Developer Tokisaka opened the Steam store page for Limit Livers One Week Before Deadline on August 15. The PC game is a deck-building roguelite management sim where players guide three VTubers through a week of deadline chaos, balancing schedules and resources to complete tasks like submitting proposals and replying to emails.
Dengeki Hobby Web highlights four KADOKAWA Kindle comic volumes releasing July 23, 2026: 'Moto Sekai 1-i no Sub Character Ikusei Nikki' Vol. 14, 'Henkyou no Renkinjutsushi' Vol. 9, 'LV999 no Murabito' Vol. 21, and 'Isekai Gohan Musou 3' Vol. 3. Each is priced at 924 yen on Amazon. The article provides series descriptions and purchase links.
Good Smile Company is reissuing two ModeroiD plastic model kits from the Getter Robo series: Shin Getter 1 and Shin Getter Dragon. Both are scheduled for release in December 2026. Shin Getter 1 is based on the Riobot action figure and costs 5,900 yen. Shin Getter Dragon includes drill arm and booster parts and costs 7,900 yen.
Netflix has announced 14 additional cast members for its upcoming series "Gas Man," a reboot of Toho's 1960 tokusatsu film "The Gas Man First Number." The new additions include Takao Aoki, Kaoru Sakurai, Takashi Okabe, Pierre Taki, Shuhei Nomura, Ayumu Nakajima, Yuya Matsuura, Motoki Kobayashi, Kento Kaku, Masahiro Takashima, Mei Nagano, Hideko Hara, Hideo Nakano, and Yui Natsukawa. Kaku and Aoki were cast through a "reverse offer" after they expressed strong interest in appearing. The series follows an unprecedented murder case where a human suddenly expands and explodes during a live TV program, with the culprit being a "Gas Man" who can transform his body into gas. Shun Oguri and Aoi Yu play Detective Kenji Okamoto and Reporter Kyoko Kono, who pursue the Gas Man. Suzu Hirose, Kento Hayashi, and Yutaka Takenouchi also appear, while UTA makes his acting debut as the Gas Man. The 8-episode series is directed by Shinzo Katayama, with Yeon Sang-ho serving as executive producer and co-writer. It will stream globally on Netflix starting July 2.
Hibiki Uehara's manga Camouflage Couple, based on an original story by Miyabi Mutsuo, is being adapted into a live-action drama titled Will You Be My Spouse Again? ~Camouflage Couple~. It will air on Nippon TV from July 6, 2026, starring Eii Morisako and Koki Maeda as the married leads. The 12-episode series follows Aiko and Seiichi Sasajima through a marital crisis after infidelity, using vertical-scroll manga pacing and psychological depth.
Netflix and Toho have released the main trailer and key art for the eight-episode series "Gas Man," a reboot of Toho's 1960 special effects film "The First Gas Man." The series, directed by Shinzo Katayama and executive produced by Yeon Sang-ho, follows detectives Kenji Okamoto (Shun Oguri) and Kyoko Kono (Yu Aoi) as they pursue a killer who can turn his body into gas. The trailer shows the Gas Man, played by debut actor UTA, announcing a press conference where he will reveal his methods and next target. Suzu Hirose and Kento Hayashi play video streamer siblings, and Yutaka Takenouchi plays a former yakuza-turned-company president. Filming ran from September 2024 to April 2025 across about 120 locations, with location scouting covering over 1,000 sites. The production achieved the first full closure of Tokyo Station front for a Japanese film shoot after 18 months of negotiations. The series streams worldwide on Netflix from July 2.