Air and Clannad publisher Visual Arts launches new visual novel brand Visual Arts Scripts, with three new titles currently in production

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Girlfailure Art Club

Creator of otaku schoolgirl visual novel Girlfailure Art Club launches fanclub to fund development. Several million yen needed to support localization, voice acting, and more content

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Toei Games

Japanese anime and film giant Toei enters game business with new Toei Games label 

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Pragmata

Pragmata: How to look for Holo-Walls and Mini Cabins 

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Sanrio Games

Hello Kitty and Kuromi company Sanrio announces its own game brand Sanrio Games. Ten titles planned for release in the next 3 years 

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Stock image of fire trucks

Japanese fire sergeant suspended after creating 10 different DIY board games and forcing colleagues to play with him while on duty 

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Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea

Dark fantasy platonic yuri visual novel Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea launches on Steam. A scylla meets the most beautiful human she’s ever seen 

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Chainsaw Man

Former Shueisha editor behind Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family and Dandadan announces new, independent manga platform 

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DMM Games

Japan’s DMM Games to launch proprietary app store for iOS, with possible support for adult games 

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Shibuya Scramble Stories gameplay

Japanese $340k crowdfunded visual novel is still missing more than half its funds after issues with platform, but devs confirm that development “will absolutely not be halted”

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Square Enix

Square Enix takes action against Final Fantasy 14 video content creator over harassment of employees following shutdown of defamatory news blog

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Random merch survey

Almost 90% of Japanese people dislike random and “blind bag” merch, but the majority still buys it, large-scale survey shows 

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