Work Life Balance

From depressed game dev simulator to cozy store management with crunchy ASMR sounds: Japanese indie games about jobs 

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Holocure Save The Fans

hololive’s indie publishing label was launched to “return the favor” to game creators. We ask CEO Motoaki Tanigo (YAGOO) about the project 

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Arknights: Endfield

Is Arknights: Endfield an open-world game? The devs say “No, but we won’t get mad if you call it that”  

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Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.01 Thrice Upon A Time

Evangelion creator reveals early idea for Rebuild series’ ending, and fans can’t get over what could have been 

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Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Gundam GQuuuuuuX was responsible for 20% of Japan top 100 viral buzzwords in 2025 

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Cover CEO

How COVER went from “walking the wrong path” as a VR startup to a VTuber powerhouse. We talk to CEO Motoaki Tanigo (YAGOO) 

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Blue Archive

Blue Archive now displays worried message when you long-press the app icon on iOS, in case you’re thinking of uninstalling 

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Chef Kawasaki bikini

Chef Kawasaki “micro bikini” ride deleted from Kirby Air Riders Machine Market, immediately replaced by succubus Chef Kawasaki 

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MOMO Crash

Thigh clapping rhythm game MOMO Crash gets new songs, improved jiggle physics and limited-time free DLC 

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Japan’s legal experts think AI-generated images can qualify as copyrighted works if the prompt was detailed enough 

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Bandai Namco Filmworks to fight Japan’s chronic animator shortage with in-house anime schools

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Atelier Ryza

Koei Tecmo releases 80 minutes’ worth of Atelier Ryza ASMR featuring a slightly aged-up Ryza  

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