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Lina, Strategist, Age Eight\u003c/strong\u003e: Hanashi Media license\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Merchant Heiress is Unstoppable with the Power of Money\u003c/strong\u003e: Hanashi Media license\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving It Up in Another World Until I Get Bored: A Thirty-Something Nobody\u0026#39;s Carefree Life\u003c/strong\u003e: Hanashi Media license\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComikey\u003c/strong\u003e: adding Hakusensha shojo manga to the service\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManga UP! additions\u003c/strong\u003e: The Viscount\u0026#39;s Porky Portrait, Unwinding with the Aloof Girl at the Standing Bar, If Witch, Then Which?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGolden Phantom\u003c/strong\u003e: Daiki Yamazaki\u0026#39;s new simulpub on K MANGA\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"TheOASG Podcast's Anime NYC 2026 roundup: Crunchyroll drops print books, Comico ends in January 2027, Cool Japan loses funding, several manga hit hiatus, and Hanashi Media announces eight new light novel licenses.","twitterPost":"Anime NYC 2026 news roundup from TheOASG: Crunchyroll cuts print books, Comico shuts down in January 2027, Cool Japan loses funding, manga hiatuses, and eight new Hanashi Media light novel licenses.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"TheOASG Podcast's 251st episode rounds up Anime NYC 2026 news: Crunchyroll drops print books, Comico ends service in January 2027, and the Cool Japan initiative loses funding. 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