Toshio Masuda, the director behind Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato) movies, died on August 26 due to natural causes. He was 98. The Directors Guild of Japan announced the news on Thursday, stating that Masuda died at a hospital in Tokyo.
Gintama creator Hideaki Sorachi has admitted that he initially expected the anime adaptation to flop, adding that he was only expecting royalties from the manga. Sorachi shared the comments in a message during a stage greeting event for Gintama The Movie – Yoshiwara In Flames – in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2026.
It often feels like I never get to write about really positive news. Sure, I can occasionally voice my excitement over an upcoming adaptation or a figure, but I need more. I need to write about news that puts me in a week-long cheery mood.
Senran Kagura creator Kenichiro Takaki has looked back on a time when games built around attractive anime girls and sexual fanservice weren’t always taken seriously within the Japanese game industry. Takaki shared the memory as Senran Kagura celebrated its 15th anniversary on September 22.
MediaOCD founder Justin Sevakis provided an update on its upcoming Vampire Princess Miyu Blu-ray release this past week, stating that its packaging draft has now been approved by licensors.
Yen Press has announced nineteen new manga, light novel, and audiobook license acquisitions, including Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her and Monster of Absolute Evil.
