BanG Dream! MyGO!!!!! Tomori Takamatsu Prize Figure Launches May 2026
The figure arrives ahead of the January 2027 TV anime BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, keeping the band's profile active during the wait.
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SpaceX Names Chun Wang for Starship Mars Flyby Mission
The selection of Chun Wang, a proven commercial mission commander, for both a lunar flyby and the first Starship Mars mission signals SpaceX is moving from test flights to crewed interplanetary operations.
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Furyu Announces New Survival TPS 'ANOMALITH' for October 29 Release
Furyu, known for RPGs and visual novels, is entering the survival TPS genre with a Showa-retro horror setting, a notable genre pivot for the studio.
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Destiny 2 Final Content Update Monument of Triumph Arrives June 9
The update marks the end of major content for a live service that ran nearly nine years, with Bungie publicly stating it will redirect studio resources toward its next title.
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GU and Puppet Sunsun Collaboration Launches June 19 With 15 Items
The collaboration brings the Puppet Sunsun character brand to a major fast-fashion retailer with a focused seasonal theme and broad size range.
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Hashire Hebereke EX Remake Launches September 3 for PC and Switch
The announcement revives a niche Sunsoft platformer from the Super Famicom era with modern online features, continuing a pattern of retro remakes targeting the current console generation.
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Good Smile Company Reprints Hatsune Miku With SOLWA Figure
The reprint brings back a popular collaboration figure that originally sold out, giving collectors a second chance at a Mai Yoneyama-designed Miku with translucent detailing.
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Blue Lock Animate Fair 2026 Cyber Cat Merchandise Pre-Orders Open May 22
The fair expands Blue Lock's merchandise slate with a distinct futuristic cat-ear aesthetic, offering collectors a limited-time lineup across Animate's online and physical stores.
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Court Medical Fantasy Gekkakoku Kiden Gets TV Anime Adaptation
The adaptation brings a niche court medical comedy with a female lead skilled in suturing surgery to television, a premise uncommon in the current seasonal lineup.
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Demon Kill Demon: Yomi 1984 Details Dungeon Build System With Yomi Flowers
The Dungeon Build system gives players direct control over dungeon layout and enemy encounters, a rare degree of player agency in a genre that typically presents fixed maps.
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Touken Ranbu Ice Show Reveals Yamabagiri Chogi Character Visual
This is the fourth character visual for the ice show, and the first to depict a specific sword warrior in a skating pose, signaling the production is moving toward full performance details and ticket sales.
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INSOMNIA Launches INS×LAB Research Project With University of Tokyo
The project marks an attempt to replace intuition-based esports training with reproducible, data-driven methods through formal academic partnerships.
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INSOMNIA Rebrands From Esports Team to Esports Club
The rebranding signals a structural shift in how a top Japanese esports organization defines itself, moving from title-specific teams to a cross-game club model that pools resources and fan support.
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Maaya Sakamoto FGO Best Album "Yoin" Releases July 29
The album marks a chronological cap on Sakamoto's decade-long musical involvement with Fate/Grand Order, collecting every theme she contributed from launch through the final chapter.
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The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom Gets TV Anime
This adaptation brings a long-running shojo medical fantasy to screen with a staff heavy on veteran episode directors and Precure composers, suggesting Kadokawa is betting on a niche but established property rather than a new hit.
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Saijo no Osewa Anime Casts Ami Koshimizu and Takehito Koyasu, angela Performs Opening
The additions of Koshimizu and Koyasu, along with angela's theme song, round out the core cast and music for the summer premiere.
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Victoria With Extra Cards Main PV 1 Released With KI_EN Ending Theme
The PV gives the first extended look at the series' tone and character dynamics ahead of its July premiere, while confirming the full ending theme.
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Kadokawa Reports 51.3% Profit Drop, Blames Isekai Oversaturation
Kadokawa's admission that its reliance on isekai and web novel-style titles caused consumer fatigue marks a rare self-critical turn for a publisher that built its recent growth on those genres.
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Sangokushi Eiyuuden: Arena Gets EVO Japan 2026 Exhibition With Umehara and ET
The presence of top fighting game players at the exhibition signals that the developer is positioning Sangokushi Eiyuuden: Arena as a competitive title ahead of its release.
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Jaafar Jackson and Three Others to Attend Japan Premiere of Biopic Michael
The Japan premiere brings the lead actor, who is also Michael Jackson's real nephew, and the director of a biopic that has already become the highest-grossing biographical film in North America to promote the film in a key international market.
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Witchfire Adds Japanese Language Support in V0.9 Update
Japanese support opens Witchfire to a new audience as the game approaches a major update that reworks its endgame and difficulty systems.
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Bakemonogatari Hanekawa Tsubasa 1/7 Figure Opens for Pre-Order With LED Lanterns
The figure adapts a specific illustration by Oh! Great into a premium sculpt with integrated lighting, marking a higher-end release for the Bakemonogatari franchise.
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STARBITES Review Roundup: Mixed Scores Across Platforms
The mixed critical reception highlights a divide between players who appreciate traditional JRPG mechanics and those who expect modern polish, with technical problems on Switch and missing Spanish localization cited as barriers.
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Acosta Fukuoka Cosplay Event Fills PayPay Dome With Diverse Characters
The event shows the continued scale and diversity of cosplay culture in Kyushu, with a major venue hosting participants from across Japan and beyond.
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