Branch discontinues new merchandise, original music, event performances, company studio use, more Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-04-09/cover-corp-announces-restructuring-of-holostars-japan-operations/.236205
Purchase marks Hayate’s 1st “capital participation” in an anime production studio Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-03/crunchyroll-aniplex-joint-venture-hayate-acquires-anime-studio-lay-duce/.236070
Company’s official website notes “acquisition” of Unbound Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-01/shift-up-announces-new-partnership-with-shinji-mikami-unbound-game-studio/.236037
New website launches after delay from February Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-30/bookwalker-global-service-launches-new-global-english-platform-with-lcp-drm-system-following-delay/.235977
Event to be held March 27-28, 2027 at Intex Osaka convention center Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-27/animejapan-2027-2028-to-be-held-in-osaka/.235839
Sony Group Corp becomes 2nd-largest as of March 18 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-27/oasis-management-company-becomes-largest-shareholder-in-kadokawa/.235804
Court accepted both companies’ claims of 1 billion won each Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-23/kakao-entertainment-naver-webtoon-win-civil-lawsuit-against-major-piracy-site-agitoon/.235623
2026 program will select 5 projects, each receiving 100 million Korean won Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-22/seoul-business-agency-launches-2026-seoul-themed-webtoon-web-novel-support-program/.235385
Company states it has helped shut down 32 illegal websites in past 4 years Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-22/kakao-entertainment-reports-1-billion-pirated-content-removals-in-latest-anti-piracy-white-paper/.235383
Creator Jin-kyu Choi introduces webtoon-focused AI production tool he developed using Google’s “Vibe Coding” Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-21/korean-cartoonist-association-hosts-webtoon-forum-on-ai-copyright-creative-tools/.235386