The PC Steam endless flight game Fly Over! 100km! Mountains! will become a paid title on November 16, the developer announced on October 9. Players who add it to their library before then keep free access to future content. Its Steam user reviews sit at Very Positive, with 81% of 59 reviews positive, and the developer cites development and maintenance costs plus continued updates as the reason.
100Year Games released gameplay footage for Medieval Shepherd, a sheepherding simulation set in medieval Europe where the player guides a flock with sheepdogs and develops a farm. Players direct the dogs through commands such as driving, gather and follow, and wait and stay in place. Sheepdogs can be chosen from multiple breeds, each with characteristics that change how the flock is handled. The game is in development for Steam with Japanese interface support.
GKIDS announced Wednesday that it will release the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters on Blu-ray Disc on December 1. The Collector's Edition adds five art cards and a mini-poster, and the disc carries an interview with director Kenji Iwaisawa, a rotoscoping workshop, and scene breakdowns. Netflix began streaming the film with Japanese audio and English subtitles in December 2025; it opened in Japan in September 2025.
Manga Up! Global added five manga over the past two weeks, with release dates spanning September 30 to October 8. The batch includes Siketainu's magical girl comedy Magical Girl Recruiter Puicho!, the café romance Bitter Knight in My Sweet Café, Ann Siranui's VAMPXIA, the romantic comedy 100 Things the Sheltered Lady and This Commoner Want to Do, and Renjuro Kindaichi's zombie anthology We Are All D***.
At OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026, held at Congres Square Grand Green Osaka on October 3 and 4, the free game 1000km/h Cow by samirin lets players steer a UFO that drags a 600kg cow to roughly 1000km/h so it takes off. The figure comes from a Siemens blog calculation, published in 2015, of the lift a cow would need to fly.
MBC Game Studio announced its debut title 1001 Threads of Mizan at Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live. The co-op action-adventure supports up to three players and ships on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Creative Director Lars Bonde, who spent eight years at Ubisoft on Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2, told Automaton the game is set in the world of One Thousand and One Nights.
Panasonic announced the Technics EAH-A1000 on September 30, a high-end wireless headphone with an independently developed driver that uses magnetic fluid in the voice coil gap. The price is open, with an expected street price around 60,000 yen. Release is planned for November 19 in two colors: Platinum Gray Beige and Black.
Sankaku Head announced in a Saturday livestream on Niconico that Umaru-chan 100, a new series in the Himouto! Umaru-chan manga, will start on Shueisha's Young Jump+ platform on October 1. The original manga ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2013 to 2017 and inspired a 12-episode television anime in July 2015, plus a second season, Himouto! Umaru-chan R, in October 2017.
The Nagoya run of 100% Doraemon & Friends is set for late April to late August 2027, with Nagoya PARCO and other spots around the Sakae area as the venue. The Tokyo exhibition in Ariake drew more than 300,000 visitors and closed on September 30. Dates, venue details, and admission fees for Nagoya will be announced later.
At ECS 2026, held August 27 and 28 at a Tokyo hotel, AMD laid out its physical AI strategy and put a Unified Memory architecture at the center of it, with the NPU and CPU sharing one memory space and the GPU sharing the same pool. The company argues external NPUs and GPUs on small systems force repeated exchanges over PCI Express or slower interfaces, and that overhead limits how fast the sense, infer, decide, act loop can run.
Ibraid Inc., a group company of Mirrativ, announced that its v-cas VTuber casting service is running the "100 VTubers x Aniimo Great Adventure Week" campaign from September 16 to September 29, 2026. The campaign starts alongside the PC and console launch of Aniimo, a free-to-play open-world monster-collecting RPG from Pawprint Interactive Entertainment. Participants earn points for streaming frequency, short video posts, and in-game progress. Interim rankings arrive September 25, with final results in early October.
Episode 35 of Season 3 splits into two mother-focused halves. The first gives Hahari a dedicated date segment with Rentaro, who lets her dress as a high schooler and takes her to a spot built around her favorite childhood toy and TV show. The second introduces Shizuka's mother through a dreary home life, setting up a serious meet-the-parents arc. The episode holds a 4.2 community score.
Uoto, the artist behind Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, announced two new manga series across Friday and Saturday. Hallucination Meat will run in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits, with a launch date still undetermined but expected this year. Test Taker/Cheaters, written by Uoto with art by Kyō Yoneshiro, will run in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon, aiming for the start of next year.
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido is running the Mob Psycho 100 III Eating Together Online Lottery, with sales starting Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 12:00 and ending Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:59. The lottery uses newly drawn illustrations themed around eating together and is tied to the 10th anniversary of the TV anime series. Each draw costs 770 yen including tax, with shipping fees separate, and every draw wins a prize. The S prize is a choose-one BIG fabric wall hanging in five types. Lower tiers include choose-one acrylic panels in five types, acrylic stand figures in five types, acrylic keychains in twelve types, and can badges in twelve types. A repost campaign gives three people a complete twelve-type can badge set. Buyers of the 10-draw set get a random mini bromide, and on October 10, Arataka Reigen's birthday, the same set also includes a birthday-day-only mini bromide.
Bandai Spirits is reissuing three Gunpla items: the HG 1/144 Hizack Custom (A.O.Z RE-BOOT Ver.) at 3,080 yen, the MG 1/100 MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon (MSV Color), and a Gundam Decal DX 09 set for the ADVANCE OF Z series. Pre-orders open on Premium Bandai at 11:00 on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with the Hizack Custom scheduled to ship in January 2027.
Game Spark played MBC Game Studio's 1001 Threads of Mizan at gamescom 2026 and spoke with the team. The co-op action adventure adapts One Thousand and One Nights, casting players as three heroes who ride flying carpets and fight Jinn to restore the Knights of Mizan. The demo showed aggressive combat, soulslike boss encounters, and a carpet system that drives both movement and battle.
Episode 34 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3 completes Kishika's introduction by having her challenge every other girlfriend to a kendo battle royale. The fight is a non-lethal balloon-popping game, but the animation is fluid and fast. Iku loses on purpose, Kusuri goes down despite her references, and Naddy and Yaku nearly win. Hahari then offers Kishika 'nursery nutrients,' and she accepts.
Automaton played a pre-alpha co-op demo of 1001 Threads of Mizan at gamescom 2026. The writer chose Malik, a tank who fights with a shield that splits into two. The flying carpet is the standout feature: it handles movement, evasion, attack, and teammate rescue, and it sits at the center of combat design. Three-player co-op against large bosses worked naturally without pre-assigned roles. The game is in development for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Release timing is undecided.
Bandai Spirits is re-releasing two Master Grade kits from the MSV line through Premium Bandai. The MG 1/100 Mass Production Hyaku Shiki Kai and the MG 1/100 FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam open for pre-order on September 4, 2026 at 11:00. The Hyaku Shiki Kai is priced at 6,490 yen and ships in February 2027, while the Heavy Gundam is 5,390 yen and ships in March 2027.
Episode 33 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3 sends the Rentaro Family to a Hardcore Hot Springs for a dedicated fanservice segment. The review notes the trip was nominally requested by Iku's family but spreads its attention across the whole cast, pairing off established sub-couples. Karane and Hakari, Meme and Mimimi, and Hahari and Mei get paired segments, while newer girlfriends Chiyo, Momiji, and Yaku interact most directly with Rentaro.
The official website for The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You anime confirmed Yumika Yano joined the season 3 cast as Kishika Torotoro. Kishika is a third-year high school student, captain of the girls' kendo club, and Rentaro's newest girlfriend. She appeared in the season's ninth episode on Sunday. Hikaru Sato returns to direct at Bibury Animation Studio.
Premium Bandai opened pre-orders for a PG UNLEASHED 1/60 Nu Gundam expansion set with clear exterior parts and six Fin Funnels, priced at 16,500 yen with shipment in December 2026. Reprints of the MG Sazabi Ver.Ka and RE/100 Nightingale Funnel Effect Set and the RE/100 Jagd Doga (Quess Air Unit) also began.
At gamescom 2026, MBC Game Studio revealed its debut work, an action adventure based on One Thousand and One Nights. It supports solo play up to 3-player co-op and features seamless switching between magic carpet flight and ground combat. A demo was shown to media at the studio's closed booth.
Rie Kugimiya has joined the cast of the third season of the anime adaptation of Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's manga 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You. The official website announced the casting on Monday, revealing that Kugimiya plays Yaku Yakuzen, the grandmother of character Kusuri and the newest girlfriend of protagonist Rentaro Aijo. Yaku debuted in the season's eighth episode, which aired on Sunday. The season, which premiered on Tokyo MX on July 5, is directed by Hikaru Sato at Bibury Animation Studio, with scripts by Takashi Aoshima and character designs by Akane Yano. Other new cast members this season include Kaori Ishihara as Chiyo Iin, Ayana Taketatsu as Nadi, Hana Tamegai as Yamame Yasashiki, and Aoi Koga as Momiji Momi. The opening theme, 'Daisuki♡Zutto Eien ni♡' (I Love You♡Always and Forever♡), is performed by the Rentaro Family. The season is also airing on Sun TV and BS11, and is streaming on Crunchyroll. Seven Seas Entertainment releases the manga in English.
MBC Game Studio announced its debut title, '1001 Threads of Mizan', during the gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live broadcast on August 26, 2026, Japan time. The game is a co-op action-adventure inspired by 'One Thousand and One Nights' (Arabian Nights), set in an Arabian-style fantasy world. Players control one of three heroes, Yusra, Malik, and Sufyan, who are gathered by the storyteller Scheherazade to stop an ancient king of the Jinn from destroying humanity out of revenge. The core gameplay involves movement and aerial combat on flying carpets, with battles against giant Jinn that tower dozens of meters high. The game supports solo play and co-op for up to three players, with free drop-in and drop-out. A pre-alpha playable build is being shown at gamescom 2026, and the release date has not yet been announced. The game is planned for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with cross-platform support also planned.
BANDAI SPIRITS opened reservations on August 26 for five Gunpla kits announced during the "Latest! Gunpla Information Bureau" stream on August 25. The flagship is the MGEX 1/100 Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam, the third entry in the MGEX high-end brand and the first in Gunpla history to use colored plastic mechanical core plating. Its theme is "radiance expression," achieved through multiple gold plating types, extra finish, and real metallic gloss injection. The kit includes Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne figures, a Lacus figure that can ride the Proud Defender, and a standing Lacus figure for chest display. It is priced at 26,400 yen and releases in March 2027. The other four kits are the FULL MECHANICS 1/100 Graze Ein from Iron-Blooded Orphans at 7,150 yen (January 2027), the RG 1/144 Gundam Ground Type from The 08th MS Team at 4,620 yen (February 2027), the MGSD Double O Raiser from Gundam 00 at 6,050 yen (March 2027), and the HG 1/144 Hamma Hamma from Gundam ZZ at 4,400 yen (March 2027).
Episode 31 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You shrinks Nano down to a tiny size thanks to one of Kusuri's drugs. The episode uses the setup for cute gags, including Nano riding in Rentaro's shirt pocket and getting caught in Hahari's cleavage, while also exploring Rentaro's devotion to her. The back half introduces another meet-the-parents scenario with Kusuri's family.
Newly drawn goods themed "After the Rain, Clear Skies." for The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You will appear at a pop-up shop at Tower Records Shibuya Store from September 2 to September 13, 2026. Web sales run concurrently at the Anique Shop. The lineup includes trading can badges, trading acrylic keychains, and acrylic stands, with a purchase bonus bromide.
FWGames, the game brand of Frontier Works, opened the Steam store page for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead: Road to Paradise on August 15. The RTS tower defense game follows protagonist Yusuke Takemura and allies toward a safe haven. It is set for PC release in 2027.
The Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love anime franchise opened a 15th anniversary site on July 31, 2026. The celebration includes free limited-time streaming of all four TV series on YouTube, encore screenings of three theatrical films, a ST☆RISH cast live in January 2027, the new single PRISM FOREVER! on October 21, and a pop-up store.
Anime News Network reviews episode 30 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3, focusing on the introduction of Momi Momiji, a middle-schooler with a massage obsession. The review notes her courtship is the least dramatic yet, with minimal development, and highlights the show's pattern of problematic girlfriend introductions.
Sorachine Harmony's Ryukyu Wakon wedding brand is co-producing a special drama with Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting. The drama, '100 Years Later, Here Again.', airs August 25, 2026, on QAB. It follows a bride anxious about vowing eternal love, set against traditional Okinawan weddings and filmed at Naminoue Shrine.
Premium Bandai will take made-to-order sales for the MG 1/100 Gundam Heavyarms Custom EW from July 31 at 11 a.m. to August 7 at 5:59 p.m. The kit placed second in the 2026 Premium Bandai Gunpla General Election and was chosen for reproduction. Shipment is planned for June 2027.
Sony announced the FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS (SEL100400) E-mount full-frame super-telephoto zoom lens for α series cameras. Weighing about 654g, it is lighter than Sony's existing 100-400mm lens. The estimated price is around 140,000 yen. Release is September 4, with pre-orders from August 18.
Automaton's 92nd weekly roundup highlights seven game articles, led by the surprise Steam release of Mahjong Soul for domestic users with data transfer support. The list also covers the announced horror comedy 100-yen Exorcist, the open-world racing game Wreckreation 2, and the new Langrisser title Sword of the Sea, among others.
Episode 29 introduces Yasashiki Yamane, a tall girl whose gardening hobby and love of nature already helped her accept her height before she meets Rentaro. The review frames that as a shift from the last few girlfriends, who specifically operated around Rentaro being the one to help them accept themselves. The Vice Principal returns to bring out Yasashiki's fear of fire, and the episode has the show use the term polyamory.
SCRAP Co., Ltd. and Welks Studio released 'Yuru Yuru Seihaishin suru Oshi wa 100-man-kai Shinu' (The VTuber I Support Who Streams Casually Dies a Million Times) on Steam on August 5 at 16:00. The mystery visual novel tasks players with saving Arai Aranya, a clumsy raccoon VTuber and childhood friend of the protagonist, who repeatedly dies during her live streams. Players rewind the stream's seek bar to create a time loop, investigate the cause of each death, and send comments to alter Aranya's actions and guide her to safety. The game includes puzzle-solving battles between streamers, where Aranya can also die. The estimated playtime is 3 to 4 hours. The regular price is 3,500 yen, with a launch sale at 3,150 yen until August 18. The release was originally scheduled for July 29 but was postponed following the July 28 earthquake, as the game contains scenes depicting death from earthquakes and explosions. The Steam store page now includes a notice about these depictions.
Prime Video has announced its August 2026 streaming lineup, adding a slate of Japanese films, dramas, anime, and originals. The second theatrical film in the TOKYO MER series, "Theatrical Version TOKYO MER: Running Emergency Room - Nankai Mission," will stream exclusively starting August 12. The film, which surpassed 5.29 billion yen at the box office, follows the emergency medical team as they respond to a volcanic eruption and attempt to save 79 people stranded on an island. Directed by Aya Matsuki and written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, it stars Ryohei Suzuki alongside Kento Kaku, Yuriko Ishida, and new cast members including Yosuke Eguchi and Mahiro Takasugi. Also arriving is Yoji Yamada's "TOKYO Taxi," his 91st film, starring Chieko Baisho and Takuya Kimura, streaming exclusively from August 10. The anime film "Assassination Classroom: Everyone's Time" debuts August 7, marking the 10th anniversary project's third installment. Prime Original "Mystery Arena" premieres August 14, and the second season of "Tomodachi 100-nin Yoberu kana?" arrives August 28. The third TOKYO MER film, "CAPITAL CRISIS," releases in theaters nationwide on August 21.
Episode 28 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You season 3 introduces Kuori Tina, a hard-driving idol tutor who tries to whip the Rentaro Family into a performance group. The episode uses the premise to contrast the mechanics of idol anime with the harem genre's emphasis on accepting each girlfriend as she is, ultimately showing why the family's chaotic chemistry resists idol-style polish.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3 episode 27 introduces the character Naddy-sensei (Yamato Nadeshiko), voiced by Ayana Taketatsu. The reviewer praises the episode's humor and Taketatsu's vocal performance, noting that the English dub by Maganda Marie also delivers the jokes effectively. The episode follows a temporal trick from the season premiere that gave viewers an early glimpse of the character.
Crunchyroll will begin streaming English dubs for three anime sequels on Sunday: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III, the third season of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, and the second season of You and I Are Polar Opposites. The service announced the full English dub casts and production staff for each season.
Bandai Spirits released the interim results for the Premium Bandai Gunpla General Election 2026 on July 15. The MG 1/100 Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force α Ver.) took first place, followed by the MG 1/100 Gundam Heavy Arms Custom EW and MG 1/100 ν Gundam HWS Ver.Ka. The top kit also won last year's election and saw a re-release pre-order on the same day that sold out immediately. Voting continues until July 23, with final results on July 30.
Premium Bandai will start accepting re-release reservations for two MG 1/100 Gunpla kits on July 17: the Stark Jegan and the Jegan D-Type. The Stark Jegan is priced at 7,920 yen and ships in November 2026, while the Jegan D-Type costs 5,170 yen and ships in December. Production quantities are limited, and orders may close once the allocated number is reached.
Dengeki Hobby Web highlighted Shueisha Kindle manga releasing on July 17, 2026. The roundup includes One Punch Man Vol. 37, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Vol. 26, Junket Bank Vol. 22, and additional titles such as Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Vol. 11, Mokkori Hanbei 13, Diamond no Kōzai 10, and Shadow House 22.
Premium Bandai has opened orders for a re-release of the RE/100 1/100 Zaku II Kai Gunpla from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. The kit, priced at 4,290 yen (tax included), is available starting July 16, 2026. It includes the standard head plus two additional head parts: a Commander Type and a Fritz Helm. Armaments consist of an MMP-80 machine gun, a heat hawk, and hand grenades. The model features an expanded range of motion, with a chest armor section that can be pulled diagonally forward and a cockpit block that slides forward to reduce interference when the torso bends. Weapon attachment racks on the suit are reproduced in their deployed state. The kit is manufactured by BANDAI SPIRITS and uses PS and TPE materials. The product page notes that photos show a painted prototype and the final product may differ. This re-release makes the kit available again through Premium Bandai's online store.
Bandai Spirits released the interim results for the Pre-Ban Gunpla General Election 2026, with the MG 1/100 Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force α Ver.) taking first place for the second consecutive year. The kit was re-released on Premium Bandai the same day and sold out instantly. Voting runs until July 23, with final results on July 30.
Fujimi Model announced the 1/150 Train-NEXT Series, a new N scale plastic kit line with snap-fit assembly requiring no glue or paint. The first two releases are 2-car sets of the Enoden 1000 Series and Enoden 1100 Series, each using pre-colored molded parts and stickers for color separation. Bonus parts and compatibility with TOMYTEC railway model parts are included. Both kits are priced at 4,400 yen and release on October 28, 2026.
All 16 volumes of ONE's Mob Psycho 100 are available on Kindle for 100 yen each, totaling 1,600 yen, as part of a limited-time sale. The series follows middle school psychic Shigeo Kageyama as he navigates ordinary youth while dealing with supernatural threats.
A new original anime short for Mob Psycho 100 was released on July 12, 2026, to celebrate the franchise's 10th anniversary. The short debuted at the "Mob Psycho 100 Anime 10th Anniversary Event: Reunion" held at Fukagawa Mirai Hall in Kawaguchi City, Saitama. It is now streaming online with English subtitles. The story is set at the Spirits and Such Consultation Office and features Reigen Arataka, Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama, Dimple, and Tome Kurata. Yuzuru Tachikawa directed, wrote, storyboarded, and served as technical director for the short. Yoshimichi Kameda, the original anime's character designer, worked as animation director and also drew a commemorative illustration. Kameda noted that nearly all of the original production team reunited to produce the short. The first season of the Mob Psycho 100 anime premiered in July 2016, and the franchise has been marking its 10th anniversary throughout the year, starting with projects on Mob's birthday, May 12. The series is based on the manga by ONE and was produced by Studio Bones.
SCRAP and Werks Studio announced the PC release of Yuruyuru Namahai Shin Suru Oshi Wa 100-Man-Kai Shinu, a real escape game where players time-leap to save a clumsy VTuber from repeated deaths. The game launches on Steam on July 29, 2026, at 3,500 yen for the download version and 4,000 yen for the package edition with exclusive stickers. A 10% launch discount runs from July 29 to August 11.