The Mortifying Ordeal of Being See

Major ranking of manga people want to see animated in 2026 topped by “The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen”

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When a three-month project turns into four years: looking back on Japanese indie developers’ struggles to estimate development time

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Slowpoke in Pokemon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia has shattered a popular Japanese headcanon that Slowpoke is a cute, sleepy gyaru 

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Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad comes with a “Death Game” mode that deletes your save data when you die, but it’s not a soulslike, devs say

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Bizarre browser-based gacha game from Japan turns Wikipedia articles into actual trading cards which you can pull from booster packs

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Resident Evil Requiem: How to get the “Cat Got Your Tongue?” achievement

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Resident Evil Requiem: How to defeat the final boss 

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Domain of anonymous Japanese bulletin board 5channel, which inspired 4chan, permanently suspended. Site now active only on alternative domain 

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Omega Phenex

Japanese indie dev’s upcoming shooter combines “Armored Core’s high-speed mech action with Ace Combat’s beautiful landscapes” 

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Arknights: Endfield

Arknights: Endfield’s factory systems will “diversify rather than become more complex,” developers say. If things feel difficult, “there’s no need to rush” 

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AI: The Somnium Files and Triangle Strategy dev’s new game is a morally grey Akutagawa-inspired noir fantasy in which the players will “hate the choices they make”

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Resident Evil Requiem Plant 43

Resident Evil Requiem: How to defeat Plant 43 

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