Kaguya Sama: Love is War author’s historical era-hopping game where you play as a god summoned by a cute shamaness to save humans from calamities launches April 23

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“Nobody would be happy if we just prioritized not making people uncomfortable.” Bunny Garden producer discusses difficulties of publishing risqué games

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Developers of dark fantasy visual novel based on real-life Yangzhou massacre to add new “what-if” route after “too brutal and tragic” story causes mixed reactions 

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Umamusume: Pretty Derby anime season 3

Animation studio behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Sentenced to Be a Hero anime announces insolvency amidst $3.54 million deficit 

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Utawarerumono: Lost Frag

Utawarerumono’s soon-to-end mobile game spin-off will be preserved through an offline version 

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Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exit domestic market 

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Japan’s content market reached a record high in 2025 domestically, with console game market rebounding after 2024 decline 

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Creators of chicken protagonist anime reckon their success overseas is due to “chickens being considered very auspicious in Christianity” 

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Cygames bans Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond pro player from joining all future tournaments, streaming the game and monetizing content following defamatory remarks

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Motoko Kusanagi life-size figure unveiled in latest Next Level Showcase

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Ace Combat 8

Going fast will feel realer than ever in Ace Combat 8 thanks to new proprietary cloud engine. Devs detail new features and technology 

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Ascendance of a Bookworm anime studio acknowledges gen AI use in opening, promises to replace offending scenes with hand-drawn art

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