Cover Not FinalImage courtesy of Manga Mavericks © Rin Kawano/TWO VIRGINS Co., Ltd. Manga Mavericks Books announced during its panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday that it has licensed Rin Kawano‘s Our Insignificant Justice (Toru ni Taranai Bokura no Seigi) and will release it in print and digitally in […]
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Judge Issues 14-Day Restraining Order on Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger
Image via Warner Bros. Japan’s Twitter account © Warner Bros. Discovery The District Court for the Northern District of California issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, prior to Paramount’s earliest set date of Tuesday, July 22 for closing the […]
Judge Issues 14-Day Restraining Order on Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger
Image via Warner Bros. Japan’s Twitter account © Warner Bros. Discovery The District Court for the Northern District of California issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, prior to Paramount’s earliest set date of Tuesday, July 22 for closing the […]
Hasbro Legends linear channel launches with Transformers, Power Rangers, and Duel Masters
Hasbro Entertainment and multi-platform broadcast company Get After It Media (GAIM) officially launched Hasbro Legends, a new linear channel featuring Hasbro properties, on July 13. Image via Heartland+ © 2026 Heartland+ LLC, 2026 Hasbro, 2026 Get After It Media The channel airs programming across GAIM’s broadcast network as well as […]
Hasbro Legends Linear Channel Launches with Transformers Power Rangers Duel Masters
Hasbro Entertainment and multi-platform broadcast company Get After It Media (GAIM) officially launched Hasbro Legends, a new linear channel featuring Hasbro properties, on July 13. Image via Heartland+ © 2026 Heartland+ LLC, 2026 Hasbro, 2026 Get After It Media The channel airs programming across GAIM’s broadcast network as well as […]
WEBTOON Ent. Cuts First‑Quarter 2026 Losses
Image via Webtoon Entertainment’s website © WEBTOON Entertainment WEBTOON Entertainment reported a much tighter loss for the first quarter of 2026, posting an operating deficit of **US $8.03 million**—a roughly 70 % improvement from the **US $26.63 million** loss recorded in the same period a year earlier. The figures were disclosed on May 11. The company also trimmed […]
TBS’s Anime Division Posts 524 Million Yen Loss
“`html Image via Biz Integral © TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Holdings revealed on Thursday that its anime division saw a massive 80.8 % jump in revenue, reaching ¥3.198 billion (roughly US $20.1 million) for the fiscal year that ended in March. Despite this surge, the overall operation posted a gross loss of ¥524 million […]
Crunchyroll Japan’s Net Profit Plummets 63% to ¥453 M
Image courtesy of Crunchyroll © Crunchyroll The May 19 issue of Japan’s official Kanpō gazette shows that Crunchyroll’s Japanese branch posted a net profit of 453 million yen (≈ US $2.85 million) for the fiscal period ending December 2025. That’s a steep 63 % drop from the 1.239 billion yen (≈ US $7.79 million) profit reported for 2024. Crunchyroll notes that its Japan office […]
Nikkei Launches New Entertainment & Content Stock Index
“`html The fresh index spotlights 20 major entertainment firms, including Sony, Nintendo and Bandai Namco. Image via Nikkei © Nikkei Inc. Nikkei will start calculating and publishing the brand‑new Nikkei Entertainment and Content Stock Index on 18 June. Designed specifically for the entertainment sector, the index aims to give investors a clearer […]
Embracer Spins Off Fellowship Entertainment With Dark Horse
Embracer Group to Spin Off Fellowship Entertainment With Dark Horse Media – News – Anime News Network:SEA .requires-javascript { display:none !important } .js-content{ display:none !important } SoutheastAsia World USA & Canada Australia & New-Zealand India Southeast Asia Français Login forgot it? remember me or Login with Facebook Login with Twitter […]



