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New Panty & Stocking Monitor Top Figures Arrive June 16
Banpresto's monitor top figures of Panty and Stocking are crane game prizes, not retail releases. That distribution model means availability depends on arcade stock, not preorder windows.
Masayoshi Takanaka and Anri Hold Dream Collaboration Live in Tokyo
Masayoshi Takanaka and Anri performed a joint special live in Tokyo on June 11 as part of MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN WEEK. Anri played city pop classics; Takanaka played fusion, rock, and Beatles covers.
Study Collective Returns With Monodrama About Heartbreak
Study builds its new monodrama on 12 songs by Yuto Honda, making the music the structural backbone rather than a score laid over a script. Painter Shotaro Sanada both designed the key visual and appears on stage.
Yacht Club Games' Mina the Hollower Earns Very Positive Steam Rating
Yacht Club Games' Mina the Hollower, out May 29 on Steam, has earned a Very Positive rating. The retro-styled action-adventure is praised for its dense map design and burrowing combat system.
Naoki Urasawa Animates Music Video for Rodrigo Y Gabriela Track Based on His Manga Monster
Urasawa directed and animated a timelapse of his own cover art. The video is a making-of, not a narrative extension of Monster.
Entertainment JOBS Job Site Launches TVer Commercials in Kanto
Entertainment JOBS is skipping general job boards to place ads on TVer, betting that aspiring assistant directors are already watching the content they want to make.
Competitive Shogi Game KIOU Launches on iOS and Android
Competitive shogi game KIOU launched today on iOS and Android. Features AI by pro player Hiroki Taniai, multiple battle modes, and character interactions. Steam version coming later.
Microsoft Plans to Accelerate Fallout and Elder Scrolls Development
Microsoft reportedly plans to accelerate Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and Halo development with budget increases approved by top leadership, per The Information. Part of an Xbox Reset that also includes layoffs.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime Nominated for TCA Award
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation is the only anime nominee in its TCA category. The other two nominees are live-action series.
HarrisonWorld Interview Reveals Early-Development Publishing Model
HarrisonWorld marketing rep Yang says the publisher works with devs from early development stages, shifting from a compilation model. 'Yakitori Master' is its biggest hit, with ~30% of Steam reviews from Japan.
