it's actually about ethics in nongaming journalism
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
it's actually about ethics in nongaming journalism
y'all are way too quick to forget automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Kill la Kill, Promare animator faces backlash over supporting openly racist politician - AUTOMATON WEST
Studio TRIGGER animator Sushio was confronted by Japanese fans due to endorsing an openly racist far-right politician.
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June 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
y'all are way too quick to forget automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Kill la Kill, Promare animator faces backlash over supporting openly racist politician
In one of his now-deleted tweets, animator Sushio endorsed a far-right politician known for her ultranationalist policies and extreme xenophobic and racist remarks
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In one of his now-deleted tweets, animator Sushio endorsed a far-right politician known for her ultranationalist policies and extreme xenophobic and racist remarks
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Kill la Kill, Promare animator faces backlash over supporting openly racist politician - AUTOMATON WEST
Studio TRIGGER animator Sushio was confronted by Japanese fans due to endorsing an openly racist far-right politician.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Kill la Kill, Promare animator faces backlash over supporting openly racist politician
In one of his now-deleted tweets, animator Sushio endorsed a far-right politician known for her ultranationalist policies and extreme xenophobic and racist remarks
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In one of his now-deleted tweets, animator Sushio endorsed a far-right politician known for her ultranationalist policies and extreme xenophobic and racist remarks
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Japanese manga author issues statement clarifying they don’t endorse their fictional story events actually happening in real life after being harassed into leaving X
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Japanese manga author clarifies they don't endorse their fictional story events actually happening in real life after being harassed into leaving X - AUTOMATON WEST
Syundei, the author of the Go for It, Nakamura! manga series, has made a new statement following their departure from X last week.
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April 23, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Japanese manga author issues statement clarifying they don’t endorse their fictional story events actually happening in real life after being harassed into leaving X
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My birthday is on Thursday! To celebrate, I'm choosing that day to officially make Bad Medicine available on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social, as the first Informal Ferret Games release.
I'll also have one other nongaming surprise to show you all!
I'll also have one other nongaming surprise to show you all!
January 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
My birthday is on Thursday! To celebrate, I'm choosing that day to officially make Bad Medicine available on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social, as the first Informal Ferret Games release.
I'll also have one other nongaming surprise to show you all!
I'll also have one other nongaming surprise to show you all!
Kadokawa is looking to raise the production value of anime and says they want to make "all their animators able to afford a Benz."
Some thoughts:
1.) Thanks, I can't wait to work overtime again.
2.) I hope they buy a better car than a Benz.
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Some thoughts:
1.) Thanks, I can't wait to work overtime again.
2.) I hope they buy a better car than a Benz.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Kadokawa is looking to raise the production value of anime and says they want to make "all their animators able to afford a Benz."
Some thoughts:
1.) Thanks, I can't wait to work overtime again.
2.) I hope they buy a better car than a Benz.
automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Some thoughts:
1.) Thanks, I can't wait to work overtime again.
2.) I hope they buy a better car than a Benz.
automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Toei Animation opens a new studio in Vietnam to expand global production. A new office in Dubai is also in preparation.
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May 15, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Toei Animation opens a new studio in Vietnam to expand global production. A new office in Dubai is also in preparation.
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Shōnen Jump will increase their manuscript prices for new mangakas.
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
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They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
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November 19, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Shōnen Jump will increase their manuscript prices for new mangakas.
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
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Japanese boy idol anime announces inexplicable Sharknado crossover event. Tickets sell out in 3 minutes as fans go “what the hell, sure”
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Japanese boy idol anime announces inexplicable Sharknado crossover event. Tickets sell out in 3 minutes as fans go “what the hell, sure” - AUTOMATON WEST
The King of Prism series' latest feature-length anime film will be screened jointly with The Last Sharknado: It's About Time in June.
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May 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Japanese boy idol anime announces inexplicable Sharknado crossover event. Tickets sell out in 3 minutes as fans go “what the hell, sure”
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Former Weekly Shonen Jump manga artist says editors insisted on erotic content as a precondition to publishing a superhero series with a female protagonist
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Former Weekly Shonen Jump manga artist says editors insisted on erotic content as a precondition to publishing superhero series with a female protagonist - AUTOMATON WEST
Ken Ogino, author of the cancelled Shonen Jump title Lady Justice, recently talked about the manga's behind-the-scenes.
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May 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Former Weekly Shonen Jump manga artist says editors insisted on erotic content as a precondition to publishing a superhero series with a female protagonist
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Shōnen Jump will increase their manuscript prices for new mangakas.
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
November 19, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Shōnen Jump will increase their manuscript prices for new mangakas.
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
They will now pay a minimum of 20,900 yen (~$135) per black & white page and 31,350 yen (~$203) per color page.
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Actually, Disco did become a shared experience with my nongaming partner. We’d lounge on the couch talking through choices, reacting to the story, and debating next steps.
Haven’t found many games that click like that, but "solo" hobbies can turn into communal ones when the right one comes along
Haven’t found many games that click like that, but "solo" hobbies can turn into communal ones when the right one comes along
August 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Actually, Disco did become a shared experience with my nongaming partner. We’d lounge on the couch talking through choices, reacting to the story, and debating next steps.
Haven’t found many games that click like that, but "solo" hobbies can turn into communal ones when the right one comes along
Haven’t found many games that click like that, but "solo" hobbies can turn into communal ones when the right one comes along
it really pains me to say this, but the apple studio display is the only real contender for a nongaming monitor
which is ridiculously priced at $1,600
which is ridiculously priced at $1,600
RT @Ekaeoq: I love criticising other people's workspaces, I find most of them to be uninspiring, boring, tasteless, and poser-y, deeply unoriginal even.
This is my raw unfiltered space, tell me what you dislike about it? What would you change?
This is my raw unfiltered space, tell me what you dislike about it? What would you change?
September 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
it really pains me to say this, but the apple studio display is the only real contender for a nongaming monitor
which is ridiculously priced at $1,600
which is ridiculously priced at $1,600
i enjoyed his work a lot (i even own his artbook) but i lost respect for sushio over this: automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Kill la Kill, Promare animator faces backlash over supporting openly racist politician - AUTOMATON WEST
Studio TRIGGER animator Sushio was confronted by Japanese fans due to endorsing an openly racist far-right politician.
automaton-media.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
i enjoyed his work a lot (i even own his artbook) but i lost respect for sushio over this: automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Japanese convenience store Lawson to sell bizarre “AI-generated” food like pickle-flavored lemon tarts
https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/japanese-convenience-store-lawson-to-sell-bizarre-ai-generated-food-like-pickle-flavored-lemon-tarts/
https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/japanese-convenience-store-lawson-to-sell-bizarre-ai-generated-food-like-pickle-flavored-lemon-tarts/
Japanese convenience store Lawson to sell bizarre “AI-generated” food like pickle-flavored lemon tarts
Major Japanese convenience store Lawson turns to generative AI for new product proposals, coming out with "interesting" flavor combinations.
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September 24, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Japanese convenience store Lawson to sell bizarre “AI-generated” food like pickle-flavored lemon tarts
https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/japanese-convenience-store-lawson-to-sell-bizarre-ai-generated-food-like-pickle-flavored-lemon-tarts/
https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/japanese-convenience-store-lawson-to-sell-bizarre-ai-generated-food-like-pickle-flavored-lemon-tarts/
Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno is only providing support for new Gundam GQuuuuuux, its real creator is FLCL director Kazuya Tsurumaki, staff emphasizes
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Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno is only providing support for new Gundam GQuuuuuux, its real creator is FLCL director Kazuya Tsurumaki, staff emphasizes - AUTOMATON WEST
While Hideaki Anno is credited as a co-writer on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, a member of the team has stepped in to redirect the spotlight to Kazuya Tsurumaki, the anime’s director.
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December 6, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno is only providing support for new Gundam GQuuuuuux, its real creator is FLCL director Kazuya Tsurumaki, staff emphasizes
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I never considered just telling my nongaming friends that the sleeper must awake. Rebuttal proof argument.
January 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I never considered just telling my nongaming friends that the sleeper must awake. Rebuttal proof argument.
“It’s a misunderstanding, I am not interested in cyberpunk.” Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii discusses his complicated relationship with the genre
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“It’s a misunderstanding, I am not interested in cyberpunk.” Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii discusses his complicated relationship with the genre - AUTOMATON WEST
In a recent interview, Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii talks about his complicated relationship with cyberpunk.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
“It’s a misunderstanding, I am not interested in cyberpunk.” Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii discusses his complicated relationship with the genre
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biggest sign of absent product vision at a (nongaming) tech company's gotta be actually shipping a "pet", right?
July 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
biggest sign of absent product vision at a (nongaming) tech company's gotta be actually shipping a "pet", right?
Every day God tests my dedication to his gospel with men that simply cannot be real human beings
March 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Every day God tests my dedication to his gospel with men that simply cannot be real human beings
so fucking disappointed and pissed to learn that sushio publicly supported a far right candidate and now posts shit like "😊" after getting called out (thank god for the japanese trigger community) automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
July 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
so fucking disappointed and pissed to learn that sushio publicly supported a far right candidate and now posts shit like "😊" after getting called out (thank god for the japanese trigger community) automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...
Anime figure and model kit maker Kotobukiya opens official US online store
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Anime figure and model kit maker Kotobukiya opens official US online store - AUTOMATON WEST
Good news for game/anime figure and model kit collectors stateside- Kotobukiya now has an official online storefront in the US.
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March 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Anime figure and model kit maker Kotobukiya opens official US online store
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New Gundam anime to be co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara, with a scenario by Hideaki Anno
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New Gundam anime to be co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara, with a scenario by Hideaki Anno - AUTOMATON WEST
Bandai Namco has announced the brand-new Gundam TV anime series, titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Sieg Axe).
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December 4, 2024 at 1:36 AM
New Gundam anime to be co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara, with a scenario by Hideaki Anno
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I really enjoyed playing 1 and 2, especially with my kids. My nongaming wife even had a lot of fun with it. Hahaha
September 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I really enjoyed playing 1 and 2, especially with my kids. My nongaming wife even had a lot of fun with it. Hahaha