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.

Disney Channel and Disney+ have greenlit an anime adaptation of the Kingdom Hearts video game, developed with Tetsuya Nomura, creator of the SQUARE ENIX title.