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– Tenga
– Nearly one in ten young adults living in Japan isn’t ethnically Japanese, statistics show
∟Number of foreigners living in Japan has grown 50 percent in four years, hits historic high
∟Japanese schools are being overwhelmed
∟Almost exactly half of the new adults in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward are foreigners
∟Foreigners are stealing offerings from Japanese graves
∟Japanese man gets drunk and falls asleep on Tokyo streets, then gets robbed by foreign national
∟One Foreigner Dead, Another Hospitalized After Apartment Stabbing
∟Saitama No Longer Publishing Per Capita Crime Stats Because “Diversity”
∟Meanwhile the government is trying to convince the Japanese that immigrants are necessary
∟Japan now has stricter requirements for foreigners applying for citizenship
∟Japan Doubles Citizenship Requirements for Foreigners
∟Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
∟Indians can’t keep up
∟Japan has abolished advance deportation notifications to foreigners’ lawyers
∟Ibaraki Prefecture To Offer Cash Rewards for Reporting Illegal Foreign Workers
∟Japanese people are out hunting illegal immigrants like Pokémon
∟Japan Burns Through 5-Year Worker Visa Quota Early, Food Industry Near Instantly Hit Limit
∟Japan is so hungry for workers it used up its five-year visa quota in record time
∟Japan’s Prime Minister Not Setting Cap for SSW 2 Immigrant Visas
∟Takaichi is clearly on board with UN Agenda 2030
∟As is Yosuke Hayashi
∟Takaichi claims anti-immigration sentiment comes from bots
∟Charges Dropped Against Kurdish Men in Kawaguchi Lawmaker Intimidation Case
∟Kurdish Festival in Japan Draws Protest as Immigration Tensions Continue to Rise
∟Meanwhile muslims are praying in front of Himeji Castle
∟So it would only make sense to bring the Kagura ritual to Mecca
– Pickups
∟The Outlanders Amazon Listing
– 90% of Japanese Consumers Hate “Blind Bag” Merch Yet Still Buy It Anyway
∟One might say there is a case of the pot calling the kettle black suit Spider-Man
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Sets 1 + 2
– Developer Files Criminal Charges After Crowdfunding Platform Withholds $69K Budget
– Ashes of Creation Hit with Allegations of Luxury Spending from Project Funds
Convention news:
– Studio Ghibli announces first new short anime film in 8 years, exclusive to Ghibli Park
– The dream of riding Final Fantasy Chocobos is coming to Tokyo VR centers
– Haikyu fan event lets you step onto the court, see what it’s like to play with the anime athletes
– An excerpt from an interview with Vic Mignogna has been making the rounds
∟Interview with Vic Mignogna, Transcript
∟Interview with Voice Actor Vic Mignogna (2013)
∟Anime Outsiders vouches for Vic
∟Others are as well
∟This is coming from someone accusing him of checking them out while they were underage
∟And this individual perpetuating the cancelation taglines
Live-Action Anime news:
– Far Cry TV Creator Says He’s “Not Adapting The Games”, Calls Their Stories “Irrelevant To TV”
– Live-Action Elden Ring Film Premiere Date, Full Cast Revealed
∟A24’s Elden Ring Cast Revealed, Including Game of Thrones and Paddington Stars
∟The set photos look pretty good
∟Especially the mop bucket
– Live-Action Gundam Film Reveals 11 Cast Members
Streaming news:
– Man Arrested in Singapore for Allegedly Leaking The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, Could Face Up to 7 Years in Jail
∟Paramount is set to now own Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network
– Osamu Tezuka’s Princess Knight Manga Inspires New Anime Film THE RIBBON HERO
– Devil May Cry Season 2 Pits Dante Against Vergil in New Trailer
∟The image says it was made with AI
∟The Tweet they linked doesn’t say that
∟But the original one does
– Karna the Guardian Animated Series Streams on Crunchyroll Starting May 7
– NicoNico Introduces AI Commenters That Watch Videos For You
Theater Release news:
– Sony Pictures Chairman Calls Out “Ad Addiction” & Urges Theaters to Cut Commercials
– Ultraman Series 60th Anniversary Documentary Film “THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN” to Release on July 3
∟Ultra Mommy
∟Anya vs. Kanna
– Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 Reveals September 11 Release Date in New Trailer, Key Visual
– Jinsei Anime Film Trailer Previews US Release of Ryuya Suzuki’s Solo-Animated Endeavor
Series news:
Anime:
– Shigeru Chiba Reprises Shigeo Shiba Role in Patlabor EZY Anime
– Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Anime Reveals July 6 Premiere in New Trailer
– Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent Anime Adaptation Announced
– Otaku ni Yasashii Gyaru wa Inai OP Accumulates Hatred on Twitter
– Scum of the Brave Anime Reveals Cast for Lord Venus Veil and More
– KILL BLUE Anime Takes Aim in Creditless Opening Video
– The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Season 2 Recap Trailer and Teaser Visual
– The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage’s Carefree Life in Another World Anime Announced
– I Became a Legend after My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
– Eve Shares Witch Hat Atelier Anime Opening Song Music Video
– World Trigger Anime Reboot Project Confirms Main Staff, Returning Cast
– Gundam Creator Claims Many “Didn’t Get the Message” and “Just Like The War Machines”
∟Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Slams Japan As “Authoritarian”
– Japanese Twitter Sharing Love for Anime Girl Armpits
Manga:
– FAKKU Blames Payment Processors for Censorship, Considers Legal Action
∟Adult Manga Publisher FAKKU Addresses Payment Processor Issues, Investigates Additional Payment Options
∟Censorship in Russia is way worse
Games:
– Capcom’s Pragmata Hits 1 Million Sales in Just 2 Days
∟Fans Theorize Wholesome “Parent Simulator” Game Pragmata is Japan’s Attempt to Fight Birth Rate Crisis
∟One wholesome game is undoing generations of feminist propaganda
∟This is the way
∟Do it for Diana
∟She is so adorable
∟Capcom made 2 adoptive parent simulators this year
∟The duality of parenting
∟Hasan Piker Attacks Gamers, Family Values, Over Pragmata
∟Trannies are mad they can’t have kids
∟Diana represents the best elements that come with fatherhood
∟Journalist Claims Pragmata Diana Fanbase “Cannot Be Normalized” After Subreddit Ban
∟Aoi Miyamae perfectly breaks down the ridiculousness of the argument
∟The director literally pushed to de-sexualize Jill
∟Westerners are literally incapable of making this game
∟Capcom isn’t even done yet
– Pokemon-Palworld Clone Pickmos Pulled From Steam With “Controversy-Free” Rework Promise
∟This is why you don’t rely on streaming
∟Things can be changed without you ever knowing
– Nintendo Is Being Sued By Players Over Tariff Refunds
– Former PlayStation Exec Shuhei Yoshida Says He Was Fired After Top Boss Asked Him To Do “Ridiculous Things”
Release news:
– Yes, No, or Maybe? Audiobook and More on the Way from Seven Seas
– Sketchbook, Anime Business and a Website Relaunch!
∟Sketchbook ~full color’s~ – Blu-ray
– The Apothecary Diaries Steelbook no longer a Crunchyroll Exclusive
– Right Stuf
∟Discotek fixed the panning jitter in Higurashi
∟Sentai Filmworks
– There’s a peculiar Amazon listing for Shield Hero Season 4
– Sex and Fury / Female Yakuza Tale is coming from Arrow Video
∟Their site shows a age waffle though
– Disney laid off its entire Home Entertainment team
∟Disney’s 1,000-Person Layoffs Claim Entire PR Teams, Specialty Divisions
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– New Kyoto Converse sneakers celebrate Japan with traditional kimono fabrics for your feet
– Tifa’s Final Fantasy VII bar is going to pop up in real-world Tokyo
– Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Anna Swimsuit Figure a True Beauty
– Motoko with Fuchikoma
∟Batou with Fuchikoma
∟Optical Camouflage Version
– Pokémon Manhole Sparks Backlash After Chair Placed Directly on Top of It
– Public restrooms in Osaka to get in-stall video screens with ads
Misc news:
– Man “Attacked” With Orange Liquid Arrested for Fraud & Was the Scammer All Along
– Japanese Soldier Says “God Told Me in a Dream” to Storm Chinese Embassy