CD Projekt Red will host a special broadcast on May 29 at midnight JST to mark the 10th anniversary of The Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion. The stream, on YouTube and Twitch, will feature returning developers Kacper Niepokólczycki and Magdalena Zych. No new announcements are promised, but fan speculation about a rumored new DLC or a Nintendo Switch 2 version is high.
lvl374, the indie developer behind the acclaimed dream-walking simulator 'NIDANA', released their new adventure game 'halfmoon' on PC via Steam on May 22, 2026. The game is a short visual novel with point-and-click mechanics set in a guidance office before the afterlife, featuring 1-bit pixel art and a story centered on protagonist Mio and clerks Nami and Rei.
Twin Engine released the final PV for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 - Snake God on May 19, condensing the Ooku's karma and horror from the trilogy's first two chapters. The concluding film opens nationwide in Japan on May 29, centering on the Ooku's greatest secret and the series' most terrifying mononoke.
Good Smile Company's Moderoid line adds Evangelion Unit-08α, the variant piloted by Mari Makinami in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. The kit stands 165mm tall, includes a sniper rifle, and uses pre-painted parts and stickers. It releases in Japan for ¥4,500 in October 2026 and in the US for $26.99 in Q1 2027.
Episode 5 of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke returns after a one-week delay, focusing on two threads: the introduction of a new craftsman named Zack who spurs competition in wax stencil printing, and the ongoing preparations for Ferdinand's concert, where Rosemyne's influence inadvertently creates religious music and promotional materials.
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main trailer and visual for the sixth film in the Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 series, titled Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth). The film opens June 26. The trailer shows the Yamato appearing in present-day Tokyo as the crew passes through a space-time node to 2026. The anime runs seven films total.
Twin Engine released a new trailer for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God on Thursday, ahead of its May 29 theatrical debut in Japan. The trailer shows more of the supernatural chaos in the inner palace, with the emperor and priest Hokuto Mizorogi playing larger roles. Aina The End performs the theme song "No Epilogue." New cast members include Miyuki Sawashiro as the Third Empress, Fumi Hirano as Tokiwai, Mariko Honda as Kawa, Yukana as Amanotsubone, and Eiji Takemoto as Saku Mizorogi. Kenji Nakamura returns as general director from the second film, while Tomoaki Koshida directs at Studio Kafka and EOTA. The story follows the Medicine Seller confronting a giant snake-shaped Mononoke called the Snake God. He must discover its three characteristics-form, truth, and reason-before he can slay it. The roots of the conflict lie 150 years in the past, in the true story of the inner palace's birth. The first two films in the trilogy, Phantom in the Rain and The Ashes of Rage, premiered in July 2024 and March 2025 respectively, and are streaming on Netflix.