Netflix cut 1,000 jobs and replaced its content chief in the same week. Here's why, what the October 20 earnings revealed, whether anime was hit, and what the new boss could mean for the MAPPA deal.
Japan's Comic CMOA manga store has been offline since October 15 after a hack that leaked up to 4.2 million records. What leaked, what's safe, when you can read your books again and what account holders should do now.
Cygames cancelled the Umamusume Los Angeles concerts three days before showtime because the cast's U.S. visas never came through. Here's what fans can claim back, why artist visas now take a year, and what's next for the world tour.
Sony now owns Crunchyroll, Aniplex and a slice of Kadokawa, and on October 7 it added a division that turns global stories into anime and anime into live action. Here's what Storyworks will actually do, how big Sony's anime business has become and why I'm worried.
In one week, a yuri art fair canceled its anniversary kickoff, Goku's voice actor spoke out and a studio rewrote a job ad, all over generative AI. Here's what happened, where the big studios stand and where I think the line should be.
A Japanese in-between animator averages about ¥2.28 million a year, while directors average ¥7.34 million. Here's the newest survey data job by job, what changed in ten years, and why a studio CEO now says the era of low pay is over.
Anime made a record ¥3.84 trillion in 2024, yet studios keep closing for the third year in a row. Here's what happened at Studio KAI, Gainax and Doga Kobo, why the money skips the people who draw the shows, and what I think has to change.
