Akina is a manga artist whose romantic comedy series The Viscount's Porky Portrait: I Married the Knight My Sister Rejected was added to Manga UP! Global in August 2026. The series originated on Gangan Online in August 2023.
Akina's work in manga has reached a wider audience with the addition of The Viscount's Porky Portrait: I Married the Knight My Sister Rejected to Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service on August 28, 2026. The series is an adaptation of Mogura Manami's light novels and follows Mimosa, a noblewoman who takes on her sister's rejected engagement and finds a kind husband. Akina launched the manga on Gangan Online in August 2023.
The Manga UP! Global addition marks a step beyond the original Gangan Online serialization, making the title available to a broader readership. The story's premise centers on a rejected engagement that turns into a positive relationship, a setup that fits the romantic comedy genre. The adaptation's presence on the global service suggests ongoing interest in the series as it continues from its 2023 start.
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The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom premieres on NHK E TV on October 3 at 6:25 p.m., with Amazon Prime Video streaming it worldwide the next day, October 4, at midnight. J.C.STAFF handles animation. The series adapts Nao Iwamoto's manga about the seven sons of a female general who travel to seven countries as envoys. NHK ONE carries a same-day and catch-up stream.
Union Creative has opened preorders on Amazon.co.jp for a 1/6 scale figure of sune's "Succubus Nurse Makina-san," the illustrator's character for E☆2 magazine. The painted PVC and ABS figure stands roughly 175mm, with sculpting and production cooperation by En craft and paintwork by Narumi. It is priced at 28,380 yen including tax and scheduled for release on January 30, 2028.
Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service adds Akina's The Viscount's Porky Portrait: I Married the Knight My Sister Rejected manga on Friday. The adaptation of Mogura Manami's light novels follows Mimosa, a noblewoman who accepts her sister's rejected engagement and finds a kind husband. Akina launched the manga on Gangan Online in August 2023.
FURYU's F:NEX brand is releasing a 1/7 scale figure of Nijisanji virtual liver Akina Saegusa. Pre-orders open July 10, 2026 through August 7, 2026, at the FURYU HOBBY MALL. The figure stands approximately 25cm tall and is priced at 24,750 yen. It features an original dynamic pose with a bright smile, detailed paintwork, and metallic accents. Release is scheduled for May 2027. Akina Saegusa is a VTuber known for game streaming and singing, having held a solo live at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Main Arena in December 2024.
Good Smile Company and Max Factory are adding Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Shikinami from the "Rebuild of Evangelion" films to their PLAMATEA line of movable plastic model kits. Both figures stand approximately 170mm tall and are scheduled for release in December 2026 at 7,700 yen each. The Rei Ayanami kit includes three expression parts-serious, smiling, and glaring-with decals for eye direction, plus a glasses case accessory. The Asuka Langley Shikinami kit includes smiling, embarrassed, and "Are you stupid?" faces, along with a puppet accessory. Both models feature movable joints, pre-painted parts, and color-separated molding. They come with a base that has a movable support arm and can hold weapons from the separately sold MODEROID Evangelion Unit-01 kit. Prototype production is by SELECT D.
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.