Congratulations are in order for WCS Team USA, winners of the 2025 World Cosplay Summit 世界コスプレサミット! Also tonight, Kadokawa issues guidelines for anime sampling, anime studio Gaina changes name after being acquired, and the Korean government plans to offer tax credits for webtoon production costs. Plus, Hello Kitty gets a licensed tarot card set, and Neon Genesis Evangelion's 30th anniversary gets a new flashback album! Meanwhile in Japan, a Japanese Politician offers an apology for his opinion on the taste of rice, an Evangelion voice actress reveals she’s been waiting 11 years for free condoms she was promised, and let's take a trip back to all things Heisei era at a retro exhibition...
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