The founder of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle studio Ufotable, Hikaru Kondo, was asked about the film’s budget in a rather fun part of an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. When quoted an estimated figure of $20 million, which has been widely circulated online, Kondo queried where that had come from and countered,… Demon Slayer Producer Says He’ll ‘Sincerely Try His Best’ to Reveal Details on Movie Budget

Torrent Freak reports that Kakao Entertainment, the major Korean content platform operator with hits like the Solo Leveling webtoon, has taken credit for manga piracy site Bato[.]to’s shutdown. Specifically, it was the anti-piracy arm of Kakao Entertainment, P.CoK (Protecting the Content of Kakao Entertainment), that has taken credit, telling Torrent Freak that it has tracked… Cause of Bato Manga Piracy Site Shutdown ‘Revealed’ – Korea’s Kakao Entertainment/P.CoK Takes Credit

Amazon posted a job listing on January 17 for a Creative Director, Dubbing, for its Prime Video streaming platform. The Creative Director would join Amazon’s Localization Enablement & Accessibility Program (LEAP) Team, and would “spearhead the creative vision for its AI-enabled dubbing platform.” Amazon’s AI dubbing Creative Director will “identify opportunities and set up creative… Amazon Doubles Down on AI Dubs for Anime Despite Backlash: Creative Director Wanted (UPDATED)