirmed Dead in Tokyo's Akihabara (Update 9) (Jun 8, 2008)
Kadokawa, YouTube to Share Ads on User-Generated Videos (May 28, 2008)
Bandai Visual Confirms Global Blu-ray, Online Releases (Apr 28, 2008)
Bandai Visual to Offer Freedom on BD Worldwide in Fall (Apr 27, 2008)
Beyblade Anime to Return after 4 Years This Summer (Apr 8, 2008)
Japan's Softbank to Sell Harlequin Manga Online (Mar 20, 2008)
Daily Links of the Day: Disney, Urushihara, Gundam Seed (Mar 14, 2008)
Japanese Animation DVD Ranking: Top 20 DVDs of 2007 (Dec 30, 2007)
Manga Created to Help Find Japanese Student's Killer (Dec 12, 2007)
Manga Fan Tarō Asō is a Frontrunner to Lead Japan (Sep 12, 2007)
Report: Japan Bought 331% More Books on Phones in 2006 (Aug 8, 2007)
Anime Studios Forecast Profit Drops (Jun 14, 2007)
ADV/Sojitz Deal Continues Trend (Jun 27, 2006)
Matsumoto Discusses Online Manga (May 11, 2006)
Ghibli is #1 Consumer Brand in Japan (Apr 24, 2006)
Gedo Senki News (Dec 15, 2005)
Bandai Visual Preparing for US DVD Launch (Dec 2, 2005)
New Ys Anime (Nov 22, 2005)
Monkey Punch Asks, "What Should Lupin Steal Next?" (Nov 14, 2005)
New Mexico tries to Attract Japanese Anime Industry (Mar 17, 2005)
Aniplex to Centralize Licensing (Feb 17, 2005)
Shojo Beat Details (Feb 8, 2005)
Kyoto University of Art and Design Collaborates with Anime Cram School (Feb 7, 2005)
Tokyopop Going Public ? (Jan 13, 2005)
Pioneer LDC to be sold to Dentsu (Jun 24, 2003)
Lupin 3 TV Licensed? (May 28, 2002)
Toei Animation Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (Feb 12, 2001)
Mononoke Hime progresses (Feb 28, 1999)
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