Author: James

Twin Engine and Bandai announced on August 5 that they have formed a strategic partnership to jointly create intellectual properties. Under the partnership, the companies will launch a joint project covering the entire process from original manga development and anime adaptation to licensed merchandise. They plan to invest up to ¥4 billion, approximately $25.5 million,…

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What does Star Wars even mean anymore? If we just glance at the last few high-profile Star Wars projects, from Andor to The Mandalorian and Grogu, to Maul: Shadow Lordto even The Acolyte, contemporary Star Wars tends to be about anti-heroes, reluctant heroes, villain origin stories, or straight-up villains. All of these projects have merits,…

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The U2 frontman was among a host of celebrities who joined the late musician’s family and friends to mourn his passing on Tuesday (Aug 4), with hundreds of people gathering at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin to bid farewell to the Oscar-winning singer, actor and activist following his death in a motorcycle crash last week.

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On July 17, Okamoto Ken, a professor in the Faculty of Social Comprehensive Sciences at University Kindai, published a paper in the university’s repository that investigated the awareness and acceptance of VTubers. The title of the paper is ” How are VTubers Perceived and Accepted by People: Results of a Survey Targeting University Students Conducted…

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