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Takashi Tezuka to Retire From Nintendo in June – News

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May 14, 2026

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Tezuka joined Nintendo in 1984, became key director in Mario, Zelda franchises

Photo of Takashi Tezuka — Image via Nintendo

Nintendo announced on Friday that executive officer Takashi Tezuka will retire on June 26.

Tezuka began his career at Nintendo in 1984, working side-by-side with Shigeru Miyamoto on the Mario series since Super Mario Bros. and then on The Legend of Zelda series since the first game. He eventually directed several titles including The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. He assumed the role of executive officer in 2018. He also served as operational manager for previous Nintendo Game Seminars.

Tezuka is considered a key figure at Nintendo, along with Executive Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto and SRD CEO Toshihiko Nakago.

Sources: Nintendo, Gamespark via Hachima Kikō

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Tamekō’s Lala’s Married Life Manga Enters Final Arc – News

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May 14, 2026

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Manga launched in 2018

Libre Publishing confirmed on Saturday that Tamekō‘s Lala’s Married Life (LaLa no Kekkon) manga has entered its final arc with its ninth volume, which shipped on the same day.

Animate International is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:

Lala is Ramdane’s twin sister, and she has been betrothed to Wolsey, the son of a wealthy merchant family. However, Lala has feelings for someone else. For her to safely elope, her brother, Ramdane, steps in as the bride. Ramdane doesn’t plan on sticking around and tries to flee the night of the wedding. However, Wolsey has other plans in mind and spikes Ramdane’s drink so that he cannot escape. He aggressively imposes his will on him, and they spend a night that neither of them will ever forget.

Tamekō launched the manga in Libre Publishing‘s Be-Boy Gold magazine in February 2018. Animate International released the eighth volume digitally in English on February 17.

Tamekō launched the My Androgynous Boyfriend (Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu.) manga in Shodensha‘s Feel Young magazine in February 2018, and ended it in March 2023. Shodensha published the manga’s fifth and final volume in July 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the manga in English, and released the fifth volume in December 2024. The manga inspired a live-action television series that premiered in April 2021.

Source: PR Times

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Writer Mujirushi Shimazaki, Artist Rika Kamiyoshi Launch New Manga – News

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May 14, 2026

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Yami Ochi Reijō wa Maō no Musume Alice ni Tenseishita no de Ōto de Anyaku suru Koto ni Shimashita debuted on May 6

The June issue of Square Enix‘s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine announced on Tuesday that writer Mujirushi Shimazaki and artist Rika Kamiyoshi has launched a new manga titled Yami Ochi Reijō wa Maō no Musume Alice ni Tenseishita no de Ōto de Anyaku suru Koto ni Shimashita (The Dishonored Lady Was Reincarnated as the Demon King’s Daughter Alice, So She Decided to Act Behind the Scenes in the Royal Capital). The manga launched in advance on Square Enix‘s Gangan Online app on May 6.

The manga centers on Rebecca, the daughter of a noble family, who was burned at the stake with her entire family for a crime they did not commit. She gets reincarnated as the Demon King’s daughter Alice, and to get revenge on the people who betrayed her and her family, she takes on a human form to begin her clandestine activities at the royal capital.

Shimazaki drew the Monster Tamer Girls (Kaijū no Shiiku Iin) manga. The manga ran in Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine from 2015 to 2016, and Houbunsha published two compiled book volumes for the manga. Yen Press published both volumes of the manga in English in 2018.

Shimazaki and Hama‘s The Necromancer Maid manga serialized in Gangan Online in April 2019 to July 2021 for three volumes. Square Enix‘s Manga UP! Global manga service publishes the series in English. Manga UP! Global also publishes Shimazaki and Kitora‘s Nina is Plotting Daddy’s Death three-volume manga in English.

Shimazaki and Mori Kuroi’s Erio to Denki Ningyō (Erio and Electric Doll) short mini-series manga launched on the Tonari no Young Jump website in 2022. Shimazaki penned the manga, and Kuroi drew the art. The mini-series ended on January 9.

Kamiyoshi launched the manga adaptation of Hiroyuki Kagami‘s I’m a High Schooler, But I Became an Owner of a Castle in Another World novels in 2015. The now defunct Manga Planet digital platform released the manga in English.

Sources: Monthly Shonen Gangan June issue, Rika Kamiyoshi‘s X/Twitter account

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Yuuji Oono, Music Composer of ‘Lupin the Third’, Dies at 84

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May 14, 2026

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Yuuji Oono, the acclaimed jazz pianist and composer renowned for scoring the anime series Lupin III, died on May 4, 2026. He was 84.

His agency, Office Augusta, announced his passing in an official statement on May 13, expressing heartfelt gratitude for the support and kindness shown to him throughout his lifetime. The statement added that up until just before he died, Oono had been living his life normally until he passed away peacefully while sleeping. Private funeral and memorial services were held with close family per his relatives’ wishes. A public gathering will be held at a later date.

The statement also confirmed that the concert on May 30 at Billboard Live Tokyo will continue as planned because Oono had already finished preparing for the show.

Oono began his recording career as a versatile jazz pianist and composer in 1966. During the mid-1970s, he took a break from playing the piano in order to concentrate more on composition. This transition turned out to be crucial, as he became one of the key figures in anime music composition, particularly for his works in the Lupin III franchise. His work on Lupin III: Part II and the movie Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro (Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro) gained him worldwide recognition.

Beyond Lupin III series, Oono composed scores for many notable anime titles, including Space Cobra (Space Adventure Cobra), Gakuen Senki Muryou (Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars), Time Slip Ichimannen (Prime Rose), Kaitei Choutokkyuu: Marine Express (Undersea Super Train: Marine Express), and 100-man-nen Chikyuu no Tabi: Bander Book (One-Million Year Trip: Bander Book). His extensive career lasted nearly six decades, producing more than 50 film and television scores.