{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-27T17:27:55.913Z","story":{"id":"r_73567c353bec4ec5aa3d093b","slug":"animenomics-iran-war-drives-manga-printing-costs-up-u-next-buys-gohands","url":"https://yomimono.id/animenomics-iran-war-drives-manga-printing-costs-up-u-next-buys-gohands","headline":"Animenomics: Iran War Drives Manga Printing Costs Up, U-NEXT Buys GoHands","summary":"The Animenomics newsletter reports that the Iran-US war has driven naphtha prices in Japan to a four-year high, raising costs for manga printing. Separately, streaming service U-NEXT is acquiring anime studio GoHands from founder Ringo Kishimoto, and Itochu has invested in a San Francisco character licensing agency.","why_it_matters":"The war's effect on petroleum-derived printing materials is adding to already rising manga prices, while U-NEXT's studio acquisition signals a push toward in-house production to control licensing costs.","published_at":"2026-05-27T14:30:42.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Animenomics"],"citations":[{"source":"Animenomics","title":"Iran war sends price shock in manga industry","url":"https://news.animenomics.com/p/iran-war-sends-price-shock-in-manga-industry"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["GoHands"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":true}}}