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. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:22:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/popular-japanese-chocolate-snack-gets-an-anime-adaptation-to-the-confusion-of-many/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/popular-japanese-chocolate-snack-gets-an-anime-adaptation-to-the-confusion-of-many/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67535 Lotte corporation has announced that the popular Japanese snack Pai no Mi will be adapted into an original anime series, set to air on June 4.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/popular-japanese-chocolate-snack-gets-an-anime-adaptation-to-the-confusion-of-many/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creative-platform-temporarily-rolls-back-stricter-censorship-rules-for-2d-adult-art-following-widespread-backlash/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creative-platform-temporarily-rolls-back-stricter-censorship-rules-for-2d-adult-art-following-widespread-backlash/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:26:21 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67479 Japanese content creator platform Fantia announces it will be reverting its strict censorship rules for 2D NSFW art.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creative-platform-temporarily-rolls-back-stricter-censorship-rules-for-2d-adult-art-following-widespread-backlash/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-first-tv-anime-to-be-adapted-directly-from-an-adult-doujinshi-has-been-announced-and-even-the-original-author-was-surprised/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-first-tv-anime-to-be-adapted-directly-from-an-adult-doujinshi-has-been-announced-and-even-the-original-author-was-surprised/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67426 The Lonely Snow Widow and the Cursed Ring's upcoming anime adaptation will be the first TV anime directly made off an adult doujinshi, according to the creators.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-first-tv-anime-to-be-adapted-directly-from-an-adult-doujinshi-has-been-announced-and-even-the-original-author-was-surprised/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 07:59:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67405 CODA issues a new statement addressing recent copyright-related issues concerning AI models trained on Japanese content. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/studio-ghibli-works-unusual-absence-from-all-streaming-platforms-in-japan-likely-to-continue-under-parent-companys-current-policy/ https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/studio-ghibli-works-unusual-absence-from-all-streaming-platforms-in-japan-likely-to-continue-under-parent-companys-current-policy/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67349 Nippon TV's president and CEO Hiroyuki Fukuda recently responded to shareholders concerns about the availability of Studio Ghibli works.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/studio-ghibli-works-unusual-absence-from-all-streaming-platforms-in-japan-likely-to-continue-under-parent-companys-current-policy/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-voice-actor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-raping-a-15-year-old-girl-he-met-while-working-at-a-child-protection-shelter/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-voice-actor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-raping-a-15-year-old-girl-he-met-while-working-at-a-child-protection-shelter/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 04:28:38 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67335 Kazuki Atsumi has since admitted to the charges.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-voice-actor-arrested-on-suspicion-of-raping-a-15-year-old-girl-he-met-while-working-at-a-child-protection-shelter/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-web-novel-platform-behind-the-isekai-and-narou-kei-boom-officially-tops-200-anime-adaptations-as-inquiries-for-commercialization-keep-rolling/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-web-novel-platform-behind-the-isekai-and-narou-kei-boom-officially-tops-200-anime-adaptations-as-inquiries-for-commercialization-keep-rolling/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67290 Self-publishing web novel platform Shousetsuka ni Narou, where the narou-kei genre originated, has celebrated 100 anime adaptations.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-web-novel-platform-behind-the-isekai-and-narou-kei-boom-officially-tops-200-anime-adaptations-as-inquiries-for-commercialization-keep-rolling/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/there-are-now-11-completed-hunter-x-hunter-chapters-waiting-to-be-published-new-yoshihiro-togashi-update-reveals/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/there-are-now-11-completed-hunter-x-hunter-chapters-waiting-to-be-published-new-yoshihiro-togashi-update-reveals/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 07:43:41 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67278 Any time now.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/there-are-now-11-completed-hunter-x-hunter-chapters-waiting-to-be-published-new-yoshihiro-togashi-update-reveals/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-pachinko-industry-is-getting-directly-involved-in-anime-production-in-what-domestic-experts-call-a-natural-outcome/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-pachinko-industry-is-getting-directly-involved-in-anime-production-in-what-domestic-experts-call-a-natural-outcome/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67136 Fujishoji, a major manufacturer of pachinko and pachislot machines, has established a subsidiary dedicated to investing in and planning and producing anime.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-pachinko-industry-is-getting-directly-involved-in-anime-production-in-what-domestic-experts-call-a-natural-outcome/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-sees-first-acquisition-of-an-anime-studio-by-a-domestic-streaming-platform-as-u-next-acquires-k-series-studio-gohands/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-sees-first-acquisition-of-an-anime-studio-by-a-domestic-streaming-platform-as-u-next-acquires-k-series-studio-gohands/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 08:04:07 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67208 Anime production company GoHands has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of major Japanese streaming platform holder U-NEXT.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-sees-first-acquisition-of-an-anime-studio-by-a-domestic-streaming-platform-as-u-next-acquires-k-series-studio-gohands/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 06:01:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67195 Japanese voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda sues Tik Tok owners over videos that feature AI generated voiceovers resembling his own voice. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/former-weekly-shonen-jump-manga-artist-says-editors-insisted-on-erotic-content-as-a-precondition-to-publishing-superhero-series-with-a-female-protagonist/ https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/former-weekly-shonen-jump-manga-artist-says-editors-insisted-on-erotic-content-as-a-precondition-to-publishing-superhero-series-with-a-female-protagonist/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66835 Ken Ogino, author of the cancelled Shonen Jump title Lady Justice, recently talked about the manga's behind-the-scenes.]]> 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