Manga titles have doubled in length over 15 years, and the words "Isekai" and "Reincarnation" appear in them more and more often
Japanese e-book distributor and publisher BookLive analyzed manga titles, sales, and buying habits over the past 15 years. The study turned up several clear shifts. The average title length for a first volume grew from...
Due to memory shortages, Japanese gamers can buy the PS5 Pro only after proving their "gaming history" and winning a lottery
The global RAM shortage keeps hitting game console production, and Sony has had to take an unusual step. In Japan, PlayStation launched a lottery system for buying the PS5 Pro, open only to gamers with...
The head of a Japanese anime studio said that the era of overwork and $350 salaries is becoming a thing of the past
Motoki Tanaka, known by the alias Tensho, founder and CEO of Bibury Animation Studios, took to X to address people hoping to break into the anime industry. According to him, working conditions and pay have...
Japan begins mass procurement of 3D-printed Terra B1 interceptors - winner of a competition among 38 companies
Japan's Self-Defense Forces have signed an agreement for mass procurement of Terra B1 interceptor drones, whose bodies are manufactured using 3D printers. The device is built on the already combat-tested A1 model from Terra Drone....
A Japanese toilet manufacturer turned out to be one of the surprise winners of the AI boom
The memory supply crisis rages on, fueled by AI datacenters' insatiable appetite for RAM and storage. Consumer prices remain unjustifiably high, and manufacturers themselves are struggling with rising costs from their own suppliers. But the...
Japanese gacha developer spent $520K on his own gacha games to understand big spenders
Yoshiki Okamoto – a veteran game industry producer who previously worked at Konami and Capcom – has admitted to spending over 80 million yen (around $520,000) on microtransactions in gacha games he himself produced. He...
