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. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:09:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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/evangelion-and-danganronpa-star-megumi-ogata-says-she-is-heartbroken-over-unauthorized-ai-voice-generation-why-cant-japan-establish-content-guidelines/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/evangelion-and-danganronpa-star-megumi-ogata-says-she-is-heartbroken-over-unauthorized-ai-voice-generation-why-cant-japan-establish-content-guidelines/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70246 Japanese anime and video game voice actress Megumi Ogata talks about the recent issue of AI generated voice copying across social media.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/evangelion-and-danganronpa-star-megumi-ogata-says-she-is-heartbroken-over-unauthorized-ai-voice-generation-why-cant-japan-establish-content-guidelines/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/controversial-mii-chan-and-yamada-san-anime-to-proceed-despite-domestic-backlash-over-depictions-of-intellectual-disability-creators-deny-discriminatory-intent/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/controversial-mii-chan-and-yamada-san-anime-to-proceed-despite-domestic-backlash-over-depictions-of-intellectual-disability-creators-deny-discriminatory-intent/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:22:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70161 According to a new statement from Kodansha and the production committee, the anime adaptation remains due to air in 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/controversial-mii-chan-and-yamada-san-anime-to-proceed-despite-domestic-backlash-over-depictions-of-intellectual-disability-creators-deny-discriminatory-intent/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/make-heroine-wo-katasetai-manga-to-cease-serialization-due-to-editorial-issues-and-publishers-allegedly-withholding-sales-figures-from-authors/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/make-heroine-wo-katasetai-manga-to-cease-serialization-due-to-editorial-issues-and-publishers-allegedly-withholding-sales-figures-from-authors/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:23:58 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70121 According to mangaka Tatsuwaipu, the manga will be published independently starting January 2027. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/make-heroine-wo-katasetai-manga-to-cease-serialization-due-to-editorial-issues-and-publishers-allegedly-withholding-sales-figures-from-authors/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ive-seen-many-colleagues-die-in-their-50s-black-lagoon-director-sunao-katabuchi-reflects-on-anime-industry-working-conditions-as-japan-gets-new-dedicated-insurance-program/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ive-seen-many-colleagues-die-in-their-50s-black-lagoon-director-sunao-katabuchi-reflects-on-anime-industry-working-conditions-as-japan-gets-new-dedicated-insurance-program/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70075 Sunao Katabuchi recently gave his thoughts on the health of anime production staff and whether AI could help relieve the burden.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ive-seen-many-colleagues-die-in-their-50s-black-lagoon-director-sunao-katabuchi-reflects-on-anime-industry-working-conditions-as-japan-gets-new-dedicated-insurance-program/feed/ 4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/production-i-g-and-wit-studio-parent-company-sees-widening-yearly-deficit-in-anime-production-business-amidst-delays-and-ballooning-costs/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/production-i-g-and-wit-studio-parent-company-sees-widening-yearly-deficit-in-anime-production-business-amidst-delays-and-ballooning-costs/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69919 IG Port missed its annual operating profit forecast by nearly 57%.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/production-i-g-and-wit-studio-parent-company-sees-widening-yearly-deficit-in-anime-production-business-amidst-delays-and-ballooning-costs/feed/ 4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/death-note-battle-royale-star-tatsuya-fujiwaras-face-printed-on-limited-edition-heads-of-lettuce-in-battle-against-japans-lettuce-crisis/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/death-note-battle-royale-star-tatsuya-fujiwaras-face-printed-on-limited-edition-heads-of-lettuce-in-battle-against-japans-lettuce-crisis/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69925 Japan launches bizarre limited-edition lettuce with face of actor Tatsuya Fujiwara to fight the national “lettuce crisis.”]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/death-note-battle-royale-star-tatsuya-fujiwaras-face-printed-on-limited-edition-heads-of-lettuce-in-battle-against-japans-lettuce-crisis/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-weekly-shonen-jump-manga-artist-says-he-was-continuously-denied-a-hiatus-despite-worsening-health-issues-during-late-90s/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-weekly-shonen-jump-manga-artist-says-he-was-continuously-denied-a-hiatus-despite-worsening-health-issues-during-late-90s/#respond Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69810 Hanasaka Tenshi Tenten-kun author Kazumata Oguri recently talked about his experiences being a serialized Weekly Shonen Jump artist.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-weekly-shonen-jump-manga-artist-says-he-was-continuously-denied-a-hiatus-despite-worsening-health-issues-during-late-90s/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goodnight-punpun-creator-inio-asano-says-the-manga-scenes-attitude-towards-ai-is-one-of-the-reasons-he-put-mujina-into-the-deep-on-hiatus/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goodnight-punpun-creator-inio-asano-says-the-manga-scenes-attitude-towards-ai-is-one-of-the-reasons-he-put-mujina-into-the-deep-on-hiatus/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69811 Inio Asano recently appeared on the WEEKLY OCHIAI talk show, where he discussed the use of generative AI in the manga industry. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goodnight-punpun-creator-inio-asano-says-the-manga-scenes-attitude-towards-ai-is-one-of-the-reasons-he-put-mujina-into-the-deep-on-hiatus/feed/ 12 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-self-defense-forces-official-cat-boy-furry-mascot-is-now-getting-a-plastic-model-kit/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-self-defense-forces-official-cat-boy-furry-mascot-is-now-getting-a-plastic-model-kit/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69715 The JASDF's viral furry mascot is getting a faithful plastic model kit. with preorders starting in July.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-self-defense-forces-official-cat-boy-furry-mascot-is-now-getting-a-plastic-model-kit/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/neon-genesis-evangelion-asuka-voice-actress-says-appearing-on-tv-was-a-constant-trauma-back-when-otaku-culture-was-still-looked-down-on-in-japan/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/neon-genesis-evangelion-asuka-voice-actress-says-appearing-on-tv-was-a-constant-trauma-back-when-otaku-culture-was-still-looked-down-on-in-japan/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69660 Yuko Miyamura, the voice behind Neon Genesis Evangelion's Asuka, talked about the harsh reality of being an otaku in the 80s and 90s. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/neon-genesis-evangelion-asuka-voice-actress-says-appearing-on-tv-was-a-constant-trauma-back-when-otaku-culture-was-still-looked-down-on-in-japan/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hiroyuki-hideaki-anno-and-gackts-last-human-made-social-network-in-the-ai-era-to-shut-down-after-only-6-months-we-failed-spectacularly/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hiroyuki-hideaki-anno-and-gackts-last-human-made-social-network-in-the-ai-era-to-shut-down-after-only-6-months-we-failed-spectacularly/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:26:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69669 POPOPO will shut down on September 17.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hiroyuki-hideaki-anno-and-gackts-last-human-made-social-network-in-the-ai-era-to-shut-down-after-only-6-months-we-failed-spectacularly/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-says-his-eccentric-pseudonym-came-from-a-desire-to-abandon-his-ego-and-become-a-drawing-machine/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-says-his-eccentric-pseudonym-came-from-a-desire-to-abandon-his-ego-and-become-a-drawing-machine/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69618 The Ghost in The Shell director Mokochan talks about his emphasis of "physicality" over ego in anime creation.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-director-says-his-eccentric-pseudonym-came-from-a-desire-to-abandon-his-ego-and-become-a-drawing-machine/feed/ 4