Manga Creator Masaki Ando, Voice Actor Honoka Kuroki Announce Their Marriage
The marriage unites two figures from the same production, with Ando creating the manga and Kuroki voicing a character in its anime adaptation.
Anime News Network
Peaky Hikers VTuber Duo Teams With Ikaho Onsen for Trading Card Tour
The event extends Peaky Hikers' local tourism promotion model into a gamified physical-collectible format, deepening their role as regional ambassadors beyond digital content.
KAI-YOU
Atlus Announces Persona 6 and Persona 4 Revival
The simultaneous announcement of a new mainline entry and a full remake of a fan-favorite title signals Atlus is doubling down on the Persona brand as the series approaches its 30th anniversary.
Denfaminicogamer
Ichiban Kuji Gakuen Idolmaster Part 6 Reveals 1/7 Gracemaster Figures
The reveal of three scale figures in a single Ichiban Kuji lineup marks a premium prize tier for the Gakuen Idolmaster sub-series, with the Last One variant of Mao Arimura also offered through a double chance campaign.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Macross VF-1J Valkyrie Kits Return as Multiplex Editions
The re-release updates a popular 2010-era kit line with multi-character decal options and removes transformation gimmicks for sharper aircraft and robot proportions, while allowing Gerwalk mode through separate purchase.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Little Nightmares Veterans' Debut Game End of Abyss Gets October Release Date
The debut from a studio built by the team behind Little Nightmares brings a distinct visual and atmospheric style to the survival horror genre, with a concrete release date and a playable demo showing its twin-stick and exploration mechanics.
4Gamer.net
Kagami No TRPG Goes on Sale With HP as Character Settings
The game turns character identity into a health bar, making personality erasure a core mechanic rather than a narrative flourish.
Denfaminicogamer
YouTube Reports 2.5 Billion Copyright Claims in 2025, Up 14%
The report confirms that automated copyright enforcement on YouTube continues to scale rapidly, while manual claims remain a small but more contested portion of the system.
GIGAZINE
ViviON Blue Kuji Online Lottery Launches With Aogiri High School Pajama Party Goods
The launch marks ViviON's first foray into a guaranteed-win lottery model for its 2D goods store, using its own VTuber group as the debut property.
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Nvidia RTX Spark Runs Pragmata Smoothly With Ray Tracing at COMPUTEX 2026
The RTX Spark demos show Nvidia entering a new Windows PC category with a GPU comparable to the desktop RTX 5070, potentially reshaping the portable and small-form-factor gaming market.
4Gamer.net
NEOWIZ Names Developer Park Seong-jun as New Representative Director
The appointment puts a developer with a track record on a global hit in the top management seat, signaling that NEOWIZ is centering its corporate strategy around its upcoming game pipeline.
4Gamer.net
Chiikawa Bakery OSAKA Opens June 26 With Osaka-Exclusive Menu
The Osaka location extends the Chiikawa Bakery concept beyond its original Tokyo footprint, adding regional exclusives that give local fans a reason to visit in person.
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Undertale Gets First Official Wind Symphony Concert in Japan
The concert marks the first time Toby Fox's acclaimed RPG soundtrack gets a full wind ensemble arrangement in Japan, performed by the country's oldest professional wind orchestra.
Denfaminicogamer
Jason Voorhees Finally Joins Dead by Daylight After Decade of Rights Issues
The addition of a Friday the 13th character, long rumored but blocked by rights issues, finally bridges a major gap in Dead by Daylight's horror roster at the game's 10-year mark.
KAI-YOU
Ichigo 100% Desktop Cute Figures of Tsukasa and Aya Debut at Taito Prize Fair
The first Desktop Cute figures for Ichigo 100% characters mark a new addition to Taito's prize figure lineup, expanding the series' merchandise presence.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Dengeki Hobby Web Lists May 2026 Hololive PV Ranking
The monthly ranking provides a direct measure of which hololive merchandise announcements, collaborations, and figure releases generated the most reader engagement on Dengeki Hobby Web in May 2026.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Haikyu!! Pop Up Shop With Summer Jinbei Goods Opens June 9
The shop offers advance-sale merchandise with original summer-themed character art, a seasonal promotional strategy for the Haikyu!! franchise.
Nijimen
33 VTubers Compete in V-Cas Campaign for Dragon Blood: Slayers Academy
The campaign pairs a major mobile RPG launch with a structured VTuber promotion, using competitive streaming metrics to drive visibility and downloads.
PANORA
OpenAI Plans ChatGPT Super App Overhaul With Coding Tools and AI Agents
The super app transformation positions ChatGPT as a paid-product gateway, with coding tool Codex already generating about 40% of OpenAI's revenue and a target of 50% by end of 2026.
GIGAZINE
Max Factory Shows First Color Prototype of Kana Figma From Bunny Garden 2
The figma line for Bunny Garden 2 is moving from announcement to physical prototype, and the addition of two play sets expands the product range beyond single figures.
Inside
Re-Ment Launches Petadoll Yu-Gi-Oh! Figures in Friendship and Rival Sets
The petadoll line brings a new sitting-pose format to Yu-Gi-Oh! characters, offering collectors two themed sets that separate the main cast from the antagonists.
Inside
NANA X Love Liner Collaboration Launches Limited Makeup Line
The collaboration ties a defining Heisei-era manga to a functional makeup line, with packaging designed to appeal to longtime fans through symbolic references to the story's central relationship.
Nijimen
Jujutsu Kaisen 5th Anniversary Pop-Up Runs at Baseyard Tokyo From June 10
The pop-up is the final physical event for the anime's 5th anniversary, consolidating all three anniversary visual lines in one retail space.
Nijimen
Steins;Gate 8-Bit Spin-Off Octet in Shifting Space Returns as Re:Boot Pre-Order Bonus
The re-release of a decade-old 8-bit experiment as a pre-order incentive signals MAGES. treating its niche back catalog as a value-add for a premium remake, rather than a standalone product.
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