Discussions also covered ongoing international investigations under Interpol's “Stop Online Piracy” initiative South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) convened an international enforcement meeting on June 9 in Seoul to strengthen global cooperation against copyright infringement targeting K-content. The “2026 International Copyright Protection Enforcement Conference,” held at Lotte Hotel Seoul, brought together law enforcement agencies from five countries

Series will incorporate existing popular songs from Bebefinn franchise, newly produced original tracks Korean-based entertainment company The Pinkfong Company announced on June 15 it has partnered with Amazon's Amazon Kids+ to produce a new original animated series based on its Bebefinn franchise. Titled The Big Book of Bebefinn, the series will be developed as an Amazon Kids+ Original, marking the first collaboration between the two companies from the planning stage. The mus

Nominations for main awards will run from June 15 to July 24 through event's official website Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) have opened nominations for the 2026 World Webtoon Awards, marking a shift toward reader-driven selection and the introduction of prize money for the first time. Nominations for the main awards will run from June 15 to July 24 through the event's official website, with global readers

Okamoto died on May 6 due to cerebral hemorrhage The official X/Twitter accounts for manga creator Keiko Okamoto and Comic Maomao revealed on Wednesday that Okamoto died on May 6 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Okamoto's relatives posted the announcement on her account. Okamoto had recently started the Ochikobore Hoketsu Reijо̄ wa Tsumetai Kо̄shaku kara Nigedashitai (The Dropout Substitute Daughter Wants to Run Away From the Cold Duke, pictured right) manga in Comic Maomao in M

New TCG debuts at Gen Con from July 30-August 2 before launching worldwide in 2027 Bandai Card Games announced on Thursday the Naruto Card Game, a new trading card game based on the Naruto series. The game will debut with tutorial sessions at this year's Gen Con event from July 30-August 2 in Indianapolis, before launching worldwide in 2027. The company streamed a trailer, which reveals that more information, such as card designs and the game's roadmap, is coming on July 29 a

Game launches for Switch 2 on September 4 Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will release its My Hero Academia: All's Justice game on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4 (September 3 in Japan). The Switch 2 version will feature a new "Minigame" mode, which includes a collaboration minigame with Pac-Man. The game will also allow online battles via GameShare using GameChat. The company streamed a trailer: English Japanese The new Minigame mode will also launc

Nearco appeared in 11th episode on Monday The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game manga announced on Tuesday that Jun Fukuyama plays Nearco, who oversees the "Contraband Game." The game and character appeared in the 11th episode on Monday: The animepremieredin Japan onTV Tokyoand its affiliates on April 6 at 24:00 (effectively April 7 at 12:00 a.m.). The anime willrunfor six months without breaks.Crunchyrollisstreamingthe anime worldwide (

Stream on July 6 features play's Nagoya run from December last year The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the stage musical based on Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga announced on Monday that the play's Nagoya run on December 29-30 last year will stream outside Japan with English subtitles on July 6. Performance replay will be available from July 7-20. Ticket sales for the stream started on Monday on Taiwan-based ticketing platform KKTIX. Tickets are priced at 1,250 new

Anime premieres in October HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will stream the short anime of Shaoh's I'm Dating a Dark Summoner (Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru) manga beginning this October for the fall 2026 season. The anime will premiere in October. The main cast members are: Rei Takano as Amona Yūki Nishiyama as Roni Hōden Tei Senmai as Imp Seiya Miyajima (Umayon, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico) is directing as well as overseeing and writing the series scripts. Takahiro Sa

Transaction to close in 1st half of 2027 Fox Corporation and Roku, Inc. announced on Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Fox to acquire Roku for US$160.00 per share, in a combination of cash (US$96.00 per share) and FOX Class A common stock (0.9693 shares), for about US$22 billion in enterprise value. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027. Through the acquisition, the companies aim to increase scale and reach, expand their po

The Morose Mononokean manga creator Kiri Wazawa launched Paranormal Agent Adashino in 2024 Manga UP! Global released Haru Ogawa's Venus in December manga in English on Thursday and Kiri Wazawa's Paranormal Agent Adashino manga in English on Friday. Manga UP! describes Venus in December: When 29-year-old illustrator Kei quits his job to rethink his future, his editor friend gives him a bizarre request: move in with the brilliant but notoriously difficult 32-year-old novelist H

Ōnijōroku launched manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine magazine on December 9 K MANGA released Ōnijōroku's Twisted Devotion manga in English on Monday. K MANGA describes the story: Delinquent Tanaka is feared by all and nicknamed the Mad Dog. He fought every day, and rumors and whispers about him filled the school halls. That is, until a gloomy-looking, ordinary girl in glasses suddenly appeared. She didn't fear him, but rather, everything she did got on Tanaka's ner

New edition to include manga's original trilogy, "rare vault material," extras 247 Comics is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a 20th Anniversary Collection of Misaho Kujiradou's Princess Ai manga. The new edition will include the manga's original trilogy, "rare vault material," and extras. 247 Comics has not yet announced a launch date for the campaign. The Kickstarter page describes the anniversary edition: Lost in the neon streets of Shinjuku with only a he

Manga launched in November 2024 Bushiroad Works' Comic Growl (formerly Comic Bushiroad Web) manga website published the second and final part of the final chapter of Kikori Morino's Shōkan Skill wo Keishōshita node Kiwamete Miyō to Omoimasu! ~Mofumofu Mahō Seibutsu to Isekai Life wo Mankitsu-chū~ (I've Inherited Summoning Skills, So I'm Going to Try to Master Them! ~Enjoying Life in Another World with Fluffy Magical Creatures~) manga on Friday. The manga is an adaptation of Y

OVA featuring CLAMP's artwork, MADHOUSE's anime set to 4 X JAPAN songs to debut digitally on June 10 Crunchyroll will exclusively stream a remastered version of the X² - Double X OVA project based on CLAMP's X/1999 franchise worldwide (outside of Japan, China, and South Korea) starting on June 10 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. To mark the digital release of the music video compilation from X JAPAN, the rock group's leader YOSHIKI talked to ANN about the work's significance and his thought

Romanha Marshmallow perform opening theme song "○✕△□" The official website for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series unveiled on Friday a promotional video, more cast, and July 3 premiere for its second season. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song "○✕△□" by Romanha Mar

NSFW visual also unveiled The official website of My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?! (Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga Sexy Joyū datta Hanashi.), the television anime of Nigō Shōji's Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga AV Joyū datta Hanashi. (The Story of Someya, My Classmate in a College Seminar, Was an AV Actress) manga, unveiled on Friday a promotional video, a "premium" edition visual, and July 5 debut. The video reveals and previews the theme song "Mirai Contra

Mikami died on April 17 due to illness The official X/Twitter account for Kadokawa's Flos Comic website revealed on Friday that manga creator Ritsuhiro Mikami died on April 17 due to illness. Mikami drew the Akuyaku Reijо̄ ni Tensei Shippai-shite Kachi Heroine ni Natteshimatta: Akuyaku Reijо̄ no Ani to no Kazoku End wo Akiramete Koibito End wo Mezashimasu manga, and had just almost completed the second part of a one-shot story to commemorate the first anniversary since the se

Rojiura no Arisu debuts on July 7 The July issue of Akita Publishing's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine announced on Tuesday Miss Bernard said. manga creator Yūki Shikawa will launch a new manga with artist Hiru Morino titled Rojiura no Arisu (Alice of the Back Alley) in the next issue on July 7. The announcement teases the series as a "cat hard-boiled action" story. Morino launched the Luna Knight manga in Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine in September 2024, and ended the se

Switch 2 version was delayed from 2025 to 2026 FromSoftware announced on Thursday that is releasing Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the Elden Ring game, physically and digitally worldwide on August 28. FromSoftware had delayed the game from 2025 to 2026 in order to work on the game's performance. The new version includes content from the DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. The game also features new armor and a new customization for Torrent's