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AI燦鳥ノム

No Yomimono stories in this cluster cover AI Sontori Nomu. Coverage during this period is a general merchandise, event, and anime release run, and the character does not appear in any of it.

Synthesized from 30 Yomimono stories · updated Sep 24

No Yomimono story in this cluster concerns AI Sontori Nomu. The stories gathered here cover other entities entirely: model kits and figures from Medicom Toy, Platz, BEEMAX, Hasegawa, AK Interactive, and EFT; anime announcements for My Hero Academia, hololive, Black Clover, Overgeared, and Fate/EXTRA Record; game releases including Silent Hill: Townfall, Persona 4 Revival, and Suikoden STAR LEAP; and convention and event news such as Shinkai Fest 2026, MegaHobby EXPO 2026, and STARTO's Netflix countdown stream.

Several items touch on VTuber music and streaming. Shinkai Fest 2026, organized by ProjectBLUE, completed its lineup with AZKi, YuNi, Fuji Aoi, Moemi, and 12 other acts, and runs October 17 and 18 at Shibuya Stream Hall with more than 100 artists. Cover Corporation named its long-teased hololive project Odekake hololive, with the English title hololive: Let's Head Out!, a TV anime bringing 29 hololive members together as an ensemble cast. Neither item names AI Sontori Nomu.

Because none of the 30 stories establishes anything about AI Sontori Nomu, there is no current status to report and no facts to cite. This dossier is empty by design rather than incomplete.

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

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music_video · Animal Welfare Week, September 20 to 26, 2026 · YouTube · 2026-09-21
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game · 2026-08-21 · 2026-08-21
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ona · 2026-07-02 · YouTube · 2026-07-02
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game · 2026-08-28 · 2026-08-29
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game · 2026-05-18 · Japan · 2026-05-29
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Tokyo Animal Rescue produced two community cat support songs, "Sotto Mimamotte" and "Chiisana Inochi" · 2026-09-21
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supervised by Akihiko Shirai · 2026-09-08
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carries interviews with 12 figures, including Kumiko Endo · 2026-09-08
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covers production methods, tools, and copyright guidance · 2026-09-08
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publisher plans to turn it into a periodical · 2026-09-08
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The character is based on Daiha Uka from PANDORA's VTuber training project Human Emergence Plan. · 2026-07-02
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It uses interactive AI avatar technology from TIGEREYE Inc. to operate 24 hours a day on YouTube. · 2026-07-02
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The tool detects new videos on specified YouTube channels, creates transcribed articles and short videos, then posts them to websites, YouTube Shorts, and X. · 2026-08-29
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Applications are open for 10 initial test companies at one month's fee for three months. · 2026-08-29
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acquired its first paid users roughly two weeks after launching a closed beta · 2026-05-29
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release on October 6 · 2026-09-08
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development of AI Suntori Nomu, an AI version of Suntory's official VTuber Suntori Nomu · 2026-05-27

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When a claim about AI燦鳥ノム was confirmed, debunked, or disputed against open-web sources. The record stays even after a claim drops off the facts list.

  • Debunked game 2026-05-18 Japan May 30 · source
  • Confirmed development of AI Suntori Nomu, an AI version of Suntory's official VTuber Suntori Nomu May 28 · source

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8m ago

Yuru Camp Season 3 Blu-ray Box Reservations Open at Furyu Hobby Mall

Reservations for the Yuru Camp Season 3 Blu-ray box opened on October 8 at 17:00 on Furyu Hobby Mall, the hobby e-commerce site run by Furyu Corporation. The set includes a walnut three-sided sleeve box with new artwork by original creator Afro, a roughly 100-page all-color booklet, about 275 minutes of video bonuses, and an advance ticket application for the Yuru Camp Music Festival 2027.

23m ago

GU's Pokemon Collection Drops October 23 With 19 Forest-Themed Items

GU will release a Pokemon collaboration collection on October 23, built around the idea of a Trainer living with Pokemon in the forest, with natural colors and outdoor-derived details. The lineup runs to 19 items: graphic T-shirts, pullovers, jackets, parkas, sweat loungewear sets, and kids' pieces. Sizes go from XS to 3XL, with kids' items in 100-160cm. Graphic tees are 1,490 yen and the most expensive pieces, full-zip knit jackets, are 4,990 yen.

23m ago

Iijima Says School Ghost Stories Scenario Could Hit CERO Z Today

At a D3 Publisher creator talk at Tokyo Game Show on September 18, School Ghost Stories designer Takiya Iijima said the game's scenario has not changed but its rating moved from CERO B to CERO D under modern standards, and that some scenarios might now be rated CERO Z or shelved. He spoke alongside producer Shunsuke Fujita.

53m ago

Jumana Port Devs Recall 3 To 4 Month TGS 2025 Demo Sprint

Red Dunes Games and Agate released the 2.5D roguelite action game Jumana Port for PC and PS5 on September 8, priced at 1,600 yen with Japanese language support. Director Shandhi Sayogo told Game Spark the game draws on the Arabian tradition of pearl diving and on Cult of the Lamb, and that the team built a playable Tokyo Game Show 2025 demo in roughly three to four months.

53m ago

BBC Archive Releases 1996 Program on AARON, The Painting AI

The BBC has released an archive episode of the educational program "It'll Never Work?" from December 10, 1996, about AARON, a painting program created by artist Harold Cohen. Host Sally Gray visits Cohen at the University of California, San Diego, where he describes the project, the drawing robot that paints and mixes colors, and AARON's early squiggly output, at times selling for 1300 pounds.

53m ago

BE@RBRICK x BEAMS 50th Anniversary Release Comes In Two Sizes

BEAMS is releasing a special BE@RBRICK with the BEAMS logo built into its body to mark the brand's 50th anniversary. It comes in two sizes: a 100% figure at roughly 7 cm for 4,400 yen, and a 400% figure at roughly 28 cm for 27,500 yen, which includes a light-up unit. Both are scheduled for October 2026 and pre-orders are open on the BEAMS official online shop.

53m ago

Six New Fall Anime Titles Roll Out, Led By Magical Girl Raising Project restart

Six titles are joined in a 2026 fall anime feature, among them the magical suspense series Magical Girl Raising Project restart, adapted from Asari Endo's light novels and animated by SynergySP; an esper comedy, Choujun! Choujou Senpai; and a second season of the Pierrot magical girl work Magical Sisters LuluttoLily. The feature also lists Yuru Yuru Zukan, Chokotto Yabasity, and Rakuraku Hanten. Hiroyuki Hashimoto directs the Raising Project restart adaptation.

1h ago

Brazilian Studio M1G Details Lockdown Horror Game Set In 2020 Sao Paulo

At Brasil Game Show 2026 in Sao Paulo, M1G GAMES STUDIOS CEO Otavio Correa Silva described LOCKDOWN, a first-person psychological horror game in development. The protagonist, an out-of-work actor named ROCK SILVA, spends five months confined to his apartment during the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, running out of food and losing his grip. The soundtrack is on Spotify, and English dubbing and translation are planned.

1h ago

i☆Ris Voice Actress Idol Unit Will End Activities At End Of 2027

The i☆Ris voice actress idol unit announced on October 11 on its official website that it will end activities at the end of 2027, the year the group turns 15. The group said all five members and staff had held repeated discussions since last year about the unit's future direction and each member's own future before reaching the decision. A staff statement and comments from each member appear on the official website. Leader Saki Yamakita said 15 years is a very long time for a female idol group and that many people will surely feel down, adding that she is filled with even more gratitude and wants to run to the last day with the fans. The five members are Saki Yamakita, Yu Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yuki Wakai, and Miyu Kubota. The group formed in July 2012 from six winners of the avex and 81 Produce AniSon Vocal Audition and released the debut single "Color" that November. A 14th anniversary live is set for November 3 at Yokohama Arena.

1h ago

Roxy Nightwear Figure Opens Preorder at Kadokawa Store

Ques Q is producing a 1/6 scale figure of Roxy M. Greyrat from Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, shown in the nightwear from the scene where she and Rudeus become united. Preorders opened on the Kadokawa Store at 23,980 yen including tax, with the preorder window set to close on December 17, 2026 and shipping planned for October 2027.

1h ago

Sir Panda Games Brings IdolPet Caretaker To Brasil Game Show 2026

At Brasil Game Show 2026 in Sao Paulo, artist Clara Candia presented IdolPet Caretaker, a training visual novel from the three-person indie team Sir Panda Games. Set in Japan, it follows a shelter keeper whose rabbit, cat, and puppy turn into humans and form an idol group. Candia cited Uma Musume Pretty Derby, K-On!, and TWICE as influences. It is for Android, with a Steam store page live.

2h ago

Three Indie Picks for September's Fifth Week Include Mecha Action and Horror

Game Spark's weekly indie column names three titles. CodePhantom is a 3D mecha action game built on a sync rate system that rises when you attack and falls when you take hits or as time passes. Yumemiru Sakura no Sotsugyoushiki is a horror novel game about three close friends. Abyss Ring is a monster-cooking dungeon roguelike.

2h ago

ASCII.jp Fall Anime Feature Part 13 Adds Six Titles

ASCII.jp's 2026 Fall Anime Special Feature Part 13 introduces six shows: Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, Aoashi Season 2, Starting an Otherworld Conquest with a Goddess Who Has Zero Believers, Uncle Likes Cute Things., Her Friend, and I'm Dating the Dark Summoner. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus airs on Fuji TV Network nationwide from October 11, every Sunday at 23:15, with Prime Video and U-NEXT streaming fastest from the same date.

2h ago

Vui Repo Opens As VRChat-Focused Web Outlet

Lunalia Asset Management launched Vui Repo on June 30, 2026, a web media outlet covering VRChat and the VR and virtual field. It publishes news, event reports, creator and community interviews, and original research on contested topics, including a Tokyo Game Show 2026 report, an interview with world creator Chihaya, and a feature on the 3D avatar LUMIA.

3h ago

Three Chinese Games Nearing Release: Xingtu Tiancheng Sets October 22 Launch

Chinese RPG Xingtu Tiancheng gets an October 22 release date, skipping a second beta test, with pre-registration running since August and a first beta in September. Rakshasa Street: Return of the King opened App Store reservations on October 6, with a third beta test from October 15 and a Q4 2026 TapTap window. Shen Yuan launched on TapTap on October 9 for Android, with iOS timing unresolved.

3h ago

Automaton Weekly Roundup: Seven Game Stories, Pukey Goddess Shot Trick Lands December 8

Automaton's 103rd weekly game article roundup collects seven stories. Pukey Goddess Shot Trick, a Russian roulette drinking game with a demon named Fam Suul, launches December 8. WonderPaws confirmed Japanese language support. Backrooms: Project Mapping, a four-player co-op mapping game, was announced. Airsoft Online began a free beta test. Dave the Diver's final DLC crosses over with Subnautica 2. Arknights: Endfield showed "Rhodes." Japanese Ramen Simulator hits early access October 9.

3h ago

Eminem Drops Madara Uchiha Track With Voice Actor Neil Kaplan

Eminem released "MADARA (feat. Neil Kaplan & Hideyoshi)" on Friday, a collaboration with Filipino rapper EZ Mil, Madara's English voice actor Neil Kaplan, and Japanese rapper Hideyoshi. A music video is streaming. Kaplan noted on social media that another voice appears on the track. Hideyoshi posted a clip referencing shadow clones and Shady. Madara Uchiha is the penultimate villain of the Naruto manga and Naruto Shippuden anime.

4h ago

MAYLA Opens Reservations for Six-Kind Hikaru no Go Ring Set

MAYLA is taking reservations from October 9 at 5:00 PM to November 9 at 5:00 PM for a six-kind Hikaru no Go ring set priced at 22,000 yen with 600 yen shipping. The rings draw on Hikaru Shindo's hair color and folding fan, a wisteria-centered Fujiwara no Sai design, Akira Toya's hair and eye colors, Go stones, Go stones as planets, and a cherry blossom motif. The set cannot be bought individually.

4h ago

ZUN Reads Back The Scarlet Devil Bonus Text On Video

Shanghai Alice Reprise released a bonus text video on YouTube on October 10 in which original creator ZUN looks back on the setting notes from Touhou Koumakyou. The text data, viewable from the PC install in 2002, is not bundled in the remake Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic, which is available on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. ZUN says the extra story and character introductions appear only in the video.

4h ago

Yasuki Tanaka's Ghost Fixers Manga Ends In Next Chapter

The 99th chapter of Yasuki Tanaka's Ghost Fixers manga on the Shonen Jump+ platform revealed on Friday the manga is ending in its next chapter. The final page incorrectly states the next and final chapter will launch on October 9, but MANGA Plus lists October 16. Tanaka launched the manga on Shonen Jump+ in March 2024. Shueisha published the seventh compiled volume on March 4.

4h ago

Boichi's The Marshal King Manga Ends October 16

The Marshal King, Boichi's western manga, announced in its 33rd chapter that it ends in the next chapter on October 16. The series went on hiatus in December and resumed on September 4. Boichi launched it in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ in February 2025, and Shueisha published the third volume in Japan in November 2025. Viz Media and MANGA Plus release it in English.

4h ago

Votoms And EDWIN Bring Scopedog Grime To Denim Jeans

EDWIN and Armored Trooper Votoms have made a collaboration pair of jeans, the Red Shoulder Custom Design. Pre-orders opened October 9, 2026. The deep green denim gets a stone wash, damage processing and black stains meant to recall the Scopedog. The back pocket carries a Red Shoulder marking and the leather patch is dyed dark red. Sizes run 27 to 34 inch and 36 inch, at 39,600 yen. Shipping is scheduled for late March 2027.

4h ago

Oshikake Gal no Nakamura-san Volume 9 Arrives with Free Previews and Bookstore Bonuses

Futabasha's Action Comics released Volume 9 of Sachiko Orihara's Oshikake Gal no Nakamura-san on October 8. To mark it, web Action runs all 35 chapters free until November 7, and Nico Nico Manga runs 44 chapters free until November 6 alongside a newly drawn bonus chapter and weekly Saturday updates. Amazon Kindle offers Volumes 1 to 3 free until November 4, and bookstores carry separate bonuses.

4h ago

Good Smile Opens Preorders for figma Hunter The Old Hunters Edition

Good Smile Company is taking preorders for figma Hunter The Old Hunters Edition, a re-release of the Bloodborne figure with extra beast-hunting weapons. The set adds the Hunter Pistol, Hunter Axe, Whirligig Saw, and Ludwig's Holy Blade to the Saw Cleaver and Hunter Blunderbuss. It costs 12,800 yen with tax, ships in May 2027, and preorders close on November 11.

4h ago

BINDing Sets 1/4 Scale Mizuki Shiranui Figure for March 2027

BINDing will release a 1/4 scale figure of [Phantom Taimanin] Mizuki Shiranui from the game Taimanin RPGX in March 2027, priced at 55,000 yen including tax with shipping separate. The painted PVC, ABS, and metal piece stands about 60cm tall, includes a dedicated mirror surface base, and is sculpted by Kenmin Nagano of Nagano Kobo with paint by Getsuryu.

4h ago

Marvel and Kadokawa Launch Five Manga on KadoComi

Marvel detailed its Kadokawa partnership at a New York Comic Con panel on October 11, and the five manga launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi site in Japan the following day. Iron Man and Spider-Man lead the slate, alongside Deadpool, Spider-Gwen, and Venom. Marvel's C.B. Cebulski and Kadokawa editors Kenta Matsui and Naofumi Mashino attended. Each title's first chapter opens with a free preview.

5h ago

Hello Kitty And PAUL & JOE ACCESSOIRES Team Up For October Goods Lineup

Hello Kitty and the fashion brand PAUL & JOE ACCESSOIRES have a collaboration collection going on sale from October 14. The designs place Hello Kitty with the brand's icon cats, Gipsy and Nounette, under a fantasy motif that turns the brand's Chrysanthemum symbol into clouds. Eight items are listed: Print Handkerchief at 2,970 yen, Towel Handkerchief at 1,430 yen, Microfiber Handkerchief at 1,650 yen, Drawstring Pouch at 3,520 yen, Pouch at 4,400 yen, Vanity Pouch at 5,280 yen, Eco Bag at 5,500 yen, and Plush Charm at 3,960 yen.

5h ago

Chaos Zero Nightmare Anniversary Fair Hits 100 GEO Stores

viviON will run a Chaos Zero Nightmare 1st Anniversary Fair with merchandise sales starting Friday, October 23, 2026 at 100 GEO stores nationwide and at the viviON BLUE online store. The lineup covers six characters: acrylic stands at 1,980 yen, trading can badges, colored paper, laser tickets, clear cards and clear files. Shoppers get one random illustration card per 2,200 yen spent. The fair runs through Thursday, November 26, 2026.

5h ago

PushForward Opens Steam Page For MillionCube, A 30-Player 3D Maze Game

PushForward opened the Steam store page for MillionCube on Saturday, October 10, and started accepting wishlist registrations. The 3D maze game has players search for one goal room inside a labyrinth of up to 1,000,000 connected rooms, with door numbers and room scenery as hints. Online multiplayer supports up to 30 players, and a streamer mode is included.

5h ago

Yuriten Cancels 10th Anniversary Kickoff After Artists Criticize AI Use

Yuriten organizers canceled the "Yuriten 10th Anniversary Restart Campaign in Ikebukuro" kickoff, which was planned as a free event in front of the Hareza Ikebukuro complex in Tokyo on October 17 and 18, after yuri manga creators criticized the event's use of AI-generated imagery. Bloom Into You creator Nio Nakatani, Futaribeya creator Yukiko, and Hello, Melancholic! creator Yayoi Osawa objected. Lilium apologized, blamed an outside contractor, deleted the announcement post, and promised stricter vetting.

6h ago

TV Tokyo Announces PROJECT RASENGAN, A Multi-Domain NARUTO Rollout

TV Tokyo unveiled PROJECT RASENGAN at New York Comic Con 2026 on October 10. The project spans a new NARUTO manga by Masashi Kishimoto titled NARUTO SHADOW RISING, a four-episode crossover anime with NINKU supervised by Kishimoto and Mitsuteru Kiriyama, the worldwide NARUTO Card Game from BANDAI CARD GAMES, and a global release for Naruto Mobile. Follow-up news is set for Jump Festa 2027.

6h ago

Hayamimi Runs Real-Time Multilingual Speech Recognition on CPU Alone

Hayamimi is a real-time multilingual speech recognition system that runs on CPU without GPUs or cloud APIs. It starts showing subtitles while speech is in progress and finalizes Japanese output about 100ms after a speaker stops. It works under 2GB of memory, supports live subtitles, speaker labeling, and translated subtitles, and uses INT8-quantized ONNX models on sherpa-onnx.

6h ago

Tenmitsuki's Perfume Figure Set for February 2027

Tenmitsuki's original character Perfume is getting a 1/6 scale figure from magicbullet, scheduled for release in February 2027 at 33,000 yen including tax. The prototype is by Arneb and the paintwork is by Eimi Hoshina. The painted PVC and ABS figure stands about 20 centimeters and includes interchangeable face and body parts, a rocking chair base, and a Tenmitsuki illustration postcard as an online purchase bonus.

6h ago

Huni Kuin Action Game Brings Amazonian Shamans' Tales to Steam

A side-scrolling action game developed with the Huni Kuin people of Acre, Brazil was shown at Brasil Game Show 2026 in Sao Paulo. Huni Kuin: Beya Xinã Bena is scheduled for PC in the first quarter of 2027, with a demo on Steam. Publisher APOTI's Guilherme Meneses says its foundation is seven folktales heard from village shamans, and that characters are voiced by villagers in the Huni Kuin language.

6h ago

SSS-Class Revival Hunter Adds Eight Cast Members Ahead Of January Debut

The SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime added eight cast members and unveiled a second promotional video, its ending theme performers, and its composers. Takeo Otsuka plays Gongja Kim, with Satoshi Hino as the Sword Emperor, Toshiki Masuda as the Flame Emperor, Megumi Han as the Witch of the Black Dragon, Sayaka Kinoshita as the Paladin, Risa Shimizu as the Countess, Makoto Furukawa as the Poisonous Viper, Natsumi Fujiwara as the Inquisitor, Yuka Iguchi as the Master Alchemist, and Shunsuke Sakuya as the Blade Saint. The anime debuts in January on Fuji TV's +Ultra block, with Crunchyroll streaming worldwide excluding Asia.

6h ago

Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond Pop-Up Store Runs At Shibuya109 From October 24

A Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond pop-up store will run inside MAGNET by SHIBUYA109 from Saturday, October 24, 2026 to Tuesday, November 3. Organizer HOFU Co., Ltd. says the venue will sell new goods and host exhibits. Buyers get one random illustration card per 1,000 yen spent, and those spending 3,000 yen or more in one transaction can make an original can badge.

6h ago

Indie Dev PonApp Releases RPG Wizard G, a No-Code RPG Builder for Godot 4

Indie developer ponApp released RPG Wizard G on October 10, 2026, an add-on for building RPGs on Godot Engine 4. It adds 22 editor tabs for characters, enemies, maps, items and skills, plus 74 types of event content. It supports top-down 2D fields and a first-person 3D dungeon mode, formula-based balance rules, and export to Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web. It costs 2,980 yen on BOOTH and $29.99 on itch.io.

6h ago

Bandai to Release VIRUSWEETS Gummy with Sticker on October 12

Bandai Candy Division will release VIRUSWEETS GUMMY with Sticker on October 12, 2026, priced at 216 yen including tax. Each pack carries one sticker from 15 types plus 26 grams of grape-flavored gummies in five shapes. New gum-themed characters join the existing lineup. Stock goes to candy sections of mass retailers nationwide at the reduced 8 percent tax rate.

6h ago

TELASA Streams Making-of Footage For Osidora Saturday Drama Hadakanbou-tachi

TELASA has begun streaming a special making-of for Osidora Saturday's Hadakanbou-tachi, the live-action adaptation of Kaori Ekuni's novel starring Genta Matsuda of Travis Japan. The drama follows Ryō Sabazaki, who drifts between dentist Momo Tsutsui and her friend Kyōko Hotta. The making-of covers Matsuda's preparation for the role, a scene where a director's request had him dance, and his suggestion to use dental instruments.

7h ago

Titanfall's Lost Future Examined in Retrospective

A retrospective piece examines Titanfall as a sacrificed masterpiece and the future it lost, featuring development stories from the modeler of the Titan BT-7274. The article appears in a roundup of the most-read robot and mecha game articles from Game Spark in late September 2026, which also covers the ending of SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada's online service and the overseas history of Assault Suits Valken.

7h ago

BlazBlue: CentralFiction Gets PS5 Release With Rollback Netcode

Arc System Works Europe says BlazBlue: CentralFiction is coming to the PlayStation 5. The PS5 version adds rollback netcode, cross-play with the PC release, four new text languages (French, Italian, German, Spanish), and new Training Mode features. Arc System Works America says the release is scheduled after the "TRINITY -PHASE 3-" update, which brings Trinity Glassfille to the PS4 and PC versions.

7h ago

Furyu To Release Puppet Sunsun Napolitan Plush And Cereal Bowl Prize

Furyu will release two Puppet Sunsun prizes in October. From the third week comes the Napolitan BIG Plush, about 25cm tall, showing Sunsun sitting with napolitan and a fork. From the fifth week comes the Cereal Bowl & Spoon Set, offered in two color variations with Sunsun's face as the design accent. Details are on each Furyu prize product page.

8h ago

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Streaming Survey Lists Seven Rental Services

The Japanese release survey for Spider-Man: Brand New Day finds the film on U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, Lemino, Hulu, FOD, TELASA, and YouTube, all as per-title rentals. No subscription streaming or flat-rate viewing was confirmed. TVer, DMM TV, d Anime Store, Netflix, ABEMA, and TSUTAYA DISCAS do not carry it. U-NEXT rents it at 1,980 yen against a 2,189 yen monthly plan.

8h ago

Bandai Spirits to Reissue Hunter x Hunter Chimera Ant Ichiban Kuji

Bandai Spirits will reissue the Ichiban Kuji Hunter x Hunter Chimera Ant (2) line starting November 14, 2026. The lottery covers six MASTERLISE figures from Meruem to Shaiapouf and Monta, plus rubber collections, stationery, and phone straps. The Last One prize is a roughly one-meter Gon growth version figure. Each draw costs 790 yen including tax.

8h ago

F:NEX Turns Nachoneko Birthday Art Into A 1/7 Scale Figure

Furyu's high-quality hobby brand F:NEX is producing a Nachoneko Birthday ver. 1/7 scale figure, scheduled for release in June 2027 at the FURYU HOBBY MALL and other locations. It is based on an original illustration by Natsuki Amashiro, supervised by Nachoneko, sculpted by Moineau and painted by Hinokiya, priced at 29,975 yen. Furyu is also holding a giveaway of five autographed colored papers by Amashiro for purchasers from FURYU HOBBY MALL.

8h ago

Cho Gavan Film Reveals Gavan Eternity as Taito Gado, 7ORDER Theme Song

The full trailer and main poster for 'Cho Uchu Keiji Gavan Infinity VS Laya' have been released. Gavan Eternity, previously kept secret, is worn by Taito Gado (played by Takahiro Fujimoto), who was supposed to have died in the line of duty in the TV series. The theme song 'Feeling your Dream,' written by the five-member group 7ORDER, is unveiled. The film screens for a limited time from Friday, December 11 at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters.

8h ago

Cyclone Joe Opens Brocken Jr. Figure Project With Six KUFC Releases

Cyclone Joe is running a Kinnikuman project, "BLOOD ALLIANCE - Brocken Jr.'s Blood Oath -", from Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 20:00. Six figures go up for preorder, among them Brocken Jr., his father Brockenman, Ramenman and Mongolman, priced from 13,990 yen to 16,990 yen before a special price. The campaign adds a two-figure Kinkore Premium set, a serial-numbered platinum medal and purchase-amount bonuses.

8h ago

Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Streams on Four Services in Japan

The 2006 TV anime Katekyo Hitman Reborn! is available for unlimited streaming on DMM TV, U-NEXT, Hulu, and ABEMA, with ABEMA requiring its Premium paid plan. FOD carries the series as rental at 976 yen and up, while Netflix, Disney+, and Lemino do not stream it. DMM TV is the cheapest unlimited option at 550 yen per month for all 203 episodes.

8h ago

Doma Gets A Non-Scale Figure Based On Ufotable Illustration

Aniplex Online is taking preorders for a non-scale figure of Doma, Upper Rank Two of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, based on an illustration drawn by ufotable. The figure shows him seated on a chair holding a fan. It costs 6,800 yen including tax, with a limited acrylic charm bonus. Preorders run until December 28, 2026, and shipping is scheduled sequentially from July 2027. Crenel releases the product.

9h ago

Game Spark's Weekly Spalang: Aion 2, Front Mission, Forza Horizon 6

Game Spark's Weekly Spalang for October 2 to 8, 2026 lists its five most-read articles. Fifth is the SYNDUALITY Noir production committee's memorial statement after animator Kenichiro Katsura died on September 30 at 59. Fourth is a column on why Front Mission is seen overseas as a finished series. Third covers an Aion 2 character creator slider. Second covers a Forza Horizon 6 developer statement amid an itasha controversy.