https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:02:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/jcb-launches-oshikatsu-cancellation-insurance-that-cant-soothe-the-pain-of-missing-your-oshi-but-can-make-up-for-it-with-money/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/jcb-launches-oshikatsu-cancellation-insurance-that-cant-soothe-the-pain-of-missing-your-oshi-but-can-make-up-for-it-with-money/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69571 Japanese otaku can now opt to insure their plans to go see their oshi.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/jcb-launches-oshikatsu-cancellation-insurance-that-cant-soothe-the-pain-of-missing-your-oshi-but-can-make-up-for-it-with-money/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chainsmoker-cats-cast-was-told-to-treat-that-was-terrible-as-a-compliment-during-production-yaniko-and-yakuko-voice-actresses-talk-about-their-roles/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chainsmoker-cats-cast-was-told-to-treat-that-was-terrible-as-a-compliment-during-production-yaniko-and-yakuko-voice-actresses-talk-about-their-roles/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69486 Chainsmoker Cat (Yani Neko) voice actresses share thoughts on the characters and the anime's production.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chainsmoker-cats-cast-was-told-to-treat-that-was-terrible-as-a-compliment-during-production-yaniko-and-yakuko-voice-actresses-talk-about-their-roles/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-says-he-prayed-to-an-imaginary-masamune-shirow-and-sought-spiritual-assimilation-with-him-to-faithfully-adapt-the-manga/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-says-he-prayed-to-an-imaginary-masamune-shirow-and-sought-spiritual-assimilation-with-him-to-faithfully-adapt-the-manga/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69344 The Ghost in the Shell anime director Mokochan talks about his approach to adapting Masamune Shirow's manga.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-says-he-prayed-to-an-imaginary-masamune-shirow-and-sought-spiritual-assimilation-with-him-to-faithfully-adapt-the-manga/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-full-length-fanmade-ova-lain-protocol-7-crowdfunds-over-200-of-original-goal-in-just-two-days/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-full-length-fanmade-ova-lain-protocol-7-crowdfunds-over-200-of-original-goal-in-just-two-days/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:16:10 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69333 The Serial Experiments fan OVA project lain: Protocol 7 launched on July 7, and has currently raised over 4.6 million yen. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-full-length-fanmade-ova-lain-protocol-7-crowdfunds-over-200-of-original-goal-in-just-two-days/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-creators-allegations-prompt-numerous-fellow-artists-to-speak-out-about-mistreatment-by-editors/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-creators-allegations-prompt-numerous-fellow-artists-to-speak-out-about-mistreatment-by-editors/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:06:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69256 Following Akane Shimizu's allegations against Kodansha, other authors have spoken out about unpaid royalties, ignored health concerns and other issues with editors.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-creators-allegations-prompt-numerous-fellow-artists-to-speak-out-about-mistreatment-by-editors/feed/ 4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-lets-go-of-154-employees-following-call-for-voluntary-early-retirement/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-lets-go-of-154-employees-following-call-for-voluntary-early-retirement/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:30:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69227 Aiming for a "leaner" organizational structure, Kadokawa will be letting go of over 150 employees who applied for voluntary redundancy.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-lets-go-of-154-employees-following-call-for-voluntary-early-retirement/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/backrooms-japanese-movie-poster-sparks-debate-after-ditching-the-originals-minimalist-design-for-tacky-cluttered-redesign/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/backrooms-japanese-movie-poster-sparks-debate-after-ditching-the-originals-minimalist-design-for-tacky-cluttered-redesign/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69041 Backrooms' redesigned poster for the Japanese market has people understandably divided.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/backrooms-japanese-movie-poster-sparks-debate-after-ditching-the-originals-minimalist-design-for-tacky-cluttered-redesign/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/prime-1-studios-massive-86-8-kg-queen-alien-headlines-next-level-showcase-xviii/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/prime-1-studios-massive-86-8-kg-queen-alien-headlines-next-level-showcase-xviii/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:46:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69015 Prime 1 Opens Pre-Orders for Aliens Queen Alien Statue. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/prime-1-studios-massive-86-8-kg-queen-alien-headlines-next-level-showcase-xviii/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-dress-up-darling-and-spy-x-family-anime-studio-cloverworks-sees-widening-financial-losses-in-past-two-fiscal-years/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-dress-up-darling-and-spy-x-family-anime-studio-cloverworks-sees-widening-financial-losses-in-past-two-fiscal-years/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:48:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68995 In the fiscal year ended March 2026, CloverWorks' losses widened from 24 to 38 million yen.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-dress-up-darling-and-spy-x-family-anime-studio-cloverworks-sees-widening-financial-losses-in-past-two-fiscal-years/feed/ 13 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-manga-author-says-ongoing-legal-threats-from-perpetrators-forced-her-to-go-public-about-abuse/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-manga-author-says-ongoing-legal-threats-from-perpetrators-forced-her-to-go-public-about-abuse/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:42:02 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68982 Akane Shimizu has made another update regarding the abuse she suffered during the serialization of the Cells at Work! manga.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-manga-author-says-ongoing-legal-threats-from-perpetrators-forced-her-to-go-public-about-abuse/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-japanese-property-listing-includes-a-three-story-building-stuffed-with-manga-for-under-12000/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-japanese-property-listing-includes-a-three-story-building-stuffed-with-manga-for-under-12000/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68962 An old manga library in Japan has been listed on a real estate website for just under $12,000, and it's actually filled with books. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-japanese-property-listing-includes-a-three-story-building-stuffed-with-manga-for-under-12000/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/code-geass-director-goro-taniguchi-says-japans-increasingly-sanitized-society-is-changing-anime-and-even-pushing-creative-talent-out-of-the-industry/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/code-geass-director-goro-taniguchi-says-japans-increasingly-sanitized-society-is-changing-anime-and-even-pushing-creative-talent-out-of-the-industry/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68779 Anime director Goro Taniguchi talks about the anime industry's current state and what might await in a university lecture.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/code-geass-director-goro-taniguchi-says-japans-increasingly-sanitized-society-is-changing-anime-and-even-pushing-creative-talent-out-of-the-industry/feed/ 26