Japan Tech & Culture Pulse

Romelia Senki steps into the Fall 2026 slate with its first promotional video and additional cast announcements.

• Two-cour run begins October 2026...

The yen's post-intervention surge to 155 per dollar has already surrendered nearly half its gains, settling near 158.50 just seven days later. Markets...

Studio Deen's new isekai series Multi-Mind Mayhem joins Japan's packed production slate with a January 2027 debut. Director Hiroaki Sakurai leads...

The VRMMO adventure Destiny Unchain Online is receiving a TV anime adaptation after starting on Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2020 and moving to print under...

A brand-new trailer dropped today for the first part of the upcoming Made in Abyss film series, subtitled "Mezameru Shinpi".

Haikyu!! proves its lasting popularity with two new Character Remix volumes releasing September 4, 2026, spotlighting Hinata and Kageyama's best...

• The VRMMO battle fantasy manga Destiny Unchain Online is officially receiving a television anime adaptation
• Serialized on Kodansha’s Magazine...

Giant Ojo-sama comedy series based on Nikumura Q's manga gets its anime adaptation from Tatsunoko Production, premiering January 2027.

Major jurisdictions are aligning on licensing, reserves and redemption for stablecoins, yet legal ownership and insolvency rights remain fragmented...

The rare U.S.-Japan joint intervention has "weaponized" the yen by combining two sovereign balance sheets and explicit political backing to deter...

Banks in Japan and Taiwan will lead stablecoin adoption through localized orchestration layers that bridge custody, compliance, and core systems,...

Fans of Toko Amekawa, the mind behind the 2024 hit 7th Time Loop, gain another adaptation as her 2022 light novel Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating...

Fresh TV anime announcements reveal ongoing industry growth through varied source materials and studios.

• Shozen adapts a Chinese manhua from...

The Twin Engine-Bandai partnership, backed by a 4 billion yen investment, targets end-to-end IP co-creation from original manga through anime and...

Crunchyroll's August 10 addition of 16 manga series reinforces its role as a central anime culture hub by linking directly to existing anime...

• Diverse lineup: Hip-hop queen Awich, rapper CHICO CARLITO, metalcore act Paledusk, and rock band One Ok Rock unite as YAO
• Shared roots: Longtime...

• Meiji-era suspense: New romantic drama adapts best-selling manga (4.5M+ copies) that won the Electronic Comic Award 2024, premiering October 9 on...

Sony Innovation Fund backed Yellow Card's $40 million equity round to expand stablecoin payment infrastructure connecting banks globally. The funding supports onchain bank-to-bank dollar flows and treasury tools in emerging markets.

Shōzen adapts Jiang Jia Meizi's Chinese manhua Shang Shan into a Japanese TV anime premiering April 2027, with the story of Taoist priest Dōzen and...

The Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! anime has delayed its broadcast until 2026.