Monthly Shonen Magazine Ends Comic Adaptation Over Plagiarism, Issues Apology to Readers

Monthly Shonen Magazine has announced the termination of a manga adaptation due to plagiarism concerns, iss...

Fatal Stabbing at Pokémon Center Ikebukuro in Tokyo Leaves Female Employee Dead, Suspect Also Dies

A fatal stabbing at Pokémon Center Ikebukuro in Tokyo occurred on March 26, resulting in the death of a fem...

Shogakukan Establishes Third-Party Committee Over Manga ONE Controversy, Says “An Objective and Fair Investigation Is Necessary...

On the 19th, Shogakukan updated its official website and announced that it had resolved to establish a thir...

Shogakukan Responds to Weekly Magazine Report, Explains Known Facts: “We Do Not Recognize Company-Wide Involvement in Settlemen...

Shogakukan updated its official website on the 4th to present its position regarding an article published i...

Shogakukan’s Manga ONE Reports New Author Appointment Issue and Establishes Independent Investigation Committee

Shogakukan reports a new Manga ONE author appointment issue, addressing The Counselor Through Years and Sta...

Japan Cartoonists Association Issues Statement on Sexual Misconduct by Manga Artist, Calls It an Industry Wide Issue

The Japan Cartoonists Association has released a statement regarding the Joujin Kamen controversy, describi...

Shogakukan Apologizes to Its Own Serialized Manga Artists Over “Joujin Kamen” Controversy, Admits Betrayal of Trust

Shogakukan has issued a new statement regarding the Joujin Kamen controversy, apologizing not only to reade...

Shogakukan Suspends Distribution of Manga “Joujin Kamen” Over Author Vetting Failures, Issues Official Apology

Shogakukan has suspended distribution of the manga Joujin Kamen following issues related to the appointment...

False Anime Adaptation Claim Spreads on Social Media as Game Publisher Issues Warning, Illustrator Apologizes for “Careless Act...

Reports claiming that the game Ore no Hitomi de Maruhadaka Fukachi na Mirai to Misukasu Vis had been greenl...

VTuber agency hololive production Identifies Multiple Individuals for Rights Infringement and Reaches Settlements, Pledges Cont...

hololive production announces settlements with individuals involved in defamation and counterfeit sales, re...

Manga Artist Yoichiro Tanabe Apologizes for AI Edited Idol Image Amid Backlash Over “AI Sexual Harassment”

On January 5, manga artist Yoichiro Tanabe apologized for posting an image edited using generative AI tool ...

Manga Artist Hisashi Eguchi Issues Apology Over Illustration Controversy and Shares His Perspective on Tracing

Manga artist Hisashi Eguchi addressed a recent controversy surrounding one of his illustrations on December...

Hideaki Anno Expresses Regret Toward Former Gainax Executives After Bankruptcy Closure

Hideaki Anno, representative director of Studio Khara, issued an official statement following the completio...

ONE PIECE Official Flagship Store Issues Apology and Suspends Merchandise Sales After Opening Day Mishandling

The ONE PIECE BASE SHOP, the official flagship store of the global hit franchise ONE PIECE, has suspended m...

[Editor’s Picks] Japan’s PM Takaichi’s Remarks Trigger Chinese Countermeasures, Impacting Japan’s Content Industry

China’s countermeasures following PM Takaichi’s remarks are disrupting Japan’s content market, affecting an...

Kodansha, KADOKAWA, Shueisha, and Shogakukan Win Copyright Lawsuit Against Cloudflare for Supporting Manga Piracy Sites

Major Japanese publishers Kodansha, KADOKAWA, Shueisha, and Shogakukan have won a copyright infringement la...

Dragon Ball Super Ending Theme Band LACCO TOWER Reports Keyboardist Injured in Accident and Receiving ICU Treatment

Five–member rock band LACCO TOWER announced on the fifteenth that their keyboardist, Shinichi Jet, had been...

Maya Imamori Exits No.1 Sentai Gozyuger After Underage Drinking Incident; Management Contract Terminated

On November 8, Toei announced that Maya Imamori (19), who plays Sumino Ichikawa / Gozyu Unicorn in the TV A...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby Patent Lawsuit Settled as Cygames and Konami Reach Agreement for “Early Resolution of the Dispute”

Cygames announced on November 7 that it has reached a settlement with Konami Digital Entertainment regardin...

[This Week in Japan] Manga Creator Hisashi Eguchi Faces Backlash Over Tracing Scandal

This week, Japan was abuzz over a controversy involving manga artist and illustrator Hisashi Eguchi, known ...