- The game sequel Toushin Toshi 3 was revealed to be in the works at Alice Soft, some 14 years after the previous title in the series. Their latest game, released earlier this year, was Beat Blades Haruka.

- Battle Spirits, the "new generation of trading card games" developed by Bandai and releasing on September 13, will also have manga and anime adaptations. The manga will begin on July 26, and the anime series will start airing this autumn, produced by Sunrise.

- "Japan plans assault on fansubbing" is the title of a complex Sankaku story, which exposes the Japanese government's proposed measures for cracking down on illegal online distribution and fansubbing. Shortly put, "in 2008 we aim for the introduction of a framework in which Japanese IP holders can more easily make demands for the removal of infringing content".