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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/tag/non-gaming-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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/japanese-government-faces-backlash-over-ai-generated-flyers-meant-to-promote-fair-transactions-with-anime-creators/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-faces-backlash-over-ai-generated-flyers-meant-to-promote-fair-transactions-with-anime-creators/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:05:40 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68814 Japanese government issues new guidelines for fair transactions in anime production, but faces backlash due to AI-generated flyers.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-faces-backlash-over-ai-generated-flyers-meant-to-promote-fair-transactions-with-anime-creators/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-to-launch-a-centralized-organization-to-support-the-global-expansion-of-games-anime-and-manga/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-to-launch-a-centralized-organization-to-support-the-global-expansion-of-games-anime-and-manga/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68709 The Japanese government plans to invest a total of 34 trillion yen in the domestic content industry by the end of 2033.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-to-launch-a-centralized-organization-to-support-the-global-expansion-of-games-anime-and-manga/feed/ 10