Industry
Manga Survey 2026: Print Magazines Reach Only 17.6 Percent
A Japanese survey of 3,000 people shows that 51.5 percent read manga, but only 17.6 percent pick up printed magazines. Apps and collected volumes are almost equally widespread.
Topic
Generative AI
9Anime and manga news, announcements, trailers and industry reporting, with original sources.
Industry
note: Bushiroad card games get shop links in articles
note is integrating product offers for four Bushiroad trading card games into its AI-powered overview pages. Player posts will now lead directly to the official online shop.
Culture
VRChat: Despite 95 Percent Approval, No AI Labeling
VRChat is forgoing AI labels for virtual worlds for now, even though 95 percent of the 21,595 respondents want some form of labeling. New ratings are planned for late 2026.
Industry
Yuki Kaji: Voice AI Soyogi Launches as AITuber in November
Yuki Kaji's voice-AI character Soyogi launches on November 21, 2026 with an official AITuber live broadcast. A mini album with five songs follows on the same day; a music video is already online.
Industry
Generative AI: 85.8 percent of game developers use it
85.8 percent of game developers surveyed by CESA use generative AI at work. 63.0 percent do so every day, while companies also rely on human oversight of the output.
Industry
LEVEL-5: No Direct AI in Games, Vision PVs Being Corrected
LEVEL-5 says that generative AI is not used directly in the actual games. Parts of LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II are being reworked, and future user-facing videos are to go without direct AI use.