Month: August 2026

Crossed Hearts Launches Studio Hearts Imprint, New Licenses

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Titles include The Two of Them Can’t Be Mobs, Love Beyond the Final Boss: The Hero’s Party’s Quest for Love, more Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/crossed-hearts-launches-studio-hearts-imprint-new-licenses/.240886

Manga

Yūki Kodama's Agent Jupiter Manga Ends

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Series debuted in February 2025 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/yuki-kodama-agent-jupiter-manga-ends/.240855

Manga

Manga Up! Global Adds Unwinding with the Aloof Girl at the Standing Bar Manga

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Sorinokoshi, Taichi Okubo’s romantic comedy launched on Manga Up! in Japan last August Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/manga-up-global-adds-unwinding-with-the-aloof-girl-at-the-standing-bar-manga/.240877

Manga

Ignatz Awards Nominate Box Garden Beetle Manga for Outstanding Collection

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Seirinkogeisha published Akino Kondoh’s manga short story collection in Japan in 2004, Glacier Bay Books released it in English in May Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/ignatz-awards-nominate-box-garden-beetle-manga-for-outstanding-collection/.240875

Manga

RIDI to Shut Down Japanese Short-Form Live-Action Platform Kanta

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Company to discontinue service to focus its resources on fan community platform business built around comics, webtoons, web novels Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/ridi-to-shut-down-japanese-short-form-live-action-platform-kanta/.240786

Korean, Live-Action

Kakao Games Partners With The Grimm Entertainment to Develop Games Based on Webtoons

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Founded by webtoon artist Taejun Pak, The Grimm Entertainment owns several popular IPs, including Manager Kim, Lookism Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/kakao-games-partners-with-the-grimm-entertainment-to-develop-games-based-on-webtoons/.240784

Comics, Games, Korean

WEBTOON Acquires 60% Stake in Game Company RI Games Holdings to Expand Webtoons Into Games

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Developer’s lineup includes games based on popular webtoon titles Overgeared, Doom Breaker, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/webtoon-acquires-60-percent-stake-in-game-company-ri-games-holdings-to-expand-webtoons-into-games/.240541

Comics, Games, Korean

Hanashi Media Licenses The Hated Prince's Do-Over, The Sage of the Forbidden Library, 6 More Light Novels

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Company to release Living the Slow Life as a Demon Lord, Shimotsuki-san Has a Thing for a Background Character, more light novels in English Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/hanashi-media-licenses-the-hated-prince-do-over-the-sage-of-the-forbidden-library-6-more-light-/.240838

Novels

2nd Global One Piece Character Poll Results Are In

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Luffy has done it. He’s the King of the … “One Piece World Top 100 2nd” poll Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-08-23/2nd-global-one-piece-character-poll-results-are-in/.240871

Just for Fun

Amasian TV Streams Chiikawa Anime for Free in U.S.

August 23, 2026 admin No Comments

Platform streams series with Japanese audio, subtitles in English Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/amasian-tv-streams-chiikawa-anime-for-free-in-u.s/.240856

Anime