The South Korean-owned subscription platform Manta is expanding its lineup, scoring manga deals with KADOKAWA and Square Enix's Manga UP! platform.

A second edition of Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake (TIPM) will be held at TIFFCOM this year, running from October 28 to 30 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center.

BBC Studios Kids & Family is teaming up with Alexi Wheeler's Wheel In Motion and KADOKAWA Corporation in Japan for a live-action version of Eiko Kadono's Kiki’s Delivery Service novel, previously adapted by Studio Ghibli as an anime feature film.

WEBTOON Entertainment's LINE Digital Frontier has joined forces with Kadokawa and Redice Studio to launch Studio White, which will adapt Japanese IPs into webcomics for WEBTOON readers around the world.