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Irodori Comics will be reporting on topics we believe to be interesting for our audience. We will be reporting on a lot of “manga/ anime industry” news and updates, as well as some interesting topics that aren’t covered by other news sites.

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Right Stuf absorbed by Crunchyroll (SONY)

In August 2021, SONY Pictures, which already owned Funimation, completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T, consolidating its power in the anime industry. Just a...
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The French woman who started a BL Con when she was just 21!

  Y/CON, which started in 2016 is a comic convention in France that features a diverse range of LGBTQ+ works and international guests.  The Y in...
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Pixiv Anti-Piracy Tactics: Japanese Artists Adding Tiananmen Square Into Their Images and Profiles to...

When Japanese artists who use Pixiv found out that their art galleries were extracted and stolen on a website called vpixiv, certain anti-piracy tactics...
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JAV website, R18.com, to shut down

Shocking news flew in on September 20, 2022, as the renowned JAV website (R18.com) released a statement saying it would completely shut down its...
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MANGA PRODUCTIONS: The Saudi Arabian Manga and Anime Production Company

Anime has no doubt become a huge industry spear-headed by Japan. However, in recent years, anime has spread to other nations as a form...
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Hentai Mangaka Yumeki Banana Gets “Railed”

Yumeki Banana is a hentai mangaka who publishes her works at Irodori Comics. She recently got the Japanese internet’s attention because of a particular...
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Bluesky Had Plans to Launch Its Own OnlyFans-Like Service

The Verge reported that Bluesky had plans to roll out an OnlyFan-like service on its platform earlier this year. However, the plan was trashed...
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Starbucks Japan Slapping Dicks and Laying Eggs

TW: Trypophobia         The new Starbucks menu is causing a stir in Japan. Even with an enticing name like “Blueberry and Cocoa Cream Pie”, its peculiar...
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Doujin is Not Just Porn

Doujin is much more than just porn The word 同人 (doujin) in the West is commonly associated as adult-themed fan fiction of existing Intellectual Properties....
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Gaming Penis!?

Japanese Bluesky users are having a field day, putting chaotic prompts into AI image generators. On October 24, 2022, a new Bluesky trend broke out...

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