Wangan Midnight Devil Z and Blackbird Get Angel Clover Watch Collaboration
The watches mark the first wristwear collaboration for the long-running car manga, translating its two signature vehicles into collectible timepieces.
Anime Anime
Red River Anime Debuts After Nearly 30 Years With Kisses and Horror
The long-awaited anime adaptation of a 1990s shoujo manga landmark has arrived, and its first episode signals a faithful but tonally bold take that leans into both romance and horror.
Anime Anime
Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Final Trailer Drops, IMAX Screenings Confirmed
The IMAX confirmation and final trailer mark the last major promotional push before the September release of Nolan's most technically ambitious project to date.
Cinema Today
Toei Tokusatsu Blu-Ray Project 2026 Edition Opens Voting With 10 Candidates
The project continues Toei's method of letting fan votes determine which older tokusatsu series get a high-quality Blu-ray restoration, with a slate that spans from 1967's Captain Ultra to 1997's Kabutack.
Cinema Today
NTE: Neverness to Everness Adds Dragon Girl Shinku With Revealing Swimsuit
The character design and the Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights update show Hotta Studio pushing NTE's visual and gameplay variety in a competitive open-world market.
Denfaminicogamer
Azur Promilia CBT Hands-On: Cute Kibos and Characters Shine, But Rough Edges Remain
The CBT impressions show Azur Promilia has strong visual appeal and creature-raising mechanics, but the thin story presentation and incomplete voice acting suggest the game still needs significant polish before launch.
Inside
Tokyo Game Show 2026 Announces 759 Exhibitors, 3.3 Million Yen Anniversary Ticket
By expanding to five days and adding a third public day, TGS 2026 aims to reduce congestion and increase play opportunities, while the record number of overseas exhibitors (275) and participating countries (51) signals the show's growing international pull.
Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark, Inside
Yoroi Shinden Samurai Trooper Adds Hina Naota as Kaede Narumi for Second Cour
The new character and the released videos signal the direction of the second cour, which shifts the story three months after the Yōja Rebellion and introduces a restructured DST under a new commander.
Anime Anime
Toy Story 5 Cafe and Limited Items Launch at LUMINE EST Shinjuku
The event ties the theatrical release of "Toy Story 5" to a large-scale retail and cafe activation, using a record number of participating shops to promote the film.
Anime Anime
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Watercolor Pilot Ver. Lottery Launches July 9
The lottery arrives ahead of the anime's 20th anniversary in October 2026, offering fans a rare set of goods with a distinct watercolor pilot aesthetic.
Nijimen
Five Games Join Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Nintendo Classics
The inclusion of "Tomato Adventure" marks the first time a game from the defunct studio AlphaDream has appeared on Nintendo's modern subscription service.
4Gamer.net, GAME Watch, Denfaminicogamer, and 3 more
Three Female Entrepreneurs Discuss Foundational Experiences at IVS 2026
The panel challenged the common assumption that female entrepreneurs are driven by personal pain, arguing that foundational experiences can be acquired later in life or borrowed from others, and that treating them as a narrow origin story can limit a business's perspective.
4Gamer.net
GIGABYTE 40th Anniversary Exhibition Set for Akihabara in July
The exhibition marks GIGABYTE's 40th anniversary with a rare public showcase of its product history and direct engagement with fans in Akihabara.
4Gamer.net
A24 Horror Film Backrooms Passes $350 Million Worldwide
The film's performance shows that an internet-born horror concept can drive record-breaking box office for A24 across multiple major markets before its Japanese release.
KAI-YOU
Physics-Based Rafting Game 'Sponge Break' Announced for Steam
The game's premise-sponges fleeing tyranny in a kitchen sink-and its physics-based rafting with proximity voice chat mark a distinct co-op survival pitch from a studio founded in 2021.
Automaton
SEEDA's NEET Tokyo YouTube Channel Restored After Unauthorized Access
The restoration ends a nine-day disruption for a channel that has become a notable platform for uncut interviews with figures across hip-hop and adjacent scenes.
KAI-YOU
Evangelion Anima Side Novel Gets Audiobook Adaptation
The audiobook brings a long-running text-only Evangelion side story to a new medium, with the original writer and a single narrator tackling a dense, technical novel that Yamashita himself worried might not work read aloud.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Microsoft Cuts AI Costs by Replacing OpenAI, Anthropic Models With Own MAI
Microsoft's move from partner to competitor in AI models signals a broader industry trend where tech giants prioritize in-house development over third-party licensing to control costs and strategic direction.
GIGAZINE
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Service Ends October 7
Ever Crisis is the latest in a string of Square Enix mobile service closures, and the producer's letter directly attributes the shutdown to the unsustainable cost of meeting fan expectations for a title carrying the Final Fantasy VII name.
4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, and 3 more
Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad Trailer Shows Death Game Mode
The Death Game Mode directly adapts the series' core survival premise into a gameplay mechanic, offering a high-stakes experience that mirrors the original story's tension rather than the more forgiving structure of prior Sword Art Online games.
Anime News Network, OtakuKart Anime
Harvey Awards Nominate Five Anime and Manga Adaptations for 2026
The Harvey Awards, voted on by comics professionals, continue to recognize manga and anime adaptations alongside Western comics, with five major Japanese properties competing in the adaptation category.
Anime News Network
Netflix to Host Videos From BuzzFeed, Variety, and Other Publishers Starting August 3
The deal lets Netflix test viewer appetite for short-form, low-cost web-style content as it competes with YouTube and TikTok and tries to retain subscribers between seasons of its original series.
GIGAZINE
Waymo Robotaxis Stranded in Independence Day Traffic, One Drives Into Burning Fireworks
The incident highlights how self-driving fleets can fail in unpredictable holiday conditions, with battery limits and remote support capacity becoming critical when many vehicles strand at once.
GIGAZINE
Google Cloud Survey Finds 83% of Organizations Need AI Infrastructure Overhaul
The survey signals that enterprise AI deployment is hitting a hard ceiling with legacy systems, and Google Cloud is positioning its hardware and management tools as the necessary upgrade path.
GIGAZINE