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Yuki Kaji: Voice AI Enters Voice Acting Competition
Yuki Kaji's company FRACTAL and the Yoyogi Animation Academy are launching a competition in which students combine a voice AI based on Kaji's voice with their own voice performance.
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Chiikawa Movie: Cinema Investigates Visitor Bonus Allegations
Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro is looking into allegations surrounding visitor bonuses for "Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu". The cinema stresses that the alleged incidents have not been confirmed so far.
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KADOKAWA: Five Anime Studios Merge into Studio One Base
KADOKAWA will bring five anime production companies together in the new company Studio One Base in November 2026. The existing studio brands and production lines are to remain in place.
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Pokémon Cards: Korea trade rises elevenfold in six months
At SNKRDUNK, shipments of Pokémon cards to Korea rose elevenfold from January to June 2026. Trading in ungraded single cards reached 196 percent of the previous year's level at the same time.
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Hololive: New Talents Will Debut Only as Units from Now On
Hololive will no longer use labels such as "7th Generation" for future debuts. New talents will start as units, and the English and Indonesia channels will remain in place despite the brand integration.
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Noripro: New Leadership Replaces Personal Management
Noripro has reorganized its leadership: since January 2026, the VTuber agency has operated with fixed management structures, while founder Tsukudani Nori continues as Creative Advisor.