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2026-03-24 02:00

“Anime is to Japan what Silicon Valley is to America.” Japan’s IP content has immense growth potential, but a “switch in mentality” is needed to sell it globally, famous fund manager suggests

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Arknights: Endfield
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2026-03-24 01:00

Arknights: Endfield official account endorses slightly terrifying enemy barbecuing facility

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Cosmic Princess Kaguya
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2026-03-24 00:00

Anime creators received “0.0%” of Japanese government’s entertainment industry subsidies in 2024, official documents show 

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2026-03-23 23:00

Japanese VTuber who plays games with her feet develops specialized gaming foot muscle after 5 years 

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Capcom says it will not be using AI-generated content in its games. Plans to utilize the technology for “improving efficiency and productivity of development”

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2026-03-23 18:09

Umamusume: Cinderella Gray wins “Anime of the Year” and 7 other awards at the Anime Trending Awards 

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VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei
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2026-03-23 13:50

Cover establishes personal agency for hololive VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei

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2026-03-23 12:59

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PC controller remap suggestions for more intuitive inputs 

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2026-03-20 12:00

Nintendo Switch is the second most popular brand name among Japanese teenagers, beating Pokémon, Disney and Nintendo itself, according to large-scale survey

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2026-03-20 03:00

Return to Shironagasu Island developer announces ambitious two-sided sequel, set in Japan and New York with a time-leap system 

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Bulbasaur Pokemon Pokopia
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2026-03-20 02:00

Pokémon Pokopia has made Japanese players obsessed with the idea that Bulbasaur is a joyous and whimsical gyaru 

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2026-03-20 01:00

Chill lo-fi girl in hit Japanese work companion game starts “confining players in her room” in series of sinister bugs. Players say “wait, maybe don’t fix it” 

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