Kadokawa to publish Italian brainrot encyclopedia for kids amidst AI-generated meme boom in Japan
Kadokawa announces two kids' encyclopedias featuring over a 100 "brainrot" characters, influenced by the meme's recent boom in Japan.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Đorđe P
Automaton West Editor
CyberConnect2 taking full responsibility for .hack//Z.E.R.O makes development way easier, says president. “We’ll make it with a level of passion never seen before. The only risks are financial”
Developer and CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama talks about CyberConnect 2's newfound freedom with publishing .hack//Z.E.R.O. in-house.
Atelier series developers intend to keep its uniquely Japanese concept the same amidst global expansion efforts. “We have no intentions to neglect our domestic player base”
We interviewed Atelier producer Junzo Hosoi about recent feedback from overseas players, and his plan for the series going forward.
Japan is getting its first cram school for high schoolers where all of the teachers are actual VTubers
Japanese company Luminaris announces the opening of their virtual cram school where all instructors are real-life VTubers.
Pragmata devs struggled with conveying Diana’s “android-like” vibes in a global cultural context. Screwing her head off like Arale-chan “would’ve been difficult to achieve,” says director
Pragmata director Yonghee Cho talks about the struggles Capcom went through when creating the character of Diana.
“Armored Core 6 has turned us all, even the guys, into pure-hearted girls.” Mecha and otome game fans in Japan unite around the idea that AC6 feels like a dating sim
Japanese fans of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon discuss the title's uncanny resemblance to a dating sim.
“Mate or die.” Major women’s game developer in Japan explains how the “straight omegaverse” works in its upcoming Switch exclusive visual novel
Otome game developer Otomate will release their upcoming "omegaverse" title Kimi ni Madoi, Kimi ni Oboreru on July 30, 2026.
Former Idolmaster director’s new bishojo visual novel doesn’t “water down” its Japanese aesthetics for overseas audiences, aiming for “a fresh experience crossing cultural barriers”
Valkyrie Tune: Synthesis of Souls producer Akihiro Ishihara talks to AUTOMATON about what overseas players can expect from the game.
The self-indulgent need to impress, rather than entertain, is what’s holding back some manga authors, Shonen Jump contest panel says
The team behind Shonen Jump Awards answers the question: “What does it truly mean to face your audience as an aspiring mangaka?”
PlayStation 1’s bizarre fishing reel controller was developed thanks to the obsessive attention to detail of actual fishing nuts. “It would be pointless if it didn’t feel like the real thing”
Former ASCII developer and Bass Landing producer Takeshi Kaneda talks about the development of PlayStation's fishing reel controller.
“It’s a misunderstanding, I am not interested in cyberpunk.” Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii discusses his complicated relationship with the genre
In a recent interview, Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii talks about his complicated relationship with cyberpunk.
Fullmetal Alchemist mangaka made a list of “things to absolutely avoid” in the 2003 anime adaptation, lead scriptwriter reveals
Fullmetal Alchemist's 2003 anime adaptation writer sheds some light on the writing process behind the anime's "original" story beats.