https://automaton-media.com/en/author/akira-sada/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:02:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/author/akira-sada/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-autism-association-raises-ethical-concerns-over-mii-chan-and-miss-yamada-anime-for-turning-vulnerable-people-into-entertainment/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-autism-association-raises-ethical-concerns-over-mii-chan-and-miss-yamada-anime-for-turning-vulnerable-people-into-entertainment/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72377 Discussion about the anime has been ongoing ever since the initial announcement by Kodansha on July 26.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-autism-association-raises-ethical-concerns-over-mii-chan-and-miss-yamada-anime-for-turning-vulnerable-people-into-entertainment/feed/ 4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chiikawa-becomes-japans-highest-grossing-movie-this-year-with-over-13-9-billion-yen-in-the-box-office/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chiikawa-becomes-japans-highest-grossing-movie-this-year-with-over-13-9-billion-yen-in-the-box-office/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:58:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72128 Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island becomes Japan's highest grossing theatrical release this year. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chiikawa-becomes-japans-highest-grossing-movie-this-year-with-over-13-9-billion-yen-in-the-box-office/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/magical-girl-witch-trials-sells-over-700k-units-on-steam-and-nintendo-switch-ahead-of-global-launch/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/magical-girl-witch-trials-sells-over-700k-units-on-steam-and-nintendo-switch-ahead-of-global-launch/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:31:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71658 Magical Girl Witch Trials developer Acacia announced that the title has surpassed 700,000 cumulative sales. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/magical-girl-witch-trials-sells-over-700k-units-on-steam-and-nintendo-switch-ahead-of-global-launch/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71612 Japanese solo developer Kyamei has announced their GTA-inspired live simulator Naniwa Underground. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/drunken-rogue-a-dungeon-crawler-where-you-rely-on-the-sheer-power-of-alcohol-and-procrastination-to-survive-launches-to-a-97-positive-steam-review-score/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/drunken-rogue-a-dungeon-crawler-where-you-rely-on-the-sheer-power-of-alcohol-and-procrastination-to-survive-launches-to-a-97-positive-steam-review-score/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71426 Drunken Rogue released on August 21 on Steam, with a Nintendo Switch version scheduled to launch soon. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/drunken-rogue-a-dungeon-crawler-where-you-rely-on-the-sheer-power-of-alcohol-and-procrastination-to-survive-launches-to-a-97-positive-steam-review-score/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-coming-to-steam-on-september-28-a-cafe-management-spin-off-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-coming-to-steam-on-september-28-a-cafe-management-spin-off-game/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:41:56 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71356 Progress from the mobile version will be transferable to the new PC version.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-coming-to-steam-on-september-28-a-cafe-management-spin-off-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/expelled-from-paradise-visual-novel-depicting-the-story-after-the-events-of-the-2014-anime-to-launch-on-steam-and-switch-on-november-26/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/expelled-from-paradise-visual-novel-depicting-the-story-after-the-events-of-the-2014-anime-to-launch-on-steam-and-switch-on-november-26/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:37:41 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71318 Published by Toei Animation and developed by Studio 51, Expelled from Paradise: The Stellar Angel is coming this November.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/expelled-from-paradise-visual-novel-depicting-the-story-after-the-events-of-the-2014-anime-to-launch-on-steam-and-switch-on-november-26/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-retro-arcade-beat-em-up-ninja-baseball-league-man-comes-to-steam-33-years-after-original-release/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-retro-arcade-beat-em-up-ninja-baseball-league-man-comes-to-steam-33-years-after-original-release/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:00:10 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71280 Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded is coming to Steam, PlayStation5, Xbox series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 10. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-retro-arcade-beat-em-up-ninja-baseball-league-man-comes-to-steam-33-years-after-original-release/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:41:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71134 lain: Protocol 7, a fan-made OVA project based on Serial Experiments Lain, launched the demo for its original visual novel on August 17. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-zombie-novel-turned-anime-to-get-a-rts-x-tower-defense-adaptation-that-forces-you-to-make-morally-difficult-decisions/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-zombie-novel-turned-anime-to-get-a-rts-x-tower-defense-adaptation-that-forces-you-to-make-morally-difficult-decisions/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:51:56 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71115 In a World Full of Zombies I’m the Only One Who Doesn’t Get Attacked, based on the anime of the same name, will launch in 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-zombie-novel-turned-anime-to-get-a-rts-x-tower-defense-adaptation-that-forces-you-to-make-morally-difficult-decisions/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70991 Glow Box, a text adventure developed by Monthly Wetland and published by Waku Waku Games, is coming to Steam on August 28. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-offers-free-hardware-repairs-to-people-affected-by-the-kumamoto-earthquake/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-offers-free-hardware-repairs-to-people-affected-by-the-kumamoto-earthquake/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:24:45 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70727 Following the recent earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, Nintendo has issued a statement pledging to provide free hardware repair services for its products, whether warranty-covered or not. The offer began on July 28 and will remain in place until February 1, 2027. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto prefecture on July 28, leading to large-scale destruction in the region and leaving a death toll of at least 38 people, with over 8,200 people in evacuation shelters as of this writing. The repair services will be available to residents in areas officially designated under Japan’s Disaster Relief Act, and any Nintendo products damaged by the earthquake are eligible for repair. Affected products may be sent directly to Nintendo Service […]]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-offers-free-hardware-repairs-to-people-affected-by-the-kumamoto-earthquake/feed/ 0