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.
The Toaru spin-off about Academy City's deadliest girl squad is streaming now, subtitled only. Here's where to watch it, whether there's an English dub, why it has three different English names, who's in ITEM, and what Ami Koshimizu said about playing Mugino as the lead.
The final Bunny Girl Senpai movie opened in Japan on October 16 with the best start in the series' history. Here's how it compares with the earlier films, whether it's coming to the US, UK or India, and what the cast said at the weekend stage greeting.
Digimon Beatbreak wrapped up with episode 49, and Tomoro and Gekkomon's voice actors have now looked back on the whole run in an official interview. Here are the highlights, plus where things stand on a season 2 and the English dub.
TMS Entertainment's island romance opened in Japan on October 9, and its cast just took the stage in Tokyo. Here's what they said, whether the film is coming to the US, UK, India or the Philippines, and where you can watch it right now.
Masashi Kishimoto is drawing Naruto again. Here is everything announced at New York Comic Con 2026: the Naruto Shadow Rising manga, the 4-episode Naruto x Ninku anime and a roadmap running to 2029.
There's no Season 4. There's a time-skip special and a final film instead. Here's what Stairway to Adulthood covers, the full Kaguya-sama watch order, when Kaguya and Shirogane get together, and where to stream the English dub.
Shin Youngwoo is broke, petty and bad at games, until a legendary blacksmith's book turns him into Grid, Pagma's Descendant. Here's when every episode of J.C.STAFF's Overgeared anime comes out, how many episodes it has, where to stream it with the English dub, what director Ayako Kono says about it, where to read next and my 10/10 review of the web novel.
Kousuke Takioto was reborn as the hero's laughing sidekick in an adult fantasy game he knows by heart, and he has no intention of staying in the background. Here's when the WHITE FOX anime airs, where to stream it, who's in the cast and where to read the light novels.
Lent's party kicked him out for being a useless mana battery. Now every drop of magic he lent them is coming back with interest. Here's when the SynergySP anime airs, where to stream it on ABEMA and d Anime Store, how the revolving-payment magic works and where to read the manga.
