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KADOKAWA is merging ENGI and four other studios into Studio One Base in November 2026 and consolidating the Dengeki Bunko websites on September 30.
Lionsgate is becoming Toei Animation's U.S. distribution partner, starting with the 2027 Monkey Quest film co-created by Sonic designer Naoto Oshima.
Image source: WEBTOON’s press release — via Anime News Network WEBTOON Entertainment announced on August 10 it has entered into
Image source: MANGA MIRAI’s website — via Anime News Network Manga Mirai acknowledges that users "may be eligible for a
Image source: Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun — via Anime News Network The government and various companies supported the "Cool Japan"
Image source: Comico’s X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie — via Anime News Network NHN Japan Corporation's free mangaapp Comico announced on
Image source: Kakao Entertainment’s press release — via Anime News Network Kakao Entertainment announced on August 14 thatit will merge
Image source: Press release — via Anime News Network The game's paid Expansion Pass DLC added the underwater Bubbly Basin
Image source: Tokyo Shoko Research X/Twitter account via Hachima Kikō — via Anime News Network Odd Number is best known
Image source: Yomiuri Shimbun via Yaraon! — via Anime News Network The Japan Magazine Publishers Association (JMPA) reported on Wednesday