Readers are scrambling to develop ways to detect whether generative AI was used to write fanworks. The results are questionable. Readers are scrambling to develop ways to detect whether generative ...

The wait for the next Puella Magi Madoka Magica film is almost over, hopefully. The oft-delayed and long-awaited fourth entry in the subversive magical girl anime series is finally set to be released ...

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Hasbro has a few things lined up for the Beyblade X booth and more during Anime Expo 2026. The team will have a booth at this year's event at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2-5, where ...

The famous fan fiction website Archive of Our Own or AO3 has finally exited open beta, 17 years after it launched way back in 2009. AO3 is a nonprofit created by the by the Organization for ...

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TOKYO, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co., Ltd., operator of TOKYO SKYTREE, is holding "PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA in TOKYO SKYTREE (R)," the first collaborative event between the ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Books inspired by existing intellectual property are nothing new, but the trend may be gathering steam Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books ...

Publisher FuRyu and developer Groove Box Japan have announced Beyblade X: EVOBATTLE – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. It will launch on December 18 for 8,200 yen (western pricing to be announced), a 1,000 ...

Source: GPT-5 / OpenAI Who owns fictional characters? Is it the person who brings them to life, or the fans who admire or even love them? Should writing stories about one’s favorite characters be seen ...