Sony's Xperia 10 VIII Adds An Oshi-Katsu Hook With A Demon Slayer Card Tap
The domestic model's draw is not the hardware refresh, which the piece calls a near-repeat of the Xperia 10 VII, but the tie-up with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba that turns a standard handset into a character-branded one.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Sony will release the Xperia 10 VIII on October 8, 2026 in Japan, with the open-market model priced around 99,000 yen. Specs sit close to the Xperia 10 VII. The display is 50 percent brighter, and the redesigned speaker unit raises volume 15 percent and improves low-frequency sound pressure by 100 percent. A new Point & Pay Menu opens on a double press of the power button.
Sony's Japan model carries the same display components as the previous generation, a redesign that lands on brightness and audio rather than new panels. Pressing the power button twice calls up a list of points and mobile payment apps, a menu Sony adds starting with this model.
The headline feature is the tie-in: the phone takes a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba edition tied to card interaction, the hook Sony is selling as oshi-katsu, spending on a favorite character or work. The price stayed under 100,000 yen at around 99,000 yen, even as memory prices and the yen's weakness push costs up.
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