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A Japanese creative startup and one of Japan’s largest publishers launched a project today that turns the conventional anime production pipeline inside out. Rather than making a show and then marketing it with a polished opening sequence, KUROGO and Kodansha Creators Lab debuted the Synchro Project (シンクロプロジェクト) on Wednesday — commissioning fully realized anime opening…

Kodansha USA has announced thelicense acquisition of several new manga titlesfor English print release in spring 2027 at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The new licenses includeKraken MareandSubaru and Subaru,among others, as well as a box set release ofThe Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. 

Kodansha USA has announced thelicense acquisition of several new manga titlesfor English print release in spring 2027 at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The new licenses includeKraken Mare,Subaru and Subaru, andThe POOL, among others, as well as a box set release ofThe Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. 

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Publishing companyKodanshareleased a statementapologizing toCells at Work!authorAkane Shimizu, following the post the mangaka made in early July about situations she has faced in recent years. The publisher acknowledged that it had failed to implement a medical supervision system for the author and that it had failed to create an adjusted workflow arrangement that would allow…