JAKKS Pacific & Kodansha Announce Partnership to Produce Merchandise Based on Attack on Titan & Gachiakuta

JAKKS Pacific & Kodansha Announce Partnership to Produce Merchandise Based on Attack on Titan & Gachiakuta

JAKKS Pacific has announced a new licensing partnership with Kodansha to design and manufacture a collection of toys, collectibles, and accessories inspired by some of the company’s select anime titles, such as Attack on Titan and Gachiakuta.  As part of the agreement, the full merchandise collection from JAKKS Pacific will include the development of various…

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VSPO! Confirms Settlement Over Defamatory Illustration Case, Pledges Continued Protection of Talent

The VTuber agency VSPO! has reached a settlement with an individual who repeatedly created and distributed unauthorized explicit imagery of its affiliated talent, securing a damages agreement of at least 10 million yen (approximately US$67,000). According to the official statement released by the agency, the individual had distributed and monetized the illustrations across multiple platforms,…

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Twin Engine Acquires Anime Studio NUT

Twin Engine Acquires Anime Studio NUT

Anime holding and planning company Twin Engine has acquired the shares of animation studio NUT. The move brings NUT under the Twin Engine group and the so-called EOTA (Engine of the Animation) organization, which now houses a collection of 18 studios and creative units with NUT’s addition. The other studios/units include Studio Colorido, BUG FILMS, and Studio…

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Fungus and Iron Manga Gets Anime

Fungus and Iron Manga Gets Anime

A TV anime adaptation of the Fungus and Iron manga by Ayaka Katayama has been announced. ©片山あやか・講談社/「菌と鉄」製作委員会 The manga debuted in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in March 2021 and will release its ninth volume on April 9, 2026 (JST). Kodansha USA’s synopsis of the manga reads: Dante’s life on Amigasa seemed normal enough to him,…

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Skull Dragon’s Precious Daughter Gets Anime Adaptation Directed by OSHI NO KO Season 2 Co-Assistant Director

Skull Dragon’s Precious Daughter Gets Anime Adaptation Directed by OSHI NO KO Season 2 Co-Assistant Director

A TV anime adaptation of the Skull Dragon’s Precious Daughter (Hone Dragon no Mana Musume) manga has been announced with a teaser visual. ©雪白いち・マッグガーデン/「骨ドラゴンのマナ娘」製作委員会 OSHI NO KO Season 2 co-assistant director Kuniyasu Nishina is directing the anime at Doga Kobo. KUSANAGI will be the background art studio for the show. Other production credits include: • Series…

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