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– Tenga
– City in Japan proposes ordinance with daily smartphone usage limit, even for adults
∟Japanese city drafts bold law limiting phone, video games and PC usage to 2 hrs per day
∟Japanese city passes ordinance to limit smartphone use, applies to people outside the city too
∟Japan to impose 12,000 yen fine for using smartphones while cycling under new rule
∟Japan’s new ban on cycling with earphones worries man relying on earbuds for hearing
– Pickups
– Japan’s Business Elite Demands State Bailout for Anime & Games
∟Nintendo Denies Lobbying Japanese Government Over AI
– OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December
∟Female Gooners Must Be Stopped
∟AI Girlfriend Apps Leak Data for Over 400,000 Users
∟How the Discord leak happened
– When AI stands for Actually Indians
∟Builder.io in PR nightmare after AI rival exposed for actually being 700 Indian engineers
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope – The Manga by Hisao Tamaki
– Berserk: The Board Game
Convention news:
– Japanese Idol Group Hosts “Free Hug” Events in Tokyo
∟Emiru attacked at Twitch Con
∟Twitch’s response
∟Did a fan get arrested after assaulting streamer Emiru during TwitchCon event? Complete footage revealed
∟Emiru attack video: Did the TwitchCon assailant pull a knife? Fans speculate
– Mountain climber in Nagano reaches summit and throws back out tying shoelaces
Theater Release news:
– 1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Breaks 25-Year Record as #1 Non-English International Film in U.S.
∟Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Becomes the Highest-Grossing International Film in North America
– Japan Box Office: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Stays at No.1 in 4th Weekend
∟Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Slices Past US$50 Million Worldwide Box Office
– VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl Anime Reveals U.S. Theatrical Dates, English Dub Cast
– Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Anime Film Anthology Gets New Trailer, 8 Key Visuals
– MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Anime Film Unveils New Trailer, Visual, Release Date
– Beast of Kamisari Month Anime Movie Shares Pilot Film, Concept Art
– All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Releases Main Trailer, Visual
Series news:
Anime:
– ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run’ Anime “Restructuring” Early Chapters, But Not “Too Drastically”
– Digimon Story: Time Stranger Anime Short Provides a Prelude
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3 Anime Announced for 2026
– New Dorohedoro Anime Season Releases in Spring 2026
– New Magic Knight Rayearth Anime Reveals 2026 Broadcast, Teaser Visual
– Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Unveils New Trailer, April 2026 Premiere
– Rooster Fighter Anime Releases Opening Video, English Dub Trailer
– Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Anime Reveals VA Katsuyuki Konishi’s Shocking Past
∟Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
– Otherworldly Munchkin: Let’s Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP! Anime Premiere Postponed
– Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Anime
– Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Anime Reveals April 2026 Broadcast, Main Staff in 1st Trailer
– Let’s Play English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
– Super Psychic Policeman Chojo TV Anime Announced for 2026
– “Anime Tourism” Isn’t the Problem, Elitism Is
Manga:
– SHY Manga Ends in Four Chapters
– Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Manga Goes on Extended Hiatus
– Oshiete! Gyaruko-chan Manga Returns After Author’s Arrest
∟Meanwhile, in Canada
∟30-year-olds in the 80s versus today
∟50-year-olds in the 80s versus today
– Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child porn images while on flight from Paris
∟To be fair, worse things have happened when a Japanese man flew to Paris
Games:
– Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden 2004 Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Dies Aged 58, Fans React to Final Message: ‘I Am Proud to Say That I Followed My Beliefs and Fought to the End’
∟Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation Cracks Steam Japan Top 10 Bestseller Chart
– Ubisoft Cancelled Post-American Civil War ‘Assassin’s Creed’, Felt Story Was “Too Political In A Country Too Unstable”
∟Ubisoft Reportedly Canceled Civil War–Era Assassin’s Creed Game Amid Yasuke Backlash and Political Fear
– Digimon Story: Time Stranger Trailer Takes Us on a Wild DigiRide
∟Digimon Story: Time Stranger Corrupted: Swaps Sexes for Body “Types”
∟Digimon Story: Time Stranger the Sexiest Digimon Title Yet
∟Pokémon Evolutions versus Digimon Evolutions
– ‘Anime Village Online’ Accused Of Ripping Off ‘Animal Crossing’, Evidence May Suggest Otherwise
– Atelier Resleriana’s Shallie & Sophie Have Visible Pantsu
– Leaked Pokémon Document Reveals Junichi Masuda Quietly Banned from Directing
∟Pokemon Gen 10 Has Leaked, And It’s Apparently Called Winds And Waves
Release news:
– Prime Rose Upgrade Program
– Right Stuf
– Walmart Exclusive Ghibli Collection
– His Motorbike, Her Island has shit subtitles
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Uniqlo and Tamagotchi team up for Tamagotchi T-shirts and special Uniqlo Tamagotchi
– Nendoroid Anya from Mouthwashing available for pre-order
– Girls’ Frontline’s Helen Gets a Distractingly Sexy Figure
– Azur Lane Owari Figure’s Breasts About to Break Out
– Japan’s award-winning crab gadget saves you from soggy noodles
– McDonald’s Japan reveals Street Fighter-themed Street Burgers and crossover videos
– Meanwhile, there was an Attack on Titan kids meal at Burger King in Russia
Misc news:
– Man Hospitalized After Eating Nearly 7 Pounds of Gummies in 3 Days
∟The Strongest Anti-Bullet Material
– Man arrested for breaking into unoccupied home in Japan after mystery noodles found in fridge
– Almost arrested in Tokyo: Hentai Kamen cosplay leads to a brush with police in Shinjuku Ni-chome
– Reality comes crashing down for naked man on trip to escape reality in Japan’s northernmost town