Image via Anime Expo’s website ©Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation 2025 The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the organizer of Anime Expo, announced on Friday that this year’s four-day event had a record turnstile attendance of more than 422,000 attendees from more than 65 countries, […]

Image via City of Icheon’s website © City of Icheon The city of Icheon in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, announced on Tuesday it has launched an AI-generated webtoon contest centered on Seo Hui, the renowned Goryeo-era diplomat celebrated for his diplomatic achievements. The competition invites participants to create original webtoons depicting […]

Image via MyCast © 株式会社アニメインターナショナルカンパニー Anime International Company (AIC) announced on July 3 that it has won a civil suit against AIC Rights and producer Yoshikazu Maeda, with the company now recognized as a shareholder of AIC Rights. The lawsuit began in August 2021. AIC demanded a return of its […]

Image via Naver Webtoon’s website © Naver Webtoon Naver WEBTOON announced on July 1 it has launched byUs, a new AI-powered story chat service that lets users create original stories by interacting with characters from creator-approved webtoon IPs. The service allows users to become the protagonist of their own story […]

AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Thursday that it will release the following manga titles in English on its e-bookstore service “emaqi” on the following dates: Image courtesy of emaqi Title: Pierrot-Man (volumes 1-3) Creators: Shingo Honda (story), Shinsuke Takahashi (art)  Release date: July 10 Summary: Manga artist Toraji […]

Image courtesy of Darkroom ©Takachiho & Studio Nue・Sunrise Streaming service Darkroom announced on Tuesday that it has added the following anime: Crusher Joe Crusher Joe: A Trap of the Frozen Jail (Crusher Joe: The OVA’s) Crusher Joe: The Final Weapon ASH (Crusher Joe: The OVA’s) Haré+Guu Deluxe Haré+Guu FINAL Simoun […]

The “Mob Psycho 100 Anime 10th Anniversary Event: Reunion” presented a new anime short at the Fukagawa Mirai Hall in Kawaguchi City, Saitama on Sunday. The short, which is streaming online with English subtitles, features Reigen, Shigeo (“Mob”), Dimple, and Tome at the Spirits and Such Consultation Office. Yuzuru Tachikawa […]