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JUN24 Anime Feed Hunter x Hunter Returns With Chapter 411. Jump Only Promised One Chapter
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Hunter x Hunter Returns With Chapter 411. Jump Only Promised One Chapter
Issue 31 of Weekly Shonen Jump will carry the first new Hunter x Hunter chapter in 567 days. The most important detail is in what the official announcement did not say.
Read full article → JUN12 Anime Feed Berserk Returns, and the Credits Line Shows How Miura Still Signs the Work
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Berserk Returns, and the Credits Line Shows How Miura Still Signs the Work
Young Animal brought Berserk back on June 12, with three consecutive chapters. The official credit says it all: original work by Kentaro Miura, art by Studio Gaga, supervision by Kouji Mori.
Read full article → JUN6 Anime Feed Kokuhō Returns to Japanese Cinemas for One Week, a Year After Becoming a Phenomenon
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Kokuhō Returns to Japanese Cinemas for One Week, a Year After Becoming a Phenomenon
The film nobody bet on, three hours about kabuki, became the second highest-grossing Japanese live-action movie in history. This week it takes a farewell run in theatres before moving to streaming, already touring the world chasing an Oscar.
Read full article → MAY11 Anime Feed Katsuhiro Otomo Founded His Own Studio at 71. Something Is Already in Production.
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Katsuhiro Otomo Founded His Own Studio at 71. Something Is Already in Production.
On May 11, 2026, Katsuhiro Otomo announced the founding of OVAL GEAR animation studio — his own production house in Tokyo, operating as a subsidiary of ANDENT. A new title is already in production.
Read full article → APR12 Anime Feed METI Sets a Six-Trillion-Yen Anime Export Target for 2033
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METI Sets a Six-Trillion-Yen Anime Export Target for 2033
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry wants anime's overseas revenue to nearly triple by 2033. The ambition is real. The structural problems it ignores are, too.
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