VASIC Releases Pokemon Handbag Collection With Pikachu and Eevee
The collection brings Pokemon into VASIC's signature Bond bag line, offering adult-oriented accessories with subtle character details.
Anime Anime
Tower Dungeon Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Worldwide
The circulation milestone confirms Tower Dungeon as a commercial success for Nihei, with Kodansha USA's English release keeping pace at five volumes.
Anime News Network
Nijisanji Opens Umyamy Half Anniversary Goods Sales July 30
The half-anniversary merchandise drop gives the two-member unit Umyamy its own dedicated product line, a standard milestone marker for Nijisanji units.
PANORA
Blue Lock x VASARA Yukata Sets Go on Sale August 1
The collaboration turns character-specific motifs into wearable yukata sets, with each design limited to 50 units, making them collectible items tied to the ongoing YUKATA SELECTION campaign.
Nijimen
Phantom of Inferno Visual Novel Slated for Steam on September 4
The Steam release brings the 2000 visual novel to a modern PC audience with the 2013 port's content and multi-language support.
Anime News Network
Village in the Shade Game Launches in West on October 27
The announcement sets a concrete western release date for Nippon Ichi Software's life-sim game, which already launched in Japan, and confirms the full platform lineup and a Limited Edition for overseas buyers.
Anime News Network
Touken Ranbu Online Onkyo Collab Earphones Third Wave Opens Orders July 29
The third wave extends the collab line with four new swordsmen, each carrying newly recorded voice guidance and themed accessories, signaling continued demand for character-driven audio merchandise.
Nijimen
Control Resonant Wishlists Top 1.5 Million, Alan Wake 2 Sales Pass 3 Million
The numbers give Remedy its first concrete read on audience appetite for the Control sequel before launch, and confirm Alan Wake 2's long-tail sales are still generating revenue without platform deals.
Game Spark
A3! Teams With Daimaru Matsuzakaya for Pop Up Store Starting August 19
The department store collaboration dresses the troupe leaders in adult, elegant outfits distinct from their stage looks, with the new visual by Ryo Fujihara anchoring a lineup of fashion accessories meant for daily use.
Nijimen
Humming Studio Podcast App Launches With Text-Based Editing
The app attacks two podcasting barriers at once, waveform-based editing and platform-dependent discoverability, by making text the editing surface and shipping Podcast 2.0 metadata as the default output.
ASCII.jp
Co-op Hamster Game 'Hamster Ball Chaos!' Launches on Steam
The game's core mechanic turns cooperation into a test of restraint, where a single player's impatience ends the run for both.
Game Spark
Pinball Roguelike Cult of PiN Launches on Steam
Cult of PiN brings a full roguelike structure to pinball, with four tables, eight ball types, and over 100 upgrades, giving the genre a strategic depth beyond pure reflex play.
Game Spark
Map-Making Adventure 'Map Map' Dev Cites GeoGuessr and Zelda Influences
The interview reveals how a small indie studio built a game around the map itself, drawing directly from 'GeoGuessr' and 'Breath of the Wild' to create a nostalgic treasure-mapping experience.
Game Spark
MODEROID Evangelion Provisional Unit-05 Model Kit Opens for Preorder
The kit is one of the largest in the MODEROID line and recreates the distinctive four-legged design from the film's opening, expanding the Eva model lineup.
Inside
Escape from Tarkov Reveals League System, Lighthouse Rework, and Documentary
The league system introduces a persistent competitive structure with weekly promotion and relegation, a new layer beyond the existing season system added in version 1.1.0.0.
Game Spark
METAL BUILD God Gundam (Meikyo Shisui) Announced for TAMASHII NATION 2026
The involvement of general director Yasuhiro Imagawa in the figure's design ties the product directly to the original series' creative vision, a detail that distinguishes this release from standard METAL BUILD offerings.
Anime Anime
Seishun wa Sankakukei no Loop Manga Ends in October
The announcement sets a firm end date for a series that only began in March 2025, giving its first volume a defined story arc.
Anime News Network
Frieren Towel Cap Leads Farm Resort Collaboration Goods
The collaboration pairs the anime with a real farm resort, offering exclusive merchandise that ties character moments to the glamping experience.
Denfaminicogamer
Dentsu Game Center Unveils AI Deck-Building Roguelike Verse of Birth
The project shows a major advertising firm applying generative AI to game design as a core play mechanic rather than a production shortcut, with developer Takuma Kawada confirming the balance is hand-controlled to keep AI output within a fixed parameter range.
Game Spark
MTG Hatsune Miku Commander Deck Order Sales Open on Rakuten Books
The collaboration deck brings Hatsune Miku into Magic: The Gathering as a fully playable Commander product, with illustrations by original designer KEI among others.
Denfaminicogamer
Initial D Anime Series Begins Free YouTube Streaming
The free streaming brings the entire Initial D TV run and its successor together on YouTube for a limited time, making the full mountain pass battle saga accessible in one place.
Denfaminicogamer
In the Van Trailer Reveals Cozy Post-Apocalyptic Van Life Survival
The wishlist milestone and strong Japanese store page traffic suggest the cozy survival pitch is landing with players before a release date has even been set.
Game Spark
2026 Spring Anime Theme Song Karaoke Ranking Puts Yorushika's 'Abuku' at No. 1
The ranking shows Yorushika's popularity and the 'LIAR GAME' opening's viral music video driving karaoke demand, while 'Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!' brings retro J-pop into the anime karaoke space.
Anime Anime
Star Arthur Legend Planet Mephius FM-7 Version Free on Project EGG
The free release of this 1983 T&E SOFT adventure title adds a foundational piece of Japanese PC gaming history to Project EGG's catalog, making it accessible to modern players.
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