France's manga park stalls without Dragon Ball

Published: 2026-08-31T14:27:56.593Z

France's planned manga-themed park faces a core IP gap as Dragon Ball rights holders withhold approval, while Netflix Thailand's anime rankings and AniList's current releases highlight the global dema

France's manga park stalls without Dragon Ball. France's manga-themed park hit a snag: Le Monde reports Bird Studio, Shueisha, and Toei Animation haven't signed off on using Dragon Ball, the IP Macron's office had pegged as the park's likely center Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-08-27/newspaper-france-theme-park-project-lacks-approval-from-dragon-ball-rights-holders/.241040
By the Numbers: anime on Netflix in Thailand Anime entries on Netflix's Thailand Top 10 for the week of 2026-08-23 included Though I Am an Inept Villainess (#8), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I (#9). Source: Netflix Top 10, week Source: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10#week-2026-08-23-market-thailand
By the Numbers: releasing anime trending on AniList AniList's currently releasing anime snapshot on 2026-08-31 ranked Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 (#1), Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky (#2), ONE PIECE (#3). Source: AniList. Source: https://anilist.co/search/anime/trending#releasing-2026-08-31

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