Category: Industry

Company was supposedly late on payments to 100 freelance contractors for magazines

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/japanese-agency-to-warn-kadokawa-on-alleged-violations-of-freelance-act/.238302

Store worker was stabbed inside store on March 26

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-29/pokemon-center-mega-tokyo-plans-to-reopen-in-september-after-march-stabbing-incident/.237941

Magazine’s last issue out on October 6

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-26/kadokawa-da-vinci-literary-magazine-to-end-publication-after-32-years/.237814

Company already has U-Next, self-described as Japan’s biggest streamer

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-25/u-next-holdings-to-acquire-gohands-anime-studio-as-100-percent-owned-subsidiary/.237795

Group plans to list Fellowship Entertainment on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2027

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-20/embracer-group-to-spin-off-fellowship-entertainment-with-dark-horse-media/.237552

New index includes 20 entertainment companies like Sony, Nintendo, Bandai Namco

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-20/nikkei-announces-new-entertainment-and-content-stock-index/.237564

Sony subsidiary previously reported profits of 1.239 billion yen in 2024

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-19/crunchyroll-net-profit-drops-63-percent-to-453-million-yen/.237531