Dengeki Hobby Web reports a new batch of BE@RBRICK 400% figures from MEDICOM TOY. Captain America (Winter Soldier Ver.), Winter Soldier, and Moff Gideon ship in September 2026. Alien, Curious George COSTUME Ver., and Masters of the Universe arrive in December 2026, with reservations open until September 10.
3goo released the PS5 download version of the cooperative survival shooter Alien: Fireteam Elite 2 today. The Standard Edition costs 6,490 yen, and the 40th Anniversary Premium Edition costs 9,130 yen. The PS5 package version is due October 22, and the Switch 2 version is set for November 12. The Rain's Jackson's Star Pack, inspired by Alien: Romulus, also launched today.
NOTHING NEW began streaming a trailer on Thursday for the We Are Aliens anime film. The trailer highlights the Heisei era, the time period when the main characters meet. The film, directed by Kōhei Kadowaki, stars Ryōta Bandō as Tsubasa and Amane Okayama as Gyōtarō as young adults. It opens in Japan on September 25.
Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite and Atomfall, announced during the XBOX @ gamescom Broadcast 2026 Day 1 on August 26, 2026 that its first-person sci-fi action horror game Alien Deathstorm will launch in spring 2027. The release window comes roughly six months after the title was first revealed. In the game, players take on the role of a Combat Engineer, a highly trained emergency response specialist sent to an off-world facility where communications have been lost. The player must explore a devastated alien colony overrun by dangerous creatures and uncover what happened while fighting for survival with various firearms and skills. The broadcast included new gameplay footage with commentary from Rebellion's Design Director Ben Fisher, depicting the player confronting waves of aliens inside a colony collapsing under a catastrophic mega-storm. Alien Deathstorm is set for release on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud, and will be available on Game Pass Ultimate from day one. The game draws inspiration from an analog-leaning 1980s sci-fi aesthetic.
Good Smile Company is accepting reservations for the MODEROID Mini Gattai Henshin Getter 1, an assembly model kit from Getter Robo that lets the three Getter Machines, Eagle Go, Jaguar Go, and Bear Go, fully combine into Getter 1. The kit uses molded colors, pre-painted parts, and stickers to reproduce a color scheme close to the anime image. It features a simple transformation mechanism with no leftover parts or part swapping, and includes two Getter Tomahawk weapon parts. Priced at 3,900 yen including tax, the kit is a second re-release of a product that first came out in February 2025. Reservations close on August 26, and shipping is scheduled for December 2026. This is one of several MODEROID releases announced around the same time, including re-releases and new kits for Panzer World Galient, Iron Linebarrel, and Dancouga: Super Beast Machine God.
MBS began streaming a promotional video for the live-action adaptation of Tamifull's How Do We Relationship? manga. The video reveals the opening theme song "Kyakuhon" by Pilaf Alien. The series debuts on MBS on September 10. The cast includes Riho Sayashi as Saeko Sawatari and Sakurako Konishi as Miwa Inuzuka.
The We Are Aliens anime film announced four new cast members on Thursday. Gaku Sano plays Seiya Toda, Reika Ōzeki plays young Seiya, Arisa Sasaki plays Elmo Matsushita, and Edo Harumi plays a calligraphy teacher. The film opens in Japan on September 25.
The official website for the We Are Aliens anime film released a full trailer and visual on Monday, revealing two new cast members and the theme song. Ten Yamasaki and Kemuri Matsui join the cast, and adieu performs the theme song "Sasakure." The film opens in Japan on September 25.
Developer Black Lantern Collective announced on July 22 that its excavation simulation Alien Archeologist will launch on Steam on October 12, 2026. The game is set on Mars in the far future, where players dig through the planet's crust with a shovel and TNT to extract ores and ancient artifacts. Ores can be sold at a machine called the Grinder to fund tool upgrades and new equipment. Artifacts are brought to a cleaning station where players remove dust and rock with specialized tools and polish them to a restored state. As players dig deeper, buried secrets such as bones of past workers and ancient solar panels are gradually revealed. A small vacuum cleaner robot named GOOBER accompanies the player, handling chores like searching for spare materials and crafting extra TNT. GOOBER's appearance can be customized with accessories including bow ties, mustaches, and top hats. A gameplay trailer has also been released. The price has not yet been announced.
The We Are Aliens anime film will screen at the Ottawa International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, and New Zealand International Film Festival in 2026. The festivals also announced screenings for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 and the live-action film The Samurai and the Prisoner.
'Forbidden Solitaire', a solitaire puzzle horror game released on PC on May 1, was developed by Grey Alien Games and Night Signal Entertainment. In a recent interview, the developers cited the 1997 film 'Wes Craven's Wishmaster' as a main inspiration. The game frames its horror scenario around a cursed 1995 CD-ROM, with 90s-style graphics and live-action footage.
On July 3, the multimedia project ALIEN STAGE announced its first 3D live event, a world tour across Seoul, Tokyo, and Los Angeles scheduled for 2027. A showcase performance in Tokyo, titled '3D LIVE ALIEN STAGE Museum in 2372 SHOWCASE,' will run from October 30 to November 1, 2026, at Shinagawa Stella Ball. The showcase will feature the characters SUA, IVAN, and LUKA, with no cast appearances. Tickets cost 8,000 yen, with pre-sales open from July 3 to July 13. Alongside the live event, an anime adaptation of ALIEN STAGE was confirmed to be in production, though no release window, staff, or studio details have been announced. ALIEN STAGE, created by South Korean creators VIVINOS and QMENG, debuted on YouTube in 2022 as an animated music project. It follows humans kept as pets by aliens and forced into a deadly singing competition. The project has over 3 million YouTube subscribers and more than 400 million total views.
The new parallel universe installment of the anime series ALIEN STAGE, titled R O U N D 1 | Zombie Stage, was released on June 26, 2026. It surpassed 2.7 million views in less than a day. The episode is available for free on the official VIVINOS YouTube channel with Japanese subtitles. The series is produced by Studio Format, directed by VIVINOS, with animation direction by QMENG. The original ALIEN STAGE series has tens of millions of views per round and over 3.12 million subscribers on its official YouTube channel.
Director Kohei Kadowaki discusses his debut feature 'We Are Aliens,' which premiered at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and screens at Annecy. The film follows two boys over 20 years and uses a hybrid rotoscoping approach to capture natural movement, developed over five years with a mostly inexperienced animation team.
TOHO NEXT and NOTHING NEW announced that Kōhei Kadowaki's anime film We Are Aliens will open in Japan on September 25. The film, which follows two estranged childhood friends, stars Ryōta Bandō and Amane Okayama as the adult leads. It previously screened at Cannes and Annecy.
Anime News Network's weekly release list for June 7-13 includes the anime Blu-ray releases of Alien Nine and Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope from AnimEigo, and the Sailor Moon Crystal Seasons 1-3 Collection from Viz Media. The manga slate features 47 print volumes, including new series debuts and ongoing titles from Viz Media, Seven Seas, Yen Press, Kodansha USA, and others.
Denfaminicogamer published a hands-on report for Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, the sequel to the 3-player co-op TPS, now supporting up to 4-player co-op. The writer played a 30-minute session at Summer Game Fest 2026, describing the satisfying power of rocket launchers against swarming aliens and the camaraderie formed with strangers. The booth also offered keyboard and mouse controls for PC players.
At Summer Game Fest 2026, Sega announced "Alien: The Last Survivor" (also called ALIEN: ISOLATION 2), a first-person survival horror sequel set about 12 years after the 2014 original. A playable demo was made available at the event, and two Japanese outlets published hands-on impressions. The game is in development for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The protagonist is a new female character, a leader assigned to investigate a frontier planet, replacing the previous game's Amanda Ripley. The demo begins on a planetary surface littered with scorched trees and heavy rain, where the protagonist and two subordinates discover a crashed spaceship. After entering, the player reactivates electrical systems and finds a computer terminal, which triggers the Xenomorph's first appearance. As in the original, the Xenomorph cannot be defeated; the player must hide, use crawl spaces, and rely on a motion tracker. The Xenomorph has sight and hearing, and it can move through ceiling vents, making its location unpredictable. The game uses Unreal Engine 5, with dynamic weather and detailed interiors. The demo lasted about 20 minutes at one outlet and 60 minutes at another, with both reporters describing intense fear and multiple deaths. Creative Assembly is the developer. Sega plans full voice localization in 11 languages, including Japanese, with 17 language subtitles.
A playable demo of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 at Summer Game Fest: Play Days 2026 reveals the sequel expands from three-player to four-player co-op, overhauls the class system to six classes including a flexible Specialist, adds crouch and electric shock baton melee, and introduces temporary health and team-shared supply items.
Sega and Creative Assembly officially announced Alien: Isolation 2 during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 6. The sequel to the 2014 survival horror game will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. A teaser trailer released in April had already hinted at the project, but the SGF presentation confirmed the title and showed new footage. The setting appears to shift from the original game's space station to the surface of a colony planet, which the trailer depicts as a hunting ground for the Alien. The development engine is Unreal Engine 5. The first game, Alien: Isolation, followed Amanda Ripley, daughter of film protagonist Ellen Ripley, as she searched for her mother aboard a derelict station while evading a single, unkillable Xenomorph. The sequel's protagonist and story connections to the original remain unconfirmed. The announcement did not include a release window.
Shueisha announced that Alien Headbutt, one of three new series that launched in Shonen Jump at the start of 2026, will end with its 16th chapter on May 31, 2026. The English simulpub will release the same day. Two compiled volumes are scheduled for July 3, 2026 in Japan.
VAP will release a Blu-ray box set of the Eren the Southpaw television anime in Japan on September 16, 2026. The three-disc set is priced at 36,000 yen and contains the full series with Japanese audio and no subtitles. On-disc extras include promotional videos and clean versions of the opening and ending theme songs. The physical package adds a special booklet and an original story and manga. The anime, which adapts the manga by writer Kappy and artist nifuni, began its broadcast on April 7, 2026. Toshimasa Suzuki directed the series, with scripts overseen by Taku Kishimoto and character designs by Takayuki Goto. Production was handled jointly by Signal.MD and Production I.G. The cast is led by Shoya Chiba as Koichi Asakura and Yumi Uchiyama as Eren Yamagishi. The opening theme is "Funkin' Beautiful feat. ZORN" by ALI, and the ending theme is "New Walk" by Ima Murasaki. The original manga ran in Shonen Jump Plus starting in 2017 and is complete in 24 volumes, though it has not been licensed in English.