Bang Zoom! Studios, one of America's leading voice-over studios, has announced that it will hold live open voice acting auditions at Anime Expo 2026. A major opportunity is opening up for aspiring voice actors.
Anime Expo will host Sega's legendary names Takashi Iizuka, Kazuhisa Wada, and Shigenori Soejima this year, along with special guests from Blade & Bastard and DRECOM. The event promises to be a significant meeting at the intersection of the gaming and anime worlds.
The live-action series based on Nagisa Furuya's beloved BL manga added five new names to its cast. Sōjirō Yoshimura, Shōta Hirakawa, Ren Komai, Shūta Imai, and Hiroto Ōshita have joined the project.
Legendary game designer Fumito Ueda has officially unveiled his new single-player open-world action-adventure game gen ATLAS, previously known under the codename 'Project: Robot'.
Creator of Hanasaka Tenshi Tenten-kun, Kazumata Oguri, shares his per-episode earnings from the anime adaptation and the financial behind-the-scenes of the industry with fans.
Capcom has officially announced that the massive expansion pack "Ascendance" will meet players in 2027, fundamentally changing the world of Monster Hunter Wilds.
Fuji TV introduced its new Webtoon label TOON8 at an event on June 5, and announced that it is preparing an anime adaptation of one of the label's first series, 'Revenge Assassin Doll'.
Hirohiko Araki, creator of the legendary manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, has designed special curtains for the Hakataza Theater, Kyushu's largest kabuki venue. The collaboration honors the prestigious name-taking ceremony of two famous kabuki actors.
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it has launched an international operation targeting the operator of the world-famous piracy site Newtoki as part of the fight against webtoon piracy. This move is considered the most comprehensive step taken against one of the biggest threats to the industry.
The Pokémon Company International announced that the mobile version of the popular battle-focused game Pokémon Champions will be released on June 17 for iOS and Android devices.
Dark Horse Comics has voluntarily recognized the Dark Horse Workers United union formed by its employees. This is the latest example of the growing unionization movement in the US publishing industry.
Fuji TV, one of Japan's leading television channels, has stepped into the digital manga world by announcing its new Webtoon label TOON8 in collaboration with four different production companies. The first series have started publishing on the LINE Manga platform.